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Catering by LT

Arlington, VA

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Tori Sent on 07/20/2024

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Can't recommend LT enough!

We had the best wedding food thanks to Lebanese Taverna! All of our guests were raving about the buffet. Ramzi at LT was amazing to work with -- very flexible and knowledgable, and really helped our vision for the buffet come together.
Emily Sent on 07/12/2023

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The perfect caterer for any event!

We have worked with Lebanese Taverna on numerous events and love having them here at Fathom Gallery! Charles is always a pleasure to work with and their staff is very professional and attentive. For anyone that wants super fresh and flavorful food for their event Lebanese Taverna is the perfect choice for catering! We have loved working with over the years for weddings, cocktail parties, and corporate events!
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Excellent engagement party!

Catering by Lebanese Taverna did a fantastic job for an engagement party at my home. I love dining out at Lebanese Taverna, and when it came time to plan an engagement party for my niece and her fiancé, I thought it would be great to have that same delicious Mediterranean food and those popular Lebanese dishes for our party. Amanda of Catering by LT was responsive and helpful in advising me on everything. The menu has something for everyone and we particularly loved the beef kabobs, salmon harra, stuffed eggplant, and lentils and rice pilaf with caramelized onions, as well as their classic hommus and baba ghanoush. Their baklava is the best! There were many compliments on the food and just as many compliments on how professional, efficient, and nice the serving staff was. Catering by LT went above and beyond in providing a delightful evening and enabling us to have a fun and relaxing celebration for our families and friends.

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Nina Sent on 02/11/2022

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Amazing experience with Catering by LT!!

The Catering by LT team went above and beyond in making our wedding so special! Patricia was so helpful and responsive to us throughout the planning process. LT provided a whole team to help with service and bartending, and of the course, they served delicious food and dessert!! We are Middle Eastern, and it was so important to us to have authentic Lebanese food. My husband and I are so thankful to this team for taking care of everything so that we did not have to worry about a thing on our special day. We highly recommend Catering by LT for your upcoming events, you will not be disappointed!!
Meredith Sent on 08/29/2019

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Just the best

I cannot say enough nice things about Charles and the Catering by LT staff. I meet with several caterers before I found Charles and Catering by LT and as soon as we spoke I knew we had to go with them. Charles goes above an beyond any other catering service. He worked with me on all the details, met with the venue on numerous occasions and made sure everything was perfect. All our guests raved about the food (especially the hummus). You cannot go wrong with Catering by LT!
Meg Sent on 02/15/2019

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They think of everything so you don't have to!

We chose LT to cater our welcome party the night before our wedding and they were absolutely amazing. Charles, the director of catering, doesn't just make sure you have good food, he makes sure you have a good event (from timing, to linens, etc).
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So much amazing food

Because I was planning my wedding from abroad, I picked them without tasting the food. My gamble paid off. There was about 2-3 more food than we could eat at the wedding (so the extended family ate well for days afterwards). We had their dips and appetizers and it was incredible. I would eat this food every day, but the display was so nice that it looked extremly elegant. They delivered on time and set it up really nicely. Highly recommend.
Naomi Sent on 06/30/2017

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We had our rehearsal dinner at the Pentagon Row Lebanese Taverna and it was a real delight. The food was delicious and there was something for everyone in our large and diverse group (including children, older people, international visitors and picky eaters).

Everyone loved the food and there were lots of compliments from our out-of-town guests who hadn't eaten there before (and from one of our wedding party who had her own rehearsal dinner there ten years earlier!). Very reasonably priced for what you get and we couldn't believe how much food there was! Fortunately we had some teenage boy guests there to take home the leftovers. Although we were in the main restaurant space we felt like we had a sense of privacy and didn't feel at all rushed or hurried, it was very relaxed.

