I'm organizing a social event for this Thursday (3rd November), and the person I'm working for just told me he would like some sort of boxed meal for the guests, most of whom will be vegetarian. I've never worked with a catering company before, so I don't really know if this is enough notice or anything like that. I guess my question is, do any of you have a recommendation of a particular company to go with, and is three days notice enough to prepare meals for 20-30 people?

10/30/2005 2:29:17 PM

numandi

10/30/2005 2:31:25 PM

You could just order a bunch of veggie pizzas.

10/30/2005 3:08:17 PM

neomonde, la shish, sitar india palace to name a few

10/30/2005 3:17:20 PM

Royal India off Capital

Bombay Grille off RTP

10/30/2005 4:09:20 PM

You don't really need a "caterer" for boxed meals. Those can be purchased from many restaurants and delis.

Bear Rock Cafe does vegetarian sandwich boxed lunches that are pretty good.

Neomonde is a great choice - their trays are excellent.

48 hours notice should be plenty for either place...three days notice would be very considerate. Just find out if vegetarian is sufficient or if they need to be vegan.

Another place I have not had boxed lunches from but imagine they would do them is Cafe Carolina and Bakery.

10/30/2005 4:12:05 PM

cafe carolina does very yummy boxed lunches. their vegetarian options are next to nothing: the portabella pannini, which isn't available in either a catering order or a boxed lunch.
their garden veggie wrap is available for both.
they have some new items on the menu, but these also aren't available for boxed lunches or catering orders.

10/30/2005 4:16:11 PM

Thought of another one: Qdoba or Moe's.

10/30/2005 4:18:15 PM

Durrr

Just get global village to box their roasted tomato sandwich

10/30/2005 4:18:50 PM

Catering by Design in Cary

I used to work there

Greg is the man and will do you right

You will be quite pleased

10/30/2005 4:24:13 PM

bear rock cafe is pretty much a no go for vegetarians. their veggie sandwich is terrible.

10/30/2005 4:32:25 PM

i had the sasquatch the other day, i thought it was pretty good

10/30/2005 4:37:46 PM

Sasquatch is a mammal. Vegetarians don't eat mammals.

10/30/2005 4:43:38 PM

Jason's Deli at Brier Creek has a lot of vegetarian options and they cater.

10/31/2005 11:39:17 AM

THe Park Diner in Durham caters and can do vegetarian spreads. My friend Bryan does the cooking and can pretty much do anything you want. 405-2270

10/31/2005 12:02:39 PM

SALAD EATERS!!!!

10/31/2005 12:15:34 PM

^^^Jason's Deli kicks ass - their Tomato Basil soup is the best ever.

10/31/2005 3:00:04 PM

Neomonde, Jason's Deli, Moe's and Quizno's are personal favorites.

10/31/2005 3:10:15 PM

^^Their EVERYTHING is the best ever! AND they have Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Cherry Coke (or Pepsi?) as fountain drinks.

10/31/2005 4:26:15 PM

i'm not a vegetarian because i love animals. i'm a vegetarian because i HATE plants.

10/31/2005 4:28:56 PM