DIY Catering

Our DIY Catering menu gives you the opportunity to have Spare Chef’s gourmet dishes at your home or event, and the freedom to serve those dishes yourself at your leisure.

DIY Catering is perfect for a family gathering, informal party at home, or even an office or corporate event.  You can even pretend you cooked it all yourself – we won’t tell…

Some clients love to be hands-on and take part in the service of food to their guests. It’s the generosity of giving to their loved ones, friends, or colleagues.  This is where DIY Catering is the perfect solution.

Perhaps you’re just time-poor and want to order in a week’s worth of delicious and healthy meals for your home.  You might want to mix and match our main dishes, side dishes, and salads and have your family’s week’s dinners all ready for when you get home from a busy day.

Enjoy our beautiful food, freshly crafted by our chefs, ready for you to heat and serve. Our DIY Catering menu includes dishes of internationally influenced cuisine, beautiful side dishes and gourmet salads.

When ordering DIY Catering we recommend the following minimum order ratios for a balanced meal of your favourite dish combinations. (For larger appetites add 10%-20%)
Main Dishes – 400gm pp
Side Dishes – 300gm pp
Salad Dishes – 200gm pp

Naturally we can tailor the service to match your needs, so Contact Us for more information, pricing or a free quote.

DIY Catering can be collected from us in Coffs Harbour, or we can arrange delivery.  Delivery is available to Bellingen, Raleigh, Valla, Nambucca, Smoky Cape, and even South West Rocks in the south. Or North to Woolgoolga, Mullaway, Wooli, Brooms Head, Maclean, Grafton, Yamba or Micalo Island.  And inland to Dorrigo, Upper Orara, Gleniffer, Glenreagh, Nana Glen, or even Armidale.  Delivery fees will apply, but collection from Coffs Harbour is free.

DIY Catering Menu

Main Meal Dishes

Braised lamb shanks (2), red wine, rosemary (gf)
Quartered Portuguese chicken, Perri Perri sauce, charred lemon, coriander (gf)
BBQ pork belly, smoky sauce (gf)
Korean fried chicken (gfo)
Texas pulled pork, apple cider vinegar, house made BBQ sauce (gf)
Slow roasted beef brisket (gf)
Sticky barbeque pork ribs (gf)
Roasted Bangalow pork loin, crackling, apple sauce, Dijon mustard (gf)
Roasted Riverina lamb, rosemary, salt bush, mint sauce (gf)
Roasted whole New England Tablelands sirloin of beef, horseradish (gf)

Pasta Dishes

Lasagne: traditional meat or vegetarian (gfo) Spinach & ricotta ravioli, roasted vegetables, Napoli sauce (gfo,v)
Penne with chicken, creamy pesto, sundried tomatoes (gfo)
Rigatoni with braised beef ragout (gfo)
Spaghetti with Italian meatballs (gfo)

Salads

Roasted baby beetroot salad with baby spinach, pepitas, feta (gf,v)
Green bean salad with slivered almonds, lemon vinaigrette (gf,v,vg)
Quinoa salad with cherry tomatoes, herbs, charred corn (gf,v,vg)
Charred cauliflower salad with dukkah, preserved lemon (gf,v,vg) Rocket salad with pear, walnut, parmesan, aged balsamic dressing (gf,v) Greek salad with feta, kalamata olives, tomato, onion, cucumber (gf,v)
Baby potato salad, crispy bacon, chives, sour cream dressing (gf)

Hot Sides

Roasted potatoes, garlic, rosemary, sea salt (gf,v,vg)
Barbecued sweet potatoes, Mojo Verde dressing (gf,v,vg)
Chargrilled Mediterranean vegetables, fig balsamic glaze (gf,v,vg)
Steamed seasonal greens (gf,v,vg)
Charred corn on the cob, roasted garlic, paprika, parmesan (gf,v)
Butternut pumpkin, feta, herbs, pepitas (gf,v)
Potato au gratin (gf,v)

Finger Food

  • Please see our Finger Food menu for an extensive list of finger food items suitable DIY Heat-and-Serve.

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