Welcome to Dalton's Northwest Catering where our mission is to suit your every need! Our professional team understands that our mission is to serve your special requirements. We work closely with you to personalize your menu, to finest fit your requirements. We can help you with theme decorations, party equipment and fresh flowers. We can help you in finding the best location for your reception, meeting or picnic.
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It is our policy to not throw out surplus food items which can be donated within our community. Items which are not claimed by our clients at the catering events are given directly to a woman's shelter in Tigard, Oregon on an on-going basis, and surplus menu items from our weekend events are given directly to two church organizations which serve our homeless citizens in downtown Portland.
Dalton's Northwest Catering approaches each catered event as an opportunity to exceed our customer's food service experience. We look forward to working with you on each detail of the event. Your first contact with Dalton's is with owner Dave Dalton. Dave makes it a practice to provide you with an accurate cost of your catered event during the first consultative discussion.
Reviews (10)
Cat Powell
Oct 18, 2021
Dalton's is a wonderful catering company for all occasions! Hired for our wedding, everyone was wonderful to work with throughout all of the planning stages including being flexible while customizing our menu, attending the venue walkthrough and making sure I was comfortable with everything that was going to happen and on the day the whole staff was nothing short of friendly, hardworking and professional. Me and my guests were very grateful to have their full catering and bartending services on the day. Please do not hesitate to use them for your next event!
Eran Schweitzer
Jun 24, 2020
We got married at the Jenkins Estate on July 13th, 2019. (Dalton's Northwest Catering is the exclusive caterer for Jenkins and also handles booking the venue itself). It was a beautiful event and we are overall very satisfied with our choice of location. Please read this whole review, it is not a black and white "everything is great" or "it was terrible", and we want to stress that we were very satisfied with our event as a whole.
Our experience was that communication with Dave Dalton was at times rather difficult. Most notably, a month before the event, when discussing our wish to hold an ice cream buffet instead of serving a cake, Dave became exceedingly angry, said we were completely ridiculous and scrutinizing (because we previously asked questions like what dressing a salad came with) and offered to cancel the event.
Given that this was a month before our wedding, the thought of canceling over a dessert dispute is clearly ridiculous, so this was simply unpleasant, and rather unprofessional. We should note that we did end up having the ice cream buffet and it went off just fine, which only further underscores that this was a rather unnecessary heated discussion.
The week before the event we met Dave to walk through the location, discuss where things will be set up etc. This meeting was quite pleasant, but unfortunately, a good chunk of the information did not seem to be fully relayed to his day-of-manager Nicole. That said, Nicole was beyond great. She was calm, responsive, and positive. Thanks to her, all the pieces that were not communicated were quickly remedied and we felt in very good hands.
The venue is beautiful, the food was delicious, the buffet looked great, the staff was very friendly. What we want to stress is that there were some growing pains in getting to the event, but at the end things ran rather smoothly. If you are prepared for these potential communication challenges, and are ready to roll with them, this is a truly wonderful venue to hold an event.
Our experience was that communication with Dave Dalton was at times rather difficult. Most notably, a month before the event, when discussing our wish to hold an ice cream buffet instead of serving a cake, Dave became exceedingly angry, said we were completely ridiculous and scrutinizing (because we previously asked questions like what dressing a salad came with) and offered to cancel the event.
Given that this was a month before our wedding, the thought of canceling over a dessert dispute is clearly ridiculous, so this was simply unpleasant, and rather unprofessional. We should note that we did end up having the ice cream buffet and it went off just fine, which only further underscores that this was a rather unnecessary heated discussion.
The week before the event we met Dave to walk through the location, discuss where things will be set up etc. This meeting was quite pleasant, but unfortunately, a good chunk of the information did not seem to be fully relayed to his day-of-manager Nicole. That said, Nicole was beyond great. She was calm, responsive, and positive. Thanks to her, all the pieces that were not communicated were quickly remedied and we felt in very good hands.
