CATERING · ROYAL, IOWA
Catering from The Great Hall of Royal
Smoked brisket for a wedding of 250, or two casseroles to get a busy family through the week. We are just as happy doing either one.
The Great Hall of Royal caters events on site at our venue in Royal, Iowa, and off site across northwest Iowa, including Spencer, Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Storm Lake, Everly, Sutherland and Sioux Rapids. We cook for weddings, business meetings, Christmas parties, funeral lunches, reunions, graduation parties, harvest meals and take-and-bake meals for home. Every menu is built for you rather than picked off a fixed list, and we work within your budget and around food allergies and dietary restrictions. Full-service catering includes the menu, serving utensils, place settings, condiments, staff to keep everything refreshed, plus setup and cleanup. Drop-off catering is available too. We can often book within a week, and we take dates up to a year out.
WHERE IT IS MADE
Everything comes out of our kitchen at the Great Hall. Serve it here, or we bring it to you.
HOW WE SERVE
Buffet, heavy or light hors d'oeuvres, and drop-off. Indoor or outdoor.
LEAD TIME
Often bookable within a week. Dates can be held up to a year out.
MENUS
Fully customized to your budget, your preferences and any dietary restrictions.
HOMESTYLE FOOD, SEASONED TO PERFECTION
What we are known for
Homemade food that tastes the same every time you order it. A few things people ask for by name.
SIGNATURE
Smoked brisket
One of our signature dishes and one of the most requested items we make. It turns up at Christmas parties, weddings and harvest meals alike. Brisket nachos are a close second.
SIGNATURE
Prime rib
The one to ask about when the meal is the main event. Beef is priced per event, so give us your headcount and we will get you a number.
MOST REQUESTED
Almond bars and coffee cake
Our fresh baked desserts get asked for as often as the entrees do. Almond bars, scotcharoos and coffee cake go fast every time.
CROWD PLEASERS
The bars and the casseroles
Baked potato bar, taco bar, pulled pork, cheesy potatoes, pasta salad and homestyle casseroles. Straightforward food, done well.
None of this is a fixed list. We build every menu around your budget and your preferences, and if there is something you want that we have not made before, we will work out the recipe.
ON SITE AND OFF SITE
You do not have to book the hall to eat our food
Catering is a service in its own right here. Everything is made in our kitchen at the Great Hall. From there it either gets served in our hall, or packed up and brought to you.
Catering at the Great Hall
Weddings, birthday parties, business meetings, reunions, rehearsal dinners, Christmas parties, funeral lunches, anniversary parties, graduation parties and customer appreciation events.​
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Served buffet style or as heavy or light hors d'oeuvres, indoors or out on the patio. We coordinate with your other vendors and your day-of timeline, and you do not have to decide on catering when you book your date.
Booking the venue? See weddings and event packages for the spaces and what a rental includes.
Catering at the Great Hall
Business meetings, anniversary parties, birthday parties, Christmas parties, funeral lunches, harvest meals and take-and-bake meals. We cater weddings at other venues too.
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Off-site work is quoted to your needs. Setup and serving staff are available upon request. We can cater more than one event in a day.
Spencer
Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Everly
Sutherland
Sioux Rapids
Royal
Calumet
Hartley
Somewhere not on the list? Ask us. The list is where our customers usually come from, not a boundary.
THE MENUS
What we cook
Three menus to start from. None of them is a fixed list. If you want something that is not here, ask, because we are happy to try a new recipe to get your meal right.
THE GREAT HALL CATERING
Catering Menu
Build a plate: pick your meat, potato, vegetable and salad. Dinner rolls come with every meal.
