Frequently Asked Questions

We’ll need to know the date, time, location, menu and estimated number of attendees as well as any special dietary restrictions, if applicable.

If you are interested in booking a staffed, catered event with us, we recommend 4-6 weeks notice as we book our summer weekends well in advance. If your event falls on a weekday, 2-3 weeks advance notice would be sufficient

No. You must contact us through our online inquiry form in order to book a staffed catering event. If you are interested in food delivery or pick up only, and need no on-site staff, please click here for our online catering menu

It’s difficult to give a price “range”, but we offer packages that start at just $19.95/p. We also offer “a la carte” options.

Our waitstaff and cooks are paid $40 per hour. Bartenders, Chefs and Managers $50/hour (as of January 2025- *prices subject to change). There is a 4 hour minimum for each staff member.

This will depend upon the menu, but generally we provide 2 servers and 2 cooks per 40 guests (and 1 bartender per 40, if applicable).

We have a minimum food order of $1200 to staff an event.

There is no guest count minimum, just a minimum food order of $1200. Please confirm your final guest count no fewer than 10 days prior to your event.

Final menu must be confirmed 14 days prior to your event.

Yes, our service staff, chefs and bartenders are professionally trained.

Yes we are a licensed catering company. Our commissary is inspected by the Monmouth County health department bi-annually. Our cooks are Serv-Safe certified.

Yes, our professional team has 2 styles of uniform; one is more casual for backyard BBQ’s and casual events and the more formal tuxedo style with black tie for more formal events.

No, we cannot supply you with any alcoholic beverages, but we provide licensed bartenders to serve your alcohol. We can also handle all the bar set ups, such as non-alcoholic mixers, fruits and ice.

We do not do tastings, however we have many 5 star online reviews for you to browse and you may certainly order from our main catering menu in advance of booking to taste any of our menu items.

We have many online reviews via Yelp and Google, but if you are interested in connecting with a customer who had a similar specialty menu that you had a question about we could certainly accommodate that request.

We rarely book more than 1 event per day so we can put all of our focus and energy into your event.

Once we learn the details of your event, we will calculate the amount of food needed. For example, if you are hosting a party that starts with hors d’ oeuvres and goes into a buffet, you would need less hors d’ oeuvres per person than if you are hosting a cocktail only event. Or maybe you will supply

a portion of the main menu along with Foodini’s items and will need less food portions from us.

Foodinis caters so many different cuisines so it’s hard to nail down a specific specialty. We like to think of our specialty as GOOD FOOD! That said, if you are looking to WOW your guests, our Paella Valencia presented in a 3 foot traditional iron Paella pan is sure to impress. We can provide a vegetarian or carnivore version as well as our tradition and sumptuous seafood version.

We certainly do, but make sure to order extra as most of the adults are going to want some too!

Please let us know of any allergies or other dietary concerns and we will do what we can to accommodate you. We have many menu items that will accommodate gluten free and vegetarian / vegan guests.

Foodinis does not have a liquor license and cannot provide alcoholic beverages. We can provide you with all the accompaniments such as mixers, fruits, toppings and the bar tables. We can also guide you on how much alcohol you would need for your event.

Any food that has been held safely throughout the event will get packaged for you to enjoy later or the next day. Food that has been sitting out on a buffet or table will be discarded after the event.

We work with several rental company partners to coordinate all of your rental needs from tableware, tents, bar needs and equipment.

The rental company will erect your tent. We can provide full set up of tables, chairs, linens, etc, or you can handle that yourself.

This will depend on the menu and location of the event. If your menu includes a cocktail hour, we prefer to utilize your kitchen (or the venue’s kitchen if available) to warm up the hors d ‘ Oeuvres, so they are nice and fresh. This also goes for your main course food. However, if your event is local to Foodini’s commissary in Neptune, NJ, in we can successfully heat the food and transport it to your event. For larger and more elaborate events, we would erect a kitchen tent off of your garage or in the yard to prepare your food for service. BBQ’s are almost always grilled on-site.

Absolutely! Please visit our “Main Catering Menus” section of the website for all of our menu items available for online ordering.

Absolutely! Please visit our “Main Catering Menus” section of the website for all of our menu items available for online ordering. You can even order the staff member online!

We will itemize your personalized proposal so you can see all of the charges clearly. In addition to the menu price, we include the following in each proposal: rental items (that we obtain on your behalf, if applicable,) labor charges, delivery, gratuity and sales tax. We do not charge a “service fee” as

most caterers do.

We generally arrive 1-3 hours prior to the event start time, depending on the menu and event details.

Yes, we can certainly provide your vendors a separate package or a la carte menu.

We add a 15% gratuity which gets dispersed evenly amongst all on-site staff.

No menu substitutions, deletions, reductions or changes may be made less than 5 days prior to the event. Additional items added onto the menu shall be accommodated at the discretion of Foodinis Catering.

50% deposit required to book. Final guest count and balance due 14 days prior to the event date. Please see our cancellation policies below.

Stuff happens—we totally get it. The more heads up you can give us, the more we can help. Notify our team here and we will do our best to accommodate your change of schedule.

In the event of cancellation of a confirmed catering event, the following refunds will be made:

• 10+ days notice, 100% refunded

• 9-5 days notice, 75% refunded

• 4-2 days notice, 25% refunded

• Less than 48 hrs, no refund

Refunds on cancellations due to extenuating circumstances will be considered on an individual basis and are made at Foodini LLC’s sole discretion.