Canapé Catering in Sydney

Eight house-made Italian canapés, carried through the room rather than left on a table.

Priced per variety, per person — as a package arrival, or on their own.

Prosciutto-wrapped melon canapés garnished with mint, plated individually for serving

Canapés are for the hour nobody plans. The gap after the ceremony while the photographs are being taken. The first half hour of a launch, when a third of the room has arrived and none of them know each other. The stretch before a seated dinner that always runs late.

It is an hour that decides how the rest of the event feels, and it is usually handled by putting a tray somewhere and hoping.

Ours are carried. Waitstaff take them through the room on roaming boards, which means the food goes to the people standing on their own rather than waiting for them to come and find it — and nobody has to queue for something the size of a mouthful.

They are priced per variety, per person, so the choice is how many kinds you want rather than how many trays. Four varieties is what La Bella Serata builds its arrival around; three is what Il Gran Banchetto opens with.

The Eight

All made in our kitchen on the day. Vegan, dairy free, halal and kosher options are catered on request.

Caponata Crostini
V

Sicilian olives, eggplant and capsicum caponata on crispy crostini with tomato and olive oil.
Smoked Salmon Blini
GF on request

Light, fluffy blini with smoked salmon, dill crème fraîche and chives.
Mini Meatball Bites

Served with Napoletana sauce.
Chicken Skewer
GF

Chicken thigh marinated with mixed herbs, skewered and grilled.
Zucchini Blossom Tempura
V

Delicate blossoms filled with whipped lemon ricotta, fried in batter and served with lemon roasted garlic aioli.
Pumpkin and Polenta Bite
V GF

Polenta base topped with ricotta, roasted pumpkin and olive oil.
Tarte Tatin
V

Puff pastry topped with confit cherry tomato, lightly baked.
Arancini
V GF

House-made risotto balls, with rotating seasonal fillings.

Where They Already Come Built In

Two of the four packages open on canapés before anything is cooked.

La Bella Serata from $110pp
Four canapés, passed on roaming boards
Il Gran Banchetto from $160pp
Three canapés on arrival

What Every Booking Includes

The same service whatever the occasion — the kitchen arrives, cooks in front of your guests, and leaves the space as it found it.

Full set-up
Live cooking
Servingware
General clean up and pack down

Dietary requirements: We can cater to vegan, vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free, halal and kosher upon request.
Securing the date: We require a 50% non-refundable booking fee to secure the date and the balance to be paid 7 days prior to your event.
Outside Sydney: We cater up to 3 hours out of Sydney at an additional cost.

Where To Start

Four ways the kitchen works. Any of them can be taken apart and rebuilt around your event.

La Tavola Semplice The Simple Table — a standing cocktail reception built around four live stations, for 30 guests or more.
La Bella Serata The Beautiful Evening — canapés on arrival, pasta cooked live and a dessert station, for 30 guests or more.
Il Gran Banchetto The Grand Banquet — our full live-station feast with an antipasto grazing table, for 50 guests or more.
La Tavola Privata The Private Table — a plated three-course dinner served to share, from eight guests to thirty.

View Full Package Details

Packages from $89pp — staffing and delivery quoted separately

Canapés are priced per variety, per person, and quoted on the selection. They come built into La Bella Serata from $110 a head and Il Gran Banchetto from $160, or can be chosen individually as part of a bespoke menu. Staffing and delivery are quoted separately.

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