About this vendor
Chef Abi Catering
Chef Abi Catering specializes in delicious, traditional Indian cuisine made with authentic flavors and top-quality ingredients. Alongside classic dishes, we offer creative fusion options designed to elevate your big day with something truly unique. Our beautiful food presentation and use of high-end equipment ensure a premium experience every time. From intimate weddings to large-scale celebrations, we cater both domestically and internationally, proudly partnering with many renowned venues. With Chef Abi Catering, your event is guaranteed to be unforgettable.
Cuisine
Traditional Indian
Modern Indian
Regional Indian (North, South, East, West)
Indian-Fusion
Global Indian (inspired by Indian diaspora around the world)
Vegetarian & Vegan Options
Jain, Halal, and Gluten-Free Friendly
Custom Menus Inspired by Your Heritage & Story
Services Offered
Destination Wedding
Full-Service Catering
Custom Wedding Menus
Tastings & Menu Consultations
Indian Small Plates & Tasting Menus
Plated, Family-Style Service, and Buffet
Live Food Stations
Staff & Bartending Services
Event Setup & Cleanup
Rental Coordination (tables, chairs, dinnerware)
Details
Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
Cuisine
- Fusion
- Indian
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Halal
- Kosher
- Nut Free
- Organic
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Menu Tastings
Reviews
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5
out of 5.05 reviews
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We are a NYC-based couple that hired Chef Abi and his team to cater our Indian wedding in Chicago. We were blown away. Everyone was raving about the food, the presentation was incr...
edible, and planning with Chef Abi was a breeze even through multiple tastings and many revisions to the menu. We tried so many Indian caterers in Chicago and NYC and he knocked it out of the park compared to all of them. We could not recommend him more enthusiastically.
We immediately knew Chef Abishek was the perfect chef for our wedding! From the very first meeting, his warm, approachable personality made us feel like we were working with family...
. He took the time to understand our tastes, preferences, cultural traditions, and crafted a menu that was unique. The food and presentation were absolutely incredible — it wasn’t just a meal, it was an experience. Every dish was flavorful, beautifully presented, and thoughtfully prepared. Chef Abishek and his team were attentive, professional, and genuinely willing to work with us to bring our vision to life. Guests couldn’t stop raving about the food, and we loved sharing such a memorable dining experience with everyone. Chef Abishek was also incredibly collaborative — he was open to our ideas, offered thoughtful suggestions, and cared about making the experience perfect for us and our guests. We are so grateful to Chef Abishek and his team for creating such an unforgettable culinary experience. The combination of exceptional food and flawless service made our wedding day even more special, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way!
Having Chef Abishek cater our wedding was an absolute DREAM come true. From our initial tasting through our wedding weekend we experienced the most genuine and attentive service im...
aginable. We had a half Indian wedding and had 3 major meals catered by his team: a Sangeet with North Indian/South Indian (including live dosa station)/Indo-Chinese/Mexican stations, a post-Hindu ceremony seated lunch (no onions or garlic), and a Cocktail Hour/Reception with half Indian, half American food. As you can see, there were so many dishes and restrictions involved. As my wife has a Polish background, Chef Abishek made pierogies which rivaled some of Greenpoint’s finest. My mom had very particular requests for the traditional South Indian lunch, including masala vada and mysore pak, which Chef Abishek happily and flawlessly executed as well. Many of my friends commented on how amazing the American salads and entrees were as well at the Reception. Chef Abishek and his team can seriously do all cuisines extremely well! Guests repeatedly gushed over how amazing all the food was the whole weekend.
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Another reason we chose Chef Abishek is he really cares about and has an eye for decor and vibe. Food was such a big part of our weekend, and with Chef Abishek’s skill for presentation, he essentially served as part decorator as well! The live station and buffet chafing dishes were beautiful and elegant. And his Thali tableware for the South Indian lunch was drop dead gorgeous - it was one of the most talked about things from our wedding.
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I have to also call out the amazing bar program that was run by Alison, Chef Abishek’s head bartender. We had a separate cocktail tasting with him, and came up with two signature drinks for the Sangeet and two for the Cocktail Hour/Reception. Countless guests told us how our signature drinks were the best they have ever had at a wedding!
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Lastly, I need to reiterate the world-class service we received from Chef Abishek and his team throughout the process. We did FIVE tastings in total, and truly felt like royalty in every one. As mentioned before, Chef Abishek was happy to accommodate every wish we had. Our venue was a complicated, half outdoor, fairly raw space that came with some challenges. Chef Abishek and his team made the event run so smoothly I am still in awe of how perfect it all was.
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We cannot thank Chef Abishek and his team enough for their massive role in making our wedding dreams come true. If you are reading this review, you are SO close to making the best decision you could for your food and beverage needs for your wedding. Don’t think twice and book him now!
Chef Abishek’s and his team’s service was top notch. The only thing that was better was the food! Chef Abishek and his team over-delivered on the flavors of Indian, Dominican, and ...
Peruvian cuisine to make sure our all of our family members from around the globe would feel welcome. Many of our guests shared that the food at our wedding was genuinely the best wedding food they’ve ever had. Some couldn’t enjoy the reception menu fully because they overindulged during the equally delicious cocktail hour food!
From a tasting to die for, fine-tuning the menu, ensuring unique allergies were accounted for, to our Wedding day, Chef Abishek and his team made the process so smooth and easy. It’s hard to choose favorites, but some of our top menu items were the paneer bao buns, creative chaats, lamb chops, pani puri shots, empanadas, daal makhani, arroz chaufa, Dominican rice and beans, and Peruvian chicken. He truly captured all of our cultures and tastes. While we don’t plan to have another wedding again, we definitely plan to eat at his restaurants soon!
We hired Abi and his team for one of our pre-wedding events and they were wonderful to work with. We had an Indian-Vietnamese fusion event, and Abi's team took full control on the ...
day to ensure that things ran smoothly. The food was great and their bartending team was phenomenal. Really happy and would not hesitate to work with them again on a large event
Contact
154 Bleecker St., New York, NY | New York City, Nationwide, Worldwide
Chef Abishek