Fully Catered Finger Food Details

For functions up to 40 heads 1 caterer is present and is unable to leave the kitchen area due to safety and health reasons. In this case we are able to place the platters onto a serving bench or table next to the kitchen. Guests can either help themselves to the food or the host can put a couple of platters around where the guests are situated. We supply the platters, serviettes, sauces etc so that we can offer your guests a wide variety of food without them having to leave their group of friends. We then clean up, take all the dirty utensils and our rubbish with us. If you are unsure by all means please ring and enquire.

For functions over 40 heads 2 or more caterers are present. One in the kitchen cooking and one serving the guests.

At any sized Fully Catered Finger Food we serve continually for 2 hours with no limit to the amount of food. We supply the platters, serviettes, sauces etc so that we can offer your guests a wide variety of food without them having to leave their group of friends. We then clean up, take all the dirty utensils and our rubbish with us.

What do you, the Customer, need to supply? We only need a domestic kitchen to work from as all our food is pre-cooked at our shop and only needs reheating. Your kitchen needs to be clean and clear of all nick knacks, books, photos, kettle etc. We cannot share kitchens due to safety and health, for the time we are at your function the kitchen needs to be ours alone. If you do not have a suitable kitchen please enquire as we can bring a portable kitchen at added cost. If you’re unsure please enquire! We also need clear and easy access and to park close due to the amount of boxes to bring in out.

Hints and Tips

This is a great menu for special occasions. Allow enough room for us on the day, a poorly organized function can sour a happy occasion. Place your drinks, bar and tea and coffee away from the kitchen. A lot of people want to wash their glasses and to get a glass of water so often it is better to set up an area elsewhere eg, the laundry.

Many people add to this menu to cater for Vegetarians, Celiacs, Vegans etc which we are happy to cook and serve on the day.

TIP! At our two hour finger food functions we would serve as much food as you have on a plate at a spit roast function however it is served over the two hours. If your function is for hungry people expecting a meal e.g. a wedding, you would be better advised to choose a roast style meal where your guests receive a large meal quickly. Please ask

Travel Fees As we serve functions all over Melbourne we have a travel fee which goes towards the cost of getting our staff on site for their wages, fuel and car use. Click here to see travel fees for your suburb.

What do I do now?

If you would like to book please click on the tab below for your booking form. We process bookings on Mondays and Thursdays then send you a confirmation email along with your invoice. We require a 30% deposit on booking. When booking your function only an estimate of your guests is required. No later than 5 working days prior, usually Monday, you must ring if you want to change your head count. If we have not heard from you we will assume that your estimate number is your final figure. Please DO NOT RING after this time as we will have done all our calculations, staff roster, orders. Fresh stock can not be sent back. Any changes after this time incur a $25 charge, in some cases we may be able to add heads to your function, not reduce.

 Terms, Conditions and FAQs

PAYMENT
Most customers pay once they have confirmed their final numbers. You can do this by direct bank transfer, credit card over the phone or drop in with cheque or cash. Keep in mind that although it can be extremely hard to estimate numbers especially at 21st and clubs, most of the time it gets cheaper if you order more.

PRICING and QUOTES are subject to change in the event of unforeseen circumstances effecting business eg flooding, fires etc. If your quote has changed you have the option to withdraw reclaiming monies paid minus $100 handling fee.

SERVING TIME. It is always best to set your serving time later than usual as people are always late and not everything goes to plan! We arrive about 30 mins prior to serving according to the size of your function.

HOW MUCH FOOD IS THERE?At finger food functions we bring far more than needed so we can offer as much of a guest’s favourite as required. As we do these functions every week we will know how many people you have. If you have more people than you have paid for we will leave early or you can pay for the extras. In the event you have less people we will leave some food pro rata for you.

MISCELLANEOUS
Hot Rod’s Roasts reserves the right to refuse a booking or to serve, eg rude or drunk guests. Hot Rod’s Roasts is fully insured for public liability, takes much care but no responsibility.

DEPOSIT
Deposits are non refundable on cancellation. You have 7 days from receiving your invoice to confirm your booking by paying your deposit. If we have not received a deposit in 7 days your function is automatically suspended to make way for another booking.


ALLERGIES
Hot Rod's Roasts food may contain products that could cause an allergic reaction and take no responsibility in this case. Some of our food contains wheat, eggs, nuts and milk. We have a list of many of our ingredients available but in not conclusive as suppliers change their ingredients regularly.

PEAK PERIODS
We have a minimum of 60 heads for a served function for many dates in our peak times, we will notify you of this on booking. If your head count drops the minimum we can charge is for 60 in this case.

QUESTIONS?Please feel free to contact us over any queries you may have. It is often better to write down your queries over a couple of days and ask them in one go instead of repeatedly ringing . If you are a school or club, nominate one person to be in charge of communications with us as we often get several people ringing from one place.

With thanks, Rod and Anna Grenfell

Hot Rods Roasts 5/29 Jersey RdBayswaterVIC 3153 ABN:41055201806

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