This list covers catering in Tbilisi for weddings, company events, office lunches and birthdays, and is built for comparing caterers before you phone any of them. Of the 17 catering firms checked on their own websites, 10 are listed. Each card sets out what the caterer publishes, from menu and package prices in lari and what a package includes to the guest numbers it takes, the notice it needs and how far it travels. Rank 1 is the overall pick. A badge on each of ranks 2 to 4 names the kind of buyer it suits, and ranks 5 to 10 follow in order. How we rank
01Best overall
02Best for published package prices
03Best for producer-run menus
04Best for official receptions
05+Ranked in order
Rank 0101
Tbilisi Catering
Best overall
Open-fire kitchen and mobile cocktail bar that caters weddings, birthdays and company events.
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Why it ranks here
Cooks a smoked-sausage Fire Dog and three burgers to order, alongside boards and cold plates such as chicken liver pâté and beef or salmon tartare
Its bartenders work from a menu of eight signature cocktails, bring the glassware, ice and garnishes, set up before guests arrive and clear away after
Its top bar package runs two bar stations with four bartenders, plus a cocktail invented and named for the couple or company that you taste ahead of the day
For a dinner or small party with no bartender, it mixes bottled cocktails and delivers them chilled with garnishes
Cooks in Tbilisi and travels to venues within about 100 km of the city
Sends a menu and a single total for the food and the bar within 24 hours of an enquiry
Rank 0202
Eventive
Best for published package prices
Full-service event management company in Saburtalo, working since 2019, with fixed-price catering packages.
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Why it ranks here
Prices a 100-piece menu for 10 to 12 guests at 425 GEL, with delivery in Tbilisi, packaging and boxes included
Charges 1,325 GEL for 2 hours of corporate catering for 30 guests with 165 pieces and 1 waiter, or 2,125 GEL for 3 hours with 235 pieces and 2 waiters
Lists a full-service buffet for 50 persons from 3,550 GEL and a premium buffet for 100 guests from 5,750 GEL, both with waiters for 6 hours
Starts buffets at 10 to 15 persons and plated dinners at 40 guests, and also serves reception, butler-style and Georgian-European shared-table formats
Recommends booking 5 to 7 business days ahead, takes express orders on 2 or more business days' notice and confirms once the advance is paid
Counts 2,000+ projects and clients from 30+ countries, and supplies full bar setups, glassware, dinnerware, tables and chairs
Rank 0303
Agrohub Catering
Best for producer-run menus
Catering arm of the Agrohub food group, serving Georgian and European menus at offices, parties and weddings.
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Why it ranks here
Cooks with food made by its parent Agrohub, which runs farming, production and import arms and makes most of what it sells in-house
Runs BBQ-style grill parties, cooking steaks, burgers, hot dogs and fish fresh at the venue, with the raw meat produced by Agrohub
Prices three buffet menus at 50, 70 and 90 GEL per person, the third adding salmon, chikhirtma and assorted pkhali
Its three fourchette menus cost 33, 53 or 73 GEL a head, with or without waiter service, and a coffee break costs 29, 39 or 49 GEL per person
Adds corporate lunch boxes, a children's menu and a dinner menu, and names trainings, excursions and school trips among its occasions
Rank 0404
Silk Catering
Best for official receptions
Catering service of the Silk Hospitality hotel group, with buffet, banquet, coffee break and lunch-box menus.
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Why it ranks here
Served a Georgian and European buffet at the 26 May Independence Day state reception, and names the Government of Georgia and the US Embassy among its clients
Draws on the culinary teams of the group's 7 hotels, and counts 500+ events and 15+ years of experience
Sets no minimum guest count, taking anything from an intimate dinner for 10 to an event of 1,000+ people, and finds 30+ guests best for a buffet
Cooks kosher and halal as well as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menus, and adapts dishes to individual allergies
Gives confirmed bookings a free tasting of the menu at one of the group's hotels, and prefers 2 to 4 weeks' notice, or 1 month or more for a large event
Sends waiters, bartenders and a coordinator with tables, linen, bar equipment and decor, in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kakheti, Imereti and Gombori
Rank 0505
Delicato
Vake caterer that began in 2005 as a small family kitchen and now runs buffets, banquets and coffee breaks.
