Catering services in Uttara: prices, minimums, and how to choose
Uttara hosts the largest home events in Dhaka. Sector households book dawats, aqiqahs, and milads for guest counts that central Dhaka apartments cannot hold, and community programs run bigger still. Alpha delivers up the airport road from its Cantonment kitchen with prices set before confirmation. For rooftop and lawn events, the live BBQ station runs from 50 guests with a grill, a griddle man, and a chalkboard menu.
- Platters
- BDT 350 to 925 per person
- Minimum
- BDT 5,000 order. Platters from 20 guests
- Notice
- 24 hours
What catering costs in Uttara
Among Dhaka caterers that publish prices, standard event and dawat set menus are listed at roughly BDT 150 to 500 per head, and premium and wedding menus at BDT 500 to 1,500. Most caterers publish no prices at all. Published guest minimums range from 5 to 15 or more. Based on publicly listed prices, checked August 2026. Alpha publishes every price on its menu, and its set platters run BDT 350 to 925 per head from 20 guests. A menu order carries no guest minimum.
How caterers serving Uttara compare
These are the names a host or office in Uttara is likely to shortlist. Here is what each is known for, and what each publishes.
| Caterer | Published prices | Guest minimum |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Catering Daily bank cafeterias, corporate events, and home dawats from one 10,000 sq ft kitchen | Full menu published. Platters BDT 350 to 925 per head | None. BDT 5,000 order value |
| Iqbal Catering Wedding and convention hall programs, operating since 1987 | Not published | Not published |
| Salam Catering Service Wedding catering across four decades, with Salam's Kitchen branches in Banani and Uttara | Not published | Not published |
| Fakruddin Kacchi biryani heritage since 1966, restaurant branches across Dhaka, wedding and event catering with its own convention centre in Dhanmondi | Partial. Packaged dala prices sold online. Per-head catering menu not published | Not published |
| Subrat Ali One of Dhaka's oldest catering houses, wedding and event programs | Not published | Not published |
| Salsa Catering Aviation and corporate catering | Not published | Not published |
| White Hall & Caters Community centre and wedding catering venue in Uttara Model Town Sector 3 | Not published | Not published |
| Sharafat Ali Catering Event and dawat catering covering Uttara and Gazipur, takes small-group orders | Not published | Not published |
Salsa Catering above is also based in Uttara, at Sector 1.
Based on publicly available information from each caterer's own website and public listings, checked August 2026. Caterers that publish prices are noted. This table covers established event and wedding caterers serving Uttara. Budget office lunch services in Dhaka list meals from around BDT 85 to 150.
Among the established caterers above, Alpha publishes its full menu with every price. The comparison worth making is the one you can verify.
Choosing a caterer in Uttara
Six questions separate a catering operation from a phone number. Ask them of any caterer, including this one.
Platter prices
Menu prices are per person.
| Platter | Per head |
|---|---|
| Deshi Polao Platter Includes plain polao, chicken roast (pakistani), jali kabab (chicken), boiled egg | BDT 380 |
| Chinese Delights Includes egg fried rice (120g), thai chicken fry (2 pcs), chinese vegetables (40g), beef chilli onion (40g) | BDT 520 |
| Bhuna Khichuri with Chicken Achari Includes bhuna khichuri, chicken achari (pakistani, 2 pcs), piece salad | BDT 350 |
| Kacchi Delicacy Includes chinigura mutton kacchi, chicken roast (pakistani), jali kabab (chicken), borhani, jorda | BDT 925 |
| Beef Tehari Platter Includes beef tehari, piece salad | BDT 400 |
Delivery to Uttara
All Uttara sectors, the Airport Area, and Nikunja are inside regular coverage, a straight run up the airport road from the kitchen. Delivery from BDT 500.
- Delivery
- From BDT 500
- Minimum
- BDT 5,000 order
- Notice
- 24 hours
Delivery is charged by distance and vehicle size, quoted with the order.
Questions about catering in Uttara
- What does dawat catering cost in Uttara?
- Set platters run BDT 350 to 925 per person for the food. Beef Tehari Platter is BDT 400 per person. Prices are published, not quoted after the call.
- Can you run a live BBQ at an Uttara rooftop event?
- Yes, from 50 guests. The BBQ menu includes grilled chicken, tandoori, beef sheek kabab, and prawn skewers, priced per item.
- Do you serve all Uttara sectors?
- Yes. All sectors plus the Airport Area and Nikunja are inside regular coverage. Tongi is an extended area with an additional transport charge quoted with the order.
- How far ahead do we book?
- 24 hours for standard events. Events over 100 guests get a custom quotation, so start those earlier.
Order in Uttara
Send the dishes, the guest count and the date on WhatsApp.