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Boardwalk Catering

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Pricing: From $39 per personCategory: CaterersLocation: Sydney-wide

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Highlights

  • Gold Licence accredited, catering from an Artarmon kitchen since 2014
  • Canapé menus from $39 per person, plated two-course from $72 per person
  • Live stations for paella, dumplings, oyster shucking and build-your-own sliders

About Boardwalk Catering

Boardwalk Catering has run events from its Artarmon kitchen since 2014 and holds Gold Licence accreditation from the Restaurant and Catering Association, which covers food safety, insurance, work standards and food transport. The team caters private parties at home, corporate functions and weddings, and regularly works in private residences, apartments and penthouses, harbourside venues, rooftops, garden parties, marquees, office and studio spaces and exclusive hire venues. Its sister business, Paella Amor, holds the same accreditation. Menus come in four formats. Canapé menus are built from gold and platinum items, with longer menus adding a substantial dish and a dessert. Buffet menus combine gold and platinum dishes, with optional diamond items. Plated service is offered as two or three courses with a choice of entrées, mains, sides and desserts. Live food stations cover grazing, cheese, a seafood ice bar, desserts, oyster shucking, dumplings and dim sim, build-your-own sliders and paella. Dishes are marked vegetarian, vegan and gluten free, and menus are adjusted around dietary requirements. Boardwalk handles menu planning, staffing, equipment hire, styling and beverages, and can supply chefs, waitstaff and bar staff plus a full bar set-up. A minimum food spend of $1,100 plus GST applies to buffet and plated packages, and $900 plus GST to food station orders; if the minimum is not met, the difference is charged. Staff are billed separately, a travel fee applies to some locations and all prices exclude GST. Catering is available every day of the year, with a surcharge on public holidays. Menus can be downloaded from the site, and quotes come through the enquiry form or by phone.

Inclusions & amenities

Service

Caterers

Cuisine type (caterers)

Modern AustralianSeafoodChineseDesserts / Sweets

Catering style (caterers)

CanapesBuffetFood StationsSit-Down

Dietary support (caterers)

VeganVegetarianGluten-Free

Budget

$$$ (Higher)

Pricing

Canapé menus are $39 per person for a two-hour event, $49 for three hours, and $53 or $59 for four hours depending on the number of platinum and substantial items. Buffet Menu 1 is $72 per person and Menu 2 is $81 per person, with optional diamond items adding $24 per person. Plated service is $72 per person for two courses and $92 per person for three, with extra bowls of sides at $18 per person serving four guests. Food stations are priced separately: grazing $29 per person, cheese $14, seafood ice bar $36, desserts from $23, dumpling station $16, build-your-own sliders $13, paella $15 and live oyster shucking $12, with the live stations adding a $280 chef charge. A whole honey baked leg ham is $340. A minimum food spend of $1,100 plus GST applies to buffet and plated packages and $900 plus GST to food station orders. All prices exclude GST, waitstaff are charged separately and a travel fee may apply to some locations.

Service Details

Boardwalk works to a four-step process: an enquiry and menu discussion, planning that covers staffing, equipment, dietary needs and a run sheet with one point of contact, delivery and service on the day, then pack-down and a follow-up. Menus are downloadable from the site and quotes are prepared per event. Service formats are roaming canapés, buffet, plated courses and chef-run live stations, and the team can also arrange furniture hire, beverage packages and a full bar set-up. Catering runs at private homes, apartments, harbourside and rooftop venues, marquees, offices and event spaces, and Gold Licence status gives access to venues that only accept accredited caterers. Dishes are labelled vegetarian, vegan and gluten free, and menus are built around guest dietary requirements. The team caters every day of the year, with surcharges on public holidays and staff rates that vary by day.

Frequently asked questions

What do Boardwalk's canapé menus cost?

Canapé Menu 1 is $39 per person for a two-hour event and includes five gold and two platinum items. Menu 2 is $49 per person for three hours and adds a substantial item, Menu 3 is $53 and Menu 4 is $59, both for four hours and both including a dessert item. All prices exclude GST.

Is there a minimum spend?

Yes. Buffet and plated packages carry a minimum food spend of $1,100 plus GST. Food station orders carry a minimum of $900 plus GST, and if the minimum is not reached the difference is charged. Waitstaff, bar staff and any travel fee are billed on top of the food.

What is included besides the food?

The team plans the menu, staffs the event with chefs and waitstaff, sets up, serves, packs down and leaves the venue clean. Equipment hire, styling support and beverage packages with bar staff can be added. Food stations include disposable plates, cutlery and napkins with basic styling.

Which parts of Sydney does Boardwalk cover?

Boardwalk services the entire Sydney metropolitan area and lists the CBD, Artarmon, Chatswood, the Eastern Suburbs, Macquarie Park, Mosman, the Northern Beaches, the North Shore, Surry Hills, the western suburbs and Western Sydney. A travel fee may apply to some locations.

Do they cater weekends and public holidays?

Yes. The team caters seven days a week, all year, including weekends and public holidays, which are popular dates for milestone birthdays and weddings. A surcharge applies on public holidays, and food and bar staff rates vary depending on the day of the week.

Areas we service

Eastern SuburbsInner WestNorth ShoreNorthern BeachesHills DistrictWestern SydneySouth West SydneySouthern SydneySutherland ShireMacarthurHawkesburySydney CBD & Surrounds

Suitable occasions

Rebecca Rogers

Rebecca Rogers

11 months ago

I can not recommend Boardwalk highly enough. They catered my 50th birthday dinner party and everything was perfect. From my first phone call Tim was amazing to deal with and the team on the night were so professional,…

Angelique Bosse

Angelique Bosse

a month ago

All I can say is WOW. I just want to say a huge thank you for helping make my sister’s bridal shower so special. The food was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented, and everything was executed so beautifully fro…

L E

L E

11 months ago

We have worked with Boardwalk, for 2 office functions now - buffet style and the food has been restaurant quality each time for a buffet lunch and buffet dinner. Our MD and our team love the food and the chef's have been…

Celene Pretorius

Celene Pretorius

3 months ago

The Boardwalk Catering team were extremely professional and helpful in every stage of the process. We engaged them for a high-end client's private event, and they were so seamless that our client has actually asked to us…

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