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12th Street Catering offers full-service wedding catering services with highly seasoned staff, locally sourced ingredients, and stunning displays to make your wedding day look great, and taste great too. Our full-service event planning team works with you to craft a personalized wedding menu to fit your vision – customize your menu from start to finish, or choose from our extensive list of menu options, accompanied by complementary décor to match your aesthetic. 12th Street Catering has an in-house bakery for decadent dessert options, and our beverage team offers perfectly curated and customizable specialty cocktails.

At 12th Street Catering, we take great pride in being a green catering company, while also caring deeply about crafting seasonal and inspired dishes for your guests to enjoy. We are deeply rooted in providing and incorporating fresh, seasonal and local ingredients into all of our dishes year-round, adding a flair of sustainability to your wedding day.

We provide offsite catering services across the Philadelphia area, from backyards to museums to ballrooms, and are also the preferred vendor at several stunning locations. Our event planners will work with you to provide rentals for all wedding day needs, and can offer referrals for a hand-selected list of wedding vendors for everything else. With more than 35 years of relevant industry experience, we bring a broad approach to wedding planning, along with a passion for great food. We look forward to showing you what we have to offer!

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

$150

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$110

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$140

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeuvres?

$40

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up
Cake
Cake Cutting
Dessert
Cocktail Reception
Server(s)
Tastings
Chairs
Tables
China
Linens
Flatware
Glassware
Chocolate Fountain

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
Asian
Caribbean
French
Indian
Italian
Latin American
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Lactose Free
Kosher
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

Barware
China
Chocolate Fountain
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

Reviews of 12th Street Catering

Daniel
Daniel Sent on 09/14/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend

From our tasting session, through the months of planning and finally on our wedding day, Peter Ebenau and the staff at 12th Street Catering proved themselves to be exceptional.

They were accommodating to our wedding's unique requirements, including a Chinese tea ceremony, and bilingual food descriptions.

Peter and team were highly responsive and adaptive as our guest count was coming together, and we were changing our minds often on details. What was especially helpful, is that they offered good opinions when we encountered decision fatigue.

On our wedding day, we could count on their professionalism to handle all the small details, while we were busy taking photos, entertaining guests, and otherwise enjoying being in the moment. They were a pillar we could lean on during all the hectic moments.

And of course, the food was excellent – hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, entrees, desserts, cake!

Would highly recommend.
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Emily Sent on 01/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding food ever!

12th Street Catering was hands down one of the best vendors I worked with in my entire wedding planning process.
Initially, I was going to book a different caterer, but that catering company was very challenging to get in touch with and had me waiting 2 weeks past their promised date, just for a quote. With those challenges, I decided to put in an inquiry with 12th Street, and I got a call from the lovely Peter a mere 2 hours later. Within a few days, I had a detailed estimate. We booked them then and there!
We worked with Peter to finalize the details of our catering set-up and menu, and I can't sing his praises enough. We changed our mind a few times, and Peter was so incredible at being flexible, patiently explaining the different options, and was always so kind and lovely to work with. Planning a wedding can be really stressful, but I was never stressed when working with Peter (and 12th Street in general), because they make it a point to provide excellent customer service.
I know they must be really busy, but Peter always got back to me so quickly, and made me and my partner feel like a priority. Plus, the food is absolutely delicious! Numerous people specifically commented on how amazing the food was during and after the wedding, and multiple people said it was "the best food I've ever had at a wedding." They have so many delectable options, it's easy to make your vision into a reality.
I'd whole heartedly recommend 12th Street Catering for anyone planning a wedding, or an event in general!
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Roisin Sent on 09/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Loved by all

Everyone raved about the food especially the ribs! So tasty and so professional!
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Amrita Sent on 11/23/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Unbelievably elegant, incredibly thorough

Incredibly wonderful experience. The food quality was excellent and the selection was extremely vast. We absolutely loved our tasting beforehand to round out our menu, and Harry was incredibly gracious in being accessible (even doing our walk through with our event planner!). The day of, all the staff were so generous and kind, and raved about the offering. No notes!
Laura
Laura Sent on 08/30/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beyond incredible

