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Catering for Gatherings That Feel More Thoughtful
Lentsch Culinary Services provides event catering in Seattle for private gatherings, corporate events, celebrations, and hosted dinners. We create chef-prepared menus designed around your guests, your event style, and the experience you want to create.
Whether you’re planning a birthday dinner, a company celebration, a holiday party, or an intimate gathering at home, we make it easier to serve food that feels elevated, flexible, and genuinely memorable.
Our event catering is designed for clients who want more than generic trays and standard event food. We bring chef-driven menus, thoughtful service, and a polished experience from start to finish.
Events we Cater
Private Events
Birthdays, anniversaries, dinner parties, milestone celebrations, and gatherings at home.
Corporate Events
Team celebrations, client dinners, holiday events, networking gatherings, and company parties.
Small Events & Special Occasions
Events under 50 guests that need a more personalized, high-touch catering experience.
Local Ingredients
We live in the most beautiful part of the country. We like to feature our local ingredients and enjoy the natural bounty that the pacific northwest has to offer
Our culinary philosophy:
What grows together, goes together!
We craft meals that are comforting, seasonal, and full of flavor—letting the quality of local ingredients speak for themselves.
Catering Formats We Offer
Freshly prepared food delivered ready to set out, serve, and enjoy.
Family-Style Catering
A warm, generous service style designed for shared dining and easy hosting.
Passed Bites & Small Plates
Perfect for cocktail-style events, mingling, and lighter service.
Plated or Hosted Service
For events that call for a more elevated dining experience with a restaurant-quality feel.
Why Clients Choose Lentsch For Event Catering
4 Simple Reasons
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Chef-Prepared Meals
Every menu is created and prepared by chefs using high-quality ingredients and thoughtful technique.
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Flexible Service Styles
From simple drop-off catering to elevated hosted dinners, we can match the level of support your event needs.
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More Personalized Than Traditional Catering
We build menus around the event instead of fitting your event into a standard package.
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Local & Seasonal Ingredients
We prioritize fresh, seasonal ingredients and source locally whenever possible.
How Event Catering Works
3 Easy Steps
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Tell us about your event
We learn about your date, guest count, location, service style, and overall vision.
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We Build a Custom Menu
We recommend a menu and catering format based on your event, dietary needs, and goals.
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We Prepare & Deliver
We recommend a menu and catering format based on your event, dietary needs, and goals.
Event Food That Feels Like Hospitality, Not Just Catering
The right food changes the tone of an event. Our goal is to make your gathering feel more welcoming, more polished, and easier to host, without sacrificing flavor or flexibility.
Request Event Catering
Tell us about your event and we’ll help you build a menu that fits your guests and your style.
Customer Reviews
Greg provided the perfect balance of knowledge and fun! We hired Greg for a surprise cooking lesson as a gift, and he made sure to connect with each and every guest and guide us through the recipes as well as keep us on track! Always responded quickly to questions while organizing the event and was prompt and engaged while at the event. HIGHLY recommend!
Kim G. Lynwood,WA
Catering Cost
Lentsch provides excellent food and service while remaining as transparent as possible for your event. We don't want there to be any surprises along the way.
Our meal cost is made up of four components--the cost of food & beverage, a service fee, staffing, rentals & add-ons services, and applicable taxes.
Catering Cost Details
Food & Beverage
2 Areas
Food: Based on menu selected from number of items, courses, buffet, plated, passed are added together and this varies based on each event.
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Beverage: Wine pairings, alcoholic or non alcoholic beverages for the event.
Service Fee
Fixed
This is a standard 20%. This goes to cover the chef's time to write the menu, shop, develop menu items, cooking, nutritional information(if requested), labor and overhead related expenses like the commercial kitchen.
Staffing, Rentals & Add On
(Optional) Based on your type of event there may be action stations with a Chef or additional service staffing, rentals, or add-on services that you requested like extra linens, zero waste, upgraded plates, flatware and glassware, etc.
Adjustable
Taxes
Based on your location
Based on your address we will add any federal, state or local applicable taxes to your order.