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Baby Shower catering in Los Angeles.

Baby shower catering in Los Angeles — brunch spreads, grazing tables & buffets from $28/guest. Chef-led, halal · zabiha-sourced, serving LA & OC.

$28
Per guest, from
2–4 weeks typical
Lead time
On request
Custom spreads
Baby Shower Catering
BABY SHOWERS
50+Events catered
20+Years in hospitality
40Catering services & programs
22Menus, one contract

Baby showers catering runs about $25–$87 per guest, all-in, and the price per guest falls as the guest count rises. Here is what a spread costs at the counts people usually ask about.

Estimated baby showers catering cost by guest count — all-in, before sales tax
GuestsEstimated costPer guest
25$650 – $1,775$26 – $71
50$1,250 – $4,350$25 – $87
100$2,500 – $8,100$25 – $81
150$3,750 – $11,700$25 – $78

All-in: the food plus the staff, delivery and setup the service style needs. Tastings, rentals, add-on services and California sales tax are the only additions, and there is no service charge. The crew, setup and delivery are shared across the room, so the price per guest falls as the count rises. Every menu halal · zabiha-sourced.

Baby showers Catering

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The occasion

Baby showers catering in Los Angeles & Orange County

What it takes to cater baby showers well — the logistics, the timing, and how we make it work.

A baby shower is a daytime celebration with a specific rhythm — guests arrive across a loose window, the food needs to hold beautifully on the table for two or three hours, and nobody wants to be managing hot trays while the mom-to-be opens gifts. We build showers around grazing: a generous spread that looks abundant the moment the first guest walks in and stays that way, so the host is never refilling and the room can flow between the games, the cake, and the conversation.

Because showers skew toward brunch and afternoon, we lean into food that photographs and travels well — mezze and grazing boards, fresh salads, pastries and a sweet table, with hot options kept hot in chafers when you want them. Every spread is halal · zabiha-sourced by default, with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free clearly labeled, because a shower guest list is usually three generations wide and someone always has a restriction.

We cater baby showers across residential estates, private garden venues, and tea rooms throughout Los Angeles and Orange County — from Pasadena craftsman gardens and Beverly Hills terraces to Newport Beach coastal homes and Irvine community clubhouses. Whether an intimate gathering of 25 in a backyard or a 100-guest celebration in a private event space, we handle delivery, styling, and breakdown seamlessly.

Why Carthage

Why Carthage for baby showers

What you get with us for baby showers specifically — not a generic catering pitch.

  • Built to graze, not to plate

    An abundant table that holds for hours — guests arrive across a window and the spread looks full from the first to the last, so the host isn't refilling mid-party.

  • Brunch-and-afternoon menus

    Mezze and grazing boards, fresh salads, a pastry and sweet table, with hot chafer options when you want them — food built for a daytime celebration that photographs well.

  • Three generations, one table

    Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free labeled per dish, halal · zabiha-sourced by default — a wide guest list fed from one spread with nobody singled out.

  • Set up and out of the way

    We deliver, set the table, and step back so the shower is yours — optional light service for larger showers, drop-off with setup for intimate ones.

Alternative Service Style

A daytime spread that has to look untouched three hours in? See our grazing table catering

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Questions

Before you ask

How much does baby shower catering cost in Los Angeles?
Carthage's halal menus start at $28 per guest all-in (food, crew, delivery and setup), sized to your guest count with an itemized proposal. The price per guest falls as your guest count grows.
What food is best for a baby shower?
Baby showers suit lighter, shareable food: a brunch spread, a grazing or mezze table, finger sandwiches, salads and a dessert display. For a midday shower, plan a generous grazing table plus a sweet finish; we scale portions to your headcount.
Can you accommodate dietary needs?
Yes — every dish is labeled, so vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free guests are easy to cover, and all meat is halal · zabiha-sourced. Tell us your guest list's needs and we build the spread around them.
Do you deliver and set up?
Yes — we deliver, set up and (if you'd like) staff baby showers across LA and Orange County. Drop-off with disposable serviceware keeps it simple; add staff and rentals for a fully-set grazing table.

Dietary

Dietary needs?

Every baby showers menu is labeled per dish and built around the guest list — here's how we handle the requests we hear most.

Transparent Budgeting

Working out a budget first? See what catering costs in Los Angeles across every service style.

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