Hauchi Kay CateringEvents & Wedding Specialists Staff Appreciation Event Catering Kenya
Session by session catering for company staff appreciation days, from morning breakfast through mid morning tea, a full Kenyan lunch buffet, afternoon tea, an evening cocktail hour and an awards dinner, built around your programme rather than treated as one meal repeated all day.
ServiceSession based catering for staff appreciation days
Who forHR teams and company event organisers
WhereNairobi and surrounding areas, offsite venues on request
IncludedFood, bar, staff, equipment, setup and cleanup
PricingFrom KES 6,500 per guest, by package and guest count
Next stepFree, no obligation quotation
Service overview
Staff Appreciation Catering by Hauchi Kay Catering
Most staff appreciation programmes move through several sessions in one day: breakfast on arrival, a mid morning tea break, a full lunch, an afternoon tea, and, where the day runs into the evening, a cocktail hour followed by dinner. We build each session around Kenyan dishes, timed to match the pace of your programme.
Session by session planning
Breakfast, tea breaks, lunch, cocktails and dinner, planned as one continuous brief.
Kenyan menus throughout
Regional dishes and flavours at every session, not a single meal repeated all day.
Full bar service
Cocktails and matching mocktails, so every guest is served with equal attention.
Live cooking stations
Nyama choma carving and live stations for garden, lawn and lodge venues.
Built in dietary inclusion
Vegetarian, pork free and low spice options labelled within the main buffet line.
Transparent pricing
Clear cost per guest ranges, quoted against your actual guest count and venue.
Key options
Morning, Lunch and Afternoon Sessions
A full working day event runs from early breakfast through to a mid afternoon tea break, keeping guests fed at the right pace between opening remarks, games and awards.
Morning Breakfast
Mandazi, half cakes, sweet potatoes, arrow roots, sausages, masala chai and fresh fruit, served quickly while guests are still signing in.
Mid Morning Tea
A quick thirty minute break with tea, coffee, mandazi, samosas and bhajia kept warm at a manned station.
Lunch Buffet
The anchor meal of the day, drawing from across Kenya’s regional cooking styles with an outdoor catering setup when the venue allows it.
Key options
Afternoon Tea and Evening Cocktail Hour
Once the working sessions close, the day shifts into a more relaxed register, and the catering pace shifts with it.
Afternoon Tea
Tea, coffee, mabuyu, roasted groundnuts, seasonal fruit skewers and a simple cake, light enough to leave room for dinner.
Evening Cocktail Hour
Classic cocktails and Kenyan inspired mocktails, run by our mixologists so non drinkers are never an afterthought.
Evening dinner
An awards dinner that matches the recognition
Hauchi Kay offers a full evening dinner service for staff appreciation days, covering live carving, event wines and a plated buffet finished with a dessert table.
Starters
Samosas, bhajia, chicken skewers and mini chapati rolls, plated or passed on trays before the buffet opens.
Live Carving Station
Beef and goat nyama choma carved live, a favourite lift for both the lunch and dinner sessions.
Event Wine Service
Sparkling wine for the toast, plus a curated red, white and rosé pairing for the awards dinner.
Menu options
Choose a session menu that fits your programme
- Mandazi and half cakes with honey
- Sweet potatoes, arrow roots and boiled eggs
- Beef sausages and smokies
- Kenyan tea, masala chai and fresh coffee
- Samosas, beef, chicken or vegetable, with tamarind dip
- Bhajia with kachumbari and coriander chutney
- Fresh fruit platter, mango, watermelon, pineapple, pawpaw
- Pilau and coconut rice, wali wa nazi
- Nyama choma, beef and goat, carved live
- Grilled or fried tilapia with kachumbari
- Chicken stew, kienyeji or broiler
- Mukimo or matoke alongside ugali
- Sukuma wiki, managu and cabbage
- Ndengu, green gram stew, vegetarian main
- Fresh fruit and dessert table
- Tea and coffee
- Mabuyu and roasted groundnuts
- Seasonal fruit skewers
- Simple cake or scones
- Roasted maize, in season
- Carved roast beef or leg of lamb, live station
- Coconut chicken curry or chicken tikka
- Pilau or biryani rice, ugali and mukimo
- Sautéed greens and roasted vegetables
- Dessert table, mahamri with custard, chocolate cake
- Signature cocktails: Dawa, Baobab Sour, Tusker Lite Radler Punch
- Mocktails: Tropical Sunset, Hibiscus and Ginger Cooler
Why Hauchi Kay
What a professional catering partner gives your staff day
Reduced administrative burden
HR focuses on the programme, not on sourcing supplies or managing a kitchen crew.
