Indigenous family‑owned — Fraser Valley, BC

Food of this land, for your table.

Full-service catering for weddings, workplaces & community feasts across the Fraser Valley. First Nations family cooking from Caroline & Arlene — baked wild salmon, bread made from scratch, tables built around your gathering.

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Feasts from 25 to 300 guests Every bun baked in‑house Serving Abbotsford · Chilliwack · Langley

Weddings baked wild salmon Corporate Gatherings boxed & buffet Community Feasts up to 300 guests Homemade Bread & Buns every event Swìlhcha Indian Tacos kidney bean & frybread Weddings baked wild salmon Corporate Gatherings boxed & buffet Community Feasts up to 300 guests Homemade Bread & Buns every event Swìlhcha Indian Tacos kidney bean & frybread

From the fire

Cooked overreal flame.

The grill travels. Chicken charred over open fire, salmon baked low and slow, trays landing hot at the buffet line — this is the part of the feast your guests stand around to watch.

“It gives a special feeling to help grieving families and individuals through their healing — and to be part of happy events, too.” — Arlene

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01Gallery

Real food,real gatherings.

Trays of BBQ wild salmon ready for the buffet line — **BBQ Wild Salmon**The signature

Chicken pieces grilling over open flame on the barbecue — **BBQ Chicken**From the fire

Golden homemade buns fresh from the oven on parchment — **Homemade Buns**Made for every event

Large tray of fresh green salad with croutons — **Fresh Salads**By the tray

Outdoor buffet line set up under a canopy at a community event — **The Buffet Line**Community feast

Tray of seasoned salmon pieces ready to serve — **Salmon, Ready to Serve**Hot trays

Buffet tray of creamy dill pickle pasta salad with serving spoons — **Dill Pickle Pasta Salad**The tray that empties fast

Tray of sliced homemade bread and buns — **Bread & Buns**Never store-bought

Layered fruit parfait dessert topped with whipped cream — **Sweet Finishes**Desserts

Rows of colourful fruit jello cups ready for guests — **Treats for a Crowd**Ready in rows

Tray of stuffed rolled mains hot from the oven — **Hot from the Oven**Feast trays

All photos from Swìlhcha’s own kitchen and events.

02Menus

Cooked from scratch,like home.

This is the full family menu — pick your items and we build the event around them. Every bread and bun is homemade.

The signature — ask for it by name

The Swìlhcha Indian Taco

Slow-simmered kidney bean chili piled high on golden frybread with all the fixings. The dish that empties the tray first, every time.

BBQ & Baked Salmon

Signature

Wild salmon, barbecued or baked the family way — the dish guests ask about first.

The Swìlhcha Indian Taco

Signature

Hearty kidney bean chili piled on golden frybread with all the fixings.

Butter Chicken

Rich, creamy, and warmly spiced — a crowd favourite at every buffet.

Chicken Pesto Pasta

Tender chicken and pasta tossed in fresh basil pesto.

Chow Mein — Hamburger or Chicken

Comfort-food chow mein, made your way.

6‑Bean Chilli

Slow-simmered and hearty — six kinds of beans, built for a crowd.

Lasagna & Spaghetti

Layered, saucy, and made for feeding a long table.

Bacon Macaroni Casserole

Baked comfort classic that travels hot and serves a crowd.

Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Oven-baked drumsticks, seasoned and served by the tray.

Turkey Dinner

Full spread

Roast turkey with mashed potatoes, stuffing, mixed veg, cranberry sauce and dinner rolls.

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03Pricing & What We Cater

Honest numbers,up front.

No mystery pricing. Pick your items from the menu at a flat per-plate price — delivered, or set up buffet-style with everything included. Please include any food allergies with your request.

WeddingsFull-service, live-fire BBQ in seasonBy quote Corporate & OfficeBoxed or buffet, allergy-awareFrom $25 a plate Community & CulturalCommunity feasts up to 300 guestsFrom $30 a plate Private DinnersA chef at your tableBy quote Drop‑OffReady to serve — meetings & memorialsFrom $25 a plate

Drop‑Off

Pick your items — delivered hot, ready to serve.

