Standing events & launches

Cocktail catering in Adelaide
that actually fills people up

Canapés with substance, grazing stations worth crowding and bar staff who keep the pours honest. For launches, sundowners and stand-up celebrations, from $38 per guest.

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$38 ppstarting price

30–400typical group

4.9/5client rating

The overview

Finger food engineered for real appetites

The biggest mistake at cocktail events is food that looks pretty and feeds nobody. Our canapé menus are built backwards from a full stomach: enough pieces, enough protein, timed so the good stuff lands when people are actually hungry.

We run the whole standing event: roaming trays, grazing stations, dessert boards and a licensed bar with proper staff. Product launches, gallery openings, milestone birthdays and pre-dinner functions are our bread and butter.

350+ standing events

Launches, openings, sundowners and receptions.

Bar service built in

Licensed, insured, RSA-certified staff.

30-guest minimum

Up to 400 guests without breaking a sweat.

Zero-hunger guarantee

If guests leave hungry, dessert's on us.

Waiter carrying a tray of canapés through a crowd

350+

events served

14

canapé options per menu

400

max guest count

Canapé menus

Standing-event pricing

Per person, service staff and equipment included. Bar service priced separately.

Six-piece

$38

Pre-dinner or short events. Six substantial canapés per guest plus a grazing table.

6 canapés per person
Grazing table included
2 hours service staff
30-guest minimum

Most booked Full evening

$52

The meal-replacement. Ten pieces plus stations, enough for a whole event.

10 canapés per person
2 food stations + dessert tray
4 hours roaming service
Vegetarian & GF built in

Premium showcase

$72

For launches that need to impress. Premium pieces plus a live oyster or carving station.

12 premium canapés
Live chef station
Dessert + cheese boards
Event manager included

Bar packages from $28pp for 4 hours, or we serve your supplied drinks under our licence. Bar staff $55/hr each, one per 50 guests recommended.

The process

How a cocktail event runs

Roaming food looks effortless because someone else did the planning.

Chef arranging canapé trays in the kitchen

Step 01

Format first

We work out what your event actually is: pre-dinner drinks, meal replacement, or a long sundowner. That sets the piece count.

Step 02

Menu to match the room

Canapés for a standing crowd eat differently to seated food. We pick pieces that hold, travel and don't need cutlery.

Step 03

Drinks decided

Full bar package, a champagne-and-beer pour, or service of what you supply. Sorted at quote stage, not on the night.

Step 04

Room setup

Stations positioned for flow, trays loaded, staff briefed on your venue's quirks. We arrive two hours before guests.

Step 05

The circulate game

Trays move constantly, heavy pieces land early, sweet rounds close the night. Nobody stands near the door waiting for food.

Step 06

Pack out quietly

Stations come down while the last guests finish. We leave before the mood does.

Also on the menu

Need a seated format instead?

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On the tray

Canapés we've been passing

A few pieces and stations from recent events around Adelaide.

Coffin Bay oysters with finger lime on crushed ice — **Oyster station**Coffin Bay, shucked live

Mini beef sliders on a serving tray — **The crowd favourite**Wagyu sliders, disappears in laps

Grazing station with cheeses and antipasto — **Grazing station**SA cheeses, house pickles

Mini dessert canapés on a tray — **Sweet rounds**Closes every event

Who you'll get

The canapé crew

Fast, quiet and everywhere at once. That's the job.

Priya Nair

Canapé chef

Designs our pieces so they survive a tray, a crowd and gravity. Precision is her whole personality.

Holly Brennan

Floor manager

Choreographs the tray circuit so every corner of the room gets fed at the same time.

Bartender pouring wine at a launch event

Jake Morrison

Bar lead

RSA-certified, ex-wine-bar. Pours fast, measures honestly and remembers your regular's order.

Questions

Cocktail event questions

The details people always check. Call +61 3 9517 2843 or use the contact page.

If it's a meal-replacement event, book the 10-piece or above and yes, genuinely. Six pieces works for pre-dinner drinks. We'll tell you honestly which your event needs.

We're fully licensed. Packages from $28pp for four hours of SA wine, local beer and soft drinks, or we pour what you supply. Cocktails by arrangement.

Vegetarian and gluten-free pieces are built into every menu. Named guests with allergies get plates brought to them directly so nothing gets lost in the tray rotation.

Roughly one server per 35 guests, one bar staff per 50, plus a chef for any live station. The quote spells it out so there are no surprises.

Everything consumable is included: glassware hire, napkins, cocktail tools, ice. You literally bring the guests.

Compare

All our services side by side

Not sure this is the right fit? Here's how every service stacks up.

Service	Best for	From
Wedding catering	Receptions, ceremonies, vineyard venues	$95 pp	View
Corporate catering	Meetings, conferences, office events	$45 pp	View
Private party catering	Birthdays, engagements, home events	$55 pp	View
Cocktail & canapé catering	Standing events, launches, sundowners	$38 pp	View
BBQ & outdoor catering	Gardens, farms, festival sites	$42 pp	View
Gourmet buffet catering	Big groups, community events, feasts	$58 pp	View

Get the trays circulating

Tell us the date and how long the event runs. We'll match the menu to the room.

Contact page

Or call +61 3 9517 2843 · Mon–Sat 9am–6pm · Bar service available on all packages

Cocktail catering in Adelaide that actually fills people up