
Pune City · Erandwane
House Party Catering in Erandwane
Welcome Caterers runs house party catering in Erandwane, Pune City, where the work is mostly bungalows, society lawns and boutique venues around Prabhat Road. Heritage and on-water venues are hand-carry jobs: nothing rolls in, and everything that goes in comes out the same night.
Welcome Caterers provides house party catering in Erandwane, Pune City, covering bungalows, society lawns and boutique venues around Prabhat Road. Rates run ₹900–₹1,600 per plate, with a written quote the same day. We plan one live counter per 75 guests and book two to three weeks ahead — six to ten weeks in peak season.
Home catering for 100+ guests, with staff and cleanup included.
Per plate
₹900–₹1,600
Typical guest count
100 guests, 12-14 dishes on the menu
Live counters
2 at 100 guests · 75-100 guests per hour per counter
Service staff
5-6 on site · one steward per 25 guests on buffet, one steward per 12 guests plated
Setup on site
Four hours on site before service
Lead time
Two to three weeks · six to ten weeks in peak season

Sample menu
House Party menu for Erandwane events
Starters
Canapés · Kebabs · Dim sum
Mains
Biryani · Pasta · Curries
Desserts
Dessert jars · Cake · Kulfi
Every menu is customised — swap dishes, add live counters, or request Jain, vegan or no-onion-no-garlic versions.
Local logistics
Running House Party service at Erandwane venues
A house party is catered out of a domestic kitchen, so most of the cooking is finished before we arrive and the setup is sized to the balcony, counter or dining table that is genuinely free. Around Prabhat Road in Erandwane we mostly work bungalows, society lawns and boutique venues, and at a heritage or on-water venue there is no trolley route, so the equipment is carried in by hand in what the doorway and the tide or the timing allow, and every item leaves again the same night. So for this booking we need one clear surface for the counter, a working power point, and lift access for the equipment. Setup is four hours on site before service, and the counters are sized so the line holds 75-100 guests per hour per counter.
Load-in
Hand-carry only — there is no trolley route, and every case is sized to the doorway.
Power
Few points and long runs, so the menu is built around what can be held rather than what can be cooked.
Open flame
Nothing is lit. Cold and power-point counters only.
End of the night
Every item that goes in comes out the same night, by hand, along the same route.
Live counters
Counters that work at Erandwane venues
Nothing rolls in and nothing burns, so the counters here are the ones that can be carried in by hand, run off a single point and carried out again the same night.
Cuisine counters
Chinese Live Wok CounterFrom ₹450 per plate
High-flame gas or a commercial induction wok ring. Roughly 90 guests per hour per wok.
Needs the venue's clearance first
Indian and street counters
Chaat and Street Food CounterFrom ₹300 per plate
One 15A power point, or a gas connection for the pav bhaji tawa. Roughly 75-100 guests per hour per counter.
Runs here as it is
Dessert counters
Dessert CounterFrom ₹250 per plate
One 15A point for hot holding, plus chilled holding for the patisserie. Roughly 75-100 guests per hour per counter.
Runs here as it is
Planning
Guest count and what it needs in Erandwane
The headcount is fixed early here, because everything is hand-carried in one run and nothing can be added on the day.
| Guests | Live counters | Service staff | Setup time | Typical dishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 2 | 5-6 | 3 hrs | 12-14 |
| 250 | 3-4 | 10-12 | 4 hrs | 16-18 |
| 500 | 5-6 | 20-24 | 5 hrs | 18-22 |
| 1,000+ | 8+ | 40+ | 6 hrs | 22-30 |
The highlighted row is the size these bookings usually run to. Counter numbers move with the service window as well as the headcount — a fixed lunch break needs more stations than the same headcount spread over an evening.
What it costs
House Party catering rates in Erandwane
Bands come from one price list used across the whole site, so the number here is the number everywhere else.
| What you are booking | Per plate | Typical of |
|---|---|---|
| Pooja or satyanarayan lunch | ₹450–₹800 | Pure vegetarian or Jain thali service, 100 guests |
| Corporate lunch | ₹550–₹950 | Three counters inside a 60-minute service window, 120 guests |
| House party | ₹900–₹1,600 | Circulating starters, two live counters, 100 guests and above |
| Wedding reception | ₹1,100–₹1,900 | Seven counters including dessert bar and paan, 500 guests |
Where you land inside a band depends on the menu, the number of live counters and the service style. We quote in writing before you book.
