Fine dining
This page brings together 34 Rome caterers offering fine dining and show cooking for events, with details checked on their official websites.
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Ask whether the chef will be at the event
Check awards with the official guides
Separate food, wine and staff in the quote
Ask about space and power for show cooking
Alphabetical order · data from official websites
Triestesince 1996
Receptions rooted in a family of pastry makers from Foligno, with food cooked on site and local ingredients; it has a dedicated base in Rome.
Rignano Flaminio
Catering and banqueting from the Tuscia area, with a grand buffet of local produce and many themed corners for weddings.
The catering service of Michelin-starred chef Antonello Colonna, based at the group's resort and spa in Labico.
Chef Edoardo Minotti, owner of a fine-food shop in Parioli, as a personal chef in your home and for catering with set-up.
Roma
Polish-born chef in Rome: cooking on site, a kitchen inspection beforehand and buffets with themed stations for up to 100 guests.
Sacrofano
30-cover restaurant in a medieval village at Sacrofano that also takes its cooking out as catering.
Guidonia Montecelio
Caterer in Guidonia with its own bread, pasta and pastry kitchens, gluten-free cooking, and vegan and kosher menus.
Romasince 2012
Team led by chef Lucia d'Aloisio Mayo, active since 2012: private chef, catering with buffet and staff, also in villas or on yachts.
Private chef based in Rome, with plant-based cooking at the heart of his menus and the shopping charged separately from the service.
Monte Sacro / Prati-Flaminio
Catering and banqueting by the Enoteca La Torre group, bringing to events the cooking of the Villa Laetitia restaurant led by Domenico Stile.
Romesince 1992
Events company active since 1992, offering catering and a turnkey service for conferences and meetings in Lazio.
Infernetto
Restaurants in Infernetto and EUR, with a Japanese chef who makes sushi live in your home for 4 to 20 people.
San Basiliosince 1993
Caterer founded in 1993 in San Basilio that combines its kitchen with a full equipment hire service for events.
Albano Laziale
Four chef-owners in the Castelli Romani who cook in person at the venue, taking one event a day.
Roma
American-style barbecue with wood smoking and cooking in front of the guests, for parties and events at your location.
Rome
Sushi catering by chef Alessandro Petrosino, with fish bought on the morning of the event and prepared live at the venue.
Prati
A French restaurant, boulangerie and pâtisserie in Prati, with French catering, oyster and cheese corners and a meeting room.
Casalotti / Selva Nera
A caterer in Casalotti led by chef Loris Madrisan, with a nutritionist on the team and in-house serving staff.
A restaurant with two terraces overlooking the Colosseum, inside a hotel on the Celio, that also takes its catering to villas, terraces and company offices.
Events for private clients and companies from the restaurant of Michelin-starred chef Marco Martini, on the Aventine or at the client's venue.
Portuense (Commercity)since 1985
A group founded in 1985 in the Portuense area, with a long list of partner villas in Rome and the province and holiday menus to reheat at home.
Salario / Triestesince 1921
Catering and banqueting that grew out of a pastry shop open since 1921, now run by the third generation of the family.
Bufalotta
A caterer in Bufalotta for weddings and corporate events, with menus that state the ratio of staff to guests.
Pratisince 1973
Catering and banqueting in Prati named after its founder, with wedding cakes made in-house and full management of set-up and guest welcome.
Magliana
Catering and banqueting by Omnia Ricevimenti, based in Magliana and accredited at many villas and farmhouses in Lazio.
Monte San Biagio
A family-run caterer based in Monte San Biagio, in the south of the Latina province, with food cooked to order and show cooking.
Valmontone
Catering and banqueting in Valmontone, with a cook in your home for private dinners and small events.
Centro Storico
The events line of the Michelin-starred restaurant Pipero: Alessandro Pipero and his chefs work in the client's home or at the chosen venue.
Trionfale
Banqueting company born from the restaurant of the Hotel Lord Byron, based at Villa Miani and the Relais Appia Antica, with its own production facilities.
Campo de' Fiori
The events office of Salumeria Roscioli, which coordinates venue, set-up and suppliers as well as the food.
Rome
American barbecue catering with Italian meat, smoked live by pitmasters with cooking times of up to sixteen hours.
Mezzocammino
Caterer in Mezzocammino linked to the Er Macellaio restaurant, built around grilled meat and show cooking in front of guests.
Roman catering and banqueting company that mixes traditional recipes and gourmet dishes in tailor-made menus.
Latina
A banqueting company led by Valentina Picca Bianchi, with a showroom in Latina by appointment and ISO 9001 and 14001 certification.
A fine dining caterer can be recognised by three things: who signs the menu, how it is served and how carefully every detail is handled, from the place settings to the wines. When a caterer mentions a chef or an award, ask whether the chef will be present at the event or has only created the menu, and check the awards with the guides that grant them.
Show cooking is often at the heart of these events: the chef finishes the dishes in front of the guests, at a station or in an open kitchen. It works for gala dinners, weddings and high-profile corporate events, but needs space, power and precise coordination with the venue.
The price depends on the chef, the number of courses, the ingredients, the wine pairing, the front-of-house staff and the set-up. At this level the service weighs heavily: more waiters per table, a sommelier, a maître d', fine equipment and tableware. Ask for a quote that separates food, wine, staff and set-up, so you can see where the money goes. For the items in a quote, read the guide how much catering costs in Rome.
For show cooking, ask how much space the chef needs, what equipment they bring (induction hobs, ovens, blast chillers) and what electrical capacity is required. Think about how guests will move around: a station in a thoroughfare creates queues, one too far away stays empty. For a served dinner, ask for the ratio of waiters to guests and the timing between courses. In a historic villa or a palazzo in the centre, check the venue's restrictions on open flames and field kitchens.
One last point: a high-end event is also judged by what the guests don't see. Ask for a site visit at the venue with the caterer's manager, a written minute-by-minute schedule and a plan B for rain, delays and changes of programme. A good caterer at this level will suggest them without you having to ask.
Ask who will be in the kitchen and front of house on the day, for a tasting of the final menu and for the wine pairing in writing. Find out how they handle allergies and special requests without lowering the standard of the menu, and what the deposit and penalties are. For a wedding, see also wedding catering. Then request up to 3 quotes.
It depends on the chef, courses, wines and staff; at this level the service weighs heavily. Ask for a quote with separate items.
It is the preparation or finishing of dishes in front of the guests, at a station or in an open kitchen. It needs space, power and coordination with the venue.
Not always: sometimes they sign the menu and their team carries it out. Ask who will be in the kitchen on the day.
It is often offered, sometimes for a fee that is deducted from the balance. Ask for it with the final menu and the wine pairing.
Many offer place settings, fine tableware and set-up, often with outside partners. Ask what is included and what is hired.
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Planning
Tasting, HACCP and health registration, allergens, contract, deposits, waiters and a weather plan B: everything to check before you sign.
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