Catering

Every event is unique. We are all busy people, you can skip right along to booking or our frequently asked questions if you want to see the main questions people ask us. 

Catering Options

Food Truck Service 
Each person comes to the window and orders a specific item. Note: this takes a lot longer to get everyone through (rare to do in crowds over 20 people) 

Buffet Style Food Mingle (recommended)
We offer a buffet style set of sides like the world's best potato salad, gourmet mac'n'cheese, Nomad ancient grain salad, etc. on a table we set up beside the truck, alongside a plate of assorted menu choices (6 lamb burgers, then 6 pulled pork tacos, then 6 dirty piggy burgers etc.,) until we have run through the menu at least once. Breakfast items are available on request. If people tend to like certain items more then others, we can make more of these available. Or, once we have fired out the sample of each, people can then order special orders at the window. It tends to keep things flowing much better to put out sample trays first as those who are starving eat sooner then later! 

Custom Menu 
Likely, your biggest question is how can I make this an experience? We are a gourmet food truck, thus strive to provide gourmet experiences.  In order to provide the best experience possible, we are able to provide options specific to your desires.  We can do anything from breakfast to late night.

As we strive to increase our sustainability goals we provide ceramic plates and wooden utensils or silverware for all catered events. 

What's Next?
Our detailed FAQ below takes you through each detail. 

PLEASE READ PRICING SECTION CAREFULLY TO AVOID CONFUSION
AND UNDERSTAND ALL COSTS INVOLVED SO THERE ARE NO SURPRISES!!!

Frequently Asked Questions
Any other questions, please let us know.
We look forward to hearing from you

What is your price per head?

We do not charge on a "price per head" basis as we are never sure what types of food people want until we are there. We ask you to give us a budget, and we can tell you what kinds of things would be served that would fit that budget. For example, if you want everyone to have tenderloin, it would be significantly higher price then if you want a taco bar. Most people go with a variety of different meats, we just ask a ballpark range of what percentage of each staple you would prefer for example, 40% beef, 20% chicken, 10% pork, 10% fish, 10% vegan, 10% chef choice.

What if everyone wants the most expensive stuff on the menu and we are going over budget?

We keep track of every item that is served from the truck. We keep a tally and if it is getting to the point that you will soon go over budget, we will come to you and let you know and at that point you can tell us whether to continue at the current pace or not. We would typically tell guests that we are out of the more expensive items and will serve more of the less costly stuff - quite honestly, people have driven across the province for our "cheap tacos" so I doubt anyone would be displeased!).

What are all of the costs?

Costs are as follows:

• A deposit of $850 per service is required upon booking to hold the spot (ie: dinner is one service, and for example, a midnight lunch at a wedding is a second service).  As that we are inundated with requests for events, if deposit is not paid, the date can be booked by someone else.
• As that we are nomadic, we charge $1.75/km, each direction from our base in Upper Tantallon, NS
• Extra staff: Each group of 40 requires an additional staff person hired for a minimum of 4 hours as stipulated by NS employment law. 
  Example: 0-40 people: 2 staff; 40-80: 3 staff; 80+: 4 staff. These numbers are dependent on the service required. Services such as table service, table clearing, china plates/silver utensils, may require additional staff. We may be able to do it with less staff, but longer wait times for food will occur.
• Rental of dishware/cutlery etc. is requested.  We provide our usual ceramic plates and disposable cutlery in the price quoted, but costs for china, silverware would be additional, as would the staff hours required to set up/clear away and deal with after the service.
• HST and gratuity percentage of your choice are added to the final bill, based on food costs only (not additional fees like mileage and extra staff). 
• WHEN WE GIVE A QUOTE, IT IS FOR BASE PRICE OF FOOD ONLY.  All above costs are additional and outlined above.

What does the $850 cover?  Is that the cost for you to show up or does it go toward what we eat?

