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Ofelia Catering

OFELIA'S SIGNATURE OFFERING

Catering and buffet service for events your guests will remember.

We design culinary experiences for celebrations and companies across Mérida and Yucatán, from dinner for two to large-scale events.

You'll have a first reply within 30 minutes during business hours, and a first proposal within 24 hours once we have the essentials of your event.

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  • Mesero de uniforme colocando un platillo en una mesa larga vestida de lino crudo, con centros de olivo, velas y copas, mientras los invitados conversan de pie al fondo junto a una barra de bufet.
  • Dos pares de manos acomodando platones sobre una mesa de madera: canapés de higo, tartaletas, vasitos de gazpacho, lomo en costra de hierbas con zanahorias y una cazuela de verduras asadas.
  • Manos con mandil terminando un plato de magret con salsa de frutos rojos, rodeado de pizarras con bocados de salmón y tartaletas, una tabla de quesos con higos y una tabla de verduras asadas con romescu.
  • Mesa de madera vestida con velas, rosas blancas y platillos servidos, atendida por una mesera de uniforme mientras los invitados charlan junto a una barra bajo una sombra de palma tejida.
  • Barra de bufet en un salón de piedra clara: hileras de sliders, brochetas, tartaletas, frascos de ensalada, tabla de quesos y postres de fruta, con una invitada sirviéndose y una estación de café al fondo.
  • Chef de Ofelia realizando el emplatado de un platillo en cocina.
  • Chile en nogada bañado de salsa de nuez y granada, rodeado de chiles poblanos enteros y partidos, manzanas, duraznos, granadas abiertas y nueces sobre una mesa de madera oscura.
  • Caja de charcutería recién armada sostenida en alto: salami, galletas, cubos de queso, brie, aceitunas, arándanos, kiwi, chocolate y un frasco de miel con su cuchara, con vegetación desenfocada detrás.

SHARED TRACK RECORD

Brands, organisations and projects that have been part of our story.

Company teams, public bodies and brand projects have eaten with us. Every one of them asked for something different, and none of them asked for the same thing twice.

  • 30 minutes to a first reply, during business hours
  • 24 hours to your first proposal, once we have the essentials of your event
  • * During business hours.
  • ** Once we have the essential details of the event.

WHY OFELIA

Why people, brands and companies choose Ofelia.

  • Quick to reply, never improvised

    We reply within a maximum of 30 minutes during business hours.

    Once we have the date, the location, the guest count, the type of service and the budget, we put together a first proposal within 24 hours.

    We have also handled requests with 48 hours' notice, when our schedule and our operation allow it.

    The figure: 30 MIN TO FIRST REPLY · UP TO 24 H FOR YOUR PROPOSAL

  • Clear investment, scope in writing

    Every proposal sets out the menu, quantities, staff, tableware, transport, setup, service and outside suppliers where they apply.

    What is included appears in writing. What falls outside the service is made clear before you sign as well.

    Nothing is added to your investment without your approval.

    The figure: NO FORCED PACKAGES · NO IMPROVISED CHARGES

  • Menus built for your event

    From gourmet proposals to more relaxed options, social or corporate.

    We can adapt vegetarian and vegan menus, reduced lactose, free from gluten-containing ingredients, controlled sugars or specific requirements, subject to operational assessment.

    Severe allergies, coeliac disease and other restrictions must be disclosed before we quote. Any specialised ingredient or change to the operation will be stated clearly in the proposal.

    The figure: FLAVOUR · PRESENTATION · FLEXIBILITY

HOW WE START

Book the food for your event in three steps, without the hassle.

  1. Tell us in 60 seconds

    • Date
    • Guest count
    • Type of event
    • Location
    • Services
    • Approximate budget

    → You'll have a first reply within 30 minutes during business hours.

  2. Receive and shape your proposal

    With the essential details, we put together a first proposal within 24 hours.

    • Menu adjustments
    • Alternatives to suit the budget
    • A short call
    • A side-by-side comparison of scopes
    • A tasting for events of more than 50 guests, subject to availability, schedule and quotation

    → We confirm the scope, the agreement and a 70% deposit to hold the date.

  3. Sit back: we take it from here

    On the day, we work within the scope contracted:

    • Arrival at the agreed time ahead of service
    • Setup
    • Service throughout
    • Coordination of partners
    • Breakdown

    → You enjoy the moment with your guests.

CATERING THAT HOLDS THE ROOM

The event happens. The table is what makes it memorable.

At an intimate celebration, a brand activation or a corporate day, the food communicates too.

We design the menu, the presentation and the rhythm of service so the table stays with whatever is unfolding: an important conversation, a shared achievement, a new connection or a reason to celebrate.

We focus on how your event looks, on how comfortable your guests are, and on the details that turn a pause for food into part of the experience.