The venue is beautiful, the food was delicious, the buffet looked great, the staff was very friendly. What we want to stress is that there were some growing pains in getting to the event, but at the end things ran rather smoothly. If you are prepared for these potential communication challenges, and are ready to roll with them, this is a truly wonderful venue to hold an event.
Joy O.
Feb 06, 2020
I've been to two weddings in past year that Dalton's has catered. Both were wonderful. The appetizers met rave reviews from everyone we talked to at the weddings. The settings were beautiful. The servers were very attentive and helpful. The first wedding I was at had plated food served to guests. The second had a buffet that was overflowing with delicious fresh food.
The setup and takedown at both were great. Dalton's makes the whole process seem effortless. In the past over many years, Dalton's has catered numerous of my family's major events. Every one has been outstanding! Thanks Dave for your awesome service.
The setup and takedown at both were great. Dalton's makes the whole process seem effortless. In the past over many years, Dalton's has catered numerous of my family's major events. Every one has been outstanding! Thanks Dave for your awesome service.
Jan Miller
Dec 04, 2019
Richie Bowen
Jan 14, 2019
I worked here for years and still help out from time to time. The staff is unbeatable, the presentation is flawless, and the food is incredible! If you are planning an event and want to find a reliable catering company that prides itself on refusing to cut corners then Dalton's NW Catering is the one for you!
Natalie Hornstein
Sep 17, 2018
Dave Dalton and his team were absolutely excellent for our wedding. Professional communication, extremely accommodating (they had meetings with our venue staff, let us drop off alcohol early with them and brought it for us, AND went to get more wine when we ran out mid cocktail hour), and created absolutely delicious food and beautiful display for our guests.
Not to mention they are incredibly reasonably priced and have a lot of options when it comes to customizing your package - they don't require you to serve only their food and beverages like a ton of catering companies - but they will happily provide as much service as you want! As mentioned above we provided our own liquor and they were happy to provide a bartender and serve it, and we purchased our own dessert as well and they sliced and served our wedding cake. Their staff were awesome at the wedding, very courteous and friendly. I would highly recommend this company for a wedding or any event.
Not to mention they are incredibly reasonably priced and have a lot of options when it comes to customizing your package - they don't require you to serve only their food and beverages like a ton of catering companies - but they will happily provide as much service as you want! As mentioned above we provided our own liquor and they were happy to provide a bartender and serve it, and we purchased our own dessert as well and they sliced and served our wedding cake. Their staff were awesome at the wedding, very courteous and friendly. I would highly recommend this company for a wedding or any event.
A. Beat Above Entertainment
Feb 15, 2017
Dave and his staff are so caring and so professional! Dalton's Northwest Catering is well known not just for their great food, but especially for their attention to service and making sure everything is absolutely perfect. They make sure that clients have everything they could possibly want or need. Their aim is to please and they are on target! Love this group of people! - Guy Maurizio, A Beat Above Entertainment
Megan Hall
Jun 27, 2016
John Lidstrom
Oct 23, 2015
We used Dalton's for our wedding and I must say everything was perfect. Dave and his team do a great job! The food was wonderful, the price was unbeatable and the service was amazing. He provided us with so much more than we could have hoped for. Everyone at the wedding loved the food, they all said it was the best dinner they have had at a wedding. I would highly recommend them!
Teri Klopfenstein
Dec 24, 2013
Daltons provided not only all the food for our at home wedding but also supplied and set up all the chairs for the ceremony, the tables, linens and place settings. The crew came out early for set up and were back before the ceremony began, and stayed until the end. They were efficient, thorough, and everything went smoother and even better than I could have hoped.
The wide variety of food was more than plentiful, attractively presented, and very good. I also like the fact that they will take any left overs not wanted and donate to local churches for homeless. Overall i would not hesitate to recommend their services to anyone.
The wide variety of food was more than plentiful, attractively presented, and very good. I also like the fact that they will take any left overs not wanted and donate to local churches for homeless. Overall i would not hesitate to recommend their services to anyone.