Alex from the Group & Private Dining team was extremely helpful in tailoring our menu and sorting out all the details (at quite late notice - we had left this to the last minute to organize) and all the staff on the night were great. Overall it was a lovely experience and we were so happy with our choice. Will definitely be returning!
Marc Sent on 07/26/2016

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Catering by LT was delicious and I highly recommend them. They are very reasonable priced, worked smoothly with both Select Rentals and our wedding planner and the food was delicious. Shawna was great to work with and was very accommodating to a few guests with very unique food requirements. They were wonderful. Everyone kept telling us they appreciate good interesting food instead of boring dry chicken!
Stephanie Sent on 07/14/2016

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I'm a wedding planner, and Catering by LT catered one of my recent weddings. They were wonderful! Working with Shawna was easy from start to finish, she was beyond helpful, and the food! Wow. So delicious. The guests loved it too! I can't wait to have another wedding with Shawna and the Catering by LT team.
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Ours was not a wedding -- but we were exceptionally pleased with the job that Catering by LT did for a birthday party at our home for 50 people.

First, the food was amazing – everyone loved it! There was something all of our guests could enjoy, including vegetarians and vegans, picky eaters who don’t like anything spicy or unusual, and people with allergies to nuts, eggs and gluten.

Second, staff members Oscar and Silvia were incredibly professional, efficient, warm and welcoming. They arrived right on time, set everything up beautifully, made sure everyone got what they wanted to eat and drink, cleared away plates and cups, refilled serving platters, and left the place spotless at the end. They were just the right combination of being available and being unobtrusive. And just lovely people to deal with.

Finally, Krystyn in the sales office made everything quick and easy. She offered great suggestions, responded to all our requests in a timely manner, and ensured that all the details were taken care of.

We loved using Catering by LT and would definitely hire them again!
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Lebanese Taverna catered our wedding in September and we can’t say enough about how great the experience was from start to finish. The restaurant was already a family favorite, and after a tasting (which they set up on a holiday weekend when we were in town) we were convinced they were the right choice for us. The team there, particularly Toni, who was our point of contact, were incredibly responsive, diligent, thoughtful and patient throughout the planning process. We took advantage of their full-service options, and they helped us think through everything from where to set up a bar to how many portions of various dishes to get for our buffet-style meal. Our (many!) questions were answered quickly and thoughtfully, both by email and through phone calls that they were happy to set up throughout the planning process. We were able to have an in-person consultation which was extremely helpful.

For delivery, set-up and pick up their team was on time to the minute, and were a pleasure to work with. The table settings and other setup was precisely what we’d envisioned and discussed.

And the food itself was fabulous. We were told my more than one guest that it was the best food they’d ever had at a wedding, and we agree! It was beautifully displayed and absolutely delicious.

We felt very lucky to work with LT and recommend them very enthusiastically!
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UNBELIEVABLE! Shawna and her team were beyond amazing. They went out of their way to make sure that we got the food we wanted (especially their artichoke appetizer) and the food was phenomenal. People ate so much food from LT that they barely ate our late night snack! From the day we met with Shawna, we knew she was "the one"! Cannot recommend enough!
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As mother of the bride, I appreciated Shawna’s professionalism, sound advice, & warm support throughout entire time of wedding planning. Even with our delays in decisions,, she was always understanding & helpful. She was flexible & responsive to requests for changes & for special dietary needs of guests. She fulfilled the wishes of bride & groom for a Peruvian menu (a great success!). The wedding luncheon was served buffet style & was beautifully presented, with menu & cards describing the wonderful variety of dishes. Many, many guests complimented us on the delicious food.
Always positive, Shawna supported us through a change in reception venue only a month before the wedding. She was up to any challenge & ready to make things turn out as the bride & groom hoped.
Shawna was both creative & practical with her ideas & advice. She presented lovely options for linens -- perfect for the venue & my daughter’s color preferences. She arranged for any needed special equipment & furniture, including high chairs & booster seats. Catering by LT also provided the wine, beer, a varied selection of non-alcoholic beverages, plus champagne & sparkling cider for toasts.
Toni joined us the week before wedding & gave us great support. I don’t know what we would have done without her! There were things that just wouldn’t have gotten done without her creativity & hard work. She was an important presence at Church on day of ceremony: getting us all to the right rooms, pinning on flowers, encouraging us , helping with photos, & more. Toni & Shawna dealt with DJ & other vendors & made sure that everything went smoothly for reception. There were many thoughtful & generous special touches made by Catering by LT
Servers & other staff were terrific & an important part of the smooth flow & enjoyment of reception.
Shawna is a lovely, very special & very capable person & did so much to make wedding dreams come true. Many thanks to her, Toni, & all the staff of Catering by LT!
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The food was delicious, and both Erica and Toni helped me with a plan for day-of coordination. I grew up going to LT Market and was very excited to have Lebanese food at our wedding. Thanks to the great staff!
Grace Sent on 10/13/2015

