Spring / Summer Weddings, School Graduations and Christmas Parties
Summer is definitely one of our busiest times during the year with a contagious festive vibe in the lead up to Christmas
September / October are a very popular times for Spring Weddings before the lead into
School Graduations and Summer Christmas Parties

More parties are held consistently over these 4 months than any other time of the year!

If you are planning an upcoming event for
Spring / Summer
contact SafeHands Catering with ideas
for event catering!  

The weather has started to warm up with blue skies and summer attire.  Styling your event can include a more relaxed vibe to incorporate the longer days

SafeHands Catering specialises in large events including Cocktail and Formal catering.  We can cater for your Wedding Reception, organise your School Graduation catering and assist with planning your upcoming
Christmas Party

Remember that certain dates of the year are especially popular in Spring and Summer so enquire early with popular venues and suppliers about your function date
Contact SafeHands Catering for local quality catering
We only cater to one function per day to ensure quality catering for your event
View SafeHands Catering Facebook and Instagram for photos of recent functions to see the style and
presentation of our catering and service

Gourmet Catering for your Wedding Reception

Weddings are a wonderful celebration that brings family and friends together.  It is a special day for everyone attending and one that will be remembered for years to come.

Looking after your guests on the day is the best way to show you care.  The attention to detail is something that will be appreciated, especially as many travel to attend.

In the planning stages invitations are sent to guests advising the date and wedding details.  It can be a great idea to provide information on the location and timings for the day and the style of food and beverages that will be served.    

Our Gourmet catering is the most popular option at wedding receptions, it offers the bridal party plenty of time for photographs and ensures guests are entertained until your return.  A selection of Finger Foods with beverages served after the ceremony is the perfect way to start the reception.  Guests can mingle and chat and enjoy a selection of beautifully presented canapés over a period of time.  This may be extended throughout the function as replacement for a formal dinner.

A Gourmet Buffet is a perfect choice for your wedding dinner.  This style of catering offers a wide selection of choice and flavours, and can accommodate for all tastes and dietary requirements.  Planning becomes much easier when catering for 100+ guests, without the need to select a menu to suit a small minority.

To conclude the evenings catering service options include a dessert buffet, plated dessert or your wedding cake.  Not all guests may choose to eat dessert so a sweet buffet may be a great option at your reception.  

Grazing Table
Finger Food | Canapes
Lamb skewers with a Tzatziki dip
Goats cheese frittata with rocket & semi dried roma tomato salad
Beer Battered Barra Skewers with Lime Mayo
Spring Rolls with Ginger and Coriander Dip
Salt and Pepper Calamari
Rice Paper Rolls with Rice Noodles & Fresh Vegetables
Nori Rolls with mixed selection of Capsicum, Pickled Vegetables, Daikon Radish & Avocado


SafeHands Gourmet Buffet
Garlic and Herb Crusted Roasted Beef
Roasted Whole Lemon Basted Chicken
Salted Oven Roast Pork with Crackling
Fresh Atlantic Salmon Skewers with Lime
Oven Baked Spicy Cajun Chicken Wings

Roasted Pumpkin
Whole Jacket Potatoes with Sour Cream
Fresh Corn on the Cobb
Steamed Fresh Vegetables

Selection of 4 Freshly Made Salads from Menu Below
Fresh Garlic Bread and Baguette with Butter Portions 
Fresh Fruit Platter

SALAD MENU 
Green Salad Tomato, Cucumber, Mesculin Lettuce, Carrot, Spanish Onion, French Dressing
Greek Salad Feta Cheese, Olives, Mesculin Lettuce, Spanish Onion, Tomato and Dressing
Caesar Cos Lettuce, Egg, Bacon, Parmesan Cheese, Creamy Dressing
Mushroom & Pasta Mushrooms, Pasta, Spanish Onion, Tomato, Basil and Pesto
Italian Beans, Spanish Onion, New Potatoes, Olives, Basil and Pepperoni
Cajun Caesar As normal Caesar but with Cajun Chicken
Roasted Pumpkin, Pine Nut, Feta Cheese, Spinach
Bocconcini Salad, Bocconcini, Basil and Tomato with Olive Oil
Coleslaw, Freshly Shredded with Lime Mayo
Tabouleh, Salad Light and refreshing

All Salads Freshly Made from Local Sunshine Coast Ingredients.
Includes 1 Chef, 1 Waitstaff, Restaurant Quality Plates, Cutlery and Napkins 

Desserts
Fresh Homemade Pavlova with Whipped Cream and Fruit Salad (GF)
Baked Vanilla Cheesecake 
White Chocolate and Coconut Tart
Chocolate and Macadamia tart
Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce and Cream
Bread & Butter Pudding
Fresh Chocolate Mudcake

Cake Plating Service
A great way to share your Wedding or Celebration Cake with your family and friends; our Chef will plate and present with cream, fresh mint and fruit garnish; served buffet style using Palm Leaf Bowls & Bio Spoons or quality disposables to suit your style.
Offering a fresh change from your traditional cake service; let’s face it by this time of the night some guests choose dancing and then dessert, no rush required!

