Wedding Catering Cost in Ludhiana (2026) — ₹550 – ₹820
Per guest. This is the number to multiply by your guest count — and the biggest line in most budgets.
Catering is the largest number in almost every wedding budget, and often not a separate decision at all: most marriage palaces price the venue through their own kitchen and refuse an outside caterer. Check what your venue permits before you shortlist anyone, because the answer decides whether this page is a decision you get to make.
What each budget gets you
Three tiers across the same band. The difference between them is almost never the skill on the day — it is what is included, and how many days and how many people are.
| Budget level | Typical range | What that gets you |
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| Standard veg, one counter | ₹550 – ₹650 per plate |
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| Extended menu, three counters | ₹650 – ₹750 per plate |
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| Full spread, plated or premium buffet | ₹750 – ₹800 per plate |
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These figures come from prices wedding caterers in Ludhiana have published on LetShoot — 7 priced packages. Not an estimate.
Rasoi Palace
Ludhiana
Punjabi and North Indian counters with live chaat and a tandoor. Own crockery, staff and washing.
from ₹550 per plate
Rasoi Grand
Ludhiana
Punjabi and North Indian counters with live chaat and a tandoor. Own crockery, staff and washing.
from ₹580 per plate
Rasoi Heritage
Ludhiana
Punjabi and North Indian counters with live chaat and a tandoor. Own crockery, staff and washing.
from ₹640 per plate
Rasoi Green
Ludhiana
Punjabi and North Indian counters with live chaat and a tandoor. Own crockery, staff and washing.
from ₹670 per plate
Rasoi Crown
Ludhiana
Punjabi and North Indian counters with live chaat and a tandoor. Own crockery, staff and washing.
from ₹730 per plate
Rasoi Orchid
Ludhiana
Punjabi and North Indian counters with live chaat and a tandoor. Own crockery, staff and washing.
from ₹760 per plate
What actually moves the price
The levers below are in rough order of how much they change the total. Most quote-to-quote differences come from the first two.
Guest count is the whole equation
Everything here is one number multiplied by another. Fifty guests off the list at ₹900 a plate is ₹45,000 saved without changing a single dish, which is more than any menu negotiation will get you.
Whether your venue allows an outside caterer
Most palaces do not, or charge a royalty of ₹100–₹250 a plate that wipes out the saving. Banquet halls usually do. Settle this before you meet caterers, not after.
Number of live counters, not number of dishes
Each live counter adds roughly ₹50–₹150 a plate. Guests eat at two or three; the sixth exists for the photographs. A tighter menu with two good counters is better received than a long one, and costs less.
Veg, non-veg, and whether both are served
A non-veg menu is typically ₹150–₹400 a plate more. Running both means two kitchens, two sets of servers and two counters, and caterers price that overhead in — often more than the food difference itself.
Staff ratio
One server per 25 guests is a queue at the buffet; one per 15 is a wedding that flows. It is a real cost line and a real difference on the night, and it is the first thing quietly cut when a caterer matches a lower quote.
Season, and the wastage nobody prices
Peak-season rates run 15–25% above summer. And caterers cook for 10–15% above your guarantee as standard — worth knowing, because it is why the final bill often lands above the plate rate times the headcount.
Questions families ask
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