I can’t say enough great things about Harry and the team at 12th St. From the moment we booked them, Harry made himself available to help us via phone, email and even meetings at the venue. He is insanely organized and really helped move the whole planning process forward, beyond just the catering segment! My mother, who felt the brunt of the stress, completely trusted him and would frequently tell me to “ask Harry about that” because that’s just who he is—the guy with the answers. Midway through planning, our contact at the venue left—Harry totally stepped into that role, making him not just the catering lead but also, effectively, the venue lead too. Despite this, nothing slipped through the cracks. On the day of, Harry continually checked in on my husband and I to make sure we were happy and had everything we needed. His positive energy really made us feel calm and present. His team adapted extremely well to a minor timeline issue (which was our family's fault, not theirs!) during the reception. And, of course, the food itself was phenomenal! We appreciated how many vegan options were available to choose from. Several guests specifically mentioned how delicious their meal was, including a cousin who is a restaurant owner. I cannot recommend 12th St. enough. I wish Google had a special 6th star I could give out.
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Ron P. Sent on 08/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing, mouthwatering dishes and drinks!

12th Street Catering were the perfect caterers for our special day! We worked with them for our Sangeet at Vue on 50 and it was perfect. The dishes (Indian and American mixed) were cooked to perfection! We were especially impressed with how well the prepared all the Indian dishes, in a way full of flavor but with not too much spice! The staff and bartenders were excellent, making the perfect cocktails all night. They even helped us come up with a wonderful custom cocktail. Victoria was a breeze to work with - so responsive and on top of it. We can't recommend them highly enough!
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Kaitlin Sent on 07/31/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Great Wedding at PAFA

Harry Pierson and 12th St. Catering really made our wedding special! The food was amazing but 12th St. did so much more than just feed us. Harry helped us organize our schedule and even ceremony, and went through details with us that we may not have even considered. 12th St. was happy to make any changes / substitutions to their selections that we requested, and they worked with us to customize the bar so we had exactly what we wanted to serve our guests. Harry was so accommodating with all of our questions and concerns, we would absolutely recommend him and 12th St. in the future!
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Kate Sent on 07/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional! Outstanding! Incomparable!

My husband and I used 12th Street catering for our wedding day at PAFA and we couldn’t be happier that we did. We are beyond thankful to Harry, 12th Street’s wonderful coordinator, who was absolutely amazing to work with. Our original event date changed several times because of COVID and Harry didn’t miss a beat. Harry kept everything organized through the chaos of rescheduling and was so wonderful throughout everything. The entire 12th Street team did an exceptional job the night of our wedding. We are still hearing from our friends and family how amazing the food was and how attentive the staff was. The food was so fresh and every meal looked like it was prepared with care. 12th Street is the whole package- amazing food and amazing people.
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Tim S. Sent on 06/04/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Great Team

We picked 12th Street to cater our wedding at PAFA, and it was a great experience. Harry is a true professional, and he expertly guided us through the process. The food was phenomenal, and the staff were all extremely kind. We would definitely recommend working with them!
Lise
Lise Sent on 04/25/2022
5 out of 5 rating

12th St. Catering

Harry Pierson & his team went above and beyond from the fun bartenders to the attentive wait staff at the table to the crew in the kitchen, it was seamless and delicious!! Harry is a gem of a person, he attended the rehearsal at the venue, his attention to detail and commitment to the event showed from start to finish. We were told that the food was amazing (it was) , the best they've had a wedding. We loved working with them and will extoll their virtues to anyone considering 12th St. Catering.
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12th Street Catering frequently asked questions

At 12th Street Catering, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake
  • Cake Cutting
  • Dessert
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Server(s)
  • Tastings
  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • China
  • Linens
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Chocolate Fountain
12th Street Catering offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
12th Street Catering offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
  • Tastings
At 12th Street Catering, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • African
  • American
  • Asian
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • Indian
  • Italian
  • Latin American
  • Local
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Southern
  • Spanish
At 12th Street Catering, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Lactose Free
  • Kosher
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
To cater to all tastes, 12th Street Catering offers the following food and beverage items:
  • Barware
  • China
  • Chocolate Fountain
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
12th Street Catering is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in average response time, 4.9 in flexibility, 4.9 in professionalism and 4.9 in value.
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