Catering Services

Chefs for Hire offers comprehensive catering services across Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. From intimate dinners to large scale events, our team delivers chef crafted cuisine, flexible menus, and seamless service to make every occasion unforgettable.

Chefs For Hire

Cleveland’s Catering Experts

Professional Catering for Every Event

At Chefs for Hire, catering isn’t just about food, it’s about creating an experience your guests will remember. As one of the most trusted catering companies in Cleveland, we offer a wide range of catering services designed to fit the size, style, and vision of your event. Whether you’re hosting a wedding, corporate function, school program, church gathering, or fundraising event, our team provides flexible menus, professional staff, and seamless execution.

Our catering services are tailored to meet every need. Choose drop off catering for simple, convenient service, or upgrade to our enhanced drop off catering with stainless steel chafing dishes and premium service ware. For larger events, our full service catering includes setup, rentals, staffing, beverage service, and full breakdown/cleanup, with custom menus to fit your tastes. For private dining, our personal chef services bring a bespoke culinary experience to your home or special celebration. We also provide specialized catering for corporate events, educational institutions, hospitals, sporting events, concerts, senior centers, and bereavement services, ensuring that whatever the occasion, Chefs for Hire has you covered.

What makes our catering different is our flexibility and attention to detail. From two to two thousand guests, we can handle every aspect of your event with creativity and care. Our offerings range from eye catching breakfast displays and exquisite boxed lunches to passed hors d’oeuvres, hearty buffets, and elegant plated meals. With community focused programs like fundraising catering and our Church Partner Program, Chefs for Hire is more than a catering service, we’re a partner invested in helping Cleveland and Northeast Ohio celebrate, support, and thrive.

Your Event, Our Culinary Expertise

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Ready to Plan Your Event?

Bring your event vision to life with custom catering designed just for you. Our team is ready to craft a menu and plan that fits your taste, budget, and style.

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Memories Made with Chefs for Hire

From Menu to Memories

Our Process

At Chefs for Hire, we believe planning your event should be as enjoyable as the celebration itself. As a trusted Cleveland catering company, we’ve simplified our process to make it easy, transparent, and tailored to your needs. From the moment you choose us, our team guides you every step of the way.

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    Choose from full service catering, drop off catering, event venue catering, personal chef services, or any catering solution tailored to the size and style of your event.

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    Browse our wide selection of customizable menu options, from elegant plated dinners to creative boxed lunches and hearty buffets.

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    Get a personalized quote designed around your guest count, budget, and event goals, with transparent pricing and flexible options.

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Elegant Spaces, Expert Catering

Event Venues

Hildebrandt Building

A historic Cleveland venue in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood, blending vintage architecture with modern service for gatherings of up to 200 guests.

The Woodland

A modern, full service event venue in Strongsville, nestled within 17 scenic wooded acres of charm and elegance and accommodating up to 350 guests.

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General FAQs

Weekend orders must be placed by Friday at 12 pm. While next-day orders cannot be guaranteed, we do our best to accommodate requests placed by noon.

We require the final guest count one week before the event to ensure accurate planning, staffing, and food preparation.

Deposits vary based on event size: 10% for orders under $1,500, 25% for orders over $1,500, and 30% for orders over $10,000. Orders booked within 7 days require full payment.

We accept cash, check, money order, and major credit cards (3% surcharge applies). Final payment is due on the day of your event.

Deposit refunds depend on notice: 60% refunded with 45+ days’ notice, 30% with 10–44 days’ notice, and no refund with less than 10 days’ notice.

Yes. Our team includes buffet attendants, servers, bartenders, chef assistants, and on-site chefs. Staff rates vary by role and event type.

Yes. We offer coffee, tea, juice, water, and soft drink service. While we don’t hold a liquor license, our staff can pour and serve beverages you provide.

We typically prepare 5–10% overage. Leftovers can be packaged for guests if requested. For safety, we discard any food items that may risk foodborne illness.