Elegant Fare Catering & Events

Good Taste, Great Times, and Enduring Memories!

Cincinnati, OH

Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Greater Dayton

Service area

4.8

Praised by couples for:

Food quality and taste

Seasoned professional

Drinks

Exceptional food and flawless service. Working with Elegant Fare Catering was an absolute breeze from start to finish. Their communication was seamless, making the entire planning process stress free. On top of that, the food was absolutely delicious - our guest couldn't stop raving about how great everything tasted! A special shout out to Kathyna, whose attention to detail and outstanding service made the experience truly top-notch. If you are looking for incredible food, and a team that is a joy to work with, I highly recommend Elegant Fare.

Gigi A.

5.0

Elegant Fare catered my daughter’s wedding. They did a wonderful job and their food was amazing! Kathyna and her staff were incredible to work with! I highly recommend them!

Lisa W.

5.0

Raj Pradhan & Emily Gibbons Pradhan

OWNER

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AWARD WINNER (2X)

Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot

We make your wedding dreams come true at Elegant Fare Catering & Events, a wedding catering company in Cincinnati, OH. We're at the heart of what it takes to help create the most treasured experience of your lifetime: a celebration that includes scrumptious, hand-crafted food, artistic presentation, expert planning services, impressive service above and beyond, and special touches that make all the difference. Wherever your wedding takes place, our catering and event planning team will collaborate to design an occasion that helps make your dreams come true and delights you and your guests. They work closely with our award-winning culinary team, which is committed to creativity and flavor, fresh ingredients, farm-to-table, and—most of all—your delightful wedding day. With over 40 years as a family-run firm known for our passion for excellence, we remain a premier catering firm in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Greater Dayton. We are a preferred or exclusive caterer for many outstanding venues such as Drees Pavilion and Devou Golf and Event Center, Cooper Creek Event Center, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Rhinegeist Brewery, Taft Museum, Newport Aquarium, and Cincinnati Nature Center (including Krippendorf Lodge and Groesbeck Estate). We are also delighted to collaborate with dozens of wonderful venue partners, from the grandest mansions to intimate settings and rustically beautifully rural locations. We enjoy backyard celebrations, as well as quiet woodland ceremonies and festivities. In addition, Elegant Fare manages and is the exclusive caterer for Gatherings of Blue Ash, one of the newest venues in Greater Cincinnati known for its simple yet beautiful decor and convenient location just minutes from major expressways and downtown Cincinnati. In addition, we promise to deliver style and good taste for your bridal shower, couples shower, rehearsal dinner, cocktail hour, reception, and day-after brunch. We would be delighted to serve you and celebrate your love. Contact us today for more information about our extensive repertoire of menus to suit your style, taste, and budget, as well as the professional event planning services included. It would be our pleasure to help make your wedding dreams come true! What You'll Love About Elegant Fare Catering & Events The Elegant Fare team will go above and beyond to ensure your wedding day runs seamlessly from start to finish. They offer top-notch catering delivery, setup, and cleanup services. This way, you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the most important day of your life!

Asian-owned and Woman-owned Business

Details

Cuisine

African

American

BBQ

Cajun

Chinese

Eastern European

French

Fusion

Greek

Hawaiian

Indian

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Latin American

Mexican

Middle Eastern

Northeastern

Seafood

Southern

Southwestern

Specialty

Thai

Dietary Options

Dairy Free

Gluten Free

Nut Free

Organic

Sugar Free

Vegan

Vegetarian

Food & Catering

Buffet

Catering Clean Up

Catering Delivery & Setup

Chef Stations

Family Style

Menu Tastings

Passed Appetizers

Seated Meal

Servers

Awards and Affiliations

2-Time 'Best of Weddings'

2024.2023.

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Meet the team

Raj Pradhan & Emily Gibbons Pradhan

Owner

“New generation” Elegant Fare leaders Raj, Emily and their team will make your dream wedding come true. From Kathmandu, Nepal, Raj served Elegant Fare in finance for 20 years. He’s an at-home chef, specializing in Nepalese and Indian dishes, as well as soccer player, musician, and photographer. Emily, a Cincinnati native, excels at the creative, personal aspects of catering and is devoted to gardening and environmental stewardship. “We strive to use local farm-to-table and support environmental sustainability,” she said. Together they nurture an “always amazing” daughter and two Doodle dogs.

4.8

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49 reviews

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Elegant Fare is highly recommended for weddings, with consistently praised, delicious food and attractive presentation. Reviewers highlight professional, responsive, and attentive staff who make planning stress-free and handle issues smoothly. Wide menu options, good value, and rave guest feedback led many couples to recommend them.

