Birthday Catering
Intimate dinners through milestone celebrations. Custom menus, cake and service sized to the guest list.
Birthday catering in Dubai
Event Catering Dubai
Event Catering Dubai for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events
Event catering in Dubai for a birthday dinner, a wedding reception or a company event. Choose delivered food, a buffet from AED 120 per person, live stations, canapés or chef-led plated dining—with menus, chefs, staffing, setup and cleanup scoped to the night you are hosting.
Event buffets from AED 120 per person.
Share your date, venue and guest count. We typically reply within 15 minutes during business hours.
Booking Protection
Vetted Chefs, Scored Every Visit
Halal-First Kitchen Standards
Typical 15-Min Reply (business hours)
Also in this silo
This page is the hub for the occasion — not a standing household chef and not the catering format catalogue. Private event catering for a named night opens on the pages below. Broader food-only through full-service catering sits on Luxury catering in Dubai. Intimate chef-led dinners belong on private chef services in Dubai. A tasting or a desert dinner belongs on private dining. Christmas, Diwali, Ramadan and National Day sit on festive catering Dubai.
WHAT ARE YOU HOSTING?
Six event types. The specialist page owns the rest.
Wedding, birthday, corporate, villa, yacht and cocktail searches belong on those pages. This hub sends you there with the right brief.
Wedding Catering
Receptions, rehearsal dinners and next-day brunches. The wedding page owns the tasting, timing and guest-list brief.
Wedding catering in Dubai
Villa Party Catering
Food, setup and service planned around kitchen access, gates and outdoor space. Open the villa page for the operating detail.
Villa party catering in Dubai
Corporate Events
Launches, client entertaining and team celebrations. One-off company events belong on the corporate-event page, not this hub.
Corporate event catering in Dubai
Yacht Event Catering
Canapés, BBQ or plated service planned around loading, storage and galley limits.
Yacht event catering in Dubai
Cocktail Receptions
Passed canapés, standing food and bar service for networking and arrivals.
Cocktail reception catering in Dubai- Engagement party cateringEngagement party catering in Dubai
- Private party cateringPrivate party catering in Dubai
- Baby shower cateringBaby shower catering in Dubai
- Festive cateringFestive catering in Dubai
- Desert diningDesert dining in Dubai
- Afternoon teaAfternoon tea catering in Dubai
- Diwali cateringDiwali catering in Dubai
FORMATS AND PRICES
Event catering prices in Dubai
These are the published bands. The format decides most of the figure: the same guests cost different amounts dropped off, as a buffet, or plated.
If you want a set menu band rather than a fully scoped brief, event catering packages start on the packages page. Comparing event caterers in Dubai is only useful when each quote itemises food, staff, setup, cleanup and 5% VAT.
| Format | What it is | Staff | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop-off food and working lunches | Food delivered ready to serve | None | From AED 90 per person |
| Standard event buffet | Presentation plus a maintained spread | 1–2 | From AED 120 per person |
| Premium buffet, BBQ, live stations or canapés | Cooking or passed food in front of guests | 2–4 | From AED 150 per person |
| Chef-led plated dining | Courses cooked and served at the table | 3 and above | AED 700–950 per person |
- Drop-off: 10 guests minimum and AED 900 minimum order.
- A standard event buffet starts from 20 guests.
- All figures are before 5% VAT, which is shown as its own line.
- Not every event meets the starting points. Guest count, menu, staffing, venue access, timing and equipment move the total.
PRIVATE CHEF OR EVENT CATERING
Not sure which service fits?
Private chef: best for intimate, chef-led dining in your home, villa or yacht.
Event catering: best for events of 10+ guests, buffet or plated formats, staffing and larger-scale service.
If the question is food-only through full event support, that sits on catering — not this occasion hub.
If the night is a tasting, a desert dinner or a two-cover moment, that is private dining.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Menu, chefs, staff, equipment, bar, setup and cleanup
Menu
Bespoke menu design around guest count, cuisine, dietary needs and how the room should move.
Chefs
Licensed culinary partners matched to the event. No chef is guaranteed by name.
Staff
Waiters, bartenders and runners sized to the format — added when the event needs them.
Equipment
Cooking equipment, holding, tableware and glassware as required by the brief.
Bar
Optional bar team and drinks service. Alcohol at a private residence is sourced by the host.
Setup and cleanup
Arrival, setup, service and clear-down are part of a staffed booking.
HOW IT STARTS
Four steps. You stay in the review.
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Share the date, venue, guest count and what you are hosting.
