Whether you’re planning a wedding, corporate event, pig roast, silent auction, or other event involving catering services, there are plenty of ways to make your menu stand out. Here are some creative ideas to inspire you to think outside of standard catered fare for a menu that keeps attendees talking for weeks.

Creative Menu Ideas to Discuss With Your Catering Service

1. Toasting Station

Set up a toaster next to stacks of bread and topping options to create a toasting station. Guests choose their bread—such as white, wheat, nine-grain, potato, and sourdough—which they toast as desired. Then, they can heap on toppings like avocado, vegan or animal butter, and assorted jellies. Offer bruschetta-style toppings as well, including diced tomato, pesto, and mozzarella.

2. Comfort & Pub Food

Create a food station that’s all about everyone’s favorite dishes. Provide selections like mini grilled cheese sandwiches, soft pretzels, curly and steak-cut fries, potato skins, baskets of shrimp, fried chicken, and breaded cheese sticks. Offset these foods with healthy fare, such as grilled and raw veggie options, so guests can make diet-conscious choices.

3. Appetizers

Use the “I can make a meal out of appetizers” mentality at your next event. Talk to your catering service about hors d'oeuvres and small plates—mini quiches, pot stickers, egg rolls, mac ‘n cheese croquettes, nachos, buffalo wings, and stuffed mushroom caps, for example—among other selections that leave guests satiated.

4. Slider Bar

Add a slider bar to your event menu with choices for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Provide classic burgers as well as veggie options, smoked pork, and southern barbecue sliders. Offer sides, including proportionate amounts of shoestring or other small fries as a fun twist.

Create a mouth-watering menu with assistance from Lother’s Catering, the business that’s provided Greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky with outstanding catering services for over 40 years. Whether you want a buffet dinner, a la carte menu, breakfast spread, fajita and taco station, or another specialized food bar, rely on these talented caterers to provide delicious results. Call the catering service today at (859) 689-4030 to get started, or review the menu online.