Best for: Meetings · Memorials · Family tables

CAD$25/ plate

25 guest minimum · Turkey dinner & BBQ salmon $35 a plate

Pick your items from the family menu
Food delivered hot, ready to serve
Vegetarian, gluten-free & diabetic-friendly options
Allergy-aware — tell us about any food allergies

Build My Order

Feast Buffet

Pick your items — we set up the buffet with everything included.

Best for: Community feasts · Celebrations

CAD$30/ plate

25 guest minimum · Turkey dinner & BBQ fish dinners $40 a plate

Buffet set up with plates, cutlery, napkins & cups
Drinks included
Leftovers packed into takeout containers
Homemade breads, buns & cakes
Live-fire BBQ station available in season

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Full‑Service

Weddings and plated dinners with our team in the room.

Best for: Weddings · Private dinners

Custom quote

25 guest minimum

Serving staff with your event start to finish
Table setup with linens & full place settings
Buffet or family-style service
Live-fire BBQ where the venue permits (in season)
Setup, service & cleanup included

Plan My Event

How pricing works: pick your items from the menu at $30 a plate set up buffet-style (plates, cutlery, napkins, cups and drinks included, leftovers packed into takeout containers) or $25 a plate delivered ready to serve. Turkey dinner and BBQ fish dinners are $40 / $35 a plate. Please include any food allergies. A 50% deposit holds your date; travel beyond our local area is quoted separately — itemized, never hidden.

Office lunch? Boxed & buffet — delivered, labelled, on time. Start an order →

04Our Family

Two cooks. One fire. Generations of food.

Swìlhcha Catering is an Indigenous family business from Soowahlie, in the Stó:lō territory of the Fraser Valley. Swìlhcha is the traditional Halq’eméylem name for Cultus Lake — it means, roughly, “an empty basin that quickly filled with water.”

Founded and run by Caroline and Arlene — the two cooks behind every feast — it grew from one simple idea: to help the people. They cook the way their family always has, with wild salmon baked with care and bread, buns and cakes made by hand for every event, and bring that table to yours.

Indigenous family‑owned
FOODSAFE certified
Business licensed
10+ years cooking & baking

Caroline and Arlene of Swìlhcha Catering

10^{+ yrs}

Cooking & baking

25–300

Guests per event

100^%

Breads & buns in‑house

FOODSAFE

Certified & licensed

05From our table

Our salmon ceremony — beautiful BBQ salmon, golden buns, fresh bread and bannock, a strawberry crunch cake, and dill-pickle pasta salad. Food that means something to the people we serve.

A Swìlhcha feastSalmon ceremony · Fraser Valley

06FAQ

*Asked &**answered.*

Straight answers to the questions every event planner asks us. Anything else — call, or send the form and ask away.

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Pick your items from the menu at $30 a plate set up buffet-style — plates, cutlery, napkins, cups and drinks included, with leftovers packed into takeout containers — or $25 a plate delivered ready to serve. Turkey dinner and BBQ fish dinners are $40 and $35 a plate. The local minimum is 25 guests, and we reply within one business day.

Smaller orders can often be booked a day ahead once the deposit is paid. Larger events and weddings are best booked about three days ahead with the 50% deposit, and summer dates fill earliest. Checking your date is always free.

Yes. We regularly prepare vegetarian, gluten-free and diabetic-friendly options, and we cook around allergies. Tell us about any dietary needs when you book and we plan the menu around them.

We are based at Cultus Lake in the Fraser Valley and serve Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Langley, Aldergrove, Mission, Maple Ridge, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope and Surrey. We travel farther for a travel fee when there is a full kitchen on site to finish hot dishes, and cater greater Vancouver for buffets of 150 or more.

We bring the serving staff, set the table with linens on tables already in place, and serve your meal with serving utensils, plates, cutlery, condiments and napkins, then clear the table at the end. Buffet setups at $30 a plate include plates, cutlery, napkins, cups and drinks, with leftovers packed up for you.