Gourmet Share Platters | Long Table Family Feasting
Seated Share Platter Dinner Service

Our Gourmet Share Platter menus are designed with style, abundance and atmosphere in mind
Served directly to guest tables, Share Platters offer Gourmet Catering at its best

Share Platter Option 1
Bread Baskets with Butter
Shortcrust Honey glazed Ham Tartlets with Smashed Peas (C)
Green Salad (GF, V, and Ve)
Corn & Cucumber with Fresh Coriander Salsa (GF, V, Ve)

Select your choice of
Sizzling Prawns with a hint of Chorizo (GF)
or
Skewered Atlantic Salmon (GF)

Sliced Marinated Beef
or
Char Grilled Tex Mex Chicken with Roasted Corn Cobs (GF)

Mediterranean Stuffed Mushrooms with Fetta, Roast Capsicum and fresh Herbs (GF, V)
Smashed Red Potato Salad with Smoked Bacon and Chives

Additional Extras
Marinated French Cut Lamb Cutlets (GF) ($2.20pp additional surcharge)
Coconut Vegetable Curry & Rice (GF, V, Ve, LF)

Sit-Down Share Platter Entree & Main
Entree
Roast honey Pumpkin & Cress Tartlet with Aioli (C)
Spanish Chorizo with Turkish Bread, Olives and Olive Oil
Served as Entrée Share Platters for the ultimate social experience

Share Platter Option 2
Bread Baskets with Butter
Greek-Style (Char Grilled) Lamb or Chicken
Fresh Atlantic Salmon Skewers with Fresh Kaffir Lime (GF)
Broccolini with Aioli, Apple Cider Vinegar, Raw Wattle Bush Honey and Brazil Nuts Grilled Capsicum, Tomato, Eggplant, Zucchini (V, Ve)
Stuffed Garlic Mushrooms with Feta, Roast Capsicum and Fresh Herbs (GF, V)

SALADS
Freshly Tossed Salad with Organic Apple Vinaigrette (GF, V, Ve)
or
Beetroot, Feta, Walnut and Rocket (GF, V)


Share Platter Option 3
A beautiful selection of cold options will be positioned on tables prior to guest arrival

Bread Baskets with Butter
Shortcrust Tartlets with Smashed Peas and Mint placed in centre of plate (C)
Select 2 Salads
Green Salad with Snow Pea Sprouts and Been Shoots (GF, V, Ve)
Fresh Corn & Cucumber with Fresh Coriander Salsa (GF, V, Ve)
Tossed Salad with Organic Apple Vinaigrette (GF, V, Ve)
Beetroot, Feta, Walnut and Rocket (GF, V)
Rocket and Pumpkin Salad (GF, V, Ve)

Served with Dinner Service
Select 2 Hot Vegetables  
Mediterranean Stuffed Mushrooms with Fetta, Roast Capsicum and Fresh Herbs (GF, V)
Smashed Red Potato Salad with Chives Broccolini with Aioli, Apple Cider Vinegar, Raw Wattle Bush Honey and Brazil Nuts (GF, V, Ve option served without Aioli)
Grilled Capsicum, Tomato, Eggplant, Zucchini (GF, V, Ve)
Roasted Corn Cobs (GF, V, Ve options served without Butter)

Select 2 Mains
We can tailor Mains Selections to your taste!
Fresh Atlantic Salmon Skewers with Fresh Kaffir Lime (GF)
Char Grilled Tex Mex Chicken (GF)
Sesame Soy and Honey Roasted Chicken Breast
Sliced Marinated Beef
Oven Baked Whole Seasoned Reef Fish (GF) Surcharge Applies POA

Smaller Options available for Vegans
Stir-Fry Rice Noodles
Fresh Steamed Vegetables with Soy & Sesame Sauce
Coconut Vegetable Curry & Jasmine Rice (GF, V, Ve, LF)

​Includes 1 Chef, 1 Wait Staff Positioned on tables - Plates, Stainless Steel Cutlery and Quality Disposable Napkins

