- What makes Big Flavours one of the best caterers in Melbourne?
Over the past decade, Big Flavours has built a reputation as a top-tier catering company in Melbourne. Ours is a chef-led catering model that utilises the state-of-the-art techniques, ensuring that every dish is hand-made from scratch in our catering Oakleigh kitchen. We focus on offering a level of quality and customisation capability difficult to experience with generic providers.
- What event sizes can you accommodate?
We are a professional unit designed to handle a wide range of functions. Our event catering services are available for intimate groups starting at 20 guests, and we have the capacity and equipment to manage large-scale corporate catering and weddings for 300+ guests. We never compromise on the lovingly hand-made quality our brand is known for.
- Do you offer custom food menus for dietary requirements like Vegan or Gluten-Free?
Yes, our customisation capability is one of the core strengths of Big Flavours. Unlike most catering services in Melbourne that use pre-made substitutes, our chefs hand-craft 100% custom dietary menus from scratch. We ensure that every guest enjoys a Modern Australian dining experience that meets our strict Australian Hat-inspired standards, no matter what their dietary restrictions are.
- How does your team manage complex dietary requirements for large events?
At Big Flavours, we view dietary requirements not as a restriction but as a culinary priority. We never give your dietary preferences an afterthought. Every menu we prepare is 100% customisable to include vegan, gluten-free, and Halal-certified options – all prepared from scratch in our Oakleigh kitchen. Our chefs follow strict protocols to prevent cross-contamination. This ensures that every guest at your Melbourne event enjoys a premium dining experience that they expect without any compromise on quality.
- Can you provide premium catering at venues that don’t have on-site kitchens?
Absolutely, our chef-comes-to-you model is designed for total flexibility. We are a fully mobile professional unit and have strong experience setting up a high-end kitchen in private homes, coastal wedding venues in Brighton, or corporate office spaces across Melbourne. By bringing our own equipment and staff trained to Hat standards, we ensure that the food is plated fresh on-site, which maintains restaurant-quality standards irrespective of the facilities available at the venue.
- Do you offer short-notice corporate catering for Melbourne businesses?
We pride ourselves on being a highly responsive professional unit. While we generally recommend booking in advance for large galas, we also accommodate short-notice corporate catering Melbourne requests, especially in case of VIP boardroom lunches and office events. Our can-do attitude and streamlined kitchen processes in the Oakleigh kitchen allow us to deliver equally sophisticated menus from scratch, even when your timeline is tight.
- Why should I choose chef-led catering over a standard catering service?
Standard catering often relies on mass-produced and mostly pre-made items. Choosing chef-led catering services like Big Flavours means you are investing in an exclusive catering experience where the owner’s training at Maze and Vue de Monde dictates the quality of every dish. From hand-rolling every canapé to sourcing local Victorian produce, we offer a level of culinary precision.
Big Flavours is a specialist catering company for hand-crafted canapés and gourmet buffet catering. We are a 4.9-star rated caterer in Melbourne and have over 130 Google reviews backing our excellence in chef-led catering. Our team is trained at Vue de Monde, and serves across Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, we provide 100% custom dietary menus for events of 20 to 300+ guests.
Big Flavours – Local Catering Company in Melbourne
Food is the heart of any event. The guests remember tastes,, flavours, and the presentation of the food they get served. The crusty buttery breads, the juicy tender meats, the crunchy crispy greens dripped with flavours, the melt-in-mouth bite-sized pieces of salty and sweet goodness – everything is saved in the memories of an event.
Food is something that keeps lingering in the minds of your guests. That’s where Big Flavours stands out. We make sure your guests keep cherishing the memories of your event for years to come. Delectable food and impeccable service – every time!
Are you tired of searching for ‘best catering near me’ on Google?
Why settle for standard food experiences when you can experience the pinnacle of food catering right in Melbourne?
At Big Flavours, we don’t just serve food at Big Flavours; we craft culinary experiences that people cherish for years to come. Backed by a 4.9-star rating from over 130 Google reviews from our customers across Melbourne, we take pride in offering quality menus every time.
Operating from our catering Oakleigh kitchen, our team serves wedding catering and corporate events across the city’s south-eastern suburbs. While our foundation is built in the world’s most elite kitchens like Vue de Monde, we bring to the table the standard that matches Australian Hats.
No matter what the event is, whether it’s an intimate garden party or a grand corporate gala, Big Flavours is a choice for many. Here’s why –
Hand-Made in Oakleigh
Every element of our menu is prepared from scratch in our catering Oakleigh facility.
