CHAPA
Pro4.9 stars from 44 Google reviews
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- Boutique Enmore caterer, family run since 2015
- Argentinian asado and open-fire food stations
- Minimum spend of $1,000 plus GST per event
About CHAPA
CHAPA is a boutique catering company based at 163 Enmore Road in Enmore, started in 2015 by Florencia Vazquez and Clayton Debattista and still family run. Clayton is executive chef and Florencia manages the events, and the kitchen is built around fire, which is where the South American side of the business comes from. They cater corporate events, weddings and private parties, working in offices, hired venues and people's homes, and they hold a Gold Licence caterers accreditation. Menus are seasonal and written per event, and there are nine of them to start from. Canapes and Bigger Bites runs through vegetarian, seafood, poultry and meat bites up to small bowls of gnocchi, chowder and curry. There are separate menus for buffets, banquets of shared plates over two or three courses, formal lunch and dinner, corporate catering, family-style meals for the office, cakes, and a grazing and food station menu that includes a raw seafood bar, a taco station, a paella pan, an Asian bar, pizza napoletana and a whole Italian porchetta carved to order. The wood-fired barbecue menu covers the parrilla, the dome and the asador pit, including whole Berkshire pig and whole lamb over coals. Staff and equipment are quoted separately, and chef charges vary with guest numbers. Prices exclude GST and there is a minimum spend of $1,000 plus GST on any event. Beyond the food, they hire out Argentinian grills, chulengo grills, hibachis, Gozney pizza ovens, paella pans and full outdoor kitchen setups, and they provide wait staff and bar service.
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What does CHAPA actually cater?
Corporate events, weddings and private parties, in offices, hired venues, marquees and private homes. The menu range covers canapes and bigger bites, buffets, banquets of shared plates, formal lunch and dinner, grazing tables and food stations, wood-fired barbecue, family-style meals for a team, and cakes. Wait staff and bar service can be added, and their chefs will cook in front of guests as food theatre if you want it.
What does it cost?
Per-head prices are not published; menus are quoted per event. What the site does state is a minimum spend of $1,000 plus GST, that all prices exclude GST, and that chef charges apply and vary with the number of guests. On the wood-fired barbecue menu, staff and equipment hire are charged separately again. Send them your date, guest numbers and the menu style you have in mind for a quote.
How far ahead should we book?
No booking window is published. Menus are seasonal and written around your brief, so the practical answer is to start the conversation as soon as you have a date and a rough headcount, especially for weddings and for outdoor open-fire events, where the equipment and the site both need checking. Enquiries go to info@chapa.com.au or (02) 7205 2922.
Which areas do they travel to?
Sydney and regional New South Wales. Their own venue list names Cockatoo Island, the Royal Botanic Garden, the National Art School, La Porte Space, Lindesay House and Vaucluse Yacht Club in Sydney, along with Allview Escape in the Blue Mountains, Ardmore Farm, Grow Wild and Kalinya Estate in the Southern Highlands, Greyleigh at Kiama, Merribee on the South Coast and BoxGrove in the Central West.
Can they cater for dietary requirements?
Yes. Every menu marks dishes as vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and dairy free, and there are full vegetarian sections rather than a single token option, including smoked eggplant with feta and pomegranate, Korean vegetable pancakes, Israeli chickpea falafel and cheese and corn empanadas. The corporate catering side specifically notes that understanding dietary requirements is part of how they run an event.
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Clare Deloughery
3 years ago
We recently used Chapa for our ABC Bullion Global Flagship Opening. This event was so well received by our guests with Chapa producing a luxury menu featuring gold accents to speak to our position as Australia’s leading…
Skye McKenzie
3 years ago
We used Chapa for our wedding in the Blue Mountains in March 2023. They were FANTASTIC - amazing customer service in the lead up and on the day. The team were brilliant, funny and incredible attentive. Thank you SO MUCH!
D& L
4 years ago
We are so glad we found CHAPA to cater our wedding! Flor, Clay and the team have been AMAZING and I would suggest you need not look any further for a caterer! We had a party of 100 hard-to-please critics and they all co…
Alina Melinte
6 months ago
Thank you for the fantastic catering at our client drinks last night. The team is absolutely wonderful. The staff were professional, warm and incredibly helpful throughout the evening. It was a genuine joy and pleasure…
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