University of Southern Maine Catering can provide food and beverage services to the USM campus. The following menu guide offers our most popular items. We encourage you to contact your Department of Conferences’ meeting planner for any special arrangements or items you may not find in the guide. Your meeting planner can advise you on popular menus and good choices designed specifically for your event. It is our goal to exceed your expectations and we are always available to create a menu tailored to your specific needs.

To place an order contact your meeting planner at the Department of Conferences at 780-5960 or email conferences@usm.maine.edu While we make every effort to accommodate last minute orders, we cannot guarantee your fist choice selections can be fulfilled. We recommend when planning events for larger groups that you make your menu selections at least four (4) weeks in advance.

Minimums are clearly listed for all menu items throughout this guide. Please consult your event planner for information regarding charges for events not meeting these guidelines.

Events held on weekends and holidays will include a surcharge of $35 per service period. Holidays are New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence , Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Your final guest count and signed menu contract are needed three (3) business days prior to your event. Your final invoice will be based on your final guest count provided or the number of guests in attendance at he event whichever is greater.

We understand that last minute cancellations are unavoidable. We will work with you to minimize your charges. But you will be responsible for any costs that are incurred by the catering department up to the time of cancellation.

Orders are delivered 30 minutes prior to the start of your event unless otherwise noted. Complimentary delivery service is provided for all orders meeting our $100 food and beverage minimum. Orders not meeting this minimum will be charged a $20 delivery fee.

Prices for all hot buffet meals and plated meals are inclusive of wait staff for a two hour service period and an appropriate set-up and breakdown. Wait Staff for events other than what is listed and with events that have extensive set-up and breakdown requirements are billed at $20 per hour per wait staff member including setup and breakdown.

• Full Open Bar 1 Bartender per 75 guests


• Breaks, Buffets and Traveling Feasts 1 Wait staff per 25 guests


• Butler passed hors d' oeuvres 1 Wait Staff per 50 guests


• Plated Meal 1 Wait Staff per 20 guests

Prices per person include your choice of china or Upscale black plastic. For china, this is inclusive of house linen, glassware, flatware and china for up to 500 guests. For events exceeding 500 guests, additional rental charges will apply.

China service events incorporate standard house table linen for guest and food tables. If your event requires additional linens for reception tables and meeting tables standard house linen can be provided in white for $3.00 each. A wide selection of colored napkins are also available to enhance your event. Any event held in building n other than Woodbury Campus Center or Brooks Student Center which requires hot food will be billed for an oven rental of $195 per oven required.

Specialty Linen
A large variety of sizes and patterns of specialty linen are available to make your event extra special. Samples of linen are available upon request and are priced according to your needs.

China Patterns
While we offer our own house china for up to 500, we are pleased to offer a wide variety of china, flatware and glassware patterns that we would be happy to coordinate renting for your event. Samples are available upon request and are priced according to your needs.

Floral and Plant Arrangements
Whether planning an intimate setting where floral centerpieces are needed or elaborately themed events, USM catering is here to assist you with the details. Our top-notch local purveyors can deliver anything from flowers in bud vases to a roomful of palm trees.

Miscellaneous
For the safety and well-being of our clients and guests, food and beverages are not permitted to leave the premises of a catered event. In the rare case there is remaining food, all efforts are made by the catering department to donate the food to a local reputable charity.