Des Moines & Central Iowa, Iowa

Catering

In Des Moines & Central Iowa: Twelve caterers are listed, six of them in Des Moines, with others in Ames, West Des Moines and Pleasant Hill, and central Iowa plates come in around $50 to $110 per person. The spread in that range is mostly about staffing, and staffing is where this region catches couples out: a downtown Des Moines venue with a loading dock and a commercial kitchen prices differently from a barn in Madison County where the caterer brings every pan, every warmer and every server over a 40-mile drive. Ask whether travel and staffing to your specific address are inside the per-person number or added afterward. Pella and the surrounding Marion County towns have a genuine Dutch baking and deli tradition that some kitchens build menus around, and Iowa sweet corn, tomatoes and pork are at their best from July into September, which is also when the heat is worst — if you are serving outdoors in that window, confirm how food holds temperature on site. Share every dietary restriction at the tasting, and get the service charge and tax treated as separate lines so you can see the real total.

12 listings · checked October 2026

• Christiani's Catering — Des Moines · christianiscatering.com · (515) 287-3169
• Food With Flair — West Des Moines · foodwithflair.com · (515) 277-7775
• Great Caterers Of Iowa — Pleasant Hill · greatcaterersofiowa.com · (515) 264-8765
• ISU Catering — Ames · catering.iastate.edu · (515) 294-4662
• Main Event Catering — Ankeny · maineventcatering.com/ankeny-catering · (515) 422-5555
• Roadside Tacos — Des Moines · roadsidetacos.com · (515) 943-8385
• Schonert's Corporate Catering — Ames · schonertscc.com · (515) 520-8054
• Smokehouse Catering — Dallas Center · smokehouse-restaurant-catering.hub.biz · (515) 992-3570
• Sunflower Chef Catering — Des Moines · sunflowerchefcatering.com · (515) 975-4707
• Taste! To Go Catering & Events — Des Moines · tastetogo.net · (515) 277-8646
• The Tangerine Food Company — Des Moines · tangerinefoodco.com · (515) 720-7510
• Top It Off Liquid Catering — Des Moines · topitofflc.com · (515) 402-0660

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