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In-home meal prep, out-of-home meal prep, private catering, corporate catering and drop-off catering. Custom menus are available for all services.

Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Puslinch, plus Oakville, Milton, Burlington and the Greater Toronto Area. Travel outside these areas may be available upon request.

Claire’s Kitchen is based in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and travels to clients across Waterloo Region, Wellington County, Halton and the GTA. In-home meal prep and on-site catering happen at your address; prepared meals are cooked out of home for pickup or delivery.

Every quote is built around the service, the number of people and the menu, so pricing is confirmed in writing at the quote stage rather than from a fixed price list. Minimums may apply depending on the service type.

Yes. Custom menus are available for every service, and allergies, intolerances and dietary preferences are captured at the quote stage so the menu is built around them from the start — gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, nut-free, halal-friendly and others.

Use the enquiry form — eleven short questions, about two minutes. You get a written reply with an approach and a price, usually within a working day. You can also call, text, email or message on WhatsApp.

Claire plans a custom menu with you, shops, then cooks in your kitchen. Meals are portioned and stored the way you want them, and the kitchen is left clean — the whole job, start to finish.

Yes. Oakville, Burlington and Milton are part of the regular service area. Claire comes to your home, cooks a custom week of meals in your kitchen, portions and stores everything, and leaves the kitchen clean. It is popular with busy families and professionals in Oakville who want real food without the weeknight cooking.

In-home meal prep is cooked in your kitchen, on a day that suits you, to a menu built for your household. Prepared meals are cooked out of home to a weekly rotating menu and either picked up or delivered, in family-style or individual portions. Both are fresh and never mass-produced; the difference is where the cooking happens and how custom the menu is.

Yes. Many clients set it up as an ongoing weekly service rather than a one-off. Say “ongoing, every week” on the enquiry form and the quote is built for a recurring schedule.

No. Private dinners are one option, but the most common request in Halton is everyday in-home meal prep: a chef cooking the week’s meals so the household eats well without anyone standing at the stove.

Yes. Corporate catering for team lunches, meetings, offsites and client visits is a core service across Kitchener-Waterloo, including the Waterloo tech corridor, uptown Waterloo and the innovation district in downtown Kitchener. Drop-off and on-site options are available, and every menu is custom.

Yes. Weekly team lunches or a standing order for a recurring meeting can be quoted as an ongoing arrangement. Choose “ongoing, every week” on the enquiry form, or describe the schedule you have in mind.

Requirements are collected in advance and the menu is designed around them, with dishes labelled so everyone can see what they are eating. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free and other needs are built into the menu rather than treated as an afterthought.

Advance notice is recommended, and the larger the group the earlier the better. Send the date and headcount through and availability is confirmed quickly.

Yes. Drop-off catering is delivered ready to serve for meetings, workshops and team lunches. On-site catering, where the food is set up and served, is also available for larger or more formal events.

Advance notice is recommended, especially for events. Availability depends on the size of the event and the service requested — send the date through and we will confirm.

Yes. Private dinners, family celebrations, showers and small events are catered across Oakville, Burlington, Milton and the GTA, either dropped off ready to serve or cooked and plated on site.

Minimums may apply depending on the service type. Details are discussed during the consultation or quote process, before anything is committed.

Corporate meetings and team lunches, family celebrations, private dinners, and small events and showers. If it is not on the list, ask — the menu and service style are custom either way.

Prepared meals and drop-off catering are available for either pickup or delivery. Which one suits is worked out when the order is set up.