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WOW! Let me start off by saying, I have worked in restaurants and have a small personal chef business so I know what goes into an event. Shawna met with me and my now husband to set up a tasting, discuss different options, and was extremely positive and professional. I had some very specific asks (because I love food so much) and they were met with a smile and her team doing whatever they could to accommodate. We are a couple on a budget and Shawna was able to make some suggestions to help meet us where we were. The food was excellent and LT has some great dishes for meat eaters (whole lamb and shrimp kabobs) and vegetarians (stuffed vegetables and m'saka). My only regret is that I missed the hummus bar because I was taking pictures!
The space where we were married was an old barn with one sink and they made magic happen there. I forgot an ingredient for one of our signature cocktails and without one second hesitation, she turned around and whipped up a replacement. Her staff were extremely professional and left the space spotless.
I cannot recommend catering by LT enough to any couple looking for an outstanding experience.
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Oh my God, what a phenomenal experience. Toni was incredibly responsive, answering every silly question I had and helping me make decisions. We were a little panicked when the crew arrived, but they immediately started putting everything together and making decisions. They were flexible with my requests and had a lot of good ideas. We loved that because they took care of the food/drink setup, serving, plate-clearing and tidying, we were able to focus on our wedding and our guests. Guests raved about the food, and the bar was well tended. Truly worth every single penny we spent. Thank you all so much!!
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Oscar and his staff were extraordinary. As soon as they arrived and took over from us novices our stress levels melted away. We were able to relax and enjoy the event without wondering if things were being set up and organized properly. They were a special crew.

The food was delicious. The food was plentiful and just great. So many compliments were heard during the evening and the following day.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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Just a quick not to thank you for a superb catering crew and a fabulous reception meal. Oscar and his staff were extraordinary. As soon as they arrived and took over from us novices our stress levels melted away. We were able to relax and enjoy the event without wondering if things were being set up and organized properly. You have a special crew.

The food was delicious. It helps that I love Lebanese and happen to like Lebanese Taverna very much anyway. The food was plentiful and just great. So many compliments were heard during the evening and the following day.
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LT catered our large rehearsal party the night before our son's wedding, and it was a great experience. We were planning this from out-of-town, and Shawna made it a breeze. She provided suggested menus and was completely flexible with making changes and substitutions. The food was wonderful. Shawna coordinated all our needs - linens, extra chairs, etc. and understood the kind of dinner we wanted. Her proposals were much more comprehensive and specific compared to other caterers we contacted. Everything was taken care of so we could enjoy the party. I recommend LT Catering with no hesitation!
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Lebanese Taverna provided DELICIOUS food for our wedding. After eating bad "chicken or fish" at other weddings, we desperately wanted something that tasted good! We called 8 of the "big name" DC caterers and were turned off by price and attitude. LT wasn't on the approved caterer list for our venue but LT did the work to make sure they got approved.

They put together a great buffet that pleased the vegetarians, vegans, gluten-avoiders, and meat lovers. They handled the rentals, helped out with some of the decor, helped us find an alcohol vendor, served strong drinks, and were accommodating to our many revisions to the menu throughout the process. Erica was a joy to work with!

Bottom line--they're real professionals, the food is delicious, and it was half the cost of a big name DC caterer.
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We had a casual, pool-side welcome the night before our wedding. Catering by LT provided passed appetizers and a hummus bar. Both were incredibly tasty and created a perfect atmosphere for the event. Thank you!!
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We were very pleased with your catering. Many of the guests commented on how seamless everything seemed, and the food was absolutely delicious. Thanks for contributing so significantly to one of the most beautiful days of our lives!
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Eduardo and the crew from Lebanese Taverna were wonderful - they made our wedding celebration for 110 people (at our house) very smooth for us. We had a great time with our family and friends and the food was delicious and beautifully presented. The bar tending was awesome and the clean up was very clean and tidy.
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My husband and I were so happy to have Lebanese Taverna cater our wedding. Eduardo and the team at LT were terrific and flexible in helping us plan our event and ensure that everything went smooth on the day of the wedding. They also ensured that we had options for our gluten-free and vegetarian guests.

