TERRIGAL PRIVATE CHEF CATERING

Terrigal Private Chef offers a wide range of exceptional catering services across the Central Coast and beyond.

From our production kitchen centrally located in Erina, our team of talented chefs, waiters and managers provide highly personalised culinary experiences that cater to the individualised tastes and needs our clients.

Whether it's an intimate dinner party, a corporate event, a wedding, birthday or family celebration, Terrigal Private Chef crafts menus tailored to suit the occasion.

From cocktail and canape events, sit down plated dinners, breakfasts and working lunches, wedding events our catering menus can be honed to suit your every need.

Our goal is to make it easy for you, with seamlessly run events, beautiful food and  exceptional service.

Whether you’re entertaining clients, hosting a seminar or conference, organising a private party, our menus can be styled to impress you and your guests and clients.

As our clients always say, we make it easy

We use the best possible produce across all of our menus, sourcing directly from some of the best providore’s on the coast and beyond.

Our food is as simple or as complex as you wish to make it, but always of the highest quality.

We offer everything from canapes, shared plates, and grazing tables to buffets and sit downs, across breakfasts, lunch and dinner as well as morning and afternoon teas.

Just let us know what you are looking for and we will do the rest.
We cater for all dietary requirements with all menus able to be modified to suit.

CANAPES & FINGER FOOD

Our hot and cold finger food selection is offered from

Minimum number of pieces only applies to canape events.

$6 to $15 per piece for a minimum 5 pieces depending on the selection.

There is no minimum for the addition of canapes on sit down menus

As always, we can work with you to develop a menu that best suits including all dietaries.

Selections vary due to seasonality.

Sydney Rock &/or Pacific Oysters with lemon and aged cabernet vinegar

Crudo of tuna, green olive, basil, eschalot and finger lime.

Salmon tartare, Japanese flavours, puffed rice

Seared tuna, parsley, caper, and almond salsa

Ceviche of kingfish, rosemary, orange, and lemon

Poached king prawns, Marie rose sauce

Seared scallop, cauliflower cream, lemon myrtle pangrattato

Grilled scallops the shell with green olive salsa

Truffled organic chicken on brioche

Deep fried zucchini flower, ricotta, and honey

Deep fried zucchini flower, spanner crab and parsley almond salsa

Lamb and pine nut meatballs, tomato, and pecorino

Sushi and sashimi plates with pickled ginger and wasabi

Salmon, tuna, scallop, prawn, kingfish and snapper, uni all available on request

California rolls and Maki

Salmon, tuna, scallop, prawn, kingfish, chicken, tofu, tamari, and sesame.

Rice paper rolls

with tofu, cucumber, Asian slaw, sesame and cashews, tamari

or chicken, coriander, mint, and rice noodles, nam jim

Pork, egg and peanut, Asian Slaw,

Marinated salmon on cru, crème fraiche, salmon roe

Petit goats cheese tartlets, olive salsa, fine herbs

Selection of Finger sandwiches

Roast beef with grilled onions, rocket, and tomato

Smoked salmon, cucumber, red onion, and caper mayonnaise

Tuna salad and mayonnaise

Roast chicken and avocado

Salami, roasted capsicum, and ricotta

Ham, Swiss cheese, and pickles

Roasted Vegetable, hummus, V

Banh Mi

Something more substantial

Lamb kofta with spicey tomato relish and macadamia dukkha v gf df

Thai fish cakes, spicy chilli jam gf df

Beef or chicken satay skewers, satay sauce, herb salad

Wagyu slider, our pickles, American cheese, tomato relish

Fried Korean chicken slider

Peking duck pancakes with hoisin sauce

BBQ King prawns, garlic, chilli, and grilled lemon dressing.

Grilled Cuban sandwiches, pork, pickles, mustard, cheese

Croquette Monsieur with smoked ham and Swiss

Vietnamese chicken wraps, nam jim sauce

Tempura Prawns, yuzu mayo

Fish and chip cups, tartare sauce.

Vegan Banh Mi (can be vegan)

Cauliflower bhaji with tomato pickle and coconut yogurt v gf

Soba noodle salad, sesame and spinach with tofu or chicken

Arancini of sweet corn and basil with romesco sauce

Noodle Boxes of Tofu pork, prawn, beef or chicken

Pad Thai, Sichuan, Black bean, Singapore with Rice, or noodle.

Can be GF, DF, V

Dessert Canapes available on request

 SHARE PLATES, BUFFETS & GRAZING BOARDS

From $25 per guest our Grazing boards comprise of the best of international and local salumi and charcuterie. Including prosciutto, salmi, bresaola, as well has our house made pate and terrines. As with all our menu we offer a range of Gluten and d Dairy Free options as well as Vegetarian and Vegan grazing boards.

Grazing Sample menu

Salumi, crudites and fine cheese with olives, peppers with balsamic, eggplant with capers and lemon, pickled onions

Sydney Rock Oysters with aged cabernet vinegar

Selection of artisanal cheese from Australia and the World with quince, lavosh and crackers.

Cheeses vary on season.

French Charcuterie of pate de campagne, duck or chicken liver parfait, saucisson de Lyon or saucisson sec, madeira jelly, cornichon, mustard, and baguette

Mezze with dips, hummus, baba ghanoush, tzatziki, taramasalata, muhammara, pickled chilli, stuffed vine leaves, olives, pita.

Grazing tables of all of the above and more available on request. Popular additions include assorted canapes and selections across the menus.

Although most of our sit down menu can be turned into a buffet here are a few of our most popular choices

Buffet Sample Menu

Whole Roasted Beef fillet with sauteed mushrooms and Milawa mustard

Grilled Corn-fed chicken with endive and fetta, chicken jus

Roasted King Salmon Fillet with salsa Rosa, pickled fennel and zucchini

Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Crunchy Asian Slaw

Dessert buffet

SANDWICHES

All our sandwiches are made fresh with the best possible produce. We offer a wide range of breads including sourdough, rye, panini, standard white, Turkish and Gluten Free. We can cater for Dairy free as well as Vegetarian and Vegan options.

Sample menu

Roast beef with grilled onions, rocket, and tomato

Smoked salmon, cucumber, red onion, and caper mayonnaise

Tuna salad and mayonnaise

Roast chicken and avocado

Salami, roasted capsicum, and ricotta

Ham, Swiss cheese, and pickles

Roasted Vegetable, hummus, salad

Shared Salads and side

SALADS

Sample menu

Rocket and parmesan salad with balsamic dressing

Heirloom tomato and cherry bocconcini salad with red wine dressing

Roasted pumpkin, red onion, rocket and cous cous v

Quinoa with sweet potato and Rocket v gf

Cos with avocado and prosciutto, mustard

Greens salad with red wine vinegar v gf

Greek salad with fetta and olives

SIDES

Roasted rosemary potatoes

Seasonal greens

Potato puree

Roasted Root vegetables