Traiteur de la Côte

A Vaud caterer that leads with local produce

Traiteur de la Côte is a catering company, Traiteur de la Côte SÀRL, that presents itself as "votre traiteur à Lausanne et dans le canton de Vaud", your caterer in Lausanne and the canton of Vaud. It cooks for private and corporate events, publishes a separate wedding catalog, rents out equipment through a service called LocaEvents, and runs a lakeside restaurant, the Buvette de la Plage de Tannay.

The clearest statement of what the company wants to be is in the section headed "Ce que nous souhaitons vous offrir" (what we want to offer you). It talks about creative cooking close to Vaud producers and lists what the region gives it to work with: «fromages millénaires, vins d'exception, légumes savoureux et charcuteries raffinées» (age-old cheeses, exceptional wines, flavorful vegetables and refined charcuterie). It closes with «Ici, consommer local est une évidence» (here, eating local goes without saying). For a couple from abroad who want the reception food to taste of the place they are marrying in, that is the main selling point.

Weddings on the site

Weddings are part of the private events line. The homepage says the company accompanies clients for a wedding, a baptism, a birthday, a garden party or a funeral reception, and describes each as a special occasion it wants to make unique. The navigation lists three catalogs for 2026: professional events, private events and weddings. The wedding catalog is a separate document, and its menus, formats and prices are not reproduced on the homepage, so the practical first step is to ask for it.

The homepage does not break the wedding offer down further. It does not say whether the company serves buffets, plated dinners or cocktail receptions for weddings, whether service staff are included, or whether a chef works on site. Those are the first questions for the quote request, which is the route every page leads to ("Demander un devis").

The services section speaks directly to people who are unsure where to begin: «Vous souhaitez organiser un événement privé mais vous ne savez pas par quoi commencer ?» (you want to organize a private event but don't know where to start?). That framing suits a couple who have never booked a Swiss caterer and want the company to lead the process. On the corporate side the site lists seminars, conferences, meetings, year-end events, business brunches and inaugurations, so weddings share the kitchen with a steady corporate business.

Venues and equipment

Two services sit beside the catering and matter for a wedding.

Location de lieux (venue rental). The site points to «notre annuaire de lieux de réception MADE IN VAUD», a directory of reception venues in Vaud. The homepage does not say whether these venues belong to the company or are partners it lists, so treat it as a directory rather than a set of the caterer's own rooms, and ask how booking works.

LocaEvents (equipment rental). Here the site is more specific. The company describes itself as a caterer and events specialist in the canton of Vaud offering a complete equipment rental service for events of any size, including a personalized selection of crockery, cutlery and glassware. It names an elegant wedding among the occasions it equips. It delivers across La Côte and the canton of Vaud, naming Lausanne, Nyon and Morges, and says it handles both delivery and collection, so the client does not have to deal with the logistics. For a couple organizing from abroad, having the table settings come from the same company as the food removes one supplier from the list.

The Buvette de la Plage de Tannay

The company also runs a restaurant, the Buvette de la Plage, in the small port of Mies-Tannay. The site places it just outside Geneva, between Versoix and Coppet, «presque les pieds dans l'eau, entourée de cygnes et de canards» (almost with its feet in the water, surrounded by swans and ducks), facing Lake Geneva and the Alps. The site presents it as a restaurant to linger at, not as a wedding venue, and says nothing about private hire. A couple interested in it for a rehearsal dinner or a small gathering the day after should ask whether it can be booked privately and for how many.

The current promotion

The homepage carries an "Early Bird" offer: a year-end corporate event signed before 18 September 2026 earns a credit of 5 percent of the quote, up to CHF 2,000, for a professional event in 2027. It is a corporate offer with a fixed deadline, and it says nothing about wedding pricing.

What the site does not settle

The site publishes no prices, no per-person rates and no minimum guest count. The homepage does not describe wedding menus or service formats; they are in the wedding catalog. It does not say whether staff, a chef on site or a banquet room come with a booking.

The site is in French only, and the homepage does not say which languages the team works in. It gives no phone number or email address on the homepage itself; contact runs through the quote request and a Contact link in the footer. A couple writing from abroad should ask in the first message whether planning can be done in English.

The equipment service delivers across Vaud. The homepage does not say how far the catering travels outside the canton, or whether an alpine or remote venue affects the quote. The FAQ and "A propos" pages are linked but their contents are not on the homepage, so questions about the company's history and team are also for the first conversation.

Who it suits

Traiteur de la Côte suits couples marrying in Lausanne, in Nyon, Morges or elsewhere on La Côte and in Vaud, who want a caterer that puts Vaud cheese, wine and charcuterie at the center of the menu. The in-house equipment rental with delivery and collection is a real convenience for a wedding at a venue without its own crockery, and the venue directory gives a starting point for couples who have not yet chosen a place.

The caveats are the ones a couple from abroad feels most. The site is French only, the wedding offer lives in a catalog you have to request, and there are no published prices or minimums. Plan for an exchange of emails, ask for the wedding catalog first, and confirm language, staffing, service format and travel before committing.