Dinner Parties

A perfect dinner experience

Dinner Parties

Make it a night to remember with a selection of home-cooked meals and decadent seasonal salads that cater to all palates. Gather your friends and family around the table, and we'll take care of the rest.

let us do the cooking

Plan Your Dinner

The Menu

Browse our seasonal dinner party menu, let us know how many guests are attending, and we'll help you work out quantities, dates and deliveries.

Browse by Dietary Requirement:

Red Meat

  • Asian Eye Fillet baked in a dark coconut sauce (GF)

  • Eye Fillet 1kg with Ponzu Jus (raw weight) (GF)

  • Eye fillet with a balsamic, mint & cranberry sauce (GF)

  • Kogi rubbed steaks with a miso & whisky butter (GF)

  • Lamb backstraps with capsicum harissa & honey dressing (GF)

  • Osso Bucco (GF)

  • Stuffed Eye fillet with café de paris (GF)

Chicken Dishes

  • Chicken roulade

  • Chicken terrine with figs & pistachio, baked in vine leaves

  • Chicken, fennel & caramelised onion pot pie

  • Chilli Chicken (GF)

  • Coq au vin (GF)

  • Hazelnut Chicken with saffron & honey (GF)

  • Sticky lime & ginger chicken

  • Syrian chicken with saffron & currants (GF)

  • Winemakers chicken with roasted grapes (GF)

Vegetable Dishes

  • Eggplant involtini (GF, V)

  • Eggplant parmigiana (GF, V)

  • Roulade of Leek, Corn and Ricotta (V)

  • Vegetarian moussaka (GF, V)

  • Vegetarian tagine (GF, V)

Salads

  • Ancient Grain Salad (V)

Fish Dishes

  • Miso & grapefruit salmon (GF)

Red Meat

  • Asian Eye Fillet baked in a dark coconut sauce (GF)

  • Eye Fillet 1kg with Ponzu Jus (raw weight) (GF)

  • Eye fillet with a balsamic, mint & cranberry sauce (GF)

  • Kogi rubbed steaks with a miso & whisky butter (GF)

  • Lamb backstraps with capsicum harissa & honey dressing (GF)

  • Osso Bucco (GF)

  • Stuffed Eye fillet with café de paris (GF)

Vegetable Dishes

  • Eggplant involtini (GF, V)

  • Eggplant parmigiana (GF, V)

  • Roulade of Leek, Corn and Ricotta (V)

  • Vegetarian moussaka (GF, V)

  • Vegetarian tagine (GF, V)

Chicken Dishes

  • Chicken roulade

  • Chicken terrine with figs & pistachio, baked in vine leaves

  • Chicken, fennel & caramelised onion pot pie

  • Chilli Chicken (GF)

  • Coq au vin (GF)

  • Hazelnut Chicken with saffron & honey (GF)

  • Sticky lime & ginger chicken

  • Syrian chicken with saffron & currants (GF)

  • Winemakers chicken with roasted grapes (GF)

Salads

  • Ancient Grain Salad (V)

Fish Dishes

  • Miso & grapefruit salmon (GF)

set the table, BYO beverages

Want to start with some entrées?

Welcome your guests with a few canapés from our Finger Food Menu.

Browse Finger Foods
Good food is generous, full of flavour, and made with care.

Good food is generous, full of flavour, and made with care.

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Planning your dinner

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How much food will we need?

Fill out the contact form or give us a call and let us know how many guests are attending. From there we'll help you work out quantities so there's plenty for everyone.

Can you cater for dietary requirements?

Yes, we can cater to all food preferences. Our menus are marked vegetarian, vegan, dairy free or gluten free. Let us know about any allergies or intolerances, and we'll separate and label special requests.

Can you cater in our home?

Yes. Dinner parties are specifically designed to be in our clients' own homes across Melbourne's inner south-east. Further out? Get in touch and we'll let you know what we can do.

Can you serve the food for us?

Yes. Kitchen and waiting staff can prepare and serve your dinner, and we can arrange tables, tablecloths, crockery and glassware for an additional cost.

How does pricing and booking work?

Depending on the size of your event, we price per dozen or per head. A 50% deposit is due once we've agreed the scope and quote, with full payment due on the day. See our full FAQs page for further information.

Ready to book your dinner party?

Let us know your preferred date, how many guests are attending and what you love to eat. Denise will help with the menu and quantities, and if you need staff, tables or crockery, we can look after those too.

Send an enquiry

see you at the table

Prefer to talk it through? Call Denise on 0414 400 039