Customisation Capability
We specialise in 100% custom dietary menu planning. Vegan, Gluten-Free, or Halal-certified — no matter what options you need, our chefs ensure every dish is handcrafted, so no guest is left behind.
Versatile Event Sizes
We are a professional unit equipped to scale. We cater for a minimum of 20 up to 300+ guests with seamless precision.
Menu 
something for everyone
Why We Are Melbourne's Choice for Canapes Catering & Gourmet Events
Buffet Catering
We provide high-value dining for upmarket events — from sophisticated grazing to gourmet buffets.
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Wedding Catering
Top-notch menus for your special day in Brighton, Toorak, and beyond.
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Corporate Catering
Professional office catering trusted by Melbourne's leading firms.
Corporate Services →Catering
something for everyone
Barbeque Catering
From meats to tender and delicious vegetables, we offer the best catering services.
Buffet Catering
We provide the experience you’re looking for, with the best buffet catering.
Birthday Party Catering
Specialised in making the most mouthwatering and delicious dishes.
Dinner Party Catering
Looking to impress your family and friends by throwing them an exotic dinner…
Food Catering
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Testimonials
Great food with exceptional service. Highly recommended
- Miao Jimmy
Had a dinner for 12 catered by these guys this weekend
Excellent food, beautifully presented and even was delivered a few minutes early. Great value for money, highly recommend them.
- Lesley Griffin
We had 60 people and the Chef was efficient and the meal was attractive and well presented. They scoffed it all down. Wonderful!
- Sue Pacey
Big Flavours provided the catering services for one of our events packed with 20 special guests. I can’t stop myself from saying that they served the best Barbeque with Continental sausages, assorted, thyme and garlic BBQ chicken skewers, grilled onions and other toppings. They offered the best catering services with exquisite variety. Special thanks to Big Flavours for making the event successful.
- John Peter
What a fantastic experience! Great company to deal with.. the chef and food was just amazing and a seamless stress free experience. Will definitely be using these guys again!!
- Kate Guardiano
Excellent service and food I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Big flavours. Great value for money all our guests were impressed.
- The Strand
Had the sit down menu. Food and presentation was amazing. Every course was delicious. Would use big flavours again.
- sandy assaf
Really good food and good portions too. Thanks again Sam,
Cheers
- Gareth Dunn
I used Big flavours catering for our wedding anniversary and found the whole process from the first contact to end function to be fabulous. The food was fresh, full of 'flavour' and there was ample choice of menu dishes. I hired a chef and few wait staff for the function and they were very friendly and accomodating. I am a happy customer and our friends were most complementary of the food and services.
- Janette McMillan
Amazing Flavours. Generous portions. Sam is easy and a pleasure to deal with!
- BJ Santos
So grateful to have had Big Flavours- Sumit, help out with food at my 50th. It really took the stress off. The food was varied, catered for dietary issues and so tasty. All the guests loved it and it was so beautifully presented. Highly recommend.
- Sandy Joseph
Recently we catered food from Big Flavour for our office event. The food and service was excellent. I would definitely recommend Big Flavour to everyone. Thanks Big Flavour for making our event successful.
- Brian D’souza
Before Sumit started Big Flavours he would work with us on and off and we always had amazing feedback from our clients regarding his cooking ability and personalty. He has continued with this philosophy on his own project Big Flavours which was clear to see when he catered for our office Christmas party .The bowl food was a big hit with the Beef cheeks and laksa being everyone's favourite! Thanks Guys will be calling you again soon! Cheers
- Paul Mawdsley
The food and service were absolutely fantastic! Everything was so easy, and the wonderful chef was so accommodating. Communication throughout was wonderful - there was no request too big or small. It really was just such a fantastic experience. Lots of food too - would recommend the buffet!
- Felicity Fox
I arranged for Big Flavours to cater for a funeral event. The gentleman by the name of Sam was very obliging to my requests and nothing was too difficult. All guests on the day were very amazed at the flavour of the food. They all said that the sandwiches were the best they had ever tasted. The presentation of the fruit platter, cheese platter and sandwiches were outstanding.A big big thank you.
- Cathy Dall’Est
When I got in touch with Big Flavours, Sam the event coordinator got back to me and customer service is top-notch. We have had a few amendments to the quote and now just waiting for the event to go ahead. Very happy with the service so far, which makes me have a very good impression of the company! many more future events and reviews to come.
