How much does office catering cost in San Jose?

Most published prices land between $16 and $20 per person. Curry Up Now boxes are $16 to $18, Pho Lynn packages are $16 to $17, San Jose Catering Company boxed lunches are $18.75 and Vietnoms charges $20 per person. Full service from San Jose Catering Company runs $45 to $95 or more per person. San Jose sales tax is 10% as of April 2026, so add that on top.

Which San Jose caterers take online orders?

Curry Up Now takes online orders for groups under 50. Vietnoms has an online catering builder and is also on ezCater, Forkable and Foodja. Tony Caters, SAJJ Mediterranean, Asian Box and San Jose Catering Company all have online ordering too. Pho Lynn is ordered through CaterCow. D-D Catering, Handheld, Sam and Curry and NIBLL work from quote requests instead.

How much notice do San Jose caterers need?

Curry Up Now and Pho Lynn need 20 hours. Vietnoms asks for at least 48 hours, and Handheld says corporate lunches may be possible on 48 hours' notice if the date is open. San Jose Catering Company wants 72 hours for drop-off and boxed meals and 10 days for full service. Tony Caters needs three business days for online orders. Curry Up Now wants 5 to 7 business days for 100 or more guests.

Which caterers deliver to North San Jose, Santa Clara and the Peninsula?

Pho Lynn's CaterCow listing covers North and South San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino and Campbell. San Jose Catering Company lists Santa Clara, Campbell, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Los Gatos and Morgan Hill within a 40-mile radius. Handheld names Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Los Altos, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. Tony Caters goes as far south as Carmel and as far north as Sausalito.

What fees and minimums should I expect?

San Jose Catering Company has a $400 drop-off minimum and adds a 4% handling fee, a 3.5% card fee and a 4% to 8% peak-date charge. Curry Up Now has a $200 minimum on boxes, Pho Lynn's minimum is $150 with a 15% delivery fee, and Tony Caters requires $750 for online orders. California taxes mandatory service charges, and San Jose sales tax is now 10%.

Does anyone run a recurring office lunch program in San Jose?

Yes. NIBLL runs daily plant-forward office lunch programs with a dedicated account manager and more than 150 menu options a week, and you can cancel a meal by 9am the same day without a charge. Curry Up Now offers weekly and bi-weekly corporate meal programs with custom pricing. For one-off meetings, Handheld and San Jose Catering Company both do boxed lunches.

Best Caterers in San Jose, CA for Office & Corporate Catering

Best caterers in San Josefor office & corporate catering

San Jose office catering starts at $16 per person for Curry Up Now bowl boxes and $18.75 for a San Jose Catering Company boxed lunch. We checked 15 caterers and pulled the prices, minimums, lead times and delivery areas each one publishes.

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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 San Jose 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, 6 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 San Jose: what to expect

San Jose's office demand is lopsided right now. Downtown was more than 30% vacant in early 2026, and North San Jose climbed to 20.7% in the third quarter after a big sublease came back on Bering Drive. So the ordering happens in the buildings that stayed full, and North San Jose still holds big campuses like Cisco and Zscaler around the Golden Triangle. Downtown, Vietnoms runs catering out of SoFA Market, Handheld Catering keeps an office on Almaden Boulevard and La Victoria has two downtown taquerias. Tony Caters works out of Alviso on North First Street, which runs through the North San Jose office parks. Sam and Curry is in Berryessa and delivers downtown and to Japantown, where Pepper Tales has its restaurant.

Six of these caterers post prices you can actually use. San Jose Catering Company lists boxed lunches at $18.75 and drop-off at $15 to $30 per person. Curry Up Now boxes run $16 to $18 with a $200 minimum, Vietnoms charges a flat $20 per person and Pho Lynn's packages are $16 to $17 on CaterCow. Pepper Tales and D-D Catering price by the tray. Lead times run from 20 hours at Curry Up Now and Pho Lynn to 48 hours at Vietnoms and Handheld, 72 hours at San Jose Catering Company and three business days for Tony Caters online orders. If you want to order without a phone call, Curry Up Now, Vietnoms, Tony Caters, SAJJ and Asian Box all take orders online.

A few San Jose details worth knowing. The city's sales tax went to 10% on April 1, 2026, and California taxes mandatory service charges, so ask for the all-in number. San Jose Catering Company adds a 4% handling fee plus a 4% to 8% peak-date charge, and Pho Lynn's CaterCow listing charges 15% for delivery. Tony Caters has a $750 online minimum and NIBLL wants 50 people for an on-site buffet. Delivery areas vary a lot: Tony Caters goes from Carmel up to Sausalito, while Handheld lists Palo Alto through Saratoga. Book early around big convention weeks like NVIDIA GTC in March. We could not get through to Tacos El Compa or Gunther's websites, so call them directly.

Common questions about catering in San Jose

Best caterers in San Josefor office & corporate catering

San Jose Catering Company

Curry Up Now

Vietnoms

Tacos El Compa Taqueria

Pepper Tales

D-D Catering

Sam and Curry

Handheld Catering and Events

Tony Caters

Gunther's Restaurant & Catering

SAJJ Mediterranean

Asian Box

La Victoria Taqueria

Pho Lynn Restaurant

NIBLL