How much does office catering cost in Dallas?

Boxed lunches start at $10.99 per person at A La Carte and $15 at Blue Mesa. Blue Mesa's lunch buffets run $14 to $22 per person, Macklin's hot entrees are $15 to $26 per item, and Hurtado's barbecue packages are $24 to $32 per person. Full-service caterers like Vestals, Wendy Krispin, Gil's and Wolfgang Puck quote per event. Add 10% to 20% for service charges at most places.

What are typical minimum orders in Dallas?

A La Carte and Macklin's start at 10 people, Blue Mesa at 15 guests for buffets and pickup, Blue Goose at 20 for drop-off, and Hurtado at 25. Vaqueros requires a $750 food minimum for weekday delivery and $1,200 Friday through Sunday. Off the Bone has no minimum for pickup but requires one for delivery. Weekend orders often carry higher minimums, like A La Carte's $1,000.

How far ahead should I order?

Vaqueros delivers on 24 hours' notice, Macklin's needs the order by noon the day before, Blue Goose asks for 48 hours, Off the Bone and A La Carte want two days, and Hurtado typically asks for one to two weeks. Wolfgang Puck recommends booking corporate events two to four weeks out, and more for multi-day programs.

Which caterers deliver to Plano, Frisco or Las Colinas?

Hurtado delivers within 25 miles of its Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth and Mansfield locations and names Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Irving and Richardson. Vaqueros, based in Allen, lists Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen and Irving. Macklin's covers Addison, Denton and Collin County. Blue Goose and Blue Mesa deliver within a local radius of their Plano and Frisco area locations, and Scratch in Southlake serves the whole metroplex.

What fees should I expect on top of the food?

Off the Bone adds 5% on pickup, 10% on delivery and 20% on full service. Hurtado builds in gratuity of 10%, 15% or 20% depending on service level plus a $50 delivery fee. Macklin's charges delivery from $30 plus a 20% service fee. Blue Mesa bills staff at $40 per hour with a four hour minimum, or $100 for setup without staff. Always ask for the all-in total.

Which Dallas caterers can I order online?

Hurtado (Toast), Blue Mesa, Off the Bone and A La Carte's Create Your Quote tool all let you build an order online. Macklin's takes orders by call or text. Vaqueros takes to-go catering through ezCater. Gil's, G Texas, Wendy Krispin, Vestals, Chamberlain's, Blue Goose, Scratch and Chuckwagon work from quote forms or a phone call.

Best Caterers in Dallas, TX for Office & Corporate Catering

Best caterers in Dallasfor office & corporate catering

Dallas caterers publish more than most cities: seven of these fifteen post minimums and lead times, and boxed lunches start at $10.99 per person at A La Carte. Here's what we found on each site, with pricing, minimums, lead times and delivery areas.

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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 Dallas 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 15 listed, 4 publish pricing and 7 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 Dallas: what to expect

Office catering in Dallas is less about downtown than you'd guess. The central business district was 34.9% vacant in the third quarter of 2026, while Uptown sat at 19.1%, Preston Center at 5.3% and the Legacy/Frisco corridor at 22.5%, so the full buildings are north of downtown and up the Tollway. DFW is home to 24 Fortune 500 headquarters, ten of them in Las Colinas, where Wells Fargo is building a hub for up to 5,000 people. AT&T is moving nearly 6,000 employees from downtown to a Plano campus starting around 2028, and Public Storage picked Frisco's HALL Park for a new headquarters in 2026. The caterers mirror that map: Macklin's and Blue Mesa work out of Addison, Scratch is in Southlake, Vaqueros is in Allen, and Hurtado's Dallas location is downtown on Harwood.

Pricing here is unusually easy to find. A La Carte posts boxed lunches at $10.99, $14.49 and $15.99 per person with a 10 box minimum and two business days' notice. Blue Mesa lists lunch buffets at $14 to $22 per person and individually boxed Mesa Boxes at $15, with a 15 guest minimum. Hurtado Barbecue runs $24 to $32 per person packages with a 25 person minimum, a $50 delivery fee within 25 miles and a request for one to two weeks' notice. Macklin's prices its corporate menu per item and needs orders by noon the day before. Off the Bone wants two days, Blue Goose wants 48 hours, and Vaqueros delivers on 24 hours' notice with a $750 food minimum Monday through Thursday. The full-service side, Gil's, G Texas, Wendy Krispin, Vestals, Chamberlain's and Wolfgang Puck, quotes per event, and Wolfgang Puck recommends two to four weeks.

Watch the fees, because Dallas caterers are upfront about them and they add up. Off the Bone charges 5% on pickup, 10% for delivery and service, and 20% on full-service events. Hurtado builds gratuity in at 10% for pickup, 15% for delivery and 20% for full service. Macklin's delivery starts at $30 plus a 20% service fee, and Blue Mesa bills servers at $40 an hour with a four hour minimum. If your company pays on purchase order, A La Carte will set up a PO account with preapproval. Most kitchens draw a roughly 25 mile delivery radius, so a Southlake caterer and a downtown one cover different halves of the metroplex; check the listed delivery area before you fall in love with a menu.

Best caterers in Dallasfor office & corporate catering

Gil's Elegant Catering

G Texas Catering

Wendy Krispin Caterer

Vestals Catering

Catering by Chamberlain's

Wolfgang Puck Catering Dallas

Off the Bone Barbeque

Hurtado Barbecue

Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q

Blue Goose Cantina

Blue Mesa Grill

Macklin's Catering Co

A La Carte Catering & Cakes

Scratch Catering & Fine Foods

Chuckwagon Cuisine Catering