The $850 is credited towards the food consumed. Unlike most other trucks, we do not charge an "appearance fee" which is what the $850-1000 can go towards.  Our $850 fee does NOT include the additional costs of HST, mileage, etc (see "What are all of the costs" above).  $2000 is our minimum cost (+ HST, extra staff, gratuity, mileage) to do any event.  If there are low numbers of guests, the product will reflect the higher price "per head".  Example:  10 guests at $2500 + HST will receive a steak and lobster kind of menu (depending on market price as that is ever changing!) whereas 75 people will receive a taco bar.  Make sense?

What types of items do you serve?

We have done everything from tacos to frogs legs, so if you have any requests, let us know and we can tell you what we can do!

Here are a few of the more popular items we have done in the past, obviously depending on the type of event!

• Biggest breakfast burrito
• Veggie Burrito
• Fireball Whiskey oatmeal
• Local free range beef or lamb burgers (signature menu item - "Dirty Piggy Burger" - our burger topped with Roasting Man Pulled Pork)
• Lamb burger (to die for)
• Taco Bar (after all...this truck is an original 1970's East LA taco truck - hence all signage in the truck is in English and Spanish!) - Roasting Man pulled pork, lobster, beef, chicken and/or spicy fish tacos
• Curried meats on naan bites
• Fully roasted pig
• Lobster boil 
• BBQ steaks - from grilling cuts to tenderloin
• Roman split pea soup

Most popular sides:
Cost saving sides: "World's Best Potatoe Salad", Macaroni salad
Standard sides: Ancient Grain Quinoa Salad, Gourmet Mac n' Cheese, Classic Caesar, Garden salad, Greek Salad
Premium sides: Seasonal and market priced

Signature desert - "Banoffee Bites" - based on an old English toffee pie recipe, includes plain naan (Indian flatbread) sliced into bite sized pieces, soaked in butter and brown sugar, grilled and topped with honey soaked bananas, whipped cream, drizzled with home made caramel.  We can also do the same with honey soaked apples or fruit free, with drizzles including maple syrup or Nutella.  Un - be - freakin - lievable!!!!​

What EXACTLY is going to be on our menu for our event?

We have no clue. But seriously, we base our menu for each event on a number of considerations:

• We do our best to provide locally sourced, fresh, seasonal ingredients.  It depends on what local meats, vegetables, etc are in season for the time period we are providing the service for (which, as the weather/growing seasons are so crazy these days, are ever changing!).  We try to keep it local and seasonal, which fulfills our mandate of keeping it local and self-sustaining for our community.  It also depends on lead time given for requests for specific specialty items.
• We also are ever changing and as self-proclaimed "foodies", we will only provide service to those who have faith in our expertise. We will not provide any of the items you explicitly request if they are not something we typically provide (e.g. French Fries) nor will we be silly like make everything spicy when we are feeding 40 pre-schoolers!  However, as that the menu can change for many different reasons, trust us and we will make your event successful.  We have never had a problem with this method yet, and this is how we roll.  

How long does it take to feed everyone?

Using the above method of bringing out plates of each type of item, it takes on average 1 hour per 100 people.  If people come to the window and order separately each time, it would be minimum 2 hours per 100 people, if not longer depending on the complexity of the chosen items that would be on the menu.

What about rain dates/cancellation policy? 

We did a wedding last year in a drenching downpour, no power at the venue, and lighting had hit the building thus our generator was it!  In other words, we work rain or shine! If there is a concern that the event could be cancelled last minute, you can purchase insurance for an extra $200 to be able to cancel within 48 hours.  If no cancellation is requested and the weather doesn't cooperate, earthquakes, hurricanes happen, etc., as that we have had to hire staff, purchase and prepare all food, not book other events, etc., there will be no return of the deposit.  However, you DO have 2 weeks before the scheduled event to cancel for a full refund of your $850 (minus the 3% processing fee for credit card use if that was the method of payment).

In other words.....
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If you chose to pay the $200 cancellation insurance fee:

Cancellation within 2 weeks of event - both $200 fee + $850 deposit will be refunded in full (again, minus processing fees).
Cancellation 13 days to 48 hours prior to event - Refund the $850 deposit (minus surcharges) but we keep the $200
Cancellation within 48 hours of event: NO refunds of deposit or cancellation fee.