Blue Plate Catering
Catering services pricing
Food starts at $50 per person and bar services at $25 per person.
Minimum spend
$5,000 total
About Blue Plate Catering
David Porto
WI Bride Magazine - Best Caterer 2020 and 2017 Best of Madison - 2005-2020 Blue Plate Catering has been locally owned and operated since 1992. For nearly 30 years, we have grown into a staple of the Madison community. We love catering all events large or small. Our event planners are capable of designing and coordinating your complete event of any size. Blue Plate Catering can meet your catering needs at ANY location, including your private homes, barns, or any facility that allows outside caterers.
Just like when you go back home to Grandma’s house, there’s just something better about homemade food. We agree! With our team of highly-trained chefs, we ensure our food is fresh, delicious and has that feeling of farm-to-table home cooking. With this in mind, we make every effort possible to purchase locally-grown meat and dairy from local coops and organizations right in the Heartland. With over 100 years in the food and catering industry combined, our management staff know what it takes to deliver the best quality food and event planning services possible.
Services
Services
- Bartenders
- Cleanup and breakdown
- Consultations and tastings - for a fee
- Delivery and setup
- Rental coordination - does not invoice couple
- Serving staff
Cuisines
- Farm-to-table
Dietary accommodations
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Kosher
- Nut-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Meal types
- Buffet
- Dessert service
- Family-style meal
- Food stations
- Passed appetizers
- Seated meal
- Stationary appetizers
Beverage services
- Bartending
- Beverage servingware rentals
- Mixers/non-alcoholic options
Extra costs
- Bartender services
- Consultation / Tasting
- Liquor License
- Rentals - beverage ware
- Rentals - dining ware
- Rentals - linens
- Service Fee
- Travel Fee
- Wedding Cake & Dessert Service
Reviews
Write a review4.9 out of 5
8 reviews
Delicious!
We were very happy with Blue Plate Catering and Gary for our wedding! Gary was incredibly helpful in helping us decide what we wanted and was very patient with me when I changed my mind a few times. We ended up going with a taco buffet which was something less traditional but still delicious and fun! We also had butlered appetizers which were delicious as well. We even had some saved for us at the head table since we were busy mingling the whole cocktail hour which was very thoughtful. Highly recommend Blue Plate Catering for a stress free, yummy dinner choice :)
Response from vendor•Sep 11, 2025Emily, It was a joy to help create an unforgettable experience for you and your guests. Tacos are always a good idea, and it's so wonderful to hear that stress was nonexistent on such an important day. From the entire team, congratulations, and thanks for inviting Blue Plate along for the ride!!Johnston Wedding - The Tinsmith
We could not be more impressed. We had SO many guests tell us that our taco bar was the best food they have had at a wedding in a long time. There was something for everyone, gluten-free, vegetarian, and meat lovers, Blue Plate allowed our buffet to have all the options. We had so much to offer I forgot to grab meat for the top of my nachos so I had to go back, haha. Amazing staff communication leading up to the event and during the event they were incredible, and dinner and dessert went so smoothly. We wanted an ice cream bar and they were so accommodating they let us drop off the ice cream the week of kept it frozen and brought it to the wedding all packaged so nicely! Highly recommend Blue Plate to everyone who asks!
So delicious and easy to work with
The whole process from start to finish- tasting, picking meals, the actual wedding with our platted dinner was so easy and wonderful. Ashley answered all our questions and the day of the staff checked in with us multiple times to make sure we were enjoying everything- it seemed so personalized- I appreciated the time they took.
Overall great catering!
We found David and Blue Plate through our amazing wedding planners at the midwestern bride. The team was incredible, and we had such an easy and organized experience. The tasting was a fun time with LOADS of food and the team has many options for buffet vs sit-down or food stations with mix and match for appetizers or late-night snacks and dessert and they can accommodate guests with dietary restrictions. They cared for everything from set up to plates to napkins and linens - it was an easy and pleasant experience. David responds quickly and is very organized!!! Also, our guests raved about how good the short rib was (for weeks after our wedding)! All around, Blue Plate is an excellent catering choice!
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