Elevate Your Event with Melbourne’s Best Canapés Catering Service
Are you planning an event with a sumptuous meal or multiple courses? Concerned your guests might get a bit peckish before the main course is served? Or perhaps you’re hosting a lively gathering where guests need to keep bites light while mingling. Our cocktail party catering is designed exactly for this kind of relaxed, mingling-friendly event. Whatever the occasion, our canapés are the perfect addition to your party menu.
At Big Flavours, we’re canapé connoisseurs. As the premier canapés catering Melbourne company, we offer an array of delectable, bite-sized options for your next event. Perfect for pre-meal snacks or as a delightful treat for hungry partygoers, our canapés are sure to impress.
Canapés should be served early and often, ensuring your guests have something delicious to nibble on, whether it’s before a meal with a glass of bubbly or throughout the event as a meal replacement. For heartier options, pair our canapés with our Substantial Canapés to keep your guests satisfied.
Discuss the specifics of your event with us, so we can ensure you have an ample supply of canapés to meet your needs. Our pricing includes platters, serving ware, and props to present the canapés beautifully.
Choose Big Flavours for an unforgettable canapés catering Melbourne experience at your next event.
We can also tailor a menu package if you wish, as per your requirement. This makes our canapés a popular choice for corporate catering, where a polished, easy-to-manage menu matters. Please get in touch with one of our friendly staff members for options. You can email us at enquiry@bigflavours.com.au or call us at 03 99961655.
Canapes Catering FAQs
1. What is included in your Canapes Catering Melbourne service?
Our Canapes Catering Melbourne service includes a curated selection of hot and cold canapés, professional service staff, setup, presentation platters and seamless coordination at your chosen venue.
2. Will the bite-sized food be enough for a main meal?
If your event falls over a standard mealtime, we recommend adding our “Substantial Canapés.” These slightly larger portions ensure your canape party catering leaves everyone completely satisfied.
3. Can we customize the menu to fit our theme?
Definitely, if our standard Canape catering menu doesn’t perfectly match your vision, our chefs will happily customize the selections to suit your specific tastes and theme.
4. Are your ingredients locally sourced?
Yes, we strictly use the freshest, locally sourced Victorian produce to craft every single item for your canape party catering, guaranteeing maximum flavor and quality.
5. Do you provide vegetarian, vegan, and allergy-friendly options?
Yes, we offer flexible menu options, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and allergy-aware dishes to ensure all guests are comfortably catered for.
6. Is this style suitable for weddings and corporate events?
Absolutely. Canapés are ideal for weddings, engagement parties, product launches, and corporate functions where guests prefer a relaxed, social dining atmosphere.
7. What is the difference between finger food catering and plated catering?
Finger food catering focuses on bite-sized dishes served roaming-style, encouraging guest interaction, while plated catering offers a structured sit-down dining experience.
8. How do you ensure quality and safety during finger food catering events?
We follow strict food safety standards, temperature control procedures, and professional handling practices to maintain high quality during all finger food catering events.
9. How far in advance should I book your services?
We recommend booking at least 4–8 weeks in advance, especially during peak event seasons, to secure your preferred date and menu.
10. How do we book our event with Big Flavours?
It’s simple! You can review our menus online, fill out the booking form, or call us directly at 0399961655. Our dedicated team will guide you through the entire process.
Testimonials
Wedding Canapés
“We had an amazing experience with Big Flavours Catering for our wedding reception canapés! Big Flavours was recommended to us by our reception venue, and we honestly couldn’t be happier! Sam was very professional, had great communication and made the whole process very smooth. We had a great selection of canapés and they were all incredibly tasty, we received compliments from so many of our guests about the food! Timing and professionalism on our wedding day was also exceptional, and our canapé service ran very smoothly. A big thanks to Big Flavours, we will definitely be recommending you to friends and family!”
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Pooja A
Wedding Reception
Full Service Event
“Securing catering for an event can be a daunting task but I cannot fault Sam and his incredible service! From the first quote right down to the final clean up the experience was amazing. Sam’s professionalism is second to none and the food was incredible! The selection we could choose from for our canapé event were delicious!! Every single guest commented on how good the food was and they all felt well fed during the night. Ruby was our waitress for the evening and she handled our room of rowdy cricket boys like a pro! So polite, so professional and didn’t miss a beat all night! We are already trying to come up with more events so we can have Sam’s catering again! Highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend!”
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Olivia Solomon
Full Service Catering
Birthday Event
“We had a wonderful experience having Big Flavours cater for us for my husband’s 40th. Sam and the team were professional, easy to work with and made the whole experience so positive. The canapés that were served were delicious and so many guests commented on how great the food was. The food came out constantly and the addition of a substantial canape for all guests left them full and satisfied with the delicious meal. The food was cooked so easily at home, there was no mess to clean up afterwards and the service was excellent. Highly recommend Big Flavours. Big thank you to Sam and the team!!”
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Mary Thomas
40th Birthday
Birthday Event
“WOW! These guys were phenomenal. With Sam and Elliot creating and serving delicious and flavour filled canapés, and Vic working the bar the guests attending our joint 40th celebration over the weekend were well fed whilst enjoying a variety of mixers. The team were so professional and were key to the success of the night. Scheduling and menu choice was easy, the set up to pack up was subtle, quick and thorough, leaving us to socialise. Must comment… Great value, delicious food and fabulous service – all big ticks. But also these guys are just good humans too! Thanks guys”
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Liz van Deventer
Joint 40th Celebration
Wedding Reception
“Sam and his team Ruby and Elliot made our wedding day complete. The service was friendly, efficient and well done. Food was excellent and thoughtfully prepared with 8 canapes and 2 substantials providing plenty of delicious food for 60 guests at a late afternoon function. They surpassed all our expectations and helped make our special day memorable. With thanks, Team Sam – Susan and Keith Datson”
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Susan Wood
Wedding Reception · 60 Guests
Home Event
“The Big Flavours team recently catered our home event for 50 people, with canapés and drinks service. All the food was delicious, with excellent presentation. Staff provided service with a smile, and we were able to focus on enjoying our company and not worrying about anything else! Sam was a pleasure to work with in the lead up to the event. Thank you team!”
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Marnie Ketchup
Home Event · 50 Guests
Canapé Event
“A wonderful experience from start to finish. The canapés were delicious, the service wonderful and the team were very organised and friendly. Would definitely use Big Flavours again.”
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Stephanie Bell
Canapé Event
Canapé Event
“Everyone young and old loved the canapés and fish and chips, highly recommend. Friendly staff.”
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Peter Barbaro
Canapé Event
Full Service Event
“Big Flavours recently did the catering for the 50th wedding anniversary party of my parents earlier this month. They provided canapés, followed by a 2 course sit down meal (verde risotto with king prawn and lamb rump), salads and table ware. We were all thoroughly impressed with the quality, taste and presentation of the food. Sam was polite, efficient, friendly and a true professional on the day. He was flexible and communicated very well with us. The kitchen was left in an immaculate state also! His staff were very friendly and professional too. I wholeheartedly recommend Big Flavours and will certainly use them again in the future! Thank you Sam and your team for making the party such a wonderful, memorable evening and a resounding success!”
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Kishani G
50th Wedding Anniversary
Full Service Event
“Professional with great communication, showed up on time and left the space spotless. Food was exceptional, lots of compliments. Overall was a great experience, would highly recommend, the beef sliders were a favourite!”
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Dylan & Alexandra
Full Service Event
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