Buffet/shared platters

Buffet/shared platters.

Minimum number of guests – 10 people

v: Vegetarian
gf: Gluten Free
df: Dairy Free

A buffet/shared platter experience involves tiered platters of food for each course placed in the centre of the table. Guests serve themselves, and hopefully others, as a lovely way of getting guests to interact with each other, and meeting new people. It really is a fun food experience.

Our buffet/shared platter menu options are carefully curated for each event.

They’re also a fabulous, modern choice for weddings.

Contact us to find out more.

Menu options

Choose from these selections of mains and fresh accompaniments, then add desserts to suit your crowd and budget. Each selection includes freshly baked bread rolls and butter.

Main course – shared platters to the tables

• Moroccan marinated chicken breast with homemade eggplant and coriander chutney
• Crispy skin pork belly with roasted apple or pear wedges
• Oregano flavoured butterflied lamb with hot feta dressing
• Lamb meatballs with home-smoked tomato sauce and cous cous
• Lamb shanks with Kalamata olives
• Tandoori marinated chicken breast, sliced, with minted yoghurt sauce – GF
• Coconut poached chicken breast with mango (seasonal) and Asian greens – GF, DF
• Lemon and sage marinated turkey breast with cranberry relish – GF, DF
• Prawn, smoked chicken and white bean hotpot – GF, DF
• Glazed leg of ham with condiments (minimum of 30 people)
• Vegetarian frittata wedges – V, GF
• Chicken and pistachio terrine – GF
• Lemon and garlic sliced chicken with hommus and red cabbage salad – GF, DF
• Atlantic salmon, served at room temperature with salsa verde – GF, DF
• Lamb backstrap with minted yoghurt and balsamic reduction – GF
• Beef lasagne
• Chicken and mushroom lasagne
• Sticky soy chicken pieces and steamed rice – DF
• Sweet potato and chickpea korma with rice – V, GF
• Mild beef Massaman curry and steamed rice – GF, DF
• Jungle pork curry and steamed rice – GF, DF
• Pumpkin & pesto lasagne – V
• Thai corn fritters, cucumber relish – GF, V
• Prawn Pad Thai – DF
• Chicken, Chinese vegetable & hokkien noodle stir fry – GF, DF
• Vegetable & smoky tomato tagine, cous cous – DF, V
• Beef stroganoff & steamed rice
• Oven roasted white fish (whatever is in season), cherry tomato & fennel – GF, DF
• Chicken satay skewers, peanut sauce – GF, DF
• Smoked duck & Brown fried rice – GF, DF
• Falafel balls, warm chickpea salad & red pepper relish – DF, V
• Chicken sang choy bau, rice noodles, iceberg lettuce – DF
• Braised lamb shoulder
• Beef silverside, white sauce
• Beetroot tarte tartin – V

Accompaniments – shared platters to the tables

• Oven roasted kipfler potatoes with red onion, capers, olives and preserved lemon – GF, DF, V
• Traditional style tabbouleh with quinoa and chickpeas – GF, DF, V
• Beetroot and lentil salad with feta cheese – GF, V
• Watermelon, mint, feta and olive salad – GF, V
• Chat potato, kalamata olives and mint with extra virgin olive oil dressing – GF, DF, V
• Chickpea and roasted vegetable salad – GF, V
• Risoni pasta with caramelised carrot and coriander – DF, V
• Potato, thyme and sweet potato gratin – V
• Traditional ratatouille – GF, DF, V
• Salad nicoise (composed salad of green beans, chat potatoes, olives, cherry tomatoes, boiled egg) – GF, DF, V
• Creamy potato salad with dill and preserved lemon – GF, V
• Pasta salad with roasted cherry tomatoes and pesto dressing – V
• Roasted pumpkin and pinenut cous cous salad with dates and coriander – DF, V
• Greek salad (tomatoes, cucumber, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onion, red capsicum and oregano) finished with lemon juice and local extra virgin olive oil – GF, V
• Asian-style coleslaw with a tamarind and sesame seed dressing – GF, DF, V
• Caesar salad with scrummy homemade dressing
• Beetroot and lentil salad with feta cheese – GF, V
• Watermelon, mint, feta and olive – GF, V
• Baby spinach and roasted pumpkin salad with ham croutons and marmalade dressing – GF, DF
• Pumpkin & pesto lasagne – V
• Pasta salad with smoked tomato & bocconcini – V
• Rocket, roasted pear wedges & parmesan salad – GF, V
• Roasted pumpkin, quinoa & spinach salad with dates & coriander – GF, DF, V
• Brown rice salad with orange & mint – GF, DF, V

Dessert

• Dessert Platter of delicious sweet petit four selection (varies daily)- V
• Platter of seasonal fruits with yoghurt – GF, V
• Selection of Australian cheeses with dried fruit, nuts and crackers – V
• Cheesecake with passionfruit coulis – V
• Rich mudcake with berry coulis – V
• Carrot cake slices with cream cheese icing – V
• Orange and almond cake with fruit compote – GF, DF, V

Pricing

Note, a staff member is required for the shared platter service at $150 per staff member (3 hour minimum).

Delivery or pickup

Eat Your Words Catering will deliver your food beautifully plattered and ready to eat, or pick up can also be arranged.

Contact us if you have any specific requirements.

See our terms and conditions for more details.