Christmas parties · Ottawa
December, handled before the calendar fills.
Christmas party catering in Ottawa, for the month when everything lands in the same three weeks. This page covers December office parties, at-home gatherings and open houses, and the New Year evenings that run on the same format — one styled share table, delivered and composed in your space — along with the booking calendar, the seasonal direction and the terms that matter most this month.
The OH! approach
Three weekends carry most of the month, and inside them the Fridays and Saturdays between the first and the twentieth go first. Weekday evenings stay open far longer and are the quiet advantage for an office party that can move a night. The week between Christmas and New Year is easier again, and New Year’s Eve behaves like its own event with its own timings. A date held early costs nothing extra and removes the whole conversation.
A December office party is usually held in a rented space, in the evening, with a guest list that includes partners who have never met anyone in the company. That makes it a hosted evening with work as the reason, and the table is planned for standing and circulating across a two-hour arc. Rented rooms and halls book in fixed blocks, which fixes our setup window and our pack-down time, so we confirm both with the venue before quoting.
December at home means guests arriving across a wide window, most of them coming from something else that ran late. A share table holds for three hours with no service moment to miss, which is what makes an open house workable for a host who also wants to be at their own party. We build before your first guest, hold a second wave for the late surge, and box what is left before we go.
The December table leans into what is genuinely good in an Ottawa winter: warm spice, citrus, preserved and dried fruit, richer and aged cheeses, roasted vegetables with depth, and a restrained hand with the red and the green so the display looks composed in photographs. It is a direction we plan with you around the space and the guest list, and the final item list arrives in writing with your quote.
New Year evenings run late and reward a table that holds without attention, so the plan shifts towards items that stay good at ambient temperature and a second wave released before midnight. Hanukkah gatherings run on the same share format and the same seasonal direction. Kosher preparation is something OH! cannot offer, because it needs supervision of a kitchen we rent, and we say that before a quote goes out rather than after.
A 30% deposit and a signed quote hold your date, and the balance is due 3 days before the event. Move or cancel more than 14 days out and the deposit is refunded; inside that window it covers the sourcing already committed. That window is worth reading twice this month, because a December date moved at short notice is rarely refillable. Final guest count is due 7 days before the event. After that the shopping list is set: numbers can still rise, and the count stops coming down.
Styled tables start at $42 per guest, plus applicable taxes, and the working range runs $42–$65 per guest, with the top of it being tables that replace a meal. Your quote is built from four things: guest count, table format, how long the event runs and the setup the room needs, and it separates food, styling and delivery so each part of the number is visible. The event minimum is $600 before delivery and taxes. Delivery and on-site styling are $45 within 25 km. Past that, the charge is quoted for your address before you book. We serve the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Kanata, Stittsville, Nepean, Barrhaven, Westboro, the central neighbourhoods, Orléans, Manotick and Riverside South sit inside the standard delivery area, where delivery and on-site styling are $45. Past 25 km the delivery charge is quoted for your address and appears on the quote before you book.
Two to four weeks is a comfortable planning window for a styled table. December dates, long-weekend Saturdays and shower season fill earliest, and short-notice weekday events are always worth asking about. A held date needs a signed quote and a deposit behind it, and short-notice weekday dates are always worth a call on +1 613 710-0554. We answer every enquiry within one business day, and the reply names the next step and the date being held while we talk.
Rich seasonal menus concentrate dairy, nuts and wheat, and a party guest list is the one you know least about. Share dietary preferences and allergy information when you enquire. We plan suitable choices and label the table clearly. For severe or life-threatening allergies we talk through cross-contact before you book, and we cannot guarantee allergen-free preparation on a shared table.
OH! works out of a rented licensed commercial kitchen in Ottawa. There is no liability policy in OH!'s own name today, so a venue-specific certificate of insurance is something we cannot supply. Venues in Ottawa routinely ask suppliers for one, so raise it with us early and you get a straight answer for your date and venue in writing.
Questions, answered
Two to four weeks is a comfortable planning window for a styled table. December dates, long-weekend Saturdays and shower season fill earliest, and short-notice weekday events are always worth asking about.
Share dietary preferences and allergy information when you enquire. We plan suitable choices and label the table clearly. For severe or life-threatening allergies we talk through cross-contact before you book, and we cannot guarantee allergen-free preparation on a shared table.
Styled tables start at $42 per guest, plus applicable taxes, and the working range runs $42–$65 per guest, with the top of it being tables that replace a meal. Your quote is built from four things: guest count, table format, how long the event runs and the setup the room needs, and it separates food, styling and delivery so each part of the number is visible. The event minimum is $600 before delivery and taxes. Delivery and on-site styling are $45 within 25 km. Past that, the charge is quoted for your address before you book.
A 30% deposit and a signed quote hold your date, and the balance is due 3 days before the event. Move or cancel more than 14 days out and the deposit is refunded; inside that window it covers the sourcing already committed. Final guest count is due 7 days before the event. After that the shopping list is set: numbers can still rise, and the count stops coming down. Every figure is quoted plus applicable taxes.
We serve the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Kanata, Stittsville, Nepean, Barrhaven, Westboro, the central neighbourhoods, Orléans, Manotick and Riverside South sit inside the standard delivery area, where delivery and on-site styling are $45. Past 25 km the delivery charge is quoted for your address and appears on the quote before you book.
Call +1 613 710-0554 with your date, guest count and neighbourhood, or send the same details through the enquiry form. We answer every enquiry within one business day, and the reply names the next step and the date being held while we talk.
We answer every enquiry within one business day, and the reply names the next step and the date being held while we talk. You send the date, guest count, neighbourhood and a sentence about the room. We reply with a starting format and the two or three questions that move the quote. You get one written quote separating food, styling, delivery and travel, with terms attached. A signed quote and deposit hold the date, then the menu is finalised around season and dietary needs. We arrive ahead of guests, build the table in the room and take the serving pieces away afterwards.
Two to four weeks is a comfortable planning window for a styled table. December dates, long-weekend Saturdays and shower season fill earliest, and short-notice weekday events are always worth asking about. December Saturdays are the first dates to fill, so a held date and a signed quote matter more this month than any other. Short-notice weekday dates are worth a call.
A 30% deposit and a signed quote hold your date, and the balance is due 3 days before the event. Move or cancel more than 14 days out and the deposit is refunded; inside that window it covers the sourcing already committed.
Yes. The table is built around the season rather than around one holiday, and Hanukkah gatherings and New Year evenings run on the same format. Dietary and preference notes are planned in and labelled on the table.
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