Nashville, Tennessee

Catering

In Nashville: Hot chicken tastings are a legitimate part of the process here, and Southern barbecue is a genuine reception format at meaningfully lower per-head cost than a plated dinner. Both scale well for larger guest counts. Do the math on the full quote, not the per-plate line: Tennessee sales tax applies to catering, and a service charge of twenty-two percent plus tax adds close to a quarter to the number on the page. Ask specifically whether the service charge is gratuity, an operational fee, or split — and whether tax is calculated on the food only or on food plus service. If your venue has an approved-caterer list, confirm the list is current; some downtown historic properties change theirs annually. For outdoor barn receptions, ask how the caterer handles heat, holding, and the walk from staging to the guest tables. A tasting scheduled three to four months before the wedding is worth more than one done a year out.

12 listings · checked September 2026

• A Catered Affair — Lebanon · acateredaffair.net · (615) 321-2394
• Actual Food Nashville Catering — Nashville · actualfoodnashville.com · (615) 490-6139
• Ambrosia Catering — Nashville · ambrosiacateringtn.com · (615) 254-3783
• B'yond Events & Catering — Nashville · byondeventsncatering.com · (615) 336-3137
• Bacon and Caviar Gourmet Catering — Nashville · baconandcaviar.com · (615) 944-3462
• Chef Penelope's Catering — Nashville · chefpenelope.com · (615) 977-4925
• Crave — Nashville · bycrave.com · (615) 974-0306
• Dream Events & Catering — Nashville · dreameventsandcatering.com · (615) 259-0848
• Menu Maker Catering — Franklin · menumakercatering.com · (615) 791-9779
• North Meets South — Clarksville · northmeetsouthcatering.com · (931) 552-0024
• Smith Catering — Lebanon · cateringgreatfood.com · (615) 443-2006
• Wildberry Cafe — Lebanon · wildberrycatering.com · (615) 812-1724

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