Catering By Design

Catering By Design Catering by Design is a well-loved award-winning catering company serving the greater Raleigh area of North Carolina. Schedule an appointment today!

Catering by Design has proudly served Cary, Raleigh, and Durham for over 25 years. 🎉

From weddings to corporate events, we've got you covered! 🍽️

WeddingWire Couples' Choice + WRAL Employer of the Year 2025. 🏆

Call 984-468-5550 to book! We have over 30 years of experience in corporate, social, wedding catering and party planning. We are known for our flexibility, affordability, excellence in fo

od and service that moves our customers to send thank you notes time after time. Your menu or ours we will work within your budget.

Italian lunch buffets are a crowd-pleaser for a reason. Easy, familiar, and filling.We catered Italian Lunch Buffet #3 ...
06/04/2026

Italian lunch buffets are a crowd-pleaser for a reason. Easy, familiar, and filling.

We catered Italian Lunch Buffet #3 at Duke Energy with:
🥗 Caesar salad
🍝 Penne Alfredo with grilled vegetables
🍖 Beef lasagna
🥬 Vegetarian lasagna
🥖 Garlic bread

Beef lasagna or penne Alfredo? 👇

After-hours events are better when you can snack, chat, and keep it moving.We served a Pick 4 corporate after-hours spre...
06/03/2026

After-hours events are better when you can snack, chat, and keep it moving.

We served a Pick 4 corporate after-hours spread with:
🥕 Fresh vegetables with homemade ranch
🧀 Imported & domestic cheese with fruit garnish + assorted crackers
🍝 Marinara meatballs
🍉 Fresh cubed fruit

Plus a couple of standouts:
🦀 Mini crab cakes with lemon aioli
🍄 Beef portobello stack

Meatballs or crab cakes? 👇

A staff lunch hits different when it’s simple, hearty, and everyone can build a plate they actually want.We served Staff...
06/02/2026

A staff lunch hits different when it’s simple, hearty, and everyone can build a plate they actually want.

We served Staff’s Favorite Lunch Buffet #3 at Erie Insurance with:
🥬 Seasonal greens with tomatoes, cucumbers & carrots with house vinaigrette
🍗 Oven-roasted herb bone-in chicken
🥩 Homemade pot roast
🥔 Red-skinned mashed potatoes
🥖 Dinner rolls

Pot roast or herb chicken? 👇

06/01/2026

The best events look effortless for a reason. ✨

Behind the scenes, catering is a hundred tiny details happening at once, and most of them only get noticed when they don’t happen.

That calm you see from our team isn’t luck, it’s experience. We’ve handled the last-minute timeline shifts, the surprise extra guests, the “where’s the outlet?” moments, and the buffet setups that almost go sideways. 💪

So now we build it right from the start:
🟢 smart layout and flow (so lines don’t bottleneck)
🟢 proper heat control (so food stays hot and safe)
🟢 the right tools and backup plans (so nothing derails the day)

Planning an event in Raleigh or the Triangle? 📲 (919) 481-2366



When you want a dinner to feel polished, a few great passed bites plus a strong buffet lineup always works.We catered a ...
06/01/2026

When you want a dinner to feel polished, a few great passed bites plus a strong buffet lineup always works.

We catered a custom menu with hors d’oeuvres and a dinner buffet at Courtyard Marriott Parkside Town:
🥟 Chicken Thai potstickers with ponzu sauce
🍄 Stuffed mushrooms with feta & spinach
🦀 Mini crab cakes with lemon aioli
🥬 Baby greens with fresh strawberries, feta cheese & candied walnuts with citrus vinaigrette
🥔 Red-skinned mashed potatoes
🥦 Hot marinated grilled vegetables
🍗 Chicken breast stuffed with bacon & gouda with pesto cream sauce
🥩 Red wine braised short ribs
🥖 Dinner rolls with butter

Short ribs or stuffed chicken, which one are you choosing first? 👇

A plated meal always brings that clean, classic feel for a reception, especially when every course is ready for the room...
05/29/2026

A plated meal always brings that clean, classic feel for a reception, especially when every course is ready for the room at once.

We catered a custom-plated meal for the NC State Bar with:
🥗 Pre-set salad: mixed greens with carrots, tomatoes & cucumbers
🥗 House vinaigrette + homemade ranch
🥔 Rosemary roasted red potatoes
🥦 Hot marinated grilled vegetables
🍗 Entrée: chicken stuffed with spinach & sun-dried tomatoes with Vermont white cheddar
🍄 Vegetarian entrée: portobello mushroom with tomato basil
🥖 Pre-set rolls with butter (baskets on tables)
🍰 Pre-set dessert: raspberry white chocolate cheesecake

Chicken stuffed with spinach or portobello with tomato basil? 👇

A cost-conscious menu can still feel thoughtful, full, and wedding-ready. We catered Danielle + Logan’s reception at Th...
05/28/2026

A cost-conscious menu can still feel thoughtful, full, and wedding-ready.

We catered Danielle + Logan’s reception at The Bradford with hors d’oeuvres and a dinner buffet:
🥖 Pita & focaccia breads
🥬 Hot spinach artichoke dip
🍅 Tomato basil spread
🧆 Hummus

Then dinner was served with:
🥬 Mixed greens salad with carrots, cucumbers & tomatoes
🥗 House vinaigrette + homemade ranch
🥔 Red-skinned mashed potatoes
🥦 Hot marinated grilled vegetables
🍗 Chicken breast pieces with a pesto cream sauce
🥖 Dinner rolls with butter

Pesto cream chicken or spinach artichoke dip, what are you going back for? 👇

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Cary, NC
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