How much does office catering cost in Baltimore?

Boxed lunches are the cheapest route. Biddle Street lists boxes from $8.95 to $12.95, Xquisite Catering runs $12.75 to $15.75, and The Forum Caterers charges $19 per person. Blue Pit BBQ party packages are $19 per person before tax and tip. For staffed corporate events, Zeffert and Gold says to expect $25 to $90 per guest. Add Maryland's 6% sales tax and any service charge on top.

Which Baltimore caterers take online orders?

Biddle Street Catering has an online order form, though orders placed outside 9am to 5pm on weekdays need a confirming phone call. Rouge takes Simply Delivered drop-off orders online, and Jimmy's Famous Seafood runs a separate catering ordering site with boxed lunches for pickup or delivery. Zeffert and Gold, Martin's, Copper Kitchen, Evolved and The Forum Caterers work through quote forms.

How much notice do Baltimore caterers need?

Chef's Expressions says its catering-to-go is ready in 48 hours or less. Evolved asks for at least two weeks for corporate orders, though its FAQ suggests 4 to 6 weeks for smaller events. Zeffert and Gold recommends 6 to 8 weeks for small events and wants final guest counts three weeks out. Xquisite needs 72 hours to cancel or postpone without losing more than the deposit.

Which caterers deliver to downtown, Towson, Hunt Valley or Columbia?

Evolved names Inner Harbor, Fells Point, Canton, Towson, Owings Mills and Columbia in its delivery area. Rouge is based in Hunt Valley and covers Baltimore and the surrounding area for drop-off. Copper Kitchen lists Baltimore, Howard and Anne Arundel counties, and Zeffert and Gold caters within about 90 minutes of Baltimore. Biddle Street is in Mount Vernon, just north of downtown.

What fees and service charges should I expect in Baltimore?

Plenty. Biddle Street adds a 15% service charge to every order and Xquisite adds 20% plus 6% tax. Atlantic Caterers adds an 18% service fee, asks for a $500 nonrefundable deposit and charges 2% for cards. Zeffert and Gold charges a flat $205 transportation fee and 3.75% for card payments. Maryland treats a mandatory service charge as taxable for groups over ten.

What order minimums do Baltimore caterers set?

Biddle Street requires 10 people for lunch, 15 for breakfast and 10 of each box type. Blue Pit BBQ packages start at 10 people. Xquisite needs a $250 order for delivery. Martin's off-premise catering is for groups of 100 to 5,000, and Zeffert and Gold has a $10,000 minimum for weekend events in its busy months, so neither is built for a small team lunch.

Best Caterers in Baltimore, MD for Office & Corporate Catering

Best caterers in Baltimorefor office & corporate catering

Baltimore office catering runs from an $8.95 deli box at Biddle Street to $25 to $90 per guest for corporate events at Zeffert and Gold. We checked 13 caterers and list what each one publishes on price, minimums and notice.

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How we pick these caterers

This list is alphabetical, not ranked, and no caterer paid to be on it. We look for Baltimore restaurants and catering companies that publish a real catering menu, handle drop-off or delivery for groups, and come up again and again when local offices talk about who they order from.

Pricing, minimums, lead times and delivery areas come from each caterer's own website and were last checked in October 2026. Of the 13 listed, 5 publish pricing and 3 state a lead time. If a detail is missing, the caterer doesn't publish it. Confirm before you order. Spot something wrong or missing? Email us.

Office catering in Baltimore: what to expect

Baltimore's office demand is uneven. CBRE put Class A vacancy at 33.1% downtown and 24.0% in Towson and Timonium in the second quarter of 2026, and Cushman & Wakefield says the city's small vacancy improvement came from move-ins at Harbor East and Baltimore Peninsula, not the core. Johns Hopkins, the state's largest private employer, has 41,833 people working in the city. That shapes who you call. Biddle Street Catering is in Mount Vernon, just north of downtown. Blue Pit BBQ in Hampden says it already has billing set up with Johns Hopkins, Loyola and the City of Baltimore. For the north county office parks, Rouge works out of Hunt Valley and Evolved lists Towson and Owings Mills in its delivery area. Jimmy's Famous Seafood ships boxed lunches from Dundalk.

Five of these caterers publish real numbers. Biddle Street lists boxed lunches from $8.95 to $12.95 and cold buffets from $9.95 to $15.95, with a 10 person lunch minimum. Xquisite Catering's boxed lunches run $12.75 to $15.75, with a $250 minimum for delivery. The Forum Caterers charges $19 per person for a sandwich box lunch and $7.95 for continental breakfast. Blue Pit's BBQ party packages are $19 per person for groups of 10 or more, before tax and tip. Zeffert and Gold says corporate catering usually lands between $25 and $90 per guest. If you want to order without a call, Biddle Street, Rouge's Simply Delivered and Jimmy's Famous Seafood all take orders online. Evolved asks for at least two weeks of notice, and Zeffert and Gold suggests six to eight weeks for smaller events.

Budget for the extras. Maryland taxes prepared food at 6%, and the Comptroller treats a mandatory service charge as taxable once a group is larger than ten. Biddle Street adds 15% to every order, Xquisite adds 20% plus tax, and Atlantic Caterers adds an 18% service fee, a $500 nonrefundable deposit and 2% for card payments. Zeffert and Gold itemizes a flat $205 transportation fee and 3.75% on cards. Martin's off-premise catering starts at 100 guests, so it fits big events more than a team lunch, and Copper Kitchen, Chef's Expressions and Atlantic all quote by inquiry. The Baltimore Convention Center hosts more than 100 events and about 400,000 attendees a year, so book early on big show weeks. Southern Blues' website blocked our check, so call them directly.

Common questions about catering in Baltimore

Best caterers in Baltimorefor office & corporate catering

Zeffert and Gold Catering

Martin's Caterers

ROUGE Fine Catering

Chef's Expressions

The Forum Caterers

Copper Kitchen

Biddle Street Catering

Atlantic Caterers

Jimmy's Famous Seafood

Blue Pit BBQ

Evolved Catering and Events

Southern Blues Restaurant

Xquisite Catering