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Best Caterers in
Kansas City
2017

We Looked at 116 Caterers in Kansas City and Picked the Top 20

Here are the Picks:

Why These Caterers?

Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored caterers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analysed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best caterers in Kansas City, MO.

Our Selection Criteria:

1. Reputation
A history of delighted customers and outstanding service.
2. Credibility
Building customer confidence with licensing, accreditations, and awards.
3. Experience
Masters of their craft, based on years of practical experience and education.
4. Availability
Consistently approachable and responsive, so customers never feel ignored.
5. Professionalism
Providing service with honesty, reliability, and respect.

Above and Beyond Catering is a comprehensive event planning firm that offers fresh food made from scratch, experienced servers in uniform, and creative presentation. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Above and Beyond Catering has an A rating from the Better Business Bureau and has been named among the best local caterers by The Knot magazine and Kansas City's A-List.

North Kansas City, MO(816) 221-1010

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Serving the entire Kansas City metro area, Affordable Elegance Catering is a family business with more than 40 years of combined industry experience. They offer everything from brown bag lunches to elegant wedding services and were recently named to Best of Weddings Hall of Fame 2016 by The Knot magazine. In addition to food, they offer full service linen rentals and several different bar packages.

Raymore, MO(816) 331-4528

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Baber's Catering and Event Planning is a family-owned business with more than 40 years of combined experience and has served the Kansas City, Missouri area for more than 10 years. They are renowned for creative presentation, reasonable rates, and prompt, friendly service. In addition, Baber's has close relationships with many of the top wedding and event venues in the metropolitan area.

Olathe, KS(913) 390-6040

Founded in 2006, Kansas City's Blue Pot Catering provides both classic and contemporary menus with fresh, inspired ingredients. Their meals are all made from scratch and options can be customized for everything from a casual work meeting lunch to a black-tie wedding. Blue Pot Catering is an approved vendor for many of the city's most sought-after event venues.

Kansas City, MO(816) 916-0169

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Serving the Kansas City, Missouri area since 1968, Brancato's Catering offers high-quality service for a range of events from backyard barbecues to weddings. Brancato's works with more than 130 of the area's most popular catering venues. In 2016, this business was named among the Leading Caterers of America. They are also a 2015 Best of Weddings pick from The Knot magazine and have a 4.5 out of 5 stars customer rating on Wedding Wire.

Kansas City, KS(816) 765-4707

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Overland Park's Classic Catering was named a top wedding pick for 2015 by The Knot magazine and listed among Thinking Bigger Business Media’s 15th Annual 25 Under 25 Awards. Founded by a husband and wife team more than 23 years ago, this business specializes in incomparable food and impeccable service for weddings and other special occasions as well as both cold and hot hors d'oeurves and full bar service.

Overland Park, KS(913) 492-2632

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Founded in 2003 in Kansas City, Cupini's Italia is a traditional Italian deli that has been featured on the Food Network. They offer corporate catering for up to 5,000 guests and elegant wedding menus, hors d’oeuvres, buffet style dining, or full service plated dinners. In addition to catering at the client's location, they also have a private dining room that can accommodate up to 50 guests.

Kansas City, MO(816) 753-7662

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Founded in 2006, Eggtc Breakfast, Lunch, and Events has two convenient locations for breakfast, brunch, and lunch in Kansas City. For casual lunch and breakfast buffets at the client's location, clients can choose Eggtc Main Street catering. Eggtc Shawnee offers an event space for more formal events, including showers, wedding rehearsals, birthday parties, and other celebrations.

Kansas City, MO(816) 561-0116

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Garozzo's Italian Restaurant is a Zagat's-rated Kansas City Institution, named the Best Italian Restaurant by KC Magazine and Ingram's. They offer catering services at all three of their locations, including private in-house lunch and dinner menus. In addition, off-site catering is available, including both buffets and plated meals.

