Event Catering

With over 25 years experience, Spade to Blade brings fresh, local ingredients and warm country hospitality to every event. We specialise in crafting memorable experiences, catering to all types of gatherings, big or small. From corporate retreats to casual get-togethers, we deliver delicious food, friendly service, and a touch of Daylesford charm.

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Sample Menus

Menus are samples and indicative only. Subject to seasonal availability and your preferences. Total staffing costs are calculated in consultation on the number of staff, hours worked and travel time.

Breakfast Hamper

House made muesli/granola

Chia pudding

Local sourdough and house made jam

Breakfast Frittata Fruit & yoghurt

Juice

$22pp

Lunch Selection (drop off only, share platter style)

Todays fritters with chutney

Lentil and vegetable soup

Big and little pastries with Nana’s sauce

Root vegetable salad

Green salad with seasonal veg

Mixed wraps and rolls

$27.50pp

Dinner Options (drop off, share platter style, 2 course)

Baked pumpkin, quinoa, mint, cider vinegar

Moroccan bean tagine, house made relish

Swiss chard, lime and almond salad

Carrots roasted in olive oil and sumac

Soft polenta

Dutch cream potatoes sprinkled with fennel flowers

Upside down stone-fruit syrup cake with cream

$50pp

A small delivery charge may apply, depending on location

Day 1

Morning Tea

Mini savoury muffins

Sweet bikkies

Fruit

Lunch

Cauliflower chicken and walnut soup
Potato, red pepper and olive frittata gf
Roast carrot and mint salad
Steamed broccoli and almond salad
Corned beef, pickles, red pepper and cheese

Afternoon Tea

Carrot cake with cream icing

Day 2

Morning Tea

Mini sweet muffins

Cheese pastries

Fruit

Lunch

Vegetable and borlotti bean soup with krispy kale gf, rolls
Beetroot, farro and kefir cheese salad

Chicken pieces in spring herbs
Pumpkin and spinach quiche
Green salad with shaved cucumber, red pepper and goat cheese

Afternoon Tea

Gingerbread cake

$48 per head per day

Shared Starters

Slow cooked beef pies with Nana’s sauce
Krispy fried cauliflower and stone-fruit chutney
Wild blewit mushroom and blue cheese tartlets
Grilled chicken skewers in native dukkah
Smoky ham and cheese calzone

Shared Mains

Australian barramundi, grilled, with caper salsa, mayo
Organic carrots in kefir whey and nigella spice
Dorper lamb cooked slowly overnight on a bed of aromats
Local dutch cream potatoes with marjoram and lemon
Deep green vegetable medley

Dessert

Lemon verbena and mint granita

Chocolate ganache cake, served with poached fruits, coulis and cream – plated

$80 per head

Wait staff available if required, from $310 as the minimum rate.

Breakfast Hamper

House made muesli/granola

Chia pudding

Inhouse made Georgian toasted Pide

Breakfast Frittata

Fruit & yoghurt

Boston slow baked beans

Chipolatas or braised mushrooms

Healthy muffins or pastries

Local bacon and eggs

$30pp

Lunch Selection (drop off only, share platter style)

Sesame cauliflower fritters with stonefruit chutney

Chicken soup for the soul

Charcuterie platter

Caesar salad

Grilled pumpkin and fetta salad

Green salad with seasonal veg

Cassava crisps and dukkah

$32.50pp

Dinner Options (drop off only, share platter style, 2 course)

Slow cooked lamb in sticky jus

Our garden greens, tossed with chardy and almonds

Salsa verde, minted yoghurt, tomato relish

Pan fried broccoli, marigold, pomegranate

Local spuds roasted in lemon and oregano

Buckwheat brownie, cheese board, condiments

$60pp

A small delivery charge may apply, depending on location

About Our Small Function Area

Our small function area seats 25 casually and 40 cocktail-style. It is available for booking daytime and evenings. Group lunches from $35 per head, group dinners from $80 per head and drinks at bar prices.