Does Deity allow outside catering?
We do not allow outside catering. We have executive Chef, Jason Bunin, on staff to help design your menu to your tastes or for your cultural specifications. See our catering menu for inspiration. Our new Deitynyc.com website catering section provides many photos with the menu item description to help you make your choices!
How many choices do we get with my Catering Plan?
Here is a menu that lists your choices for Family-Style Sit Down Dinner Choices
Here is a menu that lists your choices for Heavy Passed Cocktail Reception Menu Choices
Check out the photos with descriptions on our website here.
Does Deity offer vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free options?
Of course we do. Check out our menu to see some options. Individual vegan or vegetarian meals are an option, but we do have some constraints. We will have to know the amount of meals (there is a limit) and their exact table assignment. Once this is assessed, your day-of coordinator can advise you on how to best move forward.
Does Deity offer Kosher meals?
We are not a Kosher kitchen, however we can order individual meals from a local Kosher kitchen if they are needed for a select group. There will be an additional charge for this and we will have to know each guests table assignment in advance. Please discuss your options with your Day-of Coordinator at your planning meeting.
Does Deity charge for children?
If a child needs a seat, they are charged the same as any other guest. If they are an infant in a mothers lap, we do not charge for them. Chicken fingers and fries can be provided, if arranged in advance. Your Day-of Coordinator will require the ages and table assignments of each child for your final floor plan.
However, we highly recommend a local childcare company, Bag of Tricks Babysitting, that can offer many alternatives and solutions for children in attendance.
Does Deity’s catering provide tastings?
Yes, although we don’t believe tastings accomplish much. They are also a little more logistically difficult for us to do because we are not a full-time restaurant. We have to order food and bring in both the Chef and a server specifically for your tasting.
However, we realize a tasting might be important to a small percentage of our customers. So we offer a tasting for a flat fee of $150 per person. This cost helps defer the cost of the food and staffing for a tastings, though obviously does not cover all of it.
Your tasting will include the following choices- 14 items total: 4 entrees. 8 hors d’oeuvres and two sides.
However, our Chef, Jason Bunin is also the Head Chef of a cozy little spot “Pino Wine Bar & Kitchen” located in the Murray Hill/Kip’s Bay section of Manhattan. You are always welcome to have a night out there, his is generally on-site Monday-Thursday, to sample some of his dishes. Much of the selection is the same as our Deity Catering choices. Here is a link to the Yelp Reviews of Pino and of Chef Bunin.
How long will our cocktail hour, dinner service, or passed food reception last?
Our Cocktail Hour before Family-Style Dinner service is generally 1 hr 15 mins. Followed by 1 hr of dinner. Speeches commence at the end of this hour.
Our Passed Dinner will have 2 full hrs of passed & stationary food.
For more info on how your guests might be seated for the meal visit our Floor plans & Setting section.
