Festive catering, booked before the dates run out

Earlier than you think. Festive dates are the only time of year when catering capacity genuinely runs out rather than just getting busy: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, reunion dinner and the first days of Chinese New Year are the tightest dates in the calendar. Most festive orders are placed four to six weeks ahead. Booking early is about choice, not availability — the later you leave it, the fewer menus are still open.

Festive menus are priced separately from our everyday menus and are confirmed with our partnering vendors closer to each season. Tell us your date and headcount in the menu planner and we will send you the current festive menu with prices as soon as it is released for that season.

Yes. Halal menus come from Muslim-owned stalls, and halal-certified menus are available through our partnering vendors on request. Select halal in the menu planner and only halal menus are shown to you.

Yes, on most of them, though the number of vendors operating is smaller and delivery windows are narrower than on a normal day. Christmas Day, the first two days of Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa all run, and all three fill up well in advance.

Of course. Our everyday mini buffet, buffet and bento menus run right through the festive period at their usual prices, and plenty of office parties and family gatherings order exactly those. A festive menu is an option, not a requirement.

Changes are fine with at least 24 hours' notice. Over a festive period, tell us as early as you can — vendors are working at capacity and a late increase is harder to absorb than it would be in March.

The latest we can take an order is one day before your event. We recommend booking earlier than that: popular dates such as Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Christmas and the year-end party season are taken weeks ahead, and ordering early secures your slot and the dishes you want. For large events, the earlier the better.

Delivery is free on mini buffet and bento orders of $225 or more before GST. Below that it is $30, and a 10 pax order always carries the fee whatever the order comes to. On the entry-level mini buffet menus $225 is reached at 15 pax. A buffet with setup instead carries a $90 setup fee, charged once per order, which covers delivery, laying out the buffet line and collecting the equipment afterwards. Remote postal codes, deliveries at 9.59am or earlier or 7.31pm or later, and venues without lift access can add a surcharge on top; every one is published and appears in your quotation before you confirm.

Mini buffet orders are drop and go: the food arrives in insulated warmer bags that are yours to keep, with serving gear, cutlery, plates, bowls, a disposable table cloth and a trash bag, so you can bag everything up and bin it after your event. Bento meals come individually boxed with cutlery. Buffet with setup includes a skirted table and cloth, warmers, serving gear, disposable plates, cutlery and napkins, and our team returns to collect the equipment.

Yes, with more than 24 hours' notice before your event, subject to availability. Within 24 hours the food and manpower are already committed, so changes and cancellations are normally not accepted and a fee of 50% to 100% of the order may apply.