Red Cardinal Catering

Red Cardinal Catering is a catering company in Scituate, MA, operating from 68 Highland Crossing on the South Shore of Massachusetts. The business specializes in Italian comfort food and serves a broad regional footprint that includes Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and Rhode Island. Its core offerings cover film and television catering, full craft services for production crews, and event catering with flexible menu options that accommodate gluten-free and vegan diets. Red Cardinal Catering holds a rating of 5.00 based on 8 Google reviews.

The company is built around two distinct lines of work. On the catering side, the kitchen turns out a menu of Italian-American staples such as Chicken Parmigiana, Veal Parmigiana, Eggplant Parmigiana, Baked Ziti, Lasagna, Grandma's Meatballs, Fettuccine Alfredo, Sausage Peppers and Onions, and Bowtie pasta with Italian sausage, alongside dishes like Haddock au Gratin and Beef Stroganoff. Menus are customized to the specific needs of each event. The craft services side is geared toward film and television productions, providing snacks, fresh fruit, granola bars, chips, nuts, coffee, tea, water, and other beverages, with customizable packages and rotating menus designed to keep cast and crew fueled across long shoot days. Beverage service, including hot and cold options, is offered, and packages are available for a range of budgets. The business is a family operation, with Robert Johnson handling cooking and drawing inspiration from Italian and Tex-Mex cuisine, and Linda Johnson managing film craft services and client coordination.

Red Cardinal Catering sits on Highland Crossing, about a third of a mile from Itchy's Square and within roughly three-quarters of a mile of Judges Hill and Joy Hill. Beechwood Common and the Flat Swamp and Black Pond Swamp wetlands are each close by.

The catering and craft services work is supported by a consistent record of positive feedback from the customers who have reviewed the business, reflecting the attention to detail and flexibility that clients highlight in their testimonials. The company's focus on Italian comfort food and dedicated film craft services makes it a distinctive local option for both private events and production crews across the South Shore.