Vegan & Vegetarian Catering

Mediterranean cooking leans heavily on chickpeas, eggplant, bulgur, parsley and olive oil, which is why so much of the menu happens to be meat-free. Everything below is marked vegan or vegetarian on the catering menu. If a dish is not on this page, assume it contains meat, dairy or egg, and ask us.

Vegan dishes

These are marked vegan, so they also work for vegetarian and dairy-free guests:

• Falafel: mildly spiced patties of chickpeas, fava beans, onions, herbs and parsley, by the dozen ($14 a dozen). This is the vegan main.
• Hummus: chickpeas puréed with tahini and lemon ($40 small / $60 large).
• Baba ghannouge: baked eggplant with tahini, lemon and garlic ($40 small / $60 large).
• Fattoush: chopped vegetables and parsley with lemon, garlic and toasted pita chips ($40 small / $60 large).
• Tabouleh: parsley, mint, bulgur and tomatoes ($60 small / $80 large).
• Lebanese salad: tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, mint and lemon ($60 small / $80 large).
• Rice: the side that goes with every tray ($35 small / $50 large).

Salads come with a choice of dressing, and not every dressing is vegan, so tell us when you order which trays need to stay vegan.

Vegetarian dishes

These are marked vegetarian. Most contain dairy (cheese, cream or yogurt), so treat them as not vegan:

• Grape leaves, stuffed with rice, tomatoes and parsley ($18 a dozen). The leaves are vegan; the yogurt dip that comes with them is not.
• Spinach pies ($24 a dozen) and cheese pies with feta and mozzarella ($20 a dozen), by the dozen.
• Greek salad ($45 small / $65 large) and Mediterranean salad with walnuts and cheddar or feta ($35 small / $55 large).
• Roasted potatoes ($40 small / $60 large) and spinach artichoke dip with garlic bread ($65 small / $125 large).
• Fettuccine Alfredo ($50 small / $80 large) and penne rosé in a creamy tomato sauce ($50 small / $80 large): hearty vegetarian mains that kids like too.
• Tandoori bread by the dozen ($16 a dozen).

Feeding a mixed office

Most groups are mixed: a few vegans, more vegetarians and a majority who eat anything. The trick is that the vegan dips, salads and rice already feed everyone, so you only need to add a meat-free main.

1. Size the sides for the whole group. Rice, one salad, hummus and bread, each sized for your full headcount.
2. Size the meat main for the meat eaters. If 30% of a group of 30 is vegetarian, 21 people eat meat, so order 1 large tray and 1 small tray of chicken shawarma ($65 small / $120 large).
3. Give the vegetarians a main of their own, plus a cushion. Plan three or four falafel per vegetarian guest, and add a dozen extra: meat eaters take falafel too. For nine vegetarians, that is about three to four dozen.
4. Add one vegetarian item for variety, such as spinach pies or a small tray of penne rosé.

Here is that office of 30: shawarma sized for the 21 meat eaters, falafel sized at about four pieces per vegetarian plus an extra dozen, and vegan sides for everyone.

Qty	Item	Price
1	Chicken Shawarma, large tray	$120
1	Chicken Shawarma, small tray	$65
4	Falafel, dozen	$56
1	Rice, large tray	$50
1	Rice, small tray	$35
1	Fattoush Salad, large tray	$60
1	Fattoush Salad, small tray	$40
1	Hummus, large tray	$60
1	Hummus, small tray	$40
3	Tandoori Bread, dozen	$48
	Food total	$574
	Per guest	about $19.13

Food only, at today's menu prices, before tax and delivery ($10 to $30 by distance). Trays are counted at the low end of each size's range.

If half the group or more is vegetarian, drop the meat tray to small ($65) and add a pasta tray or a second dozen-item instead.

Gluten-free and nut-free

We do not label any catering dish gluten-free or nut-free. Several dishes contain wheat (tabouleh has bulgur, fattoush has pita chips, the pies and bread are dough), and several contain nuts (baklava, the Mediterranean salad's walnuts and the hashwa rice under the lamb). Our kitchen is not gluten-free and holds no allergen certification, so we cannot guarantee that any dish is free of cross-contact. If a guest has a serious allergy or celiac disease, call us before you order. Please label trays on the buffet, especially desserts.

How to order

Place and confirm your order 24 hours ahead. Pick up at the restaurant, 9901 Southpoint Parkway (open from 11 am daily), or we deliver anywhere within 50 miles of it, to offices, homes, churches and venues. Delivery is $10 for addresses within 20 miles of the restaurant, $20 for 20 to 40 miles and $30 for 40 to 50 miles. Tell us in your quote how many vegans and vegetarians you expect and we will check the order with you. Request a quote or call (540) 372-7755. More planning help: office catering and the Mediterranean catering guide.