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Prices four buffet menus at 27, 38, 55 and 77 GEL per person
Its Swedish-table packages cost 25, 30 or 35 GEL, and its coffee breaks 16, 24 or 33 GEL
Can have a buffet ready anywhere in Georgia within 24 hours of your order, using its own production, transport, inventory and staff
Sets up new staff canteens for companies and takes over running existing ones
Delivers lunch boxes free on orders of 5 or more portions, and its office is open Monday to Sunday, 8:00 to 19:00
Rank 0606
RadioCafe
Restaurant in Sololaki with its own banquet hall and an off-site catering service.
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Caters at a home, office, gallery or vineyard anywhere in Georgia, from private dinners for 10 people to large corporate events
Offers banquets and seated dinners, buffets and cocktail receptions, coffee breaks, street food and pop-ups, and intimate dinners with tastings
Cooks European and Asian dishes, confectionery and khachapuri gastro-sets
Its full service takes in the menu, serving, crockery, decor, entertainment and technical support
Hires out its banquet hall, dating from 1900, for up to 40 guests, with a stage, a large screen and professional sound
Brings 9 years of experience with VIP dinners, networking events, weddings, presentations and openings
Ranks 07 to 10
Rank 0707
ETG Group
Buffet, lunch and coffee break caterer for 20 to 400 people, working in the Georgian market since 2010.
Menu for 10 to 12 guests, 100 pieces, delivered in Tbilisi
425 GEL
Eventive
Kids’ birthday menu for 10 to 15 guests, 110 pieces
450 GEL
Eventive
Corporate catering for 30 guests, 2 hours / 3 hours
1,325 GEL / 2,125 GEL
Eventive
Box catering, 20 to 25 guests up to 50 to 60 guests
650 GEL to 2,050 GEL
Eventive
Full-service buffet for 50 / premium buffet for 100
From 3,550 GEL / from 5,750 GEL
Agrohub Catering
Buffet menus 1, 2 and 3, per person
50 / 70 / 90 GEL
Agrohub Catering
Fourchette menus 1, 2 and 3, per person
33 / 53 / 73 GEL
Agrohub Catering
Coffee breaks 1, 2 and 3, per person
29 / 39 / 49 GEL
Delicato
Buffet menus, per person
27 / 38 / 55 / 77 GEL
Delicato
Swedish table packages
25 / 30 / 35 GEL
Delicato
Coffee break packages
16 / 24 / 33 GEL
ETG Group
Lunch for 30, per person, plain / with wine / with a coffee break
37 / 43 / 47 GEL
ETG Group
Coffee break for 30, per person
17 GEL
Lukma
Canapés, per piece
2.50 GEL to 5.00 GEL
Lukma
Salads in tartlets and pkhali on mchadi, per piece
2.20 GEL to 2.80 GEL
Fursheti.ge
Buffet menus, named by price
9 GEL to 55 GEL
Fursheti.ge
Coffee break menus
7 / 9 / 14 GEL
Agrohub Catering, Delicato and ETG Group publish per-person prices, Eventive prices by package and Lukma by the piece. Tbilisi Catering answers an enquiry with a menu and one total for the food and the bar, RadioCafe takes the event format through its enquiry form, and at Rainers Cafe the restaurant manager prepares a custom offer.
What to ask a caterer before booking
What the price covers. Eventive prices food on its own and quotes staff, equipment hire and transport one by one, while its 425 GEL menu for 10 to 12 guests already includes delivery in Tbilisi, packaging and boxes. Rainers Cafe delivers many of its dishes free of charge with equipment and staff.
