What is the difference between a restaurant booking and catering?
A restaurant gives you tables, a menu and staff in its own room. Catering brings the food, and when you choose it the setup and the service, to your office or rented venue. You supply the space; we handle the food, delivery, buffet setup and, if you pick staffed service, the people who serve and clear. We do not run traditional on-site banquet tables (辦桌).
Which one fits your company dinner?
| Question | Restaurant | Catering at your venue |
|---|---|---|
| Who provides the space? | The restaurant | You (office, rented hall or event space) |
| Menu control | Set menus or the restaurant's choices | Choose from 100+ dishes and compare up to three options |
| Programme | Fits around the restaurant's room | Speeches, awards and a lucky draw run on your schedule |
| Travel | Everyone goes to the restaurant | Food comes to your team |
| Cleanup | Handled by the restaurant | Reusable serveware collected; waste follows venue rules |
| Guest numbers | Depends on the room | 10 to 100+ guests |
When is a restaurant the better choice?
- You want seating, ambience and nothing to organise.
- The group is small and fits one table.
- There is no suitable space at the office or nearby.
- The event is a casual dinner with no programme.
When is catering the better choice?
- You want a speech, a presentation, awards or a lucky draw around the meal.
- You want everyone in one place without travel after work.
- The group is 20 to 100+ and a restaurant cannot hold it together.
- You need dietary labels, name-labelled boxes or a vegetarian main.
- You want to hold the party in your own office, which makes it feel like the company's own.
What should you ask the venue if you choose catering?
- Is outside catering allowed, and when can food be loaded in?
- Is there power near the food area for warmers?
- Where do the buffet table and the queue go?
- What are the waste and recycling rules?
- Who meets the delivery, and what is the building registration process?