School Graduation Dinners & Formals

With the end of the school year we saw the celebration of many students
Graduation night is a wonderful night for families and students to come together and enjoy a night to celebrate the year
When planning start with a venue (if not at the school) and a Caterer for your graduation dinner.  Understanding the number of guests will assist with the type of venue to hire and from there your caterer can assist with the type of catering service. 
Combined with parents and friends a school graduation dinner can easily be attended by 100-400 guests
Finger Foods & Grazing Tables are an excellent idea served on guest arrival and accommodates early guests and any late arrivals
Plated meals are a popular choice for graduation dinners as students are not required to leave their table.
When serving plated meals an alternate drop is popular which includes a selection of 2 options are usually served, including either chicken and fish or meat 
Buffets are a very popular choice for large school graduations and work extremely well for 100+ guests. 
Not only do buffets offer a large selection of choice, guests are not limited to serving sizes
Desserts can be served to finish or for younger students a large cake in celebration served by teachers is a popular option
Pricing for school graduation dinners can vary depending on the number of guests and the style of catering required, contact us for a quote as we understand these are ticketed event
Contact SafeHands Catering for your Sunshine Coast School Graduation Dinners
Specialising in the service of 100-500 guests   
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Sunshine Coast Caterers Talk & Fork Menu
Talk & Fork is designed for cocktail style events and parties and functions where limited seating is available.  This is a wonderful catering style that offers choice, quantity and a social atmosphere for guests to relax and enjoy at any event.  Guests can socialise and walk around with food served over a period of time
Finger Foods are a great way to start your event on guest arrival or to follow your wedding ceremony.  Guests can enjoy bite sized catering options while enjoying a drink and socialising with guests
Talk & Fork is combined with a selection of Finger Foods to begin followed by a selection of mini meals offering a wonderful choice for guests.  Talk & Fork can be served hot and cold to include substantial smaller meals.  Served over a period of time, guests can select one or several dishes to enjoy
Catering options are served from a table on platters for guests to help themselves, and also walked around directly to guests to enjoy.  Having food available at several locations ensures that guests will always be able to access food especially when walking around.
Contact us for more information on our Talk & Fork packages
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Sweet Nothings...

Let’s face it, for some of us dessert is the best part of a party
At Weddings and Birthdays the cake is always a showpiece, and there is no doubting why
When deciding what to offer guests for dessert at your function think about what you like best
At weddings a formal cake or cupcakes are a great option
It is also a great idea to have your catering company provide desserts also.  This ensures you don’t have to worry about cutting the cake before you are ready to
Dessert Buffets can work several ways
Desserts can be individually plated for guests and they can simply pick which type of cake they would like.  Spoons can be available from the buffet table or positioned on tables prior to guest arrival.  Alternatively you can provide plates and spoons at the dessert buffet so guests can help themselves at their leisure.  This can be a perfect option where lots of different choices are available or where large numbers are involved
Sweet Finger Foods are a perfect choice for dessert where limited seating is available.  Ideal positioned near a hot Chocolate or Tea/Coffee station during the cooler months
Mini Muffins, Individual Cheesecake or Chocolate Tart, Fruit Skewers or Homemade Chocolate are popular choices
Plating your wedding cake may be your preferred dessert at weddings, and allows guests to taste your wedding cake at the reception rather than taking a piece home
If you are having trouble deciding speak with your catering company as they can advise what may work best for your guest numbers and venue

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Pie Creek Community Hall Wedding Venue Gympie - Catering Pie Creek Community Hall Association Inc. Eel Creek Road Pie Creek Gympie Qld 4570

Eel Creek Road Pie Creek Gympie

The hall provides a perfect location for weddings meetings, private functions etc. The hall has seating capacity for 150. There is a fully appointed kitchen with urn,basic oven tables and chairs. The location includes facilities with ample parking and a stage


BBQ BUFFET MENU

Served buffet style choose your meats and salads, perfect for relaxed outdoor Weddings and parties.

BBQ Meats - Select 3

•Rib Fillet Steak - T Bone Steak
•Pork Chops - Lamb Chops
•Gourmet Sausages
•Marinated Chicken - Soya Lime, Mustard & Chives or BBQ
•Fresh Fish, Pan Fried with Lemon Butter
•Mini Burgers
•The Schnitzel Bin Vegie Burgers
•Skewered Atlantic Salmon
•Chicken Satay's - Chili Beef or Butter Chicken

Salads - Select 4

•Greek Salad
•Caesar Salad
•Tossed Salad
•Green Salad
•Tomato & Basil Salad
•Coleslaw
•Potato Salad
•Creamy Pasta Salad
•Rice & Fresh Vegies Salad
•Beetroot & Red Onion
•Moroccan Cous Cous

Grilled Onions
Baguette with Butter
Gravy and all Sauces

Includes Setup, Chef and Service Staff, Silver ware and Plates

Finger Food and Talk & Fork Catering Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast is a beautiful area, and is generally perfect for functions year round. Summer is the most popular time for Weddings on The Sunshine Coast and surrounds. Noosa, Montville, Mudjimba and Caloundra seem to be the most popular places; however Maleny and Coolum are also increasingly popular. Winter is a great time for weddings in this region, as the days are generally clear and warm, however it can rain late during the night.