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Gigi A

Exceptional food and flawless service. Working with Elegant Fare Catering was an absolute breeze from start to finish. Their communication was seamless, making the entire planning ...

process stress free. On top of that, the food was absolutely delicious - our guest couldn't stop raving about how great everything tasted! A special shout out to Kathyna, whose attention to detail and outstanding service made the experience truly top-notch. If you are looking for incredible food, and a team that is a joy to work with, I highly recommend Elegant Fare.

Lisa W

Elegant Fare catered my daughter’s wedding. They did a wonderful job and their food was amazing! Kathyna and her staff were incredible to work with! I highly recommend them!

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Edward S

The Team from Elegant Fare was absolutely incredible throughout the planning process all the way through to the end of the reception. The food was exceptional, guests raved about ...

everything from the appetizers to the main course. The wait staff was 5 stars as well, professional, courteous and friendly to all guests. We would recommend to anyone and everyone. ~ Ed

Jenna G

Elegant Fare was one of the preferred vendors for our venue and by far had the best pricing and menu options. We had three passed apps for our cocktail hour, a buffet, and late nig...

ht skyline coney bar. The food was incredible and the catering staff were incredibly friendly and professional. Setting up our tasting and signing the contract was easy, but communication in the months leading up to the wedding was spotty. Our point of contact was hard to get a hold of and didn’t always answer the specific questions in our emails. However, on day of, there was absolutely no issues and our guests were very complimentary.

Melissa M

We had a great experience with our wedding catering. Elegant Fare had a large selection of menu options and menu planning was very straightforward. We worked with Kyle who was high...

ly responsive and very helpful with the planning process and answered all of our questions along the way. On our wedding day, the service staff was attentive, friendly, and professional throughout the evening. We received good feedback from the guests about the food. While there was one hiccup, it was handled very professionally, and it didn’t take away from the quality of the service overall. We happily recommend Elegant Fare to other couples.

Olivia S

I couldn’t be happier with my experience working with ElegantFare for my wedding. From the beginning, the planning process was smooth and stress-free thanks to their incredible tea...

m. Kyle, my main contact, was excellent at communication — always responsive and willing to make any changes I requested without hesitation. He made the entire planning process feel so easy. One thing I really appreciated was the wide range of menu options available. It allowed us to stay within a lower budget without sacrificing quality or variety. I was pleasantly surprised by how many great choices we had, even at a more modest price point. On the day of the wedding, the ElegantFare staff truly went above and beyond. Every staff member I interacted with — from the wait staff to the bartender — was kind, professional, and genuinely made me feel special. Their service made a lasting impression on both me and our guests. And of course, the food itself was delicious! The quality and taste were excellent, and everything was beautifully presented. I’m so glad we chose ElegantFare and would highly recommend them to anyone planning an event.

Lauren D

Elegant Fare catered our wedding at Greenacres this April and did a phenomenal job! They were so prepared and flexible with us as we debated having dinner indoors or outdoors, and ...

the guests absolutely raved about the meal. Kyle was our point of contact and brought such expertise and relaxed energy to the day. Highly recommend!

Jenna A

Elegant Fare catered our wedding at Drees Pavilion, and did such an amazing job! Kyle was our point of contact throughout the entire process, and he was so helpful and responsive. ...

And the food at our wedding was so good! We received so many compliments from guests about how much they enjoyed the cocktail hour appetizers and dinner. EF also took such great care of us on wedding day, making sure that we had enough to eat and drink during such a hectic evening! We highly recommend Elegant Fare. Thank you EF and Kyle!!!

Olivia E

Elegant Fare was DELICIOUS, consistent, professional, and easy to talk to! Our wedding was a month and a half ago and people are still talking about that pasta!!!! Kyle truly imp...

ressed my husband and I with how much he was able to work with our budget. Thank you again for the outstanding service!

Angela P

Elegant Fare was amazing to work with and Renee was wonderful! The food was spectacular and the presentation was great. All of our guests raved about the food and asked where it wa...

s from. We had a great experience working with Elegant Fare and I highly recommend them!

Alex T

The food was phenomenal, and fairly priced. Subtracted 1 star bc our meal restrictions were not accommodated day-of.

Mark S

Delicious food our guests raved about, kind and attentive staff that my best man came up to me to give an 11/10 star review for, and no issues at all. Easy 5 star review from foo...

d to service.

Chris K

My wife and I worked with Kyle Merkl from the beginning and he was fantastic. He had answers for all of our questions and was great to work with. We highly recommend Elegant Fare f...

or any event you need a caterer for. They catered the cocktail hour and reception of our wedding. All of the food was delicious, the linen and table set up was beautiful, and the wait staff was incredible. They were also more reasonably priced compared to the other caterer options we had to choose from at our event location. My wife and I would choose Elegant Fare again in the future!

