Cleese Catering
Chef plating a dish at the pass

Corporate catering,
cooked to order.

Catering and hospitality led by our chefs, for Toronto's workplaces, meetings and events. Honest flavour, polished presentation, dependable execution.

Drop offHot lunch buffetsPlatters & stationsFull service events

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Catering for

  • Oxford Properties
  • EY
  • IMCO
  • Ontario Association of Architects
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • TD Bank
  • Shoppers Drug Mart
  • Torys LLP
What we do

One kitchen, two services.

A drop off spread laid along a boardroom table above the city
For weekday officesDrop off cateringOffice lunches, team meetings, breakfast deliveries and everyday corporate catering.Explore drop off catering
A marquee long table, laid and dressed for a reception
For evenings & occasionsEvents by CleeseElegant catering for receptions, celebrations, networking events and professionally hosted gatherings.Explore events
Working with us

Four steps,and the rest is ours.

From the first conversation to the final course, we handle every detail with care. You enjoy the moment.

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  1. Event type, date, guest count, location and service style. A few lines is enough to start.

  2. Drop off or full service; a set menu, a regional table, or something written from scratch.

  3. Staffing, setup, rentals and venue support, costed and confirmed in one proposal.

  4. Catering, setup, staffing and cleanup, managed end to end by our team.

Corporate occasions

The same kitchen,
whatever the room asks for.

Office meetings
01

Office meetings

Set up before the first agenda item, and a menu that reads as carefully as the deck you're presenting.

Team lunches
02

Team lunches

Individually packed or buffet, for ten people or two hundred.

Conferences
03

Conferences

Repeat service across a day, on schedule, at volume.

Networking events
04

Networking events

Food designed to be eaten standing, with a drink in hand.

The kitchen

Exceptional food, personalized service, seamless events.

  • A Cleese server pouring wine at an outdoor bar
    The Cleese kitchen team at the pass
  • Setting tables for a marquee reception
    The Cleese kitchen working a buffet line
  • A Cleese server presenting a canapé board
    Arranging dessert trays at an event
  • The chef saucing a finished plate
    A chef plating canapés at a station

Cleese is a kitchen its chefs run. Menus are written by Chef Shenazad Ousmand and cooked to order, from fresh, seasonal and local ingredients wherever possible, portioned to the event so that quality never arrives as waste.

Fresh & localOur own chefsTailored menusEnd to end

More about Cleese
In their words

Trusted by the rooms we cook for.

A marquee long table laid for a reception
Chef Shen plating a salad course for service
A seafood display set out on ice
A chef carving a rack of lamb at a station

  • “Highly recommend Cleese Catering for corporate functions and or any event. Being a repeated customer, I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed with the versatile menus and the flavor profiles that Cleese Catering offers. Chef Shen was very helpful in customizing the menu to meet my budget and vision for my holiday event. Looking forward to ordering soon!”

    Dinethra KalansuriyageCorporate holiday event

  • “Really awesome full-service catering company. Katrina and Shen were both awesome, highly organized and proactive. Food was terrific and went with the theme I asked for. Staff was professional, willing to help, assertive and took initiative which was very nice. Will be using them again for future catering needs.”

    Nicole BowdenFull service catering

  • “Always reliable. I am in the states so having to send catering to clients so far away is stressful with a side of panic. With Cleese I set it and forget it. They have always been so kind and accommodating. They are probably popular as they seem to be familiar with most buildings I send them to.”

    Grace JeonRecurring client catering

  • “The food was a mix of English and Indian inspired and the chef did a great job of presenting a beautiful tasty menu. The service was excellent including the organizing ahead of time. We have used Cleese in the past for corporate events but this was the first family event. I would highly recommend them for either!”

    KatherineCorporate & family events

  • “Shenazad and his team catered my sisters milestone birthday party and all the guests raved about the quality, flavour, presentation and the service that was rendered by the staff. We have always know that Shen is a great chef, and he has exceeded all our expectations.”

    David HettiMilestone celebration