MEATS
Smoked Brisket*
Prime Rib*
Smoke Pork Loin
Oven Roasted Chicken
Pork Loin
POTATOES
Mashed
Loaded Mashed
Cheesy
Garlic Rosemary Roasted
Baked
Roast Beef
BBQ Pork
BBQ Beef
Burgers
Brats
Taverns
VEGETABLES
Corn
Cheesy Corn Casserole
Green Beans
Crack Green Beans
Green Bean Casserole
Baked Beans
Steamed California Medley
California Casserole
SALADS
Lettuce
Italian Lettuce
Fresh Fruit
Cherry Fluff
Coleslaw
Macaroni
Potato
Oreo
Broccoli
DESSERTS
Cupcakes
Cookies
Brownies
Almond Bars
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
Pasta Bar
Taco / Nacho Bar
Soup / Chili Bar
Baked Potato Bar
Scotcharoos
Pumpkin Bars
Cherry Bars
Chocolate Chip Bars
Peach Cobbler
Apple Crisp
PRICES
One Meat + One Potato + One Vegetable + One Salad + Dinner Roll
$14
Two Meats + One Potato + One Vegetable + One Salad + Dinner Roll
$17
* Beef priced per event.
* Desserts, add $1 to $3 per plate.
Prices subject to change.
Homestyle Food, Seasoned to Perfection
Looking for something that is not listed? Appetizers are a regular request, and we do assorted meat and cheese, buffalo dip, spinach artichoke dip and twists, caprese and antipasti skewers, charcuterie arrangements, meatballs, bacon wrapped water chestnuts, loaded tater tot cups, shrimp cocktail and more. Ham, turkey and prime rib are available for holiday meals. Just tell us what you have in mind.
NO SURPRISES
What comes with full-service catering
A custom menu built with you
Serving utensils
Place settings
Condiments
Staff to refill and refresh food through the meal
Staff to serve the meal, if requested
Setup
Cleanup
Bartending and staffing for events at the Great Hall
Coordination with your other vendors and your timeline
A note on drinks
For events held at the Great Hall, all beverages are purchased on site and the bar is staffed. If there is a specific drink you want offered, alcoholic or not, tell us and we will stock it for your event. Bartending is not part of our off-site catering.
IN THEIR WORDS
What our customers say
One of the great things about the Great Hall of Royal is the convenience and communication that they provide. The food that they provide for events or meetings is always satisfactory and delicious. Communicating for meals during harvest or spring time has been super easy and convenient during such busy times.
M.F.
I have had many menus catered by the Great Hall. The food is always delicious and the price point is where I need to be on my budget. From smoked brisket for a Christmas holiday party to a nacho bar for an employee appreciation event and anything in between.
LUCAS
We buy two casseroles for the week and that lasts us all week for meals. These ready to eat casseroles, we do not have to prep and they are ready to go when we are ready to eat.
S.J.
We love sitting down as a family and eating, but the hustle and bustle of having kids growing and involved in things often makes that hard. This allows us to take the making part out and enjoy our family time.
J.B.
BEFORE YOU CALL
Catering questions we get a lot
How far in advance should I book catering?
Earlier is always better, but we are more flexible than most. We can often book within a week if the date is open, and we will hold a catering date up to a year out. We can also cater more than one event in the same day.
What does catering cost?
Our standard buffet pricing is on the catering menu above. Everything else, especially off-site work, is quoted based on what you need. Guest count, menu, service style and staffing all move the number, so the fastest way to a real answer is to tell us about your event.
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We build menus to fit budgets, not the other way around.
Can you work around food allergies and dietary restrictions?
Yes. Tell us what we are working with when you reach out and we will build the menu around it.
Do I have to use your catering if I book the venue?
No. Having us cater means one less vendor to line up, since we are already setting up and cleaning up the room, but it is your call. We have a full catering kitchen, and you are welcome to bring in your own food or another caterer.
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You also do not have to decide when you book your date. We just like to know which way you are leaning as the day gets closer.
Do you offer tastings?
We do not do formal tastings. What we do instead is talk through the menu with you in detail, and we are glad to try a new recipe or a specific item to make sure it is right for your event.
Do you cater weddings at other venues?
Yes. We cater off site regularly, including weddings at other venues. Setup and serving staff are available on request. The one thing that does not travel is the bar, since bartending is only part of what we do at the Great Hall.