Order hospitality and catering for your event

Posted 2 months ago

You order, we deliver

From sandwiches to fine dining, view our menus and information on how to order hospitality for your event. 

How to order

To order, use our online ordering service. The payment details need to be completed and authorised before we can accept an order. To get you started with the booking systems, read our ultimate user guide. 

Christmas Receptions

We offer great value Christmas receptions that you can book online through the catering system. 

Check out this year's Christmas Standard Reception Menu and the Christmas Deluxe Reception Menu.

Guidance on ordering catering

  • Budget codes the online catering ordering system has the OneFinance budget codes pre-populated. If you have any budget code queries, please contact the OneFinance team
  • When to order order as early as possible, 7 working days in advance for receptions, formal dining, conferences and bespoke events and 3 working days for beverages, breakfasts and sandwich services. Late orders may be possible by contacting catering.hospitality@lse.ac.uk (this may incur a surcharge). 
  • Cancellation charges for formal dining, conferences and bespoke events - 0% charge for 5 working days or more notice; 50% charge with 4 working days' notice; 100% charge with less than 2 working days' notice. Contact catering.hospitality@lse.ac.uk to cancel your order. 
  • Consider wellbeing and sustainability when selecting your food - to help you make healthy choices, we offer a wide range of plant-based vegan and vegetarian food. We also take great care to ensure that our food is produced in an environmentally-friendly way. Click here for more information on how we do this.
  • Stay on budget - to help you make your event a success, even on a small budget we've collated top tips on making the most of your catering budget.
  • Locations - we cater in different locations around campus, check the availability by each menu selection to see what's available where. Make sure you've booked your room here before booking catering and for advice on the most suitable room, contact us or the room bookings team. 
  • Prices and surcharges - prices exclude VAT (except where noted on menus) and apply to catering provided between 8:30am – 5pm Monday to Friday. A surcharge may apply outside these hours or for events that finish after 10pm. For weekend catering, see our weekend conference packages or contact us for a special quotation. 
  • Final numbers - please confirm final numbers no later than two full working days before the event. Late cancellations may be charged at the full price.
  • Allergies and special diets - we will always try to accommodate special dietary requirements if you give us advance notice. Our kitchens are mixed use, we cannot guarantee that any specific ingredient is completely without trace. Click here for more information.
  • Fully serviced events - we will have the rooms prepared and cleared by us - with food laid out or served as appropriate - all you need to do is turn up. 
  • Deliveries and collections - we deliver your food and drinks within 15 minutes of your chosen delivery time. Please tell us when you have finished your meeting and we will come to clear crockery etc. If you collect food and drinks from us yourself, please return all crockery, flasks etc immediately after use. Otherwise we will charge you the serviced price, together with any breakages and/or missing items. Please make your collection before 5pm. 

If you're looking for some delicious food and incredible service for your event, choose LSE Catering. 

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