Kansas City, MO(816) 589-7072

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Kansas City, Missouri's Geaux Catering provides individualized menus for any and all occasions, featuring their unique Cajun Italian Fusion Cuisine. They offer three tiers of wedding menus, allowing clients to have the fare of their dreams on an affordable budget. This business has a five-star overall customer rating from Perfect Wedding Guide.

Kansas City, MO(816) 878-9798

Located in Kansas City, Grandma's Catering provides fast, delicious meals for meetings, parties, and other special events. Customers can choose from a range of options including a breakfast buffet, boxed lunches, hot sandwiches, full entrees, and decadent desserts. Special menus for those who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free are also available.

Kansas City, MO(913) 327-8663

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Margarita's Amigos provides delicious, authentic Mexican catering from its five convenient Kansas City locations. In fact, they are the preferred provider of player's dinners for the Kansas City Royals. Options include appetizers, chips and dip, enchiladas, taco bar, sides like rice and beans, and even dessert. Customers can purchase by the tray or develop a customized per-person menu.

Kansas City, MO(816) 931-4849

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McGonigle's Market has provided high-quality catering to the Kansas City area since 1951. Their experienced catering staff offers customized menus for all events. Options include appetizer buffet, lunch boxes, cold buffet, barbecue, American, Mexican, and Italian selections, and a full complement of beverages and desserts.

Kansas City, MO(816) 444-4720

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Located in a historic Kansas City locale, Pierpont's Union Station is known for fine steaks and seafood, making them an elegant catering option for any upscale event. They offer a range of menus as well as customized dining at the client's location. Options include a breakfast buffet, plated lunch, lunch buffet, cold and hot appetizers, plated dinners, and luxurious dessert tables.

Kansas City, MO(816) 221-5111

Kansas City, Missouri's Q39 features chef-driven barbecue catering created by the award-winning Munchin’ Hogs barbecue team, with proprietary barbecue sauces, rubs and cooking techniques. They offer delivery for groups of 15 or larger as well as off-site full-service events, or in-house semi-private or private events for a minimum of 20 guests. Customers can choose from a buffet menu or sit-down meal.

Kansas City, MO(816) 255-3753

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Founded in 2004, Room 39 has two convenient locations focusing on simple, elegant meals featuring sustainably harvested cuisine. Catering menus are customized with the freshest seasonal ingredients, available for everything from small, casual lunches to formal galas and weddings. Room 39's focus on local produce and meat is made possible with partnerships with several local farms in the Kansas City, Missouri area.

Kansas City, MO(816) 753-3939

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Scrape the Plate, a catering company located in Kansas City, Missouri, offers creative artisanal menus that go above and beyond the usual wedding and event fare. Their upscale versions of traditional cuisine have earned corporate clients such as American Idol, Williams-Sonoma, and U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. All menus are fully customized, with options from romantic in-home dinners for two to several-course banquet meals for a crowd.

Kansas City, MO(816) 268-3380

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Established in 1996, The Culinary Center of Kansas City offers customized private events and creative catering at their historical, restored 6,500-square-foot turn-of-the-century barn in Overland Park. They offer unique boxed lunches and barbecue meals for anywhere from two to 1,000 guests. And because they double as a cooking school, they can provide fun demonstrations or even hands-on guest participation.

Overland Park, KS(913) 341-4455

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Located in Kansas City and founded in 2004, The Mixx focuses on healthy, in-season ingredients when creating its innovative sandwiches and wraps, gourmet salads, sautéed pasta dishes, and warming soups. Both full scale corporate and private catering options are available from three convenient locations, including boxed lunches as well as traditional platter service.

Kansas City, MO(816) 756-2300

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The Sundry Market and Kitchen is a Kansas City grocery store founded on the premises of high-quality food and friendly service. They also offer catering for lunches, meetings, and events, including lunch boxes, appetizers, and breakfast buffets. All meals feature fresh, local produce, meats, and ingredients as well as seasonal favorites. Catering can be customized to accommodate any budget as well as guests' dietary restrictions.

Kansas City, MO(816) 844-7878

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