Western Slope of Colorado's finest catering company.  Handling all manner of cuisines and the broadest service ability in the industry.  From 50 to 5000 The Cowboy and The Rose Catering can service your event with Flair, Style, Quality and a commitment to service unmatched anywhere!

 "From Black Tie to Blue Jeans we do it all!"
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Catering FAQ

How do I work with your company on my event?
  • It is best for you to come in for a meeting with us.
  • Bring with you some basics:
  • A decent understanding of how many people you need to feed
  • In what location (we can help with venue selection if you have not looked)
  • And what your budget is per person.

Many clients are apprehensive about offering up a budget.  Please think about what you want to spend per person to host your event.  It saves us both time to find out if you are in our price range! 

How early do I need to contact you prior to the event?

  • The earlier the better.  Certainly the caterer should be the first contacted when putting together an event.  The caterer handles events all the time and can save you money on rentals, set ups and venues.
  • We find ourselves booked a year in advance on prime weekends.  So get your event on our calendar with your booking fee as early as possible to insure you are going to have the finest cuisine.

How do I work with you on a wedding?

  • The same as any other event.  Weddings are a time of great joy and a lot of stress.  Before you hire a wedding planner talk to us.  While you are doing one wedding, we do them every weekend.  So our ability to get you through the event comes from experience and that leads to a smooth event and money savings for you.

How do I decide on the menu?

  • If you have a theme or genre of food in mind we can fill in the blanks.  If you don't know we do approximately 600 events per year.  We can show you other menus we have done and guide you.  What your menu will be is also guided by the budget you have set for the event or wedding.

I don't see menus on the website, why is that?

  • We customize every event to meet you requirements, once you have met with us and placed your booking fee to hold your date we will begin to work on the final menus.  Until a date is booked we will meet with you and offer ideas, but no menu is finalized until a date is booked.  Frankly we got tired of doing the menu work for utility caterers.

Can I get pricing from you?

  • Certainly!  After our meeting we will have established a per person budget with you that meets your budget and allows us to offer the food you require for the event.

There is no base pricing on the site?

  • No.  We don't place arbitrary pricing on our site.  To many times we have observed event organizers and brides taken down the path to event surprise.  Where the quote another companied offered did not include the full event expenses.  We offer turn key events.  No hidden charges for labor, no hidden charges for set up, no hidden charges for anything.  Our contracts clearly spell out exactly what we are doing for you and how much it will cost.  You won't find yourself facing the dreaded "site delivery and set up fee for a few thousand extra with us.  The price in the contract is the price for the event.  The listed items on the contract are what you will receive.  While "add ons" are a recent trend in pumping a bill, we know an event is stressful enough without you blowing the budget you set.  So we protect your budget with all inclusive performance contracts based on what you want to happen.

Why are there no pricing guidelines on the site?

  • Your event has specific requirements that affect the pricing.  From staffing needs to decoration requirements, to food service methods and venue location requirements.  It is impossible for us to cover every possible combination on the website so all budgets for pricing are discussed in your event meeting with us.  Plus with the bill pumping techniques used by some of the utilities caters we have found that when our clients compare they don't have the experience to detect the pitfalls of catering costs.  Cost comparison requires comparing exact services, not pricing with services missing you will be billed for later by the bill pumping set.

We were not in your budget range yet you helped point us toward someone that could help us, why?

  • As the Western Slopes premier caterer we understand food better than anyone.  If you come in and are not in our budget range we know who cooks and who "heats up" foods.  We want your event to be successful so we will point your toward a qualified caterer that can help you meet your quality standards and event requirements.  It is in our best interest for you to have a good event.  Eventually you will need us and the level of service we offer.