A Guide to Catering Your Event
Planning event catering in Hong Kong can feel overwhelming, especially when you need to choose the right menu, estimate quantities and accommodate different dietary requirements. This guide explains how to plan catering for office meetings, corporate events, private celebrations, client receptions and larger gatherings. From French-Mediterranean-inspired canapés and grazing platters to sharing menus, artisanal bakes and desserts, Tabula offers beautifully presented catering for different occasions, group sizes and serving styles.
Choose the Right Menu for Your Event
Canapés and Bite-Sized Bites: Canapés are ideal for cocktail receptions, networking events, product launches and client gatherings. They are easy to enjoy while guests meet, mingle and move around the venue.
Grazing Platters and Cheese Boards: Grazing platters and cheese boards work well for office gatherings, informal celebrations and events where guests can share food throughout the occasion. They can also create an attractive centrepiece for your event table.
Sharing Menus and Event Sets: Sharing menus and event sets are suitable for working lunches, meetings and larger gatherings where guests can enjoy a more complete selection of savoury dishes, salads, sides and desserts.
Artisanal Bakes and Desserts: Artisanal bakes and desserts are perfect for breakfast meetings, afternoon gatherings, team celebrations and sweet additions to a larger event menu.
Catering for Every Event Occasion
Office Meetings: Choose practical breakfast, lunch and snack options that are easy to share during team meetings and working sessions.
Breakfast Meetings: Start the day with pastries, artisanal bakes, fresh fruit platters, drinks and light breakfast selections.
Working Lunches: Keep your team energised with sharing menus, salads, savoury dishes and desserts prepared for working lunches.
Product Launches: Choose food that complements your brand, venue and event programme while allowing guests to enjoy easy-to-serve dishes.
Networking Events: Serve bite-sized canapés and sharing platters that guests can enjoy while meeting and moving around.
Private Celebrations: Make birthdays, anniversaries, home gatherings and special occasions more memorable with food designed for sharing.
What to Consider When Planning Your Catering
Guest count: Confirm the number of guests as early as possible. This helps you select appropriate quantities and avoid ordering too little or too much food.
Event format: Consider whether guests will be seated, standing, moving around or sharing food from a central table.
Time of day: Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and evening events may require different menu formats and serving quantities.
Serving style: Decide whether you need bite-sized food, individual portions, sharing platters or a more complete menu.
Dietary requirements: Ask guests about vegetarian, vegan, allergy or other dietary requirements before placing your order. Please provide this information to Tabula as early as possible.
Venue and delivery access: Check whether your venue has loading, lift, security or building access requirements, and include these details when arranging delivery.
Event timing: Allow enough time for delivery, setup and serving before your guests arrive or your programme begins.