Who serves on the day. Eventive’s full-service buffets come with waiters for 6 hours, and Silk Catering sends waiters, bartenders and a coordinator. Lukma’s waiters refill food and drinks and cut the cake, and Agrohub Catering’s fourchette menus come with or without waiters.
Tables, stands and tableware. ETG Group hires out tableware, tables, chairs and décor, and Lukma has buffet and cocktail tables, stands and chafing dishes for hire.
Hot food cooked at the venue. Tbilisi Catering cooks over an open fire on site, and Agrohub Catering grills meat it produces itself at BBQ-style parties. For events in the regions, Eventive adds a mobile kitchen for a fee.
A tasting before the day. Silk Catering lets a confirmed client taste the menu for free at one of its hotels, and Tbilisi Catering’s top bar package includes a tasting of the cocktail made for the event.
Types of caterer in Tbilisi
Delicato, ETG Group, Fursheti.ge and Lukma build their menus around the buffet, and all four publish prices. Silk Catering and Agrohub Catering belong to larger businesses: Silk draws on the kitchens of its group’s 7 hotels, and Agrohub cooks with what its parent company farms and produces.
RadioCafe and Rainers Cafe are restaurants with a catering service, and RadioCafe also hires out its own banquet hall for up to 40 guests. Eventive is an event management company that sells catering as fixed packages, and Tbilisi Catering pairs food cooked on an open fire with a mobile cocktail bar.
Questions
How much does catering cost per person in Tbilisi?
Among caterers that publish per-person prices, the range runs from 17 GEL for an ETG Group coffee break to 90 GEL for Agrohub Catering's top buffet. Delicato's four buffet menus are 27, 38, 55 or 77 GEL per person, and an ETG Group lunch for 30 guests is 37 GEL a head, or 43 GEL with wine. Fursheti.ge names its buffet menus by price, from 9 GEL to 55 GEL, and Eventive sells whole packages from 425 GEL for 10 to 12 guests.
How much notice does a caterer in Tbilisi need?
Lead times range between 24 hours and a month or more. Delicato can set up a buffet anywhere in Georgia within 24 hours of your order, and Fursheti.ge asks for one or two days. Eventive recommends 5 to 7 business days, takes express orders on 2 business days' notice and confirms a booking on advance payment. Silk Catering prefers 2 to 4 weeks, or 1 month or more for a large event, but will consider a rush booking made at least 2 working days ahead.
Is there a minimum number of guests for catering in Tbilisi?
Published minimums run from 10 to 40 guests, and one caterer sets none. Fursheti.ge's minimum order is 10 persons, and Eventive's buffets usually start at 10 to 15 persons, with plated dinners from 40 guests. ETG Group caters for 20 to 400 people. Silk Catering has no minimum and takes anything from a 10-guest dinner to events of 1,000+ people, while Lukma sells its buffet food by the piece.
Can I hire a caterer with a cocktail bar and bartenders in Tbilisi?
Yes. Tbilisi Catering sets up a mobile cocktail bar staffed by its own bartenders, who bring the glassware, ice and garnishes, and its top package staffs two bar stations with four bartenders. For a dinner with no bartender, it delivers bottled cocktails chilled and garnished. Silk Catering sends bartenders and bar equipment along with its waiters, and Eventive supplies full bar setups with its glassware, tables and chairs.
Will a caterer from Tbilisi work at a venue outside the city?
Several will. Tbilisi Catering travels to venues within about 100 km of the city. Eventive works in every region of Georgia, adding fees for transport and a mobile kitchen, and Silk Catering works in Batumi, Kakheti, Imereti and Gombori, subject to transport terms. RadioCafe caters anywhere in Georgia, and Delicato sets up buffets anywhere in the country. Fursheti.ge and Lukma deliver in Tbilisi and its surroundings.
Can a caterer in Tbilisi provide kosher, halal or vegan food?
Silk Catering cooks kosher and halal menus as well as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free ones, and adapts dishes to individual allergies. On Fursheti.ge's build-your-own buffet list, lenten dishes are flagged, which helps when guests are keeping an Orthodox fast.
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