Banquet Equipment
This banquet equipment can furnish event centers, hotels, and other venues with the supplies required for large-scale food and beverage service.
Portable Bars
Browse our selection of portable bars, along with pre- and post-mix drink systems, ice sinks, speed rails, and the accessories needed to serve a crowd.
Dish Caddy & Dispenser
Designed to lessen the load on employees, plate dispensers make it easy to securely store, transport, and distribute plates and platters to guests.
Restaurant Serving Trays
With a variety of styles, shapes, and colors, KaTom's selection of restaurant serving trays can match any décor. Browse our assortment of trays here.
Cocktail Tables
Cocktail tables, also known as bar-height tables, are preferred by guests for some events, so it's a good idea to have some on hand for your banquet hall.
Ice Caddies
A popular feature of catering and large foodservice operations, ice caddies facilitate the transportation of loads of ice with minimal physical staff strain.
Bus Cart
Make quick work of clearing tables with a bus cart. Choose from enclosed and open designs, and models with bin rails.
Chair & Table Dolly
Transport as many as 20 seats at once with a chair dolly. Designs are available for folding and stackable chairs.
Plate Covers
Click here for our selection of plate covers. These handy accessories keep your food warm and ward off potential contamination from airborne debris and germs.
Silver Trays
Silver trays and platters of all types add elegance at any hotel, catering company, or restaurant. Engraved, embossed, and satin styles are available.
Ice Totes
Reduce physical strain on your employees and streamline your workflow by using ice totes to transport loads of ice safely and efficiently around your establishm...
Tray Stands
Make life a little easier on your wait staff with tray stands. They're available in many colors and finishes to complement your decor.
Beverage Service Carts
With plenty of room to organize and store all of the essentials, coffee and beverage service carts are the key to expedited service.
Banquet Chairs
Banquet chairs are an excellent seating solution for expanding the capacity of an event. Find stackable or folding seating that matches your style here.
Banquet Tables
Our collection of banquet tables can help make space for everyone, no matter how many guests arrive. Find round, seminar, and rectangular banquet tables here.
Banquet Supplies: What You Need to Know
Banquets are an important revenue opportunity for hotels, event centers, wedding venues, and other commercial spaces that host private events. While catered events can be casual, guests attending banquets expect to enjoy a formal dinner in a space that has been prepared with a full array of banquet equipment to create a comfortable dining room and present a memorable meal. Banquet equipment can range from simple tools that ease the burden of serving large quantities of prepared food to portable workspaces that make it possible to mix and serve a full bar from virtually anywhere.
Common Questions About Banquet Equipment and Supplies
What banquet equipment do I need?
The full list of banquet equipment you might need depends on your facility's capabilities and the specifics of the events offered. However, the options outlined below will be useful in nearly every venue serving guests at a formal banquet.
- Portable bars: Whether your facility hosts multiple simultaneous events in private rooms or takes the party outside, portable bars can be stocked with chilled bottles and cans to ensure guests are able to order their preferred beverage.
- Beverage service carts: Less complex than a full bar, beverage service carts still provide flexibility in what can be offered and where it can be served. This type of banquet equipment can be used to serve a smaller sample of offerings, such as ice water or tea, juice drinks, and coffee.
- Ice caddies and totes: Ice is an integral part of beverage service, and ice caddies and totes make it possible to transport several gallons of ice at once.
- Serving trays: A simple piece of equipment, serving trays are essential for bringing large quantities of plated food to tables. These may be made of plastic or metal for more upscale events.
- Bus carts: Once an event is over, bus carts help hotel staff quickly clear tables and transport soiled dishes and flatware to the dishroom. This is a must-have type of hotel banquet equipment for any venue wanting to make setup and teardown for events more efficient.
- Dish caddy/dispenser: Available in heated and unheated versions, dish caddies can hold dozens of plates and speed up the process of dispensing plates as meals are prepared for service.
- Banquet tables and cocktail tables: Rectangular and round banquet tables are available in a variety of sizes, most seating between 6 and 10 people. Cocktail tables are tall, usually with a top diameter of no more than 42 inches, and give guests a convenient surface to place their drinks and appetizer plates during cocktail hour.
- Table linens: From cloth napkins and placemats to linen and fitted tablecloths, table linens are essential for completing the look and feel of your banquet.