Included in the per-plate rate
- Chefs and counter cooks for every station
- Uniformed stewards and an on-site supervisor
- Chafing equipment, counter facades and crockery
- Venue recce and counter layout plan before the date
- Full clearance, waste removal and venue handover
Quoted separately
- GST on the invoice
- Travel and logistics beyond Pune-Pimpri-Chinchwad or Lonavala
- Premium proteins, imported cheese and out-of-season produce
- Generator or power backup where the venue cannot supply it
- Extra service hours beyond the agreed window
FAQs
House Party catering in Erandwane
Do you cater bungalows, society lawns and boutique venues in Erandwane?
Yes — that is exactly what we cater here. Around Prabhat Road the venues we work are bungalows, society lawns and boutique venues. Erandwane sits inside our Pune City run, alongside Koregaon Park, Kalyani Nagar, Viman Nagar, Camp, Shivajinagar. Every Pune city neighbourhood on this page sits inside the standard service run, so travel and logistics are not quoted on top of the per-plate rate.
What does house party catering cost per plate in Erandwane?
A house party runs ₹900–₹1,600 per plate — that is the band this menu normally lands in, and it is typical of circulating starters, two live counters, 100 guests and above. Across everything we cater the outer envelope is ₹450–₹2,200 per plate. The rate already covers chefs and counter cooks for every station, uniformed stewards and an on-site supervisor and venue recce and counter layout plan before the date; gST on the invoice, premium proteins, imported cheese and out-of-season produce and generator or power backup where the venue cannot supply it are quoted separately so nothing arrives as a surprise.
How many live counters and how much service staff does house party catering in Erandwane need?
At 100 guests — the size these bookings usually run to — we plan 2 live counters and 5-6 service staff, with 12-14 dishes on the menu and 3 hrs of setup. The ratios behind that are one live counter per 75 guests and one steward per 25 guests, or one steward per 12 guests for plated service. Because Erandwane work is mostly bungalows, society lawns and boutique venues, at a heritage or on-water venue there is no trolley route, so the equipment is carried in by hand in what the doorway and the tide or the timing allow, and every item leaves again the same night.
What does house party catering need from a venue in Erandwane?
A house party is catered out of a domestic kitchen, so most of the cooking is finished before we arrive and the setup is sized to the balcony, counter or dining table that is genuinely free. In practical terms we need one clear surface for the counter, a working power point, and lift access for the equipment. We confirm it at the recce before the date rather than on the morning of the event.
How far ahead should we book house party catering in Erandwane?
Two to three weeks is comfortable for most Erandwane dates. Six to ten weeks for October to February weddings and the Diwali corporate season. Short-notice bookings taken when the kitchen has capacity. Pune's wedding season runs October to February, overlapping the city's own Ganeshotsav and Diwali corporate calendar, when dates go six to ten weeks ahead. The monsoon between June and September shifts open-lawn functions towards covered mandaps and indoor banquet halls rather than cancelling them.
Can the house party menu be run Jain, pure vegetarian or no-onion-no-garlic in Erandwane?
Yes. Any menu we cater, this one included, can be cooked pure vegetarian, Jain or satvik on a separate line with separate utensils and separate storage. A second line means a second counter, so in Erandwane — where we are working bungalows, society lawns and boutique venues — the layout is planned for it at the recce rather than squeezed in later. The tasting happens before you confirm, so the menu is signed off before anything is paid.
Nearby
House Party Catering in other Pune City neighbourhoods
Areas whose venues are the same kind come first — the load-in, the power and the counter list carry across, so the nearest useful page is not always the nearest address.
North Main Road
Heritage venues, boats and boutique spaces · same venues as here
Deccan Gymkhana
Heritage venues, boats and boutique spaces · same venues as here
Other catering services in Erandwane
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Share your date, venue and guest count — we send a written per-plate quote the same day.