tibits

tibits is a Swiss group of vegetarian restaurants built around a buffet of more than 40 homemade vegetarian and vegan dishes, and it runs a catering service that names weddings among its occasions. The catering page puts it casually: "Ob unkomplizierter Business Lunch, Apéro im Freien oder Zuhause, eine Geburtstags- oder Hochzeitsfeier – wir feiern die Feste mit euch, wie sie fallen!" Whether a business lunch, an apéro outdoors or at home, a birthday or a wedding, they celebrate with you. For a couple who wants an entirely meat-free wedding meal, or a lot of plant-based choice for guests, it is a practical option across much of Switzerland.

What the catering offers

The catering page lists the building blocks: homemade salads, finger food, the tibits buffet style, patisserie and desserts, bao bun creations, apéro snacks, and wines and drinks. For smaller groups there are ready-made packages, an apéro package "perfekt für Gruppen von 10-12 Personen", a daily package, apéro platters for small and large groups, and a new bao bun platter. For a wedding, the relevant format is an individual catering, which the page describes as a tibits "Schlemmerbuffet" put together from the couple's wishes.

Because part of the range changes every day, the page says, tibits prepares an individual quote matched to the date of the event. It also offers advice, noting that it is not always easy to judge which dishes and how many are needed for a given number of people.

The menu page describes the food behind it: a buffet that changes daily, with more than 40 homemade vegetarian and vegan salads, hot dishes, desserts and soups "aus aller Welt", from around the world.

Minimum order, timing and delivery

The page is unusually specific about the practical terms:

• Minimum order. Individual quotes start at CHF 500.– excluding courier and delivery costs. For smaller events, tibits offers the seasonal package, the apéro platters, or the option to serve yourself from the buffet.
• Timing. Orders are accepted up to 5 working days before the event, and a request becomes a firm order only once tibits has confirmed it in writing. The page warns that some days book out and recommends reserving early.
• Pricing. The price is calculated from the dishes chosen and the quantities.
• Delivery area. Greater Aarau, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Luzern, St. Gallen, Winterthur, Zug and Zürich.
• Equipment. Everything arrives in tibits bowls with serving cutlery, and electric warming plates keep hot dishes hot. A trusted courier brings the catering and takes the material back.
• Staff and tableware. On request, and if internal capacity allows, tibits can provide its own staff for the event, as well as cutlery, plates and glasses.

The page links to general terms (AGB) and an information sheet. Inquiries go through a form, by email to catering_orders@tibits.ch, or by phone on 044 250 69 56, Monday to Friday from 9 to 16 Uhr.

Event rooms

tibits also rents rooms in some of its restaurants, and the pages give their details. They are presented mainly for seminars, meetings and breakfast events, but the Oerlikon and Zug rooms are described in terms that fit a small private celebration.

• Oerlikon. A few steps from Oerlikon station, an open event room in the basement for 20 to 60 people, 91 m², from CHF 550.– room hire. The page says it suits events "ob intim oder grosszügig, locker mit Snacks oder feierlich mit festlichem Menü", from intimate to generous, from relaxed snacks to a festive menu. Contact: events.oerlikon@tibits.ch or +41 44 260 69 81.
• Zug. In the former Restaurant Bären, directly at Zug station, where modern design meets traditional architecture. The upstairs room holds up to 60 people on 101 m² and is described as the setting for exclusive events and private occasions. Contact: events.zug@tibits.ch or +41 41 531 33 33. No room hire is stated.
• Zurich Seefeld. The tibits Bistro, which the page places directly behind the opera house and 2 minutes' walk from Stadelhofen station, can be hired exclusively for breakfast events from 6:30 to 10:30 for 50 to 150 people, and the Blumenzimmer suits smaller groups of 20 to 50.
• Luzern. The Blumenzimmer on the first floor of Luzern station, above the tracks, for 20 to 50 people on 90 m², exclusive from 6.30 to 11.30 on weekdays, with room hire of CHF 200.

The Zurich and Luzern rooms are clearly set up for mornings, which makes them better for a brunch the day after a wedding than for the celebration itself.

The site's event pages list rooms in Zurich, Oerlikon, Luzern, Zug and St. Gallen, plus a Kreativ-Atelier in Zurich, and the group also runs its own public events, from poetry slams and quiz nights to a music series in the Aarau restaurant garden.

A sense of the price level

No catering prices per person are published. The restaurants' own all-you-can-eat offers give a reference point: the All you can Brunch costs CHF 68 per person and the All you can Dine CHF 59 per person, including a welcome drink, and children up to 12 pay their age times 2 for these offers. These are restaurant prices, not catering quotes.

What the site does not settle

• Language. The site offers DE, FR and EN language options. It does not say in which languages the catering team works, so confirm that a wedding inquiry can be handled in English.
• Wedding specifics. There is no wedding package, cake or wedding-specific service described.
• Drinks. Wines and drinks are listed as part of the range, without prices or terms.
• Evening use of rooms. The Oerlikon and Zug pages do not give opening windows for private evening events.

Who it suits

tibits suits couples who want a vegetarian or vegan wedding buffet, or who have many plant-based guests, and who are marrying in one of the 9 delivery regions. The clear minimum order, lead time and equipment rules make planning from abroad straightforward, and the rooms in Oerlikon and Zug can host a small celebration of up to 60.

It suits less well a couple who wants meat or fish on the menu, or a fully staffed service, since staff are offered only when capacity allows. It is a buffet caterer at heart, which suits a relaxed wedding.