Policies

To better serve you, please follow these policies for any catered function to guarantee your specific order and time.

Planning Your Event

We request that your catering arrangements be made no less than 7 days in advance to ensure quality setup, service, and product availability for your event. For orders submitted with less than 7 days’ notice, approval will be necessary, and some requests may not be approved depending on product availability and staff scheduling.
We must receive your final guest count three working days (72 hours) before the event, or you will be charged for the last count received. In the event that you exceed your guest count guarantee, you will be charged for the actual number of guests served.
Groups are responsible for coordinating and reserving a location, and any tables or chairs needed. Please contact Sherri Sullivan, Receptionist & Facilities Scheduler at 214-346-8001, sullivans@smtexas.org.
Standard catering orders come with (tablecloths, flower arrangements, and disposable utensils, plates, napkins, cups for the buffet tables.)
Flowers for the guests’ tables will be an additional charge.
An additional cost will be added for events utilizing china and linens. Should you require additional linens, additional charges will apply.
We will gladly create personalized menus to meet special needs. Please contact the catering office at 214-346-8269 or catering@smtexas.org for further information.

Evening & Weekend Events

If you are planning an event for an evening, Saturday, Sunday, please be sure to place your catering requests no less than two weeks in advance to ensure that proper staffing can be scheduled for your event.

Billing

Internal campus departments, student organizations, and affiliates will pay via Departmental Budget.
The SAGE Management Team is dedicated to providing quality food service to enhance our community members' daily lives. If we can serve you better in any way, please don’t hesitate to ask.

For more information please call:

Lola Miller, Catering Manager
catering@smtexas.org
214-346-8269

Vinny Tellini, Senior Food Service Director
telliniv@smtexas.org
214-346-8175