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Tampa Bay, Florida

Catering

In Tampa Bay: Twelve caterers are listed, most in Tampa with others in St. Petersburg, Oldsmar and Clearwater, and quotes for around a hundred guests in this region run roughly $70 to $165 a head before the service charge and sales tax. Two local questions move that number more than the menu does. The first is where the kitchen is: a hotel or club room usually has one, while a beach, a park or a bare hall means the caterer brings everything — generators, refrigeration, hand-wash stations, shade for the staging table — and that arrives as equipment and labor lines rather than as food. The second is heat. An outdoor reception in the warm months puts a buffet in air that will not cooperate, so ask how the food is held, how long it can safely sit, and what happens to the service timeline if the afternoon storm pushes everything back. If your site is on a barrier island, confirm the delivery vehicle can physically reach it and where the crew is allowed to park while they unload.

12 listings · checked August 2026

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