Rustic Kitchen

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Pricing: From $20 per personCategory: CaterersLocation: Sydney-wide

Highlights

Italian caterer behind I Maccheroni restaurant in Woollahra
Live wood-fired pizza, risotto, oyster and mozzarella stations
Catering groups of 10 to more than 200 since 2013

About Rustic Kitchen

Rustic Kitchen has been catering Italian food around Sydney since 2013. It started with a wood-fired oven and pizza, grew into full event catering, and now runs its own restaurant, I Maccheroni, on Jersey Road in Woollahra, which supplies the ingredients for its events. The team works in homes, on boats and at venues, mostly around the Eastern Suburbs, for birthdays, engagements, weddings, Christmas parties and corporate events, and handles groups from 10 to more than 200. There are several ways to book. Wood-fired pizza stations use a portable Ooni oven for smaller groups or a mobile oven cart for bigger outdoor events, with pizzas made in front of guests. Canape packages bring five or eight chef's choice canapes, or you can build an a la carte selection. The function menu covers shared plates for small groups and entree, main and salad courses for larger ones, and there is a drop-off menu of platters, bowls and substantials for boat days and casual gatherings. Live stations add theatre: risotto, gnocchi, an oyster bar, a mozzarella-making bar, cacio e pepe tossed in a parmesan wheel, grazing tables and dessert stations. Chefs and RSA waitstaff are charged by the hour on top of the food, and travel time is charged for events further out. Drinks packages of two to four hours include wine, beer, prosecco, soft drinks, ice and basic glassware, with a platinum option adding spirits and cocktails. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes are marked on the menus. Rustic Kitchen suits relaxed, generous celebrations built around shared Italian food.

Inclusions & amenities

Service

Caterers

Cuisine type (caterers)

Italian / Pizza / Pasta

Catering style (caterers)

CanapesBuffetFood StationsSit-Down

Dietary support (caterers)

VegetarianVeganGluten-Free

Budget

$$ (Average)

Pricing

Wood-fired pizza starts from $20 per person, and the mobile oven cart is $1500 for 2.5 hours for up to 50 people. Canape packages are $45 per person for five canapes or $70 per person for eight, and a la carte canapes start from $6 per person per item. Grazing tables are $30 per person up to 30 guests, $25 up to 70 and $15 above that. Live stations include risotto at $15 per person and an oyster bar from $10 per person. The home dining package is $150 per person for a minimum of 10. Chefs and waitstaff are $85 per hour, prices exclude GST, and many menus have a $1500 minimum spend.

Service Details

Formats include wood-fired pizza stations, canape packages, shared-plate and banquet function menus, a drop-off menu, grazing tables, dessert stations, and live risotto, gnocchi, oyster, mozzarella and cacio e pepe stations. They recommend one waiter per 25 guests for a sit-down event and one per 50 for a standing event, plus one chef per 40 guests at a cocktail party or per 20 at a sit-down. Drinks packages run two to four hours with ice and basic glassware included; premium glassware is $3 a piece and bar staff are extra. Travel and setup charges depend on the location and on-site facilities.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a wood-fired pizza station cost?

A portable Ooni oven station for smaller groups starts from $20 per person with three pizza flavours. The mobile oven cart for larger outdoor events is $1500 for 2.5 hours for up to 50 people, then $28 per person above 50 and $26 per person above 100.

What is the smallest group they cater for?

They cater gatherings of 10 people upward. The home dining package needs at least 10 guests, and many menus carry a $1500 minimum spend.

Are staff included in the prices?

No. Chefs and RSA waitstaff are charged at $85 per hour, with a four-hour minimum for waitstaff, and travel is charged at $75 per staff member per hour travelled. Menu prices also exclude GST.

Can they cater a boat party?

Yes. Boat parties are a regular job, with drop-off menus for the day or packages that include a personal chef and a three-course meal on board.

Which live stations can I add?

Options include wood-fired pizza, risotto, gnocchi, an oyster bar, a mozzarella-making bar, cacio e pepe in a parmesan wheel, grazing tables and dessert stations. Most need at least 40 to 50 guests and are meant to sit alongside canapes rather than replace a meal.

Areas we service

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

Suitable occasions

Birthday Party Bucks Party Christmas Party Corporate Event Engagement Party Hens Party Wedding Reception

Reviews

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Jen W

3 months ago

Rustic Kitchen catered my birthday bash and let me tell you - everything was exceptional - from the communication, to the catering design to Giuseppe being brilliant at cooking the Cacio e Pepe at the venue! Nothing was…

Dani H

5 years ago

Marcello and his team are beyond incredible and we couldn't have asked for anything more perfect for our wedding day. We decided that amazing food was a priority for our wedding day and we were not disappointed. From ini…

elizabeth Brandon

9 months ago

Mattia and his team are a must have at your wedding!! We hired them as our wedding caterers and I cannot tell you how impressed I was by the food standards. Every single guest said that this was the best food they have e…

Kenzie Sinclair

a year ago

Marcello and his team did an amazing job at our wedding. The food was absolutely amazing and the service was impeccable. The whole team was incredibly helpful and made the day run so smoothly. The kitchen was left spotle…

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