Real food for real events.
Catered with care.

Corporate lunches, private celebrations, funerals, weddings and everything in between. Fully staffed or drop-off ready. Serving the Hills District, North Shore, Northern Beaches and beyond.

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Why choose us

Good food does more than feed people.

Dinner on the Table is a social enterprise. We've been catering Sydney events for 12 years, and our reason for doing so has never changed: we believe food is one of the most reliable ways to care for people. It brings comfort at a funeral, energy to a conference, and joy to a celebration. We take that seriously.

We also gift meals to families living with disability. When you book with us, you're feeding your guests well and making that possible. Every event helps.

We cook from scratch in our commercial kitchen. Where we source rather than make - a gourmet pie, a specialty item - we choose suppliers we'd be happy to put our name on and feed to people we love.

12
years catering
Sydney events
10–2,100+
guests, any
event size
Staffed
or drop-off
service
All diets
accommodated
every time
Event types

Whatever the occasion, we've got the food covered.

From weekly community dinners to 500-person conferences, from quiet wakes to loud birthday parties, here's what we do.

Corporate catering

Corporate catering

From breakfast meetings to boardroom dinners, staff lunches to afternoon tea. We work around your schedule and your team's dietary needs.

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Private function catering

Private functions

Dinner parties, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, family gatherings. We cook it, bring it, set it up - and you get to actually enjoy your own event.

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Wedding catering

Weddings

Canapés, two or three courses, beverage packages, professional staff on the day. We tailor menus to your vision and your guests.

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Funeral catering

Funeral catering

We've catered more funerals than we can count, and we understand this is not the time for complications. Dignified, generous, dependable.

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Conference catering

Conferences & seminars

50 delegates or 500, we build menus around your schedule, budget and attendees' dietary needs. Individual lunch boxes available.

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Celebration cakes and desserts

Celebration cakes & desserts

Made-to-order celebration cakes, tiramisu, baked cheesecake, cupcakes, slices and petit fours. The finishing touch for any event, from a birthday dinner to a conference send-off.

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Community catering

Community & recurring

We partner with community groups, churches and care organisations for regular, reliable catering. Current partners include RSL LifeCare and Morling College.

Talk to us about regular catering
Grazing boards and canapés

Grazing & canapés

Cocktail parties, networking events, end-of-year celebrations. Grazing boards and finger food done well — every detail taken care of.

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The process

From enquiry to event in three steps.

No complicated onboarding. Just get in touch and we'll take it from there.

1

Tell us about your event

Fill in the form below with your date, guest numbers and what you're looking for. A rough idea is enough - we'll ask the right questions from there.

2

You'll have a quote on the next business day

A tailored quote based on your event, not a generic package from a dropdown menu. If your plans change, we adjust. No pressure to proceed.

3

We handle the rest

Confirm the booking, choose your menu, and leave it with us. We'll be there on the day - staffed or drop-off, whichever suits.

Client stories

What our clients say.

We’ve been using Rachel and her team at Dinner on the table for over 5 years, month in, month out. The team always provides delicious food whatever the event from boardroom lunches to grazing boards to suit all dietary needs.

Jon, Co-Founder & CEO

BIO Australia, Sydney

Dear Rachel. I just wanted to thank you and your wonderful team for the catering you provided for my sister's memorial service last week. There were many compliments both about the quality of the food itself and also the lovely team who served us. From my perspective it was all seamless and I didn't have to think about anything, which was greatly appreciated and made a sad and difficult day a little easier. I couldn't have asked for more. Thank you again.

Anne

Private function, Baulkham Hills

We love Dinner on the Table! They have catered for our event three years running, and have always provided well presented, tasty food for each event. Our most recent event had 350 ladies, and the afternoon tea they served was devoured quickly, yet with enough left over so that everyone had something to enjoy. They provided special diet options that were attractive and delicious. They were easy to work with, punctual in delivery and flexible as we approached our event with uncertainty over final numbers.

Kylie, Event organiser

Western Region Anglican Women

A few events from the last twelve years.

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We'll come back to you with a tailored quote on the next business day.

Common questions

Questions we get asked a lot.

We cater across Greater Sydney with particular strength in the Hills District, North Shore, Parramatta, Inner West & Western Sydney. If you're not sure whether we cover your area, get in touch & we'll be in contact about what's possible.

We cater events from 10 guests upward. For drop-off orders the minimum may be lower depending on the menu. Ask us when you enquire.

For most events, a few weeks' notice is enough. For weddings, large conferences and recurring contracts, more lead time is always better; a few months gives us room to do the job properly. If you're in a hurry, get in touch anyway. We'll tell you honestly (& quickly!) what we can do.

Yes. We offer fully staffed events (our team sets up, serves and packs down) and drop-off service (food delivered hot and ready to serve). We'll recommend the right option for your event when we send your quote.

Yes. We routinely accommodate gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, vegan, nut free and other requirements across large events. Note any requirements in your enquiry and we'll build them into your menu proposal. We've fed groups of 500 where a third of the room had different dietary needs. It's not a problem.

A few things. We're a social enterprise, which means every booking directly supports ready made meals for the families of people living with disability - something almost no other caterer in Sydney can say. We cook everything from scratch in our own commercial kitchen. And after 12 years and thousands of events, we're genuinely good at it. We've catered intimate dinner parties and events for over 2,000 people. The food is the same standard at both.

Submit your enquiry using the form on this page. We'll come back to you on the next business day with a quote built around your specific event. There's no obligation to proceed, and we're happy to refine the quote as your plans develop. We don't do hard sells.

Yes. Menu PDFs are linked throughout this page by event type. They're a starting point but we can customise any menu to suit your needs and budget. If you don't see what you're looking for, just ask.

Coverage

Where we cater.

Our kitchen is based in the Hills District, and most of our events are in the Hills, North Shore and the Parramatta area. We also cater regularly across the Inner West, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Beaches and Greater Western Sydney.

If your event is outside these areas, get in touch. We've travelled further than you'd expect for the right event.

Suburbs we cover regularly:

Castle Hill Baulkham Hills Kellyville Rouse Hill Bella Vista Norwest Pennant Hills Carlingford Epping Hornsby Wahroonga Pymble Gordon St Ives Chatswood Parramatta Western Sydney Cherrybrook Glenhaven Dural Galston