Serving staff are included, along with serving utensils, plates, cutlery, condiments and napkins. We set up the table and clear it at the end of your event. For larger rentals such as tables or linens, we are glad to point you in the right direction.

A 50% deposit holds your date. The balance is due the day of the event, and we ask for the deposit about five days before. Your final guest count is due when the deposit is paid.

Home-style cooking our family is known for: baked and barbecued wild salmon, the Swìlhcha Indian Taco, butter chicken, hearty soups and chilis, and breads, buns and cakes made from scratch for every event. We tailor every menu to the gathering.

07Check Your Date

Tell us aboutyour gathering.

Three quick steps. No commitment — just your date, your guests, and a real quote back from Arlene.

Now booking Summer & Fall 2026 — popular dates go first

Reply within one business dayAvailability confirmed and a tailored starting quote.
Free menu consultationWe build the menu around your event, not the other way around.
No-pressure holdWe’ll pencil your date while you decide.

Prefer to talk? +1 (236) 999-5971

Step 1 of 3 The gathering

Event date * Please choose your event date.

Guest count * How many guests are you expecting?

Event type * Please choose the closest event type.

Your name * Please tell us your name.

Email * Add an email or phone so we can reply.

Phone (or)

Service style

Budget per person (optional)

Anything else? (venue, dietary needs, the occasion)

We reply within one business day. Your details are never shared.

Request received, thank you.

Arlene will reply within one business day with availability for your date and a tailored starting quote. Watch for an email from swilhcha@gmail.com.

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08Service Area

Where we cook.

AbbotsfordChilliwackLangleyAldergroveMissionMaple RidgeAgassizHarrison Hot SpringsHopeSurrey

Based at Cultus Lake in the Fraser Valley — local delivery, with a travel fee farther out (where there's a full kitchen to finish hot dishes). Metro Vancouver, the Canyon, and beyond? Ask — we love a road trip.

The shore of Cultus Lake — Swìlhcha — with evergreens, the dock and mountains behind — *Swìlhcha* — Cultus Lake. Home.

Food of this land, for your table.

Cooked overreal flame.

Real food,real gatherings.

Cooked from scratch,like home.

The Swìlhcha Indian Taco

BBQ & Baked Salmon

The Swìlhcha Indian Taco

Butter Chicken

Chicken Pesto Pasta

Chow Mein — Hamburger or Chicken

6‑Bean Chilli

Lasagna & Spaghetti

Bacon Macaroni Casserole

Baked Chicken Drumsticks

Turkey Dinner

Caesar Salad

Spring Mix Salad

Kale Salad

Spinach Mix Salad

Potato Salad

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Indian Taco Fixings

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Ham & Split Pea

Loaded Potato Soup

Chicken, Potato & Veg

Turmeric Ginger Chicken & Veg

Hamburger, Potato & Veg

Hamburger & Barley

Sloppy Cousin Joe

Bannock Burger

Bannock Rez Doggy

Pulled Pork

Canned Salmon

Tuna

Turkey & Cranberry Mayo

Deli Meat of Choice

Pepperoni & Salami with Pizza Sauce

Breakfast Option 1

Breakfast Option 2

Breakfast Option 3

Bread Loaves

Garlic Bread Slices

Dinner Rolls

Sandwich Buns

Yeast Bannock

Naan Bread

Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Whipped Topping

Strawberry Crunch Cake

Cherry Chip Heavenly Cake

Golden Pineapple Turnover Cake

Tarts — Apple, Blueberry & Cherry

Oreo Buttercream Frosted Cupcakes

Fruit Salad

Mandarin Orange Fluff Cups

Blue Raspberry Fluff

Jello Cups & Jello Fruit Cups

Honest numbers,up front.

Drop‑Off

Feast Buffet

Full‑Service

Two cooks. One fire. Generations of food.

Asked &answered.

How much does catering cost per person?

How far in advance should we book?

Do you accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies?

What areas do you serve?

What is included in full-service catering?

Do you provide staff and rentals?

How do deposits and final counts work?

What kind of food do you serve?

Tell us aboutyour gathering.

Request received, thank you.

Where we cook.

*Asked &**answered.*