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We send an itemised proposal: menu direction, format, staffing and the figures that move with them.
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You review it. Swap dishes, drop a layer, or add a station before anything is confirmed.
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On the day the team runs setup, service and clear-down. You stay with your guests.
HOW THIS LOOKS IN PRACTICE
Event formats we have run
Client names stay private. Location, guest range, format and outcome are from events already described on our case studies page.
Villa wedding reception, Emirates Hills
80 guests · Private villa, Emirates Hills
Arabic-Mediterranean fusion; roaming canapés, live grill and family-style sharing plates.
Guests kept moving through canapés and sharing plates; the dance floor stayed full.
Wedding catering in DubaiYacht birthday celebration, Dubai Marina
25 guests · Yacht, Dubai Marina
Sunset canapés, BBQ and signature mocktails, planned around loading and storage.
Passed bites, grills and alcohol-free craft drinks served as the yacht cruised the marina.
Yacht event catering in DubaiCorporate gala dinner, Downtown Dubai
200 guests · Ballroom, Downtown Dubai
Four-course plated menu with sommelier service and full front-of-house staffing.
Seated dinner held timing, dietary coverage and service across a large room.
Corporate event catering in DubaiProduct launch, DIFC
60 guests · Venue, DIFC
Branded canapés and a live chef station, timed to the reveal.
Service timed to the product reveal, with interactive cooking in the room.
Corporate event catering in DubaiFamily Eid gathering, Arabian Ranches
40 guests · Villa, Arabian Ranches
Buffet with Arabic grills, salads and desserts.
Live Arabic grill, fresh breads and a dessert table carried the gathering from lunch into the evening.
Private party catering in DubaiWHY MYCHEF
Standards you can open, not slogans
How culinary partners are selected
Identity, right-to-work, skill and references are checked before anyone cooks for a client. No chef is guaranteed by name; we match the event.
How myCHEF quality standards workWhat halal-first means here
Halal ingredients are sourced by default for myCHEF event menus in Dubai. Specific certification needs belong in the brief.
Halal cateringFood safety and who cooks
Culinary preparation is performed by independent, licensed culinary partners working to Dubai Municipality food-safety standards. myCHEF designs and coordinates the event catering. The client engages those professionals.
How booking worksWritten proposals
Guest count, menu, staffing, format, venue access, timing and equipment are itemised. Minimums and 5% VAT are shown before you book.
Event catering prices in DubaiBEFORE YOU BOOK
What should I know before I book?
Drop-off, platters and working-lunch formats start from 10 guests, with a minimum order of AED 900. A standard event buffet starts from 20 guests. Small event catering in Dubai for under around 10 guests is usually a private chef cooking in your kitchen, not a scaled-down buffet.
Drop-off food starts from AED 90 per person. A standard event buffet starts from AED 120 per person. Premium buffet, BBQ, live stations and canapés start from AED 150. Chef-led plated dining is typically AED 700–950 per person. Guest count, menu, staffing, venue and 5% VAT move the total. Every proposal is itemised. See event catering packages, the catering prices guide or the event catering price guide 2026.
Drop-off: food and packaging, no service team on site. From AED 90 per person, 10 guests, AED 900 minimum order. A buffet from AED 120 adds presentation and a small team to set out and keep the spread stocked.
We coordinate catering at villas, apartments, yachts, offices, event spaces and outdoor sites across Dubai. Outdoor event catering in Dubai is planned around heat, access, power and whether the kitchen is indoors or on the water. Those constraints belong in the brief so the proposal is honest.
Yes, as a layer. Chefs, waiters, bartenders and runners are sized to guest count and service style. If the venue already provides staff, we work around that.
Halal ingredients are sourced by default for myCHEF event menus in Dubai. Mixed guest lists and specific certification requirements should be told to us when we build the menu. More on halal catering.
Culinary preparation is performed by independent, licensed culinary partners who work to Dubai Municipality food-safety standards. myCHEF designs and coordinates the event catering. The client engages those professionals.
For events under 50 guests, a week ahead is typical. Larger events: 2–4 weeks. Peak season (November–March) and holidays book faster. Short notice is often possible — message the date. We typically reply within 15 minutes during business hours.
Where We Serve
Event catering across Dubai
Available across Dubai including Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai . See areas we serve.
TELL US WHAT YOU ARE PLANNING
Date, venue and guest count is enough to start
Event buffets start from AED 120 per person. You do not need to build the event before contacting us. We typically reply within 15 minutes during business hours.