Our wedding included the ceremony followed by a cocktail / buffet reception for about 120 people. The food tasted wonderful and looked beautiful. We continue to get compliments on the catering -- a few months post-event!

I would not hesitate to recommend Lebanese Taverna for a wedding - or any other catered event.

Thank you so much, Lebanese Taverna!!
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Lebanese Taverna provided the catering, along with all the linens and such for our wedding. The food was absolutely amazing. We had dinner buffet style and the food was of great quality and the staff did a great job managing the tables so there was never a long line. Everything was extremely affordable. The best part was our event coordinator, Erica. She was professional, organized and assured everything that day ran like clockwork, including coordinating with other vendors and making sure we ate. The whole experience was outstanding and allowed me to relax and enjoy our day.
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Erica was amazing to work with for our wedding reception! She was extremely fastidious, professional, and personable. She was so attentive and detail-oriented - really able to anticipate our needs and think of solutions for issues we hadn't even considered. We didn't have a traditional wedding reception and needed someone who could be flexible enough to adjust to our unique event. She really was able to offer us individualized options instead of just a one size all approach. Everything was fantastic, highly recommend her!
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Shawna was amazing, very professional and flexible, great food, helped out with our own desserts and were able to serve our own alcohol. reasonably priced. Staff was also very fats and experienced.
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There are simply not enough kind words I can say about Lebanese Taverna, especially about the manager, Shawna. My husband and I are both Lebanese and were nervous about finding authentic Lebanese food in buffet form to serve our families. Though it is usually difficult making Lebanese food at a high quality for large groups of people (such tedious care goes into every dish especially tebooleh) the food we had at our wedding was flawless. In addition, we had some guests allergic to gluten at our wedding and Shawna and LT accommodated them by placing gluten free versions of all of the food on their table. Thank you Shawna and LT for making our wedding one to remember!!!
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We had Lebanese Taverna at a friend's wedding (and loved the food) so when we were planning our wedding, they were on top of our list. The food was again wonderful and everyone raved about it that day. They make ordering simple and had many vegetarian/fish options (we didn't have meat at our wedding). Their recommendations for food amounts were perfect and many people went back for seconds and thirds. Our guests really liked the hummus bar, which was served in individual cups that you could add toppings to. The salmon was a huge hit (we got multiple comments the day of the wedding). They also provided a bartender and equipment and they were great. Everyone from Lebanese Taverna was professional, efficient, and friendly. The cost was great for the food and service provided and a huge plus is that they didn't charge us a cake cutting fee. We loved their food before and we love them even more now.
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Couldn't be happier with the food and service provided by Lebanese Taverna. Shawna was incredibly responsive, supportive, helpful, kind, and wonderful wonderful to work with. The food was not only delicious - it was unique, and all of our guests said they were so glad to not just have the regular old stuff you get at every wedding. I am so glad I went with Lebanese Taverna!!!
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I'd eaten at Lebanese Taverna restaurants before so when I saw them listed as an approved caterer for our venue, they were the first group I contacted. When my fiance and I went for a tasting at the Lebanese Taverna bakery we knew this was it. They gave us a ton of food to try and it was all amazing and on top of that sent us home with a lot of delicious baklava. Toni was great through the entire process and brought on Aubrey for the venue walk-through and day-of coordinating. The food was amazing, everything looked great and Aubrey and Toni made sure everything went smoothly the day of and were so patient when we had some technical difficulties getting the final payment to them! These guys were all truly wonderful and our big day would not have been the perfect day it was without them. I would highly recommend them!
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Shawna Bates was our point of contact with LT and she was absolutely amazing. She re-worked our proposal about 17x for all of our little adjustments without ever making us feel bad about the requests, and even provided a free hor d'ourve for our cocktail hour. She also helped us figure out how to cut corners here and there to bring the price within our budget, from hunting down very nice looking compostable disposable tableware items, to giving us tips on where/when we could buy things cheaper on-line than rent them. She was a font of useful information about how to appropriately time out the events of our wedding day, and made sure that we ate on the night of the event. She was an absolutely lovely person. Oh yes, and the food? More than 10 guests told us it was the best food that they had ever had at a wedding. We ended up deciding to have the salmon because of the rave reviews online, but otherwise we had a buffet that was a vegetarian dream: unbelievably tasty rice with lentils, eggplant, salad, you name it. All the catering staff were professional and kind - they even hunted down safety pins for us when I had a dress malfunction! I would recommend their service to anyone.
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I would strongly like to recommend Catering by LT - A Division of Lebanese Taverna to anyone looking for a competent, reliable, and reasonably priced catering service.

