December 11, 2023

Top 10 Bento Boxes Under $10 For Your Office Lunch Catering

By Janice Tan · 4 minute read

Have a mandate from the bosses to lower lunch budgets? Working with a $10 budget, but don't want to compromise on the quality of your staff meals? Here's our ultimate guide to making your catering budget run further. Our list of 10 bento boxes under $10 contains halal bento and vegetarian bento from Singapore's best restaurants and caterers.

Halal Bento Boxes Under $10

1. Kebabs Faktory

$9.90 per kebab wrap or grain bowl

Kebabs Faktory's meal options are the perfect combination of affordable prices, healthier choices and dietary options for everyone! Kebabs Faktory serves up halal-certified kebab wraps and grain bowls which you can customise from just $9.90 per pax. You can opt for the vegetarian falafel option or add just $0.30 for the signature chicken filling.

Kebabs Faktory Halal staff lunches under $10

2. Got Chance Soy Sauce Chicken (by Enjoy Eating House)

$9.80 per bento box

Singapore's first halal-certified soy sauce chicken rice? Yes please! The brain child of Chef Joel from Enjoy Eating House, Got Chance Soy Sauce presents Thai, local and Hong Kong cuisine influences in their range of under $10 halal bento boxes. We're talking ayam penyet ($11.80), mala chicken ($10.80) and the classic Hong Kong-style soy sauce chicken ($9.80). Get this if you're looking for a substantial, tasty and budget-friendly option for your team meal.

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3. How's Catering

$9.20 per bento box

A 5-course halal bento box for only $9.20!? Yes, that's possible with How's Catering local favourites and Thai bento boxes. This sub-$10 bento contains a generous dual protein - chicken AND fish - complete with a carb, veg and appetiser. Can't get better value than that! If you happen to have VIPs at the same event, consider the Indonesian and Italian bento boxes too at $13.80 per box. You can have them all delivered together to your office for a flat rate delivery fee of $40.

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4. YOLO Foods

$10.09 per bento box

Healthy food and low prices often don't go hand in hand. But you'd be delighted to know that YOLO Foods has matched healthy, nutritious food with the $10 price tag! Their bento boxes aren't only halal-certified, but also include vegan options such as the Tofu and Chickpea Rendang with Kailan and Eggplant ($10.90). If you're ordering for meat enthusiasts, try the Beef Chilli Con Carne and Basmati Rice or the Beef Chilli Con Carne and Basmati Rice, both also priced at a friendly $10.09 per bento.

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5. The Soup Spoon Union

$6+ per soup, salad, burger or sandwich

The Soup Spoon Union is indeed a union of delicious, healthy food and low prices. Priced at just $6 - 8, you can get huge variety of halal gourmet burgers, wholesome soups and hearty salads. Our favourites include the Cranberry Chicken Fusilli Salad ($6.90), Tokyo-Style Chicken Stew ($8.37) and the Messy Joe Burger ($10.03). If your team members need something more substantial for lunch, complete their meal with a side dish and drink by ordering the Soupervalue Meal at $12.88 per set. A small top up goes a long way!

Non-Halal Bento Boxes Under $10

6. Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice $9.26 per bento Nothing quite hits the spot for a Singaporean like chicken rice does. If you've got guests or team members who are local food fans, Boon Tong Kee is definitely the prime choice. With their basic chicken rice bento box at just $9.26 per box, it's hard to resist ordering Boon Tong Kee for your staff meal. If you've got team mates who are chicken snobs, you can upgrade to the Drumstick Chicken Rice Combo Set at $11.85. P.S, you can put in a special note for Boon Tong Kee to debone your chicken for a more graceful lunch meeting experience.
7. Mr. Onigiri $4.90 per bento Looking for a fun and light lunch option for your team? Try Mr. Onigiri! These cute and fun to eat rice balls are stuffed to the brim with delicious fillings like the Signature Melted Cheesy Crispy Chicken ($6.90), Teriyaki Grilled Salmon ($8.90) and Teriyaki Fried Tofu (Vegetarian, $5.90). If you've got fans of sushi and rice burgers in your office, these onigiri meals will be a hit too!
8. Home Kitchen Nasi Lemak $6.20 - 9.20 per bento Thank goodness that the quality of home-cooked nasi lemak comes with a wallet-friendly price tag with Home Kitchen Nasi Lemak. Focusing on traditional preparation methods, Home Kitchen serves up authentic local nasi lemak with classic mains like chicken wings ($7.20 per set), breaded prawns ($7.20 per set) and chicken rendang ($9.20 per set). We also love that their rice has been speckled with butterfly pea natural blue dye. What a feast for the eyes too!
9. Bamboo Bowls $10 per bowl 100% Zero sugar, 100% chef's kiss. That's what you get from just $10 when you order Bamboo Bowl's healthy bowls. With menus designed by celebrity chefs like Chef Bjorn Shen and Chef Damian D'Silva, Bamboo Bowls are designed to be budget-friendly without compromising on quailty and taste. All bowls are priced at just $10 if you opt for the vegetarian or vegan version. You can also choose to add a portion of meat to any bowl for an extra $5. Bamboo Bowls is definitely a winner if you're looking for an earth-friendly meat-free meal for the office.
10. Dosirak $7.90 - 9.90 per bento Fancy eating some healthy bibimbap out of tubs that resemble ice cream tubs? Dosirak's meals are definitely conversation starters are staff lunches thanks to how interactive they are. Your colleagues will get to pour their bibimbap sauce into the tub and literally shake up their lunch! Go vegan with the Avocado and Sweet Potato Bibimbap ($9.90) or opt for a more traditional Korean flavour with the Spicy Chicken ($9.40). You'd be glad to know that Dosirak's meals are also Muslim-friendly, containing no pork, lard or alcohol.