OUT OF OUR KITCHEN

  • Social catering
  • Corporate catering
  • Buffet service
  • Coffee breaks
  • Executive breakfasts
  • Brunches
  • Canapés
  • Box lunches
  • Dessert tables
  • Churro station
  • Children's menu
  • Mixology
  • Grills and churrasco skewers
  • Custom menus
  • Vegan · Gluten free · Allergies

EVERY REASON TO GATHER

What are you planning? Any excuse to gather is a good one.

From dinner for two to experiences of 500 guests or more, Ofelia can take care of the food alone or bring together the different services around your event.

Final capacity will depend on the format, the location, the date, the menu and our operational availability.

Our catering and buffet service adapt to personal, social, corporate, cultural and seasonal gatherings.

Corporate

It goes well in front of people who are judging you.

  • Conferences and conventions
  • Training days and full-day programmes
  • Openings and brand launches
  • Board meetings and working lunches
  • Networking and afterworks
  • Year-end parties and company posadas

Social

You're at your own party, not running it.

  • Weddings and anniversaries
  • XV años (quinceañera)
  • Christenings and first communions
  • Birthdays and family gatherings
  • Baby showers and send-offs
  • Themed parties: Bollywood, eighties, all-white

PRODUCTION AND PARTNERS

The table is our craft. The rest we can bring together too.

Catering and buffet service are delivered by Ofelia.

When an event calls for additional elements, we coordinate specialist partners and state clearly within the proposal which supplier delivers each service.

COORDINATED WITH PARTNERS

  • Rental of tableware, glassware, cutlery, linen and service equipment.
  • Furniture, marquees and structures.
  • Décor, styling and room setup.
  • Sound, lighting and screens.
  • Venue search and liaison with the venue.
  • Bars, bartenders and entertainment.
  • Event photography and video.
  • Additional service staff and on-site coordination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED

What people ask us before they book.

Eleven answers you'd normally have to prise out over WhatsApp. They're here so you can compare us against another proposal without writing to anyone.

It depends on the format. A coffee break or a working lunch works for small groups; a full buffet has a minimum that varies with the menu and the distance to the venue. Rather than give you a number that may not apply to your case, we'll confirm it in our first reply once we have your date and an approximate headcount.

By guest count, service format, chosen menu, duration, distance to the venue and the staff required. We don't publish a per-person price because that number changes with the format: the same budget goes a different distance on a buffet, on passed canapés and on plated service. The proposal arrives with a breakdown of what's included and what isn't.

Yes. We start from what we do well and adjust it to the event: guest count, duration, service format, dietary restrictions and season.

Yes. Coffee breaks, executive breakfasts, box lunches and training days are services we run repeatedly for the same companies.

Yes — for events above a certain size we arrange a tasting. It's scheduled once the draft menu is settled, and for destination weddings we fit it around the visit the couple already had planned, so nobody has to make an extra trip. The conditions and the cost, where one applies, are written into the proposal.

Yes. We prepare vegetarian and vegan options, dishes made without gluten, and dishes made without whichever allergens you tell us about, as long as we know in advance. What we cannot claim is that our kitchen is free of cross-contamination: we work in a single production space. If a guest has a severe allergy or diagnosed coeliac disease, tell us at the outset and we'll explain exactly what we can and cannot guarantee.

The service staff and the tableware are ours and can be included, but they aren't implied in every quote: they're defined by the scope you choose. The proposal states how many service staff it covers and for how many hours. Additional staff and on-site coordination can be added.

We adjust. There's a deadline to confirm the final number — usually a few days before the event, and it's written into the agreement — because after that point the sourcing is done and production is under way. Before that deadline, changes carry no penalty.

With a signed contract and a 70% deposit. Until both are in place, the date stays available to other clients.

Yes — the setup and breakdown of everything belonging to the food service is ours: buffet tables, stations, tableware and the production area. Setting up the room itself — furniture, décor, sound and lighting — is coordinated with specialist partners depending on the scope contracted, and the proposal states clearly which parts we execute and which are coordinated with third parties.

The sooner the better, particularly between November and January and through wedding season. There's no fixed minimum notice: send us your date and we'll confirm real availability before going any further. The first reply arrives within 30 minutes during business hours.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR EVENT

Let's start with the date.

With the date, a rough guest count and the type of event we can get to work. We reply within 30 minutes during business hours.

  • First reply within 30 min
  • First proposal within 24 h
  • Service agreement
  • 70% to hold the date
  • During business hours.
  • Once we have the essential details of the event.

Whichever way you'd rather we reply.

If you don't have one yet, leave it blank.

A rough number is enough.

A venue, a hacienda, an office or a home.

What you're celebrating, how many people, what you need solved.

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