Dastarkhwan Caterers
Johar Town, Lahore
Desi menus for 100 to 1,000 guests
Rs 1,650
starting per head
Caterers
Clubs, messes and halls behind security checkpoints
Find caterers in Lahore for mehndi, baraat, walima and smaller family dawats. Tell us your date, guest count and the per-head price you have in mind, and verified caterers send you their offers within 24 hours. Compare menus side by side instead of calling around.
1 vendor serving Cantt · from Rs 1,650
Free to post · pay only when you book
Johar Town, Lahore
Desi menus for 100 to 1,000 guests
Rs 1,650
starting per head
Expect bungalow lawns for dholki, mehndi and nikkah at home, alongside service-run halls and lawns booked through the office that manages them. Some mess and club venues use only their own kitchen, so check before booking an outside caterer for a Cantt venue. The per-head rate depends more on the menu than on the venue, though transport and setup can add to it.
Before you accept an offer, think through how a caterer will work here. Venues follow their own closing times and rules on the number of dishes served. Confirm both with the venue when you book. Final guest numbers usually have to be confirmed a few days before the event. On Bandobast, 1 caterer cover Cantt, and a request reaches them along with others willing to travel.
Share the exact gate and route. Some roads in Cantt are closed to through traffic or restricted.
Book catering after the venue, and leave room for a tasting and one round of menu changes before the date.
Ask every vendor to carry their CNIC. Checkpoints may ask for identification.
Mess and club venues often have their own rules on dress, music, decor and timings. Read them before booking decor or a sound system.
Yes. 1 caterer on Bandobast list Cantt as a service area, and others travel from across the city. Some mess and club venues use only their own kitchen, so check before booking an outside caterer for a Cantt venue.
Send your request as soon as the venue and date are fixed. Venues follow their own closing times and rules on the number of dishes served. Confirm both with the venue when you book.
Tell them the type of venue and whether it has a cooking area or only space to keep degs warm. Share the exact gate and route. Some roads in Cantt are closed to through traffic or restricted. Ask early whether the venue lets outside caterers in, since some halls only allow their own kitchen.
Usually yes, with identification. Ask the venue how vendor vehicles are cleared and share the route and gate with each vendor in advance.
Private halls and marquees can be booked by anyone. Officers' messes and clubs usually need an eligible member or their family to make the booking.
It depends on the menu and the number of guests, so there's no single rate. Caterers on Bandobast show a starting price on their profile, and you can name the per-head price you want to pay in a request and see who accepts.
Many caterers offer a tasting for wedding bookings. Ask for it in your request or in chat with the caterer once they send an offer.
You pay Bandobast by bank transfer, not the vendor directly. We hold the money until your event is done and only then pay the vendor, so if something goes wrong before the day, your money hasn't left.
Caterers who work in Cantt often cover these areas too.