Mallory C

Working with the Elegant Fare team was a great choice for our wedding! Kyle and his team were professional, kind, and the food was really excellent. The menu had a ton of options t...

o choose from and we would definitely recommend working with them.

Ann S

We had a reception at Drees Pavilion where Elegant Fare was the caterer. The food was Delicious! The guests gave us so many compliments on the food. One guest indicated that the...

food was the best he has ever had at a reception. We agree. As far as we are concerned Elegant Fare provides exceptional food and service. Kyle Merkl was our catering consultant. He was great to work with. Elegant Fare's tasting was wonderful. They provided many choices for a private dinner. Ann & Jim Sexton July 2023 event

Angela L

We got married in October 2023. We sampled food from Elegant Fare in Nov/Dec 2022. Elegant Fare was one of five caterers we were able to choose from off of our venue’s list. We cho...

se them because their food was delicious, service was great and more in our budget than the other options. We worked with Kyle for the tasting and admin tasks. He was a fantastic professional who was patient and responsive to all of our questions. On the day of the event, the catering staff flipped the ceremony space to a reception space without trouble. We had a buffet style dinner. But there were still servers, who did a great job and were true professionals who were always smiling. Highly recommend Elegant Fare!

Alexandra H

Our venue had three preferred vendors for catering, and we found Elegant Fare to be the best option by far for us. The food was absolutely incredible, eating at our wedding was som...

ething we looked forward to the entire planning process. We definitely recommend working with Renee, she was so kind she even let us come in for a second tasting when she realized that our short rib wasn't up to their usual standards. There was only one miscommunication the entire time (continuing to serve dinner while speeches were going), but that was a mutual miscommunication, and we got nothing but incredible reviews from our guests about the food, so we were very happy with the way things turned out!

Abby G

Elegant Fare did an amazing job with our wedding catering! We had a very formal tasting with a large group so we got to try a variety of their options before choosing out package....

The food was absolutely delicious and the staff did an amazing job on our wedding day. They helped set up and take down tables, flipped our venue very quickly during cocktail hour and very attentive!

Chris C

We were floored by Elegant Fare from the very first taste, and on our wedding day they blew it out of the park! Everyone enjoyed the food, they handled all of our requests in strid...

e. In my opinion, Kyle and the team went above and beyond making sure that everything from our appetizers to our desserts were a seamless and delicious part of our wedding. We received so many compliments on the food, the quality of service, and we couldn't be happier with the way everything went! Their bartenders were excellent, they made a FANTASTIC Amaretto Sour and enthusiastically learned our custom signature drink as well. Kyle Merkl and the team at Elegant Fare set the gold standard of service and we couldn't be happier that we trusted them with our wedding.

Kenny V

We really enjoyed working with Elegant Fare for our wedding. We worked with Kyle Merkl and he went above and beyond to help us craft the perfect menu. We had multiple private tasti...

ngs, and Kyle helped us every step of the way. He was very patient and knowledgable. The menu at our wedding was outstanding. We did duet plating, and everything was cooked perfectly. Our guests were pleased with every course. They had nothing but praise for the food. The service was also superb. The servers and bartenders were friendly and accomodating. We highly recommend the Smoked Mozzarella Phyllo Cups with Black Sesame Seeds, Truffle Honey, and Figs. We also recommend the Strawberry Lemonade Salad. But everything they make is delicious and they are very affordable.

Meg M

Elegant Fare provided the catering for my daughter's wedding at the Cincinnati Nature Center, Oct 15 2022. We received many compliments on the taste of the food and the professi...

onalism of the staff from our guests and bridal party! Several staff members took the time to tell me how happy we all seemed and they even complimented my dress! They couldn't have been kinder and of greater service! They knocked it out of the park! I would be happy to recommend them based on the quality and taste of the food, the ease of working with them, and the staff on site during the event! Exceptionally well done!

Renee' G

We used Elegant Fare Catering and Events at our daughter Renee' Gabbard Mills wedding recently, September 24, 2022 at Krippendorf Lodge in the Cincinnati Nature Center with the hel...

p of Renee Fink, Catering/Events Consultant. The food was delicious and allowed us to add on to our menu, the staff was extremely professional to all our guest and decorated just as we had invisioned. Renee Fink was exceptional in providing all her knowledge to help in the planning of our daughter's wedding. Our hearts are full, Krippendorf Lodge was breathtakingly decorated and more than we ever expected. Many, many of our guests remarked what a beautiful venue it was, all served eloquently and thoroughly for a more than perfect event!

Evan G

The food was amazing! Many of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed the food. Kyle and the Elegant Fare team were very easy to work with throughout the process, and the tas...

ting was included. The servers on site for our wedding were very friendly and responsive to our needs, including dietary restrictions.