Catering

Box Lunches, Platters & Buffets

Need to feed an informal crowd? Let us help! Minimum orders of 10 people up to 300 served for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. We can provide individual boxed lunches, platters, hot hold buffet servers, and staffed or non-staffed service. Enjoy the convenience of pickup or our seamless catering delivery service within a 10-mile radius.

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Full-Service Offsite Catering

We specialize in bringing the celebration directly to you! We offer complete catering, delivery, setup and staffing services. We love working at diverse venues, private homes, or businesses to fully cater your next event. Our offerings span from meticulously crafted multi-course meals, hors d'oeuvres, and decadent desserts to professional bar service, elegant table linens and dinnerware, exquisite floral arrangements, decor arrangements, and seamless vendor management. Whatever your event demands, we are committed to fulfilling it with unparalleled expertise and flair.

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Full-Service Onsite Catering

As one of the premier venues in Seattle offering in-house catering in addition to rental and floral services, our reputation is founded on more than just our inviting atmosphere. Since 2001, Executive Chef Ian Hoyt has been a cornerstone at Imperia (formerly Lake Union Café event venue). The acclaim we receive for our diverse culinary offerings stems from his skillful fusion of comforting classics and cutting-edge culinary trends. Our menus, complemented by a selection of Pacific Northwest beverages, promise a delightful dining experience.

In-House Catering

FARE & LIBATIONS

At Imperia

Using only the freshest ingredients and unique & innovative recipes, your meal is prepared from start to finish on-site, whether plated, family-style, or buffet – or event festive food stations, passed appetizers, and so much more. Plus, when you host your event with Imperia, benefit from our incredible catering staff who ensure the best setup, flow, and selections for the style of event you are hosting.

In-House Catering

Off-Site Catering

Let us bring the party to you! We cater anywhere in King County for nearly any type of event. Whether you require a full-service plated meal, full bar, and waitstaff for an indoor or outdoor event, a drop-off meal service individually packaged for social distance, or anything in between – we are excited to bring our gourmet foods directly to you.

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BEVERAGES

Proudly serving local beer, wine, and liquor whenever possible, our bar packages bring that special Pacific Northwest something to your event. Proudly featuring Black Raven Brewing Company, Icicle Brewing Company, Tieton Cider Works, Freim Family Brewers, Fremont Mischief Distillery, Copperworks Distilling, Gamache Vintners, Revelry Vintners and Gilbert Cellars. In addition, we bring in specialty options that simply must be imported from their region of origin – like French Champagne, Dominican Rum, and Mexican Tequila.

Beverages & Bar Service

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Onsite Catering
2025

Offsite Catering
2025

Beverage Menu
2025

Testimonials

Alanna

The food was REALLY good, our guests loved it! They also happily accommodated some non-standard dietary needs, which we super appreciated.

Scott

I’m currently commenting only on wedding preparation and the food tasting. The venue is exactly what my daughter was looking for, they’ve been extremely helpful in her early preparations. We went in for a food tasting and we’re thrilled with what we tasted. There are so many options very consistently well prepared it made it actually hard to choose a menu. Just check out the pictures. Looking forward to the event, I will repost.

Mariah

My breath was taken away when I saw our venue and everything managed by Imperia (food, florals, decor) brought a huge smile to my face. I can’t tell you how many people complimented us on the food and the decor. I had one vendor tell us it was the best wedding meal they had been given all year. I had other guests (both young and old) tell us it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been to. Imperia is truly a unique and special venue. I’m glad we got in when we did, because it’s only going to continue to grow. I could easily think of 1000 more great things to say, but the point is – everyone there freaking rocks. From the event planning team to the bartenders, everyone was amazing.

Joseph

The food tasting session exceeded our expectations, and made us so excited for everyone to enjoy the menu!

Felicity

We just got married at Imperia and the entire experience exceeded what we could have possibly hoped for. Tasia and JJ are professionals in every sense of the word, covering every base and bringing up details we would have forgotten, but still being friendly and wonderful during the entire journey. The venue was already so gorgeous that we paid for candles, needed pretty much nothing else for decor, and it looked like something out of a movie! The food was _actually_ good (how often do you hear that for a wedding venue?), the bartenders were on point and just incredible, and there’s also a *secret room* that we got to get ready! Several of our guests commented on how beautiful the location was and how amazing the staff was the entire night, and it’s hard to imagine a better experience. Thank you again Imperia for blowing it out of the water in every way possible!

Molly

The planning was easy and straightforward, and as soon as we arrived after our church ceremony (and they so brilliantly provided my husband and me with food and drinks!), I felt my stress level recede–it was so easy to have FUN with our loved ones knowing things were working beautifully behind the scenes. All of our guests raved about the food and venue (I still dream about the chimichurri steak!). We felt well-taken care of the whole night, and things ran so incredibly smoothly.

Samah

If I could give this venue 10 stars, or even 100 stars, I would.

My now husband and I had almost 3 months to plan and hold a wedding. We checked out a few venues and all of them did not meet our criteria. When we stepped into Imperia (our last venue we viewed) everything was PERFECT. We signed day of our viewing because this place was too good to be true. We read the reviews and we saw only 5 star reviews. And we were able to experience the 5+ star reviews as we worked with them….