In October 2014, we hired Eduardo Carrasco and his team from Catering by LT for a wedding party with 85 guests. The party was held at a private home, and LT prepared and served food and ran a bar service.

No small thanks to Eduardo and his team, everything went absolutely perfect. Early on in the week, we had a productive meeting at the location, where Eduardo made numerous excellent suggestions, playing out his long-term experience. At the day of the event, Eduardo and his team showed up early, diligently prepared the event space and were prepared for every eventuality.

During the event, the catering team was everywhere they were needed, but never in your way. I was deeply impressed by the level of professionalism; the team was responsive, discreet, courteous, and humorous. Eduardo and his team took care any problem preemptively, such that we as hosts were not confronted with them, and did not have to bother. That way we could focus on having a good time, knowing that Eduardo and his team were taking care of the logistics. Needless to say, the food was excellent and plentiful.

I can whole-heatedly recommend Catering by LT for any type of event, and would not hesitate a second to hire them again soon.
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The entire Catering by LT team, expertly led by Shawna Bates, was simply exceptional. Shawna was a true joy to work with, full of creative ideas and responsive to every question or concern. The evening went off without a single hitch. The food was spectacular. The service was flawless. Weeks later our guests are still talking about what a fabulous job our caterers did. We will be forever grateful for their tireless efforts, which they magically made look easy. Shawna personally oversaw every last detail; her professionalism, optimism, confidence and competence ensured that we had a truly unforgettable - indeed epic - night of joy and celebration!
Sarah Sent on 06/09/2012

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Lebanese Taverna was an awesome caterer. Colleen was so easy to work with and she helped us get our budget under control for a wedding of about 90 people. Because we provided our own alcohol and beverages, we saved a ton of money and were able to have the open bar we wanted. Lebanese Taverna provided the bartender, ice, and equipment and we were good to go!

And the food! Oh my. We had a summer outdoor wedding, and the food was excellent- delicious, refreshing in the humid DC weather, and beautifully presented. One of the staff members made beautiful designs on the hummus, for example. It was so pretty I felt bad scooping some up.

The groom and some of the guests were vegetarian, so the fact that Lebanese Taverna has such a wide variety of veggie-friendly food was also appreciated. We never felt like the vegetarian options were an afterthought.

Overall, I would highly recommend Lebanese Taverna to other brides. Especially if you don't want to have the same chicken or fish dinner options that you always see at weddings, and you don't want to have a crazy catering budget.
User2636553 Sent on 06/06/2016

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The LT rep we worked with was helpful, generous, flexible, and the perfect mix of personable and professional. Everything came together wonderfully for our reception -- we got many compliments on the food and the space was decorated just as I had hoped. The other LT reception staff were very kind and helpful.
Kate Sent on 01/05/2011

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Lebanese Taverna did a great job catering my wedding. It was expensive, but they set up everything I asked for and they were extremely flexible with our needs. Our guests LOVED having Arabic food (which was delicious!).

The only thing that was somewhat frustrating was that a few months prior to the wedding it was difficult to get in touch with them and it took a week or two sometimes to get a response.
Amy Sent on 10/23/2014

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My now-husband and I have major food intolerances, and Lebanese Taverna was very willing to work with us so that we could both eat almost everything on our menu. The staff is very personable, and they did a great job day-of.

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