Dining Services

We are excited to provide you with our catering menus to assist in planning your event. All menus are only a suggestion and represent some of our most popular selections. We continually develop menus and events incorporating regional preferences and cutting-edge culinary trends. Our commitment is to customize menus for your occasion. From a formal dinner to meeting break refreshments, we will offer creative menus, elegant presentations, and thoughtful service to provide your guests with a memorable dining experience.

**Please Click Here for the Alvernia University Catering Menu**

E-mail Jami Kilhefner at catering@alvernia.edu for more information or questions that you may have. 

General Information and Policies

Ordering Information        

We suggest placing your order a minimum of ten business days (Monday – Friday) prior to the event to assure an appropriate lead time for ordering, preparing, and staffing. If you have needs that are outside of our ordering time frame, please give us a call at 610.796.8382. We continually strive to provide the best service and will accommodate special requests whenever possible. All prices and menu selections are subject to change without notice.

When ordering please send an E-mail to Jami Kilhefner at catering@alvernia.edu or give us a call.
Phone: 610.796.8382
Fax: 610.796.5609         

Security and Liability

Aladdin Food Management will not assume any responsibility for the damages to or loss of any merchandise or articles left at the function prior to, during, or following an event. If any valuable items are to be left in the banquet area, it is recommended that a security patrol be retained.

Order Confirmations          

Upon receipt of your order, Aladdin Food Management will confirm your selection via E-mail. Please review the confirmation thoroughly. If the order is correct, please E-sign it and send it back to catering@alvernia.edu. If there are changes or corrections, please call 610.796.8382. All catering events require a signed confirmation before the event will be executed.

Charges and Pricing

All catering function pricing is based on the type of service that is required for the event (please refer to “Types of Service” section for each type of service).

All service is entered without gratuity. However, if you choose to reward the staff for their service, any gratuity will be welcome and should be given directly to the employees.

Guarantee

All guarantees of guest counts and times are required four business days (Monday-Friday) before the event. If you do not contact us with a final count four business days prior to the event, we will prepare for the estimated count from the signed confirmation and charge accordingly. Please confirm your guest count with Aladdin Food Management at 610.796.8382 or by sending an e-mail to catering@alvernia.edu

Cancellations          

There is no charge for cancellations made at least four business days (Monday-Friday) before the event. Cancellations made fewer than four days prior may incur partial charges.

Cancellations made within 48 hours of the event will incur 100% of the charges. Food and non-alcoholic beverages must be provided by Aladdin Food Management at catered events, with the exception of wedding cakes, special mints and/or other approved specialty items. Per Pennsylvania Health Code, Aladdin Food Management does not allow any leftover food items to be taken home.

Billing

All events not being charged to a campus account number will be subject to sales tax unless we are provided with a tax exemption letter at the time the guarantee number is given. All events that are not billed to a campus account number will require a 50% deposit two weeks prior to the event with the balance due at the completion of the event.

Types of Service

Aladdin Food Management caters all types of events from formal events for dignitaries to customized surprise birthday or anniversary celebrations to company picnics. This document features our most popular types of service and pricing. However, we can customize your event menu and service upon request. Any deviation from the following types of service will be considered a custom event.

When ordering please specify if you would like your catering to be on plastic or china.  We offer a buffet set up, plated meal and also a served meal with the accompanying cost.