Finger Food is a perfect way to celebrate after your wedding ceremony or start of your function. This is an extremely adaptable method of service, and can be tailored to suit your time and location. Finger Foods is best served while guests are standing and is extremely popular for social functions, as guests can mingle freely with other guests.

Finger Foods will vary between catering companies, however working with SafeHands Catering will ensure platters are beautifully presented with fresh tasty food and decorative and sometimes edible garnishes. The service can range from 1 – 2 hours, depending on your catering package.

Talk & Fork is a perfect combination to follow your Finger Food service. Talk & Fork menus are tailored to suit functions with limited seating and designed for functions that require a relaxed social atmosphere.

This type of catering is suited to follow Finger Foods, and is a more filling option for guests to finish the evening. Talk & Fork catering is generally served in smaller bowls so guests can eat while standing or from Cocktail Tables. A range of options are available and can be adapted to suit your function and guest requirements. An example menu from SafeHands Catering includes the following options.

Talk and Fork Menu Choices

 Cajun Chicken & Beef Satay’s | Peanut Satay Sauce
 Thai Green Chicken Curry | Jasmine Rice
 Battered Barra | Chunky Chips and Kaffir Lime Mayo
 Red Wine Beef Stroganoff | Garlic Mash | Shallot Crowns
 SafeHands Kaffir Thai Beef Curry | Rice | Asian Mayo
 Thai Beef Stir-fry with Vegetables and Rice Noodles
 Fresh Hokkein Noodles | Prawns Soya | Crispy Sweet potato
 "To Die For" Stir Fried Asian Cuttlefish
 Tuscan Vegetable Pasta | Basil Pesto | Lime Mayo
 Forest Mushroom Risotto
 King Prawn Salad with a Spicy Mango Dressing

View the website for current photos, as this will give you an idea of the style and quality of food and service.

Gourmet Buffets
SafeHands Catering has watched the style of catering change of the last 10 years
From 3 course formal plated dinners to social style Share Platters, our Gourmet Buffets have been one of the most consistent catering styles
Our speciality is Gourmet Buffets
This style of catering is perfect at Weddings and events that require substantial catering that not only looks beautiful but is served hot and tastes great also
No longer do buffets need to be boring and unflattering
Our Gourmet Buffets include a wonderful selection for guests to include Meats, freshly made Salads, fresh Mixed Vegetables, Baguette and Garlic Bread and Fruit Platter
Commercial quality unbreakable plates and stainless steel cutlery are provided
A range of Gourmet Buffets are available, view our Wedding Packages
Finger Food | Grazing Table | Dessert

Alternatively Buffet 1 and 2 offer a different selection and price options.
Buffet 1 is our most cost effective catering, this includes all the above with a simplified selection of
meats, salads and vegetables
​Buffet 2 includes all options offered on our Gourmet Buffet without the inclusion of Salmon
BBQ Buffets are also available and can create a menu to suit your event

As each function is unique, we work with you to understand the location, area for us to setup and work onsite, number of guest numbers and service style and menu to ensure your function runs smoothly and efficiently.
We have watched over the years as the number of catering companies continues to expand and with it the styles and methods of catering and delivery.  It is common for clients to ask if we prepare onsite or if everything is prepared and then delivered hot for service. 

Another common question is if we prepare our own foods or use frozen / pre-made goods for our service

At SafeHands Catering we believe that fresh is best.  All our salads, meats and vegetables are freshly prepared with beautiful garnishes to create a catering that looks amazing.  On the day we will arrive several hours prior to service to setup and work onsite.  We provide plates, cutlery, cooking equipment, platters and servers to ensure consistent catering, service and presentation.  View our SafeHands Catering Facebook page for photos of recent functions to see our style and presentation. 

We only cater to one function per day to ensure we can provide quality catering and service for you

SafeHands Catering can provide catering packages to include Finger Foods on guest arrival, Gourmet Buffets for lunch or dinner and dessert service to finish the event
Contact us for great food and service.
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