Drop Off Platters

Drop Off Platters Catering

There’s something comforting about food that arrives already composed. No servers, no setups, no stations—just trays that are ready when you are. But drop-off doesn’t have to mean boring. At NY Susan Kitchen, we treat every tray as a reflection of care. Ingredients are layered for flavor, not just presentation. Platters are built around what’s in season, what holds well, and what makes a meal feel complete—even without a single flame on site.

Our drop off platters catering is built for real life. Office lunches, offsite meetings, weekend gatherings, brand launches, birthdays, team celebrations—we’ve catered them all. The common thread is a need for food that arrives fresh, tastes like it was plated minutes ago, and reflects the moment without overwhelming it. Whether you need five trays or fifteen, we help you create a meal that lands softly and leaves people nourished.

This service is about simplicity. But not at the expense of substance. Each order comes packed with what your guests need to enjoy their meal—serving tools, labeling, recommendations on flow—and nothing you don’t. We design the experience to feel like someone thought through the whole thing. Because we did. For more options to peak your interest, please visit our Corporate Catering Menu

Enjoy our drop off platters

Crudités $9.95 per guest
The Season’s Best Vegetables Beautifully Displayed and Served with Ranch and Lemon Hummus

Cheese Platter $15.95
Selection of imported and domestic cheeses. Includes – truffle pecorino; Manchego; gorgonzola; baguette; bread sticks; crackers; olives; dried apricots; candied walnuts; grapes; honey.

Antipasto Platter $26.95
Genoa salami, prosciutto, pepperoni, Soppresatta, bocconcini, provolone, olive tapenade, balsamic grilled vegetables, sun dried tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and Sicilian black and green olives served with grissini, garlic toasts, Italian peasant bread

Charcuterie: Meat & Cheese $24.55
Assorted patés, Sopressata, cured smoked ham, black peppercorn salami, cheddar, young Manchego, aged gouda, cornichons and grain mustards, mixed olives, roasted peppers, served with sliced ciabatta

Mediterranean Morsels $17.75
Kalamata olives, Greek feta, falafel balls, spanakopita, roasted eggplant dip, tzatziki, stuffed grape leaves, toasted pita triangles

Classic Shrimp Cocktail
Small 38 pieces $150.00 | Large 72 pieces $275.00
Poached jumbo shrimp, cocktail sauce with horseradish and lemon wedges

High Tea Basket Sandwiches $14.00 3 per person
Choose 4
• Mascarpone and fresh strawberries on raisin nut bread
• Brie and green apple on raisin bread
• Fresh mozzarella and tomato caprese on baguette white
• Cucumbers and sweet butter on white bread
• Tuna & caper salad on 7-grain bread
• Norwegian smoked salmon and cream cheese on black bread.
• Smoked turkey with apple and blue cheese on white
• Curry chicken salad on marble bread
• Black forest ham and brie on petit scones
• Sirloin with caramelized onions on mini croissant

Prix Fixe
Reception #1 $33.00                     
• Cheese platter
• Crudité
• Chips and dips
• Mixed nuts

Reception #2 $37.00
• Cheese platter
• Crudité
• Chips and dips
• 5-Hors d’oeuvre selections [4 pieces pp]

Reception #3 $41.00
• Cheese platter
• Crudité
• Italian antipasto
• 7-Hors d’oeuvre selections [5 pieces pp]

Reception #4 $49.00
• Cheese platter
• Crudité
• Italian antipasto
• Shrimp cocktail
• 8-Hors d’oeuvre selections [7 pieces PP]

Not Just Trays—Composed, Seasonal Platters

We don’t do filler platters. No piles of soggy lettuce, no deli meat rolled on toothpicks, and no sad clusters of crackers. Instead, we build composed platters that tell a story. Roasted vegetables with toasted seeds and sauces. Grains with fresh herbs and citrus. Wraps sliced to show off their layers. Sweets arranged to feel like something more than dessert.

