Tailgate Gourmet Catering

Catering services pricing

Food starts at $50 per person.

Minimum spend

$3,000 total

About Tailgate Gourmet Catering

Tailgate Gourmet Catering

John passion is to serve the most flavorful and gourmet barbecue possible. His vast barbecue menu and ability to adapt to his client needs is unsurpassed. Tailgate Gourmet Catering remains one of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire’s leading caterers, applauded for both its gracious service and mouthwatering take on barbecue.

Tailgate Gourmet is an upscale barbecue plus caterer. We pride ourselves in unique barbecue foods & outstanding customer service. We will work with you to ensure the menu and food is prefect for your special day.

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Best of Zola 2024

Services

Services

  • Serving staff

Cuisines

  • American
  • BBQ
  • Chinese
  • Fusion
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Korean
  • Latin American
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Seafood
  • Southern
  • Southwestern
  • Spanish
  • Thai

Dietary accommodations

  • Dairy-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Halal
  • Nut-free
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Meal types

  • Buffet
  • Passed appetizers

Reviews

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  • Outstanding service!

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    •Adam G.•Jul 22

    We had our DIY wedding over the 4th of July weekend, 2025, and we thought what could be better than some good old fashion cook out food? Man, did John & his team at Tailgate Gourmet deliver! We got to do our tasting in the Fall of 2024 in John’s kitchen, and we were hooked. Their food was delicious, and John and Julie were so fun and personable. When they arrived the day of the wedding, they set up quickly and got right down to doling out tasty appetizers. The whole team was just excellent. Highly recommend their berry cobbler for a dessert! If you’re looking for great food, great service, and a reasonable cost, look no further than Tailgate Gourmet!

  • Amazing Live Catering Service

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    •Brittany D.•Jun 29, 2025

    We trusted Tailgate Gourmet to cater our wedding in May, and John and his team knocked it out of the park! The food was so good we got compliments on it all night long (and for weeks afterwards)! Cooking the food live on-site made worlds of difference. They were a joy to work with, with a very easy process to design and select a menu and were very flexible with covering all dietary restrictions. The service for passed apps and the served buffet were awesome. We highly recommend tailgate gourmet for any catering need!

  • Must book Caterer!

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    •Becca L.•Dec 28, 2024

    John & his team at Tailgate Gourmet catered our wedding reception of about 130 people. Throughout the whole planning process John was very communicative and helped us create our menu. we were able to come into the kitchen for some taste testing before solidifying our menu. He and his team are so professional and exceeded our expectations. Our guests raved about the passed hors d’oeuvres and the buffet food was incredible, not to mention was very well run! Thank you John and folks over at Tailgate Gourmet!! Would definitely recommend their service for your next event!

  • ZERO REGRETS choosing Tailgate Gourmet!

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    •Alicia P.•Dec 26, 2024

    Tailgate Gourmet was wonderful from the first exchanged email, to the last plate was cleared! The owner, John, and his team truly exceeded all expectations. They are informative, educated, and friendly. John's experience reflects in his dish pairings and suggests for scheduling, and his staffs' skillfulness reflected in their work and presentation. The lead crew member on site as our wedding, Julie, was incredible, scanning the crowd for me to bring by husband and I snacks directly amidst formal photos and mingling. The tasting was well thought out and professional. The menu selections are vast and customizable to your needs, while also being reasonably priced. The option to have our menu cooked to order on charcoal grills right beside our tent in live-action was superior; there were no soggy reheated trays of food, the meat timings were perfect, no limitations due to not having cooking equipment as with some catering. Our guests are still raving over the food, and I think about placing a smaller-scale order at least once a month! Many couples say they didn't get to eat their dinner as they were too busy - we MADE SURE we ate our whole plates full. Just thinking back on our prime rib, mac and cheese, bacon-wrapped scallops - I'm starving for more! If you want a catering company that doesn't blow smoke, feels like an extension of your wedding immediately upon meeting, is mindful of allergies and ingredients, with enthusiasm and pride in their team, don't shop around, just do it!

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