The Art in Service · Metro Atlanta

Everything you need to keep your buffet hot and ready to serve.

Chafing dishes in seven finishes. Delivered and collected, or available for pickup. Booked for weddings and repasses, Thanksgiving and Christmas at home, holiday and corporate parties, graduations, and anywhere a buffet has to stay hot for a few hours.

Same-week orders welcome · 470-730-4888

What we rent

Rectangular 8 quart, hydraulicFull pan or two half pans, so one chafer can hold two dishes.
$45
Round 6 quart, hydraulicGood for sides and starches, and versatile enough for anything else. White rounds carry a roll top lid instead of the hydraulic hinge.
$35
Insulated hot boxHolds your backup food at temperature during service. When the venue has no kitchen, or the kitchen isn't big enough to hold the second half of your food, this is what does it.
$55
Buffet labels, whole eventA printed card for every dish, using the menu and allergen information you or your caterer send us, on card stock in the color you choose, in menu card holders. Nobody should have to ask what's in the pan, and your server shouldn't have to guess.
$75
Serving utensils, per pieceSpoons, slotted spoons, tongs. Two per pan, so nobody is serving green beans with a fork.
$3
SternoTwo per rectangular, one per round. Not optional.
$3

Seven finishes. Tell us which one when you book and we'll pull them so your whole line matches.

Gold Stainless Steel Matte Black White Black & Gold Marble Cherry Red White Dome

Black and gold marble is rectangular only. Cherry red and white dome are round only. White rounds carry a roll top lid rather than the hydraulic hinge. Gold, stainless, matte black and white run eight to ten units each, so if you want a long line all matching, start there.

We'll tell you how many you need. Same-day reply.

The hinge

The lid holds where you put it.

That's what hydraulic means, and it's the difference between a buffet that stays clean and one where every lid is leaning against a wall or sitting in somebody's hand.

Lift it, let go, it stays. Your server can hold a pan in one hand and serve with the other. Nobody is looking for somewhere to set a hot lid down in the middle of a line.

Bundles

Bundled and priced up front.

One chafer, one hot dish. Here's what we usually send.

Small
4 chafers, 8 sternosFour hot dishes, or up to eight if you run half pans.
$185Pick up
$270Delivered
Standard
6 chafers, 12 sternosSix hot dishes, or up to twelve with half pans. Our most common order.
$275Pick up
$360Delivered
Large
8 chafers, 16 sternosEight hot dishes, or a double-sided line.
$370Pick up
$455Delivered
Delivered prices above assume a 20 to 40 minute drive. Closer is $55, further is $115. Same-night collection at a venue is included.

Pick-up prices are the equipment only. Any mix of rectangular and round; they sit on a line together just fine. Setup is $50 if you'd rather not fill the water pans yourself. Add insulated hot boxes at $55 each for holding your backup food.

How long you have them

Twenty four hours, and we work around your venue.

If your event is at a venue, we collect the same night. Most venues need the room cleared before they lock up, so we work to their schedule and it's already included in the delivered price.

If it's at your house, keep them overnight and we'll come the next day. Or we'll take them the same night. Your choice, same price either way.

Pickup or delivery

Come get them
Free

Pick up from us, bring them back the next day. Nothing added to your total.

We bring them
$55 to $115

Dropped at the spot you tell us, kitchen or service area, and collected after. If you're at a venue we come back the same night and that's included. Priced by how far we're driving, not a flat fee.

Under 20 minutes $55  ·  20 to 40 minutes $85  ·  40 to 60 minutes $115
Setup is $50: we place them on the line, fill the water pans, set the food pans and light the sterno.

We deliver across Atlanta, Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Woodstock, Lawrenceville, Austell, Morrow, Stockbridge, Fayetteville and Peachtree City. Further out, you're welcome to pick up. And if you're booking staff with us, the equipment rides along with the crew at no delivery charge, as long as it fits in the load.

How many do I need

Count your dishes, not your guests.

One chafer, one hot dish. That's the whole rule. Four chafers hold four dishes, six hold six.

Rectangulars take two half pans, so if you've got something that works as a pair you can run two dishes in one chafer and stretch a smaller order further. What goes in which pan is your call.

Not sure? Send us your menu. We've spent twenty years in food and beverage operations, and we'll tell you in about two minutes, whether you rent from us or not.

Questions people ask

How many chafing dishes do I need?

One chafer per hot dish. Four chafers hold four dishes, six hold six. Rectangulars take two half pans if you'd rather run two dishes in one, and what goes in which pan is your call. Send us your menu and we'll count it for you.

How much is delivery?

It's priced by drive time. Under 20 minutes is $55, 20 to 40 minutes is $85, 40 to 60 minutes is $115. Pickup is free. Setup, which is placing them on the line, filling the water pans and lighting the sterno, is $50.

Do you pick up catering?

Yes, and it's become one of the most common things people ask us for. A lot of couples want food from the restaurant they love, and that restaurant doesn't deliver. We'll collect the order and bring it to your venue, held at temperature the whole way. This one is quoted, because it depends on how far the restaurant is, how many pans we're moving, and whether the load needs a truck. Tell us where the food is coming from and roughly how much of it there is, and we'll price it the same day.

What does hydraulic mean?

It's the hinge. The lid lifts and holds its position instead of coming off in your hands and needing somewhere to go. On a crowded buffet table that matters more than it sounds like it should. There's a video of it further up this page. The one exception is the white rounds, which have a roll top lid.

Do they come with sterno?

Sterno is separate and it isn't optional. Two per rectangular, one per round. Running out halfway through service is the one thing everybody remembers.

Are they clean when they arrive?

Yes. Cleaned, checked and ready to go straight onto the table. We ask that they come back the same way. If they don't, there's a $50 cleaning fee.

Do you set them up?

Delivery is a drop at the spot you tell us. Setup is $50 and that's the part where we place them on the line, fill the water pans, set your food pans and light the sterno. Most people doing a venue event add it.

How far in advance should I book?

Two weeks is comfortable. Saturdays from October through December go fast. If it's last minute, call anyway. Sometimes we have them.

My caterer is dropping the food off. Is that all I need?

Chafers keep it hot. They don't set up the line, refill the pans when the first hundred people go through, or break it all down at eleven. If nobody's been assigned that, ask us about staff when you book.

Do you do repasses?

Often, and usually the same week. Call instead of filling out the form and we'll take care of you.

Or call 470-730-4888

Tell us your menu. We'll tell you how many.

Send your date, your guest count and what you're serving. We'll come back with exactly how many chafers you need, what it costs, and whether you're better off picking up or having us bring them.

Send the dietary restrictions and allergies along with it and we'll print your buffet labels from the same list, so nobody has to ask what's in the pan.

Need us to collect the catering from your favorite restaurant on the way? Say so and we'll quote that too.

Or call 470-730-4888