Weddings
Bachelorette Party Catering in Medellín
Medellin Elite Catering feeds bachelorette groups who come to Medellín for a long weekend of pools, dancing and good food. We deliver to rented villas and penthouses across El Poblado, Envigado and the Las Palmas hills, and we cook private dinners right in your rental kitchen.
Most groups are 6 to 20 friends flying in from the United States, Canada or Europe, often with one organizer handling everything from home. Our coordinators plan in English, send an itemized quote within 24 hours and take card payments from abroad, so nobody needs a Colombian bank account.
Since 2019 we have learned that a Medellín bachelorette weekend has its own rhythm. Late nights call for late brunches, pool days need food that holds up in the sun, and the big night out starts with a dinner worth dressing up for.
- Itemized quotes available
- Bilingual English and Spanish coordinators
Plan your event
Our Bachelorette Party Catering
Our bachelorette party catering gives visiting groups real meals without leaving the villa: arrival dinners, recovery brunches, pool-day spreads and one standout private dinner. Groups of 6 to 20 usually book two or three meals over a weekend and eat out for the rest.
Delivered meals arrive hot in insulated carriers and are laid out ready to serve, with compostable packaging. Staffed meals bring a cook or private chef, a server and, when you want one, a bartender who mixes cocktails until the cars arrive to take you out.
Staffed meals start at 15 guests, so smaller groups fold the passed bites and the bartender into their private chef evening. Bachelor groups and mixed groups get the same service through our private party catering team.
A Weekend Food Plan
A good bachelorette weekend plan books food for the moments when going out is the last thing anyone wants to do. Here is the plan most groups follow, adjusted to flight times.
| Day | Meal | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday or Friday night | Arrival dinner | Delivered hot buffet, ready when the last flight lands |
| Saturday, 11:00 a.m. | Recovery brunch | Delivered calentado, arepas, juices and coffee |
| Saturday, 2:00 p.m. | Pool lunch | Grazing boards, ceviche and mini tacos by the pool |
| Saturday, 8:00 p.m. | Big-night dinner | Private chef tasting menu with cocktail pairing |
| Sunday, 12:00 p.m. | Farewell brunch | Delivered brunch before airport transfers |
Flights from the United States often land at José María Córdova in the evening, and the drive from Rionegro to El Poblado takes 45 to 60 minutes. We time the arrival dinner so it lands 20 minutes after your group checks in.
Private Chef Dinner in Your Villa
A private chef dinner turns the villa into your own restaurant for the night, with a tasting menu cooked and served at your table. It suits 2 to 12 guests and runs about three hours.
A typical menu has five courses: a tuna tiradito with mango, a small cup of ajiaco, a palate cleanser of lulo sorbet, a beef tenderloin or Pacific fish main, and a dark chocolate dessert made with Colombian cacao. For groups larger than 12, we switch to a staffed plated dinner with the same menu style.
Cocktail pairing adds a bartender who matches each course with a drink, such as a maracuyá sour, a lulo gin and tonic or an aguardiente cocktail with tamarind. We only pour spirits with the Antioquia department tax stamp, and if the group brings its own bottles, they must carry that stamp too.
Recovery Brunch
A recovery brunch arrives late morning with the hearty Colombian breakfast food that locals swear by after a long night. The star is calentado: red beans and rice reheated in a skillet with hogao, topped with a fried egg and served with arepa and chorizo antioqueño.
Alongside it we deliver fresh fruit, quesito, pandebono, scrambled eggs with tomato and onion (huevos pericos), and a hot caldo de costilla, the beef rib broth Colombians call the best cure for a late night. Fresh orange and maracuyá juices and a big batch of Antioquian coffee complete the order.
We deliver brunch to villas and apartments in our catering in El Poblado zone and across Envigado, timed to the hour your group picks. Order it at least 48 hours ahead and tell us the window, since late nights often push brunch past noon.
Pool Day and Pre-Party Bites
Pool day food should be light, cold or room temperature, and easy to eat in a swimsuit. We send grazing boards of cured meats, cheeses and tropical fruit, shrimp ceviche with plantain chips, mini tacos with pulled pork and pickled onion, and mango biche with salt and lime.
Everything that must stay cold travels below 5 °C and is set out in batches, so nothing sits in the Medellín sun for more than an hour. For a full afternoon around the water, our pool party catering menu adds a grill cook for burgers and skewers.
Pre-party bites carry the group from the villa to the club. Two hours before you leave, a server passes 6 to 8 pieces per guest: chicharrón bites, mini empanadas with ají, caprese skewers and tuna tartare on crispy wonton.
Questions and answers
Bachelorette FAQs
Can you deliver to our Airbnb?
Yes, we deliver to Airbnb apartments, villas and penthouses all over the valley. Most residential towers ask the portería to register delivery staff by name, so send us the building name, tower and unit number when you book and add our team to the guest list. If the building has a service elevator, we use it, which keeps the lobby clear and the trays level.
How far ahead should we book for a weekend in Medellín?
Book delivered meals at least 48 hours ahead and staffed dinners at least two weeks ahead. For weekends in December or during Feria de las Flores in August, book a month or more out, because kitchens and villas fill fast. A deposit holds the date, and the final count and the balance can wait until 7 days before your first meal.
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Plan the Food for Your Medellín Weekend
Send us your dates, your villa's neighborhood and how many friends are coming, and we will build a weekend food plan and quote within 24 hours. You can also write to info@medellincatering.com.
- Itemized quotes available
- Menus, staff, tableware, setup and cleanup in one quote
- Food-handler certified team and labeled allergens on every tray
- Monday to Saturday
- 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday
- Closed (events still run)