Catering Your Party or Gathering on Cape Cod

Hosting any kind of party or event is stressful, especially when you're doing the cooking yourself. After all, not only do you have to clean for your guests and rearrange your dining room to accommodate everyone, you're also responsible for putting the menu together and doing the shopping.

Of course, there are ways around this extra hassle, thanks to the catering companies on Cape Cod. These providers will either prepare your meal in your home or show up with it already cooked, meaning you can sit back and focus on entertaining your guests.

Here are some of the Cape's best caterers, along with what their menus can include during your next dinner party, corporate event, or family gathering.

The Casual Gourmet

Although The Casual Gourmet is known as a wedding caterer, they also make Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, in addition to catering socials and galas. You can even get them to drop a casual catered dinner off at your home for any occasion, so if you're having friends over and don't have time to cook, this is an option.

The Casual Gourmet uses local ingredients whenever possible, and has a variety of menu items available, depending on what you want to serve at your dinner or event.

Marshland Restaurants & Bakeries

Marshland is, first and foremost, a restaurant with two locations in Sandwich and a third in Plymouth. They have a catering menu, however, that includes a breakfast buffet, seasonal soups, hot entrees, family-style dinners, hor d 'oeuvres, sides, sandwich platters, and desserts.

Most of the meals offered by Marshland serve between eight and 12 people, making it easy to adjust your order based on how many guests you'll be entertaining at your next function.

Chapin's Catering

At Chapin's Catering, you'll have access to an executive chef who'll help you design a menu based on your preferences and the number of guests you'll have at your dinner. Chapin's creates customized menus for their events, although some common items include a raw bar, beef wellington, NY roasts, grilled swordfish, and fresh fruit. Lobster and clambakes are also available, should you want a real Cape Cod experience during your celebration.

As a bonus, Chapin's Catering will assist you in planning the entire event, so if you require a venue, need a tent, want to organize some entertainment, or are looking to decorate your home for the occasion, they can help.

Eat Your Heart Out Caterers

Eat Your Heart Out Caterers is another full-service catering company that will help you plan your event from start to finish. They have pre-existing relationships with a variety of local vendors and can put you in touch with the right people to make your vision a reality. They'll even set-up a tasting with you as they develop your menu, so you can sample what you'll be serving at your party.

As for the food, Eat Your Heart Out Caterers offers pretty much anything you could ever want, including seafood, beef, pork, and chicken dishes. If you're having a holiday party, there's a special menu for your gathering, and they do buffet-style station dinners that feature some of the chef's specialties, as well.

Far Land Provisions

It's a bakery and deli first, but Far Land Provisions has catering options to meet your needs. The great thing about Far Land Provisions is that they're flexible with how you receive your meals, as they can offer you the full, on-site catering experience, drop the food off, or have your pick it up on your way home from work.

There's a little bit of everything on their catering menus, too, including appetizers, luncheon-style meals, brunches, and full dinners. They also have cookout and clambake menus, so if you're hosting an outdoor summer party and want the food to match the occasion, you're in luck.

Clambakes, Etc.

A few places will cater a clambake for you, but none of them do it like Clambakes, Etc. You see, Clambakes, Etc. does things the traditional way, which means they'll create a pit, start a fire, and bake your clams, lobster, chicken, or beef right there for you. If building a fire isn't possible, they also do a pot-style clambake where you get the same food, just without the pit.

Other benefits available through Clambakes, Etc., which is a division of Osterville Fish, include a raw bar, party rentals, a full-service bar, set-up, and clean-up. Cocktail parties without the clambake are possible, as well, as they know that clambakes might not be perfect for every occasion.

Pineapple Caper Cafe

Getting your catering through the Pineapple Caper Cafe is a little different because it's a food truck. It makes sense from a catering point of view, however, because they have a mobile kitchen that they'll bring to your venue to prepare the food for your party.

The people at the Pineapple Caper Cafe will help you prepare the perfect menu for your event, or you can just use the food truck menu for your gathering. It's up to you, as they cater everything from casual family dinners to weddings and other formal occasions. You can even get them to drop the food off if you're looking for a quick meal without the fuss of a full-on catered dinner.

Catering Your Next Party on Cape Cod

No matter what type of event you're hosting, you'll have some options for your next dinner, social, or other gathering on the Cape because these caterers have you covered. Make sure you give your preferred vendor plenty of notice, especially in the summer, as they tend to get quite busy when the population swells.

Living on Cape Cod means having access to outstanding dining options in every town, and now you can enjoy some of those wonderful meals in the comfort of your own home through these catering services.