Each platter is inspired by what’s growing, what’s tasting best, and how people eat in real time. That might mean grilled broccolini with lemon aioli in spring, or baked eggplant with harissa yogurt in fall. Salads come dressed or dressing-on-the-side, depending on what serves best that day. Sandwiches are sliced to share, or packed individually for grab-and-go ease.

If you’re looking for something more immersive, like a full themed table or a menu rooted in a regional style, our Italian dinner feast shows how drop-off catering can still feel like a celebration. The idea is the same: food that lands with purpose, not just packaging.

Cold, Hot, and Everything In Between

Not all drop-off catering needs to be cold. While many platters are served chilled or room temperature, we offer hot items as well—delivered in insulated packaging and designed to hold their integrity until your guests are ready to eat. Think warm pasta with olive oil and roasted vegetables, or lentil stews with grilled flatbread. Items are carefully chosen for their flavor and texture at temperature, not just convenience.

We’ll help you build a combination that works for your space and timing. Cold sandwiches with a warm side. Room temperature salads next to a tray of baked grains. We test everything we serve to ensure it travels well, holds heat or chill as needed, and delivers the same experience as something served on site.

If you’re drawn to heartier options or want to build a warm seasonal meal without full-service staffing, our BBQ-inspired drop-off menus show how even bold flavors can arrive composed, clean, and ready to serve.

Built for Teams, Gatherings, or Private Lunches

There’s a certain ease that comes with platters. They invite people to share without standing in line. They scale up or down without calling attention to themselves. For offices, drop-off trays offer a way to serve a full lunch without a service team. For private events, they create a natural rhythm—guests helping themselves, plates filling slowly, the room warming without interruption.

We’ve built platter-based menus for boardrooms, birthdays, art gallery previews, press days, studio crews, and small retreats. And in every setting, the need was the same: food that speaks quietly, doesn’t demand extra hands, and leaves everyone feeling well-fed and taken care of.

For teams looking to blend convenience with quality, our corporate lunch box menus offer the same seasonal compositions in individually packed formats. Many clients rotate between platters and boxes week to week depending on meeting schedules, group sizes, and preferences.

Sandwiches, Salads, Spreads, and Sweets

We don’t offer a fixed set of platters. Instead, we build a menu that matches your people, your season, and your setting. That might mean a mix of sandwich trays, whole grain salads, dips with roasted vegetables, or dessert boards with a few familiar comforts. Each one is composed with a balance of flavor and form, so the meal doesn’t feel like a puzzle. It just flows.

Our sandwich platters often include sliced wraps or half-sized focaccia, built with roasted vegetables, soft cheeses, grilled proteins, and house-made spreads. They hold their structure and taste just as good at the end of a meeting as they did the moment we packed them. Paired with a few side dishes or a sweet tray, they become more than lunch—they become a small, welcome pause in the day.

To see how these elements fit together, our gourmet sandwich menu shows just one way a well-built platter can carry a full meal. But you’re not limited to those combinations. Every platter starts with your goals, your group, and your sense of what feels right for the moment.

Care in Every Tray

Even when we’re not serving the food ourselves, we treat every platter as if we were. That means clear labeling, balanced flavors, generous portions, and presentation that feels clean and calm. There’s a difference between food that’s dropped off and food that’s been prepared to land softly. We always aim for the latter.

Whether you’re planning a single lunch, a weekly drop-off schedule, or a more elaborate event that doesn’t need full service, we’re here to help design platters that reflect your intention. Because even when it’s simple, a meal still carries meaning. The way it looks, the way it tastes, the way it makes people feel—all of that matters.

If you’d like to preview our current offerings or experience a seasonal sampler, our menu tasting service is the best way to get a feel for our approach. One tray, one flavor, one meal at a time—we’ll show you what drop-off can really be. For more options to peak your interest, please visit our Corporate Lunch Menu