Consistent quality
The same reliable standard of food and service across every session of the day.
Better guest experience
Inclusive buffet labelling and a mocktail bar that treats every guest with equal attention.
Scalability
From a thirty person office lunch to a three hundred guest hotel lawn celebration.
Food safety compliance
Strict hygiene practices for offsite cooking, bain marie transport and live stations.
Transparent process
Free, no obligation quotations with a clear cost per guest methodology.
Packages & cost ranges
Staff Appreciation Catering Packages
Every event is priced against guest count, venue and session structure. The ranges below are representative cost per guest figures, in Kenya Shillings, for planning purposes.
On request
Custom Quote
Priced on request
A tailored quotation based on guest numbers, menu selection, venue, staffing, equipment, logistics and event duration.
Entry tier
Premium Package
KES 6,500 – 8,500 per guest
Breakfast and mid morning tea, plus a lunch buffet of pilau, chicken stew, sukuma wiki and kachumbari. No bar.
Full day
Executive Package
KES 10,000 – 13,500 per guest
Full day, breakfast to dinner, including nyama choma carving at lunch, afternoon tea, and a mocktail bar through the evening.
Top tier
Luxury Package
KES 15,500 – 19,500 per guest
Full day with a live cocktail and wine bar, dual carving stations at lunch and dinner, plated evening service and a dessert table.
How it works
Booking Staff Appreciation Event Catering
1
Contact us by phone, WhatsApp or through the website with your event details.
2
Share key information: guest numbers, venue, date, session structure and preferred package.
3
Receive a tailored quotation broken down by session and cost per guest.
4
Confirm your booking, we handle sourcing, cooking, bar staffing, setup and cleanup.
5
We arrive on time and fully equipped, so your programme runs without gaps.
We manage venue coordination, live cooking stations, bar service, staffing, timing around your programme, and full post event clean-up.
Financial year and holiday season fills up fast
Book June, July and December period staff appreciation dates three to four weeks ahead for events above 100 guests.
Pricing
How pricing works
Pricing depends on guest count, package tier, venue and how many sessions your programme needs. As a working example, 150 staff on a full Luxury tier event, cocktails, mocktails and event wines included, typically falls in the region of KES 2,325,000 to KES 2,925,000 for catering alone, before venue hire, entertainment and decor. An Executive package for the same group would fall between roughly KES 1,500,000 and KES 2,025,000. Prices shown are premium market estimates for planning purposes only, and final quotations depend on guest numbers, menu complexity, venue, staffing, transport, equipment hire, service style and seasonal ingredient costs. Free, no obligation quotations are available.
Coverage
Areas We Serve
- Nairobi and its environs (Westlands, Karen, Kasarani, Embakasi, Ruaka, Kikuyu)
- Kiambu, Murang’a, Nyeri and wider Central Kenya
- Nakuru, Naivasha and the Rift Valley
- Kisumu, Kakamega and Western Kenya
- Machakos, Kitui and Eastern Kenya
- Meru, Embu and surrounding counties
- Mombasa and the Coastal region
FAQs
Staff Appreciation Event Catering FAQs
How far in advance should we book staff appreciation catering?
Book at least three to four weeks ahead for events above 100 guests, since live stations and bar staffing need to be scheduled in advance. Smaller office events can often be arranged with less notice.
Can the menu be adjusted for dietary restrictions?
Yes. Vegetarian, low spice and pork free options are built in as standard, and we can accommodate other dietary needs when they are flagged during booking.
Do you provide bar staff and glassware for cocktails and mocktails?
Yes. Packages that include a bar cover mixologists, glassware, ice and garnish, so there is nothing extra for the client to source separately.
Is alcohol compulsory for the evening session?
No. Every cocktail on our menu has a matching mocktail, and plenty of companies choose a mocktail only bar for their staff appreciation event.
Can we run a staff appreciation event without an evening segment?
Yes, this is the half day format most office teams choose. It covers a late lunch, afternoon tea and a short cocktail close, without the dinner and awards segment.
Do you provide catering equipment such as tents and buffet stations?
Yes. We provide full equipment support including tents, tables, chairs and buffet stations as part of our staff appreciation catering service.
How much does staff appreciation event catering cost?
Costs typically range from about KES 6,500 to KES 19,500 per guest depending on package tier, guest numbers and venue. Contact us for a free, no obligation quotation tailored to your event.
Ready to plan your staff appreciation day?
Hauchi Kay Catering. Session by session catering for staff appreciation days across Nairobi and upcountry Kenya.