Catering and private events, Albany NY
Feed the room.
Two kitchens, Dominican and Greek, for offices, meetings, parties and events across the Capital Region. Already running, ahead of our full opening.
Sandwiches, salads, breakfast, rotisserie and the sides on the line that day. Availability depends on what is already in the kitchen, so call and we will tell you straight away.
Pernil sits in the oven for six hours. For that, and for larger headcounts, we need the notice so we can cook for your order rather than carve into service.
Catering starts at $75, before delivery. Under that, order from the regular menu online for pickup or delivery and you will get the same food faster.
Catering and private events are already running, ahead of the full opening. This is not a coming-soon page.
How much notice we need
It depends on what you order, not on a rule.
Some places quote one lead time for everything because everything they cater is assembled. Ours is not. A tray of sandwiches, salads or breakfast can come together the same day. A pernil cannot, because it roasts for six hours.
We cook pernil every day for the counter, but we do not roast extra on the chance somebody calls. If you want it for a group, give us 48 hours and we will put one in for you. Headcount matters too: a small order can often come off the day’s service, while a large one needs its own cook.
The kitchen runs 24 hours Monday through Saturday, which buys you more room than most. Tell us the date and we will tell you what is possible.
What we send
Built around what we cook
Tell us the room and we will tell you what works. Trays for a crowd, individual portions for a meeting, or a mix of both.
The Dominican kitchen
Pollo guisado, pernil, rotisserie chicken with the traditional sides, sticky garlic wings, rice and beans, tostones. The food people actually go back for.
The Greek kitchen
Gyro, souvlaki, spanakopita, and authentic Greek salad. Cooked on its own terms, never fused with the Dominican side.
Breakfast and morning meetings
Breakfast sandwiches and bagels for early starts. We open Monday at 5:00am and run around the clock, so early is genuinely not a problem.
Salads and lighter spreads
Our signature chopped salads and Horiatiki, with house dressings, for groups that do not want a heavy lunch.
Set packages
Start with a headcount
If you know how many people you are feeding, start here. Every package can be adjusted, and anything below can be ordered on its own instead.
The Office Lunch
One main, two sides, a salad and drinks. The straightforward one.
Two Kitchens
Dominican and Greek side by side, so a room with different tastes is covered.
The Breakfast Meeting
Breakfast sandwiches, bagels, fruit and coffee for an early start.
Boxed for the Room
Individually boxed meals, one per person, each labelled by name.
Individually boxed
One box, one person, one name on it
For meetings where everyone eats at their desk, or a room where nobody wants to queue at a tray. Each box is sealed and labelled, and dietary needs are handled per box rather than per table.
Quarter Chicken Box
Quarter chicken, white or dark, with two sides and a drink.
Gyro Box
Gyro with pita, tomato, onion and tzatziki, with a side and a drink.
Souvlaki Box
Grilled souvlaki skewers with pita and a side, and a drink.
Salad Box
Any of our five signature salads, with its house dressing packed separately.
Breakfast Box
Breakfast sandwich or bagel with fruit and coffee or juice.
Trays
For a room that serves itself
Priced by the tray, with the headcount it feeds. Mix Dominican and Greek freely: the two kitchens cook separately but they travel together.
Pernil
48 hrsSlow-roasted pork shoulder, crisp skin, pulled apart with a fork.
Pollo Guisado
Stewed chicken in a rich red sofrito sauce.
Rotisserie Chicken
Whole rotisserie chickens, carved, with the traditional sides.
Sticky Garlic Wings
The wings people come back for.
Rice and Beans
White rice with beans, or moro de guandules.
Tostones
Twice-fried green plantains.
Gyro Platter
Carved gyro with pita, tomato, onion and tzatziki on the side.
Souvlaki Platter
Grilled skewers with pita and tzatziki.
Spanakopita
Spinach and feta in filo, cut and ready to serve.
Greek Garlic Potatoes
Lemon and oregano roasted potatoes.
Salad Tray
Any of the five signature salads, scaled up, dressing on the side.
Breakfast Tray
Breakfast sandwiches and bagels for an early start.
Add to your order
The things people wish they had ordered
Dessert, cold drinks, and one more pint of dressing than you think you need. All of it is cheap next to the order it saves, and the drinks arrive cold rather than needing ice when they land.
Flan
The Dominican one, made in house. Cut and ready to serve.
Tres Leches Cake
Soaked, cold, and the thing people ask for a second slice of.
Canned Soda
By the case, delivered cold.
Bottled Water
By the case, delivered cold.
Extra Dressing, 2 oz
A cup of any of the five house dressings. For a boxed meal, or for anyone who wants their own.
Add Roasted Chicken
To any salad tray, for a room that wants the salad to be lunch.
What comes with it
The part most caterers forget
Nobody writes a bad review about the food. They write it because thirty people were standing over a tray with no serving spoon. Every order includes all of this, and we do not charge for it.
- Serving utensils with every tray
- Plates, napkins and cutlery for your headcount
- Every tray labelled with what is in it
- Allergens marked on the label, not buried in an email
- Sauces, dressings and sides packed separately so nothing goes soggy
- Delivered at the time you asked for, not early
Before you order
- Minimum
- $75.00 before delivery. Under that, order from the regular menu and you will get the same food faster.
- Delivery
- Across Albany and the Capital Region. Tell us where and we will confirm the fee with your quote.
- Changing an order
- Headcounts move. Tell us as early as you can and we will do what the kitchen allows.
- Cancelling
- Call us. If the food has not been cooked for you yet, there is nothing to pay.
- Allergies
- Tell us on the request and we will label it and keep it separate. An allergy is not a preference and we do not treat it as one.
- Arriving on time
- We deliver at the time you gave us, not fifteen minutes early. Food that sits is food that goes cold.
How it works
Four steps
Tell us what you need
Date, time, headcount, and roughly what you are after. Orders start at $75. The form takes a couple of minutes.
We come back with a plan
What we would send, how it travels, and what it costs. No obligation at this stage.
You confirm
We lock the order and the timing.
We deliver or you pick up
Downtown Albany and the surrounding Capital Region, or collect at 51 S Pearl Street.
Steps from MVP Arena
Events, game nights, and the hours nobody else covers
We are on South Pearl Street, next to the arena, and the kitchen runs 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday. Early load-ins, late finishes, and overnight crews are ordinary for us rather than a favour.
Tell us about your event
Date, headcount, and what you have in mind. We will come back with a plan and a price.
Request cateringOr call (518) 451-9912 or email info@olivenoregano.com
51 S Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207