Catering Essentials
The core service, for hosts who have the rest covered.
from$90 / guest
- Initial consultation
- Written timeline
- Day-of coordination
Plant-forward menus with full dietary accommodation
Jul 2026
Verdant Table has worked catering across Austin and the surrounding markets for 5 years. Plant-forward menus with full dietary accommodation.
Alongside the core service, the team also covers personal chefs — useful when you would rather brief one vendor than three, and coordinate one timeline instead of stitching several together.
39 events have completed the Verified Event Chain with this profile attached, each confirmed by both the host and the professional after the fact. Every review below is bound to one of them.
Most hosts book Verdant Table between four and nine months ahead. Short-notice requests are rarely possible, so earlier is better.
Yes — the standard service radius is 50 miles from Austin. Beyond that a travel fee applies, quoted up front in the proposal rather than added later.
Payment is arranged directly with the professional. A signed contract and a non-refundable retainer secure the date, with the balance due per the terms in that contract. EventConnective does not take a booking fee or a commission.
Terms are set out in the contract you sign before paying anything. If services are not delivered, you flag it during host verification, which opens a dispute and blocks the event from producing a verified review.
Starting prices. Every booking is quoted individually once the date, venue and guest count are known — nothing here is a final figure.
The core service, for hosts who have the rest covered.
from$90 / guest
What most hosts book. Coverage, coordination and a second pair of hands.
from$145 / guest
End to end, with contingency built in for larger or more complex events.
from$220 / guest
Each of these completed all six steps of the Verified Event Chain — created by a host, confirmed by both parties, and closed out after the event took place.
Each review below is permanently attached to a confirmed event. Neither the professional nor a competitor can remove or purchase one.
Verified eventWedding · Vineyard at Mustang Creek · May 2026EC-2026-63612
Turned up on time, worked hard all night, and left the space cleaner than they found it. Unglamorous things, but they're the ones that matter.
Response from the professionalMay 2026
Really appreciate you taking the time to write this. Noted on the run sheet timing; we've moved that to two weeks out for every event since.
8 found this helpful
Verified eventGala · Hotel Ammon Ballroom · Apr 2026EC-2026-11231
Warm, calm and completely unflappable when the weather turned. They had a contingency ready before we'd even asked.
15 found this helpful
Verified eventConference · Vineyard at Mustang Creek · Mar 2026EC-2026-48850
Great outcome overall. Slightly more expensive than the other quotes we had, but the difference in polish was obvious and we don't regret it.
6 found this helpful
Verified eventFundraiser · Union Station Hall · Jan 2026EC-2026-86469
Booked them nine months out and they were in touch the whole way through. On the day, everything ran exactly to the timeline we agreed — no chasing, no surprises. Several guests asked me who we'd hired.
Response from the professionalFeb 2026
Thank you for having us. Working with your team made the whole day straightforward.
21 found this helpful
Verified eventWedding · Lakeside Pavilion · Dec 2025EC-2026-93136
What sold me was the verified event history, and it turned out to be accurate. Professional from the first message to the final invoice. Worth every dollar.
Response from the professionalDec 2025
Really appreciate you taking the time to write this. Noted on the run sheet timing; we've moved that to two weeks out for every event since.
12 found this helpful
Verified eventGala · The Rosewood Mansion · Nov 2025EC-2026-40755
We had a venue change six weeks out and they absorbed it without a fuss or a change fee. That flexibility is worth more than any package inclusion.
3 found this helpful
Verified eventConference · Vineyard at Mustang Creek · Oct 2025EC-2026-78374
Genuinely the easiest vendor we worked with. Clear pricing, quick answers, and they arrived early to set up without being asked.
Response from the professionalOct 2025
This means a lot. Thanks for trusting us with such an important day.
10 found this helpful
Verified eventFundraiser · Hotel Ammon Ballroom · Aug 2025EC-2026-25993
Excellent work and a real pleasure to have around. My only note is that the initial proposal took a few days longer than I expected — everything after that was flawless.
1 found this helpful
Vendors can only endorse someone they have shared a verified event with — no cold endorsements, no reciprocal trades between strangers.
Easy to coordinate with, honest about what they can and can't do, and they never make another vendor look bad to win a booking.
Worked alongside them on some difficult rooms. They solve problems quietly instead of escalating them to the host.
We've shared a lot of load-ins. They're set up before anyone else and they leave the room in better shape than they found it.
Reliable in the way that actually matters to other vendors — they hit their timings, so everyone downstream hits theirs.

Gulf-coast seafood and seasonal plates, cooked on site
Texas barbecue and wood-fired sides, served family style
Private chef dinners and tasting menus up to 40 guests