Guides and tools
Catering guides, checklists and tools.
Practical help for planning food for an office, an event or a party in Taipei. Read a guide, print a checklist, or estimate portions and dates with a free tool. None of them needs an account.
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Ordering and service levels
How catering in Taipei works, from the first brief to receiving the food.
- GuideHow to order office catering in Taipei, step by step
From headcount to delivery: what to decide, what to tell the caterer, and how to avoid the usual problems with office lunches and meeting catering in Taipei.
- GuideDrop-off, setup or staffed catering: which service fits your event?
The three ways catering can arrive, what each one includes, and how to choose based on your venue, your guests and how much hosting you want to do.
- GuideReceiving drop-off catering: a checklist for the host
What to prepare before a catering delivery arrives at your Taipei office or venue, what to check when it does, and how to serve and clear without stress.
- ServiceCatering in Taipei: menus, service levels and quotes
Catering in Taipei for 10 to 100+ guests: meal boxes, buffets, tea receptions and staffed events. Compare up to three menus and get the exact quote by email the same day.
Portions and budget
How much food to order and how to set a budget per person.
- GuideHow much food per person? A catering portion guide
Starting estimates for buffets, meal boxes, receptions and tea breaks: how many pieces, dishes and drinks to plan per guest, and what changes the numbers.
- ToolCatering portion calculator: how much food for your guests
A free catering portion calculator for Taipei events: enter guests, format and length to estimate dishes, pieces, desserts and drinks. A starting estimate, not a quote.
- GuideHow to set a catering budget per person in Taipei
A practical way to set a per-person catering budget: separate food from service, account for fixed costs, compare complete quotes and avoid paying for empty seats.
- ServiceCatering prices in Taipei: what drives the cost per person
How catering prices work in Taipei: what changes the cost per person, what a quote should include, and how the Classic, Signature and Prestige service levels compare.
Menus and dietary needs
Choosing dishes for a mixed crowd and handling vegetarian, religious and allergy needs.
- GuideHow to plan a corporate event menu in Taipei
Match the menu to the programme, the guests and the room: how to choose dishes for meetings, receptions, launches and company celebrations in Taipei.
- GuideDietary requirements for catering: vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten and allergies
How to ask guests about dietary needs, how to pass them to a caterer in Taipei, what a caterer can and cannot promise, and when to escalate.
- ToolDietary needs form for events (printable)
A free, printable dietary needs form for catered events: vegetarian types, foods avoided, exact allergy ingredients and severity, plus questions to copy into an RSVP form.
- ServiceVegetarian catering in Taipei and planning for dietary needs
Vegetarian catering in Taipei and how we handle dietary needs: vegetarian and vegan meal boxes, mixed buffets, and every allergy question checked with the kitchen.
尾牙, 春酒 and 開工
The company celebrations around Lunar New Year: timing, menus and checklists.
- GuidePlanning a 尾牙 or 春酒 in Taipei: timeline, menu and catering checklist
A week-by-week plan for a company year-end party or spring banquet: headcount, venue, menu, service level and the questions to settle before you book catering.
- Guide尾牙 menu ideas: auspicious dishes and a balanced buffet
Dishes with good-luck meanings for a company 尾牙, how to build a buffet that works for a crowd, and how to fit the food around speeches and the lucky draw.
- Guide春酒 and 開工 catering: the first gatherings after Lunar New Year
How 開工 on the first working day and the 春酒 spring banquet differ from a 尾牙, when they happen in 2027, and what food suits each.
- Tool尾牙 and 春酒 planning checklist (printable)
A free, printable checklist for planning a company 尾牙 or 春酒 in Taipei: budget, headcount, venue, catering, menu, dietary needs and the night itself.
Office lunches and tea
Meeting boxes, team lunches, hybrid teams and afternoon tea.
- GuideOffice lunch for hybrid teams: ordering when attendance changes
How to order a team lunch in Taipei when people split time between home and office: picking the day, counting heads, choosing boxes or trays and including remote colleagues.
- ToolOffice lunch order sheet (printable)
A free, printable office lunch order sheet for meeting boxes and team lunches in Taipei: who ordered what, dietary notes, delivery details and a tick column at pickup.
- GuidePlanning an afternoon tea or tea reception in Taipei
How to plan an afternoon tea, tea break or tea reception (茶會) for a team, clients or a seminar: timing, the savoury and sweet balance, drinks and the tea table.
- GuideA considered checklist for corporate catering in Taipei
The questions that make an office lunch, client reception, or team celebration in Taipei easier to plan: the occasion, the venue, dietary needs and the full service scope.
Venues and logistics
Conference venues, outdoor events, timelines and less waste.
- GuideConference catering in Nangang and Xinyi: a logistics checklist
What to check with a Taipei conference or exhibition venue before booking outside catering: food rules, loading, timing, power, waste and the people who need to know.
- GuideOutdoor and park picnic catering in Taipei: the basics
Planning food for an outdoor gathering, company picnic or park event in Taipei: permission, heat and rain, keeping food safe, and what to bring.
- ToolCatering timeline planner: what to do how many weeks before
A free catering timeline planner: enter your event date and get a dated, tickable plan from eight weeks before to the day itself. Printable, for events of any size in Taipei.
- ToolEvent catering checklist (printable)
A free, printable catering checklist for events in Taipei: the brief, venue questions, the menu, what the quote must list, the day before and the day itself.
- GuideLess waste at catered events: reusable serveware and right-sized orders
Practical ways to cut packaging and food waste at a catered event in Taipei: reusable serveware, shared trays, accurate headcounts and a plan for leftovers.
Planning a gathering
Ready to plan your event?
Set guests, date and service, compare up to three menus, and get the exact quote by email.