- Emelyn Taing
We had a wonderful time and all the catering needs were taken care of by Sam. The event was very successful. Can't recommend enough. We had a wonderful time and all the catering needs were taken care of by Sam. The event was very successful. Can't recommend enough.
- Jim
Fantastic service!!! Compliments from guests are still being received. Throughout the whole process, they are very organized, detailed, and make it as easy for you as they can.
- Mathew
I would like to thank the entire Big Flavours team for organising our wedding. Everyone including Sara from the admin and Sam from the kitchen team were brilliant. They enhanced the whole overall experience. Top notch service and absolutely delicious food. Everyone was very accomodating and easy to deal with. Even the cake was brilliantly presented to conclude the food service. Highly recommend!
- Rachael
Big Flavours catered for a surprise birthday party for my partner and I could not recommend them highly enough . Food was amazing , everyone commented on how good it was . Presentation was gorgeous. Staff were professional and pleasant.
- Teresa Limond
WOW just WOW! This company far surpassed my expectations! We hired Big Flavours to cater our daughters wedding as the reception was being held at home. The whole process leading up to the day was completely painless and Sara was always incredibly helpful. It elevated the whole day! The food was spectacular, everyone commented on how good it was.
- Beth Ramshaw
Big Flavours catered for our wedding with canapes and the BBQ option; we don't have a single complaint. There was something for everyone and it was very, very tasty, everyone said so and plenty of food. The staff were lovely, and Sam was great with preparation leading-up to the wedding.
Thanks for contributing to our wedding being a perfect day.
- Dr. Locke Linke
Big Flavors catered for my wedding this weekend and I cannot stress how amazing it was!
The food was amazing and the wait staff were absolutely beautiful and could not have done enough for us and all of the guests!
Thank you so much for a wonderful evening!
- Ashleigh Marsh
We had our Christmas party at our offices with catering from Big Flavours. They brought a BBQ and cooked up a feast! A fantastic experience. Food was awesome and service amazing. Would highly recommend
- Tim Washington
All the finger-food canapes were delicious. My guests particularly enjoyed the substantial serves of Wild Mushroom Risotto, and the Braised Lamb Shanks with mash. Sara responded to all my questions promptly. The food was delivered at the agreed time and was professionally presented. I can highly recommend this catering company.
- Jacqui Cooper
The food and service were absolutely fantastic! Everything was so easy, and the wonderful chef was so accommodating. Communication throughout was wonderful - there was no request too big or small. It really was just such a fantastic experience. Lots of food too - would recommend the buffet!
- Felicity Fox
What a fantastic experience! Great company to deal with.. the chef and food was just amazing and a seamless stress free experience. Will definitely be using these guys again!!
- Kate Guardiano
We would like to thank Sam so so much for putting his time and effort into an event that did not earn him any profit. We were so lucky that he put his hand up for this night. It isn't easy, working with us young volunteers who have no experience waitering etc, but he was able to perform service so smoothly anyway.
- SCKC Endeavour
I had a birthday celebration catered for by Big Flavours last week. The chef, Daniel, was very professional, had a lovely manner and cooked the most fabulous food. The wait staff were very attentive and my house was left clean and tidy. All my guests were very impressed with the food and service provided - they were wonderful. I would recommend them without hesitation.
- Malu Jose
We were absolutely blown away by how efficient and helpful your staff were. They were prompt, friendly, flexible and went above and beyond to help make our function amazing. The food was delicious and every single guest was absolutely thrilled. Thanks so much for covering our function.
- Elke Calleja
Our Process
In Melbourne, Big Flavours is much more than just the name of a catering company. We take pride in strictly using the freshest ingredients to create our signature seasonal menus. Being one of the local caterers, we consider it our responsibility to support local agriculture and businesses, and manage food waste.
Our Experience
With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, we know exactly what the food needs to make events more memorable! Our head chef, having worked with Gordon Ramsay's Maze, Vue de Monde, and Circa the Prince, makes it a point to maintain the let’s-do-it-again attitude at our Oakleigh kitchen. Whether an intimate dinner at home or a 300-person corporate event, we want your event to be remembered.
Your Delight
When it comes to event or wedding catering in Melbourne or Victoria, we recommend that you to look for the ones who can give your event that special touch. Food, venue, and presentation are the most critical notes to hit, and Big Flavours Catering Company is highly capable of creating something that will delight you and your guests!
