Occasion
Engagement catering with plated courses for 100+ guests, or a curated grazing table for a smaller gathering.
Engagement Catering in Pune from Welcome Caterers costs ₹900–₹1,600 per plate as an indicative band, plus GST, with chefs, stewards, equipment and clearance included. We plan for 100 guests up to 1,000+. Send the date, venue and guest count to +91 96731 98867 and you get a written per-plate quote the same day.
At a glance
Indicative figures for planning, not a quote. Send the date, venue and guest count to +91 96731 98867 and you get a written per-plate number the same day.
Indicative per plate
₹900–₹1,600 per plate — house party.
Guest range
Planned from 100 guests up to 1,000+.
Live counters
One live counter per 75 guests
Counter throughput
75-100 guests per hour per counter
Service staff
One steward per 25 guests
Plated service
One steward per 12 guests
Setup on site
Four hours on site before service. Six hours for a full wedding spread.
Book by
Six to ten weeks in peak season, two to three weeks otherwise.
Menu
Starters
Mains
Desserts
Function by function
A small room and a fixed moment in the middle of it. The counters are timed around the ring exchange so nobody is queuing while it happens.
As guests arrive, before the ceremony
A styled grazing table anchors a small room and keeps people talking. It is a starter, not the meal.
Through the ceremony and photographs
Passed, not stationed — service pauses during the ring exchange and resumes immediately after.
After the ceremony
Plated for a seated dinner, counters for a standing evening. Usually a mix of both families' food.
To close
Cake designed and baked in our pastry kitchen, with the table, cut and service handled by our team.
Every function above can be made pure vegetarian, Jain, satvik or vegan on its own kitchen line. Dishes are cooked at your venue rather than transported ready-made.
How it runs
The same eight steps every time, so you always know what is owed and by whom. On the day itself the team is on site well before guests are: four hours on site before service, and six hours for a full wedding spread.
1 · Enquiry
Date, venue and guest count. Nothing else is needed to start.
2 · Written quote
A per-plate quote in writing the same day, itemised by function and counter.
3 · Tasting
Arranged for confirmed enquiries. Spice levels and the dish list are locked here.
4 · Booking
An advance holds the date. The menu can still move; the date cannot be double-sold.
5 · Venue recce
Power, gas permissions, lift and load-in access, and the counter layout plan.
6 · Load-in
Four hours on site before service for a buffet, six hours for a full wedding spread.
7 · Service
One steward per 25 guests on a buffet, one steward per 12 guests when plated, with a named supervisor throughout.
8 · Clearance
Full clearance, waste removal and venue handover before the team leaves.
The package
Cost
These are the same bands quoted everywhere else on this site. The number inside a band moves with the menu, the counter count, the service style and the guest count — not with the page you happen to be reading.
| 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 |
Bands need client sign-off before launch and exclude GST. Send the date, venue and headcount for a written quote the same day.
Included in the per-plate rate
Quoted separately
Counter-wise
Every counter below can be booked on its own, without a full menu, or combined into the spread above. Each one carries its own price, footprint and power requirement.
Grazing Table and Cheese Board
Imported and Indian cheeses · Cured meats or vegetarian antipasti · Hummus, tzatziki and tapenade
From ₹0 per plate
Sushi and Maki
California and spicy tuna rolls · Salmon and prawn nigiri · Avocado cucumber maki
From ₹750 per plate
Live Pasta and Risotto
Penne arrabbiata · Aglio e olio · Alfredo and pink sauce
From ₹500 per plate
Dessert
Live jalebi with rabdi · Gulab jamun and moong dal halwa · Tiramisu and cheesecake pots
From ₹250 per plate
Dietary
Hyperlocal
Pune City
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Lonavala to Khandala
Panchgani to Mahabaleshwar
56 neighbourhoods covered across Pune and the ghats.
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FAQs
For an intimate seated dinner, plated courses — it makes a small room feel like an occasion. For a standing evening with a ring ceremony, a styled grazing table with passed canapés works better because it keeps people talking.
Yes, from our own pastry kitchen, with the design and flavour agreed at the tasting. We handle the cake table, the cut and service.
Yes — compact setup, our own equipment, staff and full cleanup afterwards. We do a recce to confirm the lift, the service access and where the counters can physically stand.
Typically canapés from the guests' arrival, the ceremony, then the main service and cake — around three to four hours end to end, with the counters timed around the ring exchange so nobody is queuing while it happens.
That is most engagement briefs. A Continental or Pan Asian counter alongside a regional Indian one covers both sides, and a pure vegetarian or Jain line runs in parallel where either family needs it.
Six to ten weeks for October to February weddings and the Diwali corporate season. Outside that, two to three weeks is usually comfortable, and short-notice bookings taken when the kitchen has capacity.
Yes. We arrange a tasting for confirmed enquiries, and the final dish list, spice levels and sweetness are locked after it rather than before. Sharing the date, venue and guest count gets you a written per-plate quote the same day.
Tastings before booking, live counters at your venue, and one supervisor with you all evening.