Waikato Menus

Our menus change with the seasons and we have a broad menu offer to suit a variety of events. Bespoke menus can be created for special events.

A wooden serving board with chia seed pots ready for breakfast or morning tea catering

Breakfast

Assorted desserts including chocolate mousse squares with cream and chocolate balls, and small muffins with chocolate topping, served on a wooden platter.

Morning & Afternoon Tea

Close-up of assorted mini sandwiches with various meats, cheeses, and vegetables on a white plate.

Light Working Lunch

Close-up of several sliced pizza rolls with cheese, ham, mushrooms, and black olives on a plate, with additional mushroom and wooden surface in the background.

Day Delegates

Assorted Asian and American fusion appetizers on white and black plates, including spring rolls, sliders, and seafood on small bites.

Finger Food

A charcuterie board with cheeses, crackers, olives, cherry tomatoes, nuts, and cured meats garnished with rosemary.

Platters

A person in a white shirt is holding a two-tiered serving tray with roasted potatoes and a mixed salad with greens, red onion, and tomatoes, as other dishes visible in the background.

Buffet Dinner

Assorted Asian appetizers on a wooden platter, including dumplings, egg custard, and sushi

Canapé & Bowl Food

A plated gourmet beef dish with seared steak, roasted vegetables, and garnishes.

Plated Dinner

Food station with a sign that says 'Hawker Station' at an indoor event, featuring a chafing dish, condiments, sauces.

Interactive Food Station

A person holding a tray with multiple glasses of champagne.

Beverage

The difference is always on the plate;
our food, our creativity, our chefs, our kitchens, our ingredients, and our menus.

  • The Montana Difference always starts with real cooking and contemporary, great taste. This is created by our internationally experienced chefs, in state-of-the-art kitchens, using locally sourced ingredients, made by our team.

    Our state-of-the-art integrated food preparation and delivery system includes huge blast freezers for storing food and “combi” ovens which allow food to be cooked in several different cooking styles – steam, dry heat or fan forced.

    Because our kitchens are so sophisticated, it means the food we serve is as well. Our meals are prepared from a range of fresh produce, cooked using top-of-the-range production facilities and delivered to your table within minutes of leaving the stovetop.

  • Our kitchens have achieved the prestigious Qualmark stamp of approval – Gold level. The lengthy audit process explored our products and services, customer satisfaction and feedback processes, facilities, equipment, staffing processes, cultural considerations, health and safety, and overall business management. We are extremely proud to be awarded this achievement. To find out more about Qualmark please visit – www.qualmark.co.nz

  • While all foods have a place in the diet, the food landscape is changing, and we are listening. Our in-house dietitians provide a critical nutrition lens across our business activities, looking for opportunities to improve our offerings and stay on the pulse with the latest food and health trends. We cater for a number of special dietary requirements and take allergen management seriously, with regular staff training, creative menu development and a clinical eye to keep us on track during food production.

  • Making sure our food is safe and suitable is our number one priority. Every Montana kitchen follows a tightly regulated Food Control Plan, which is registered with the Ministry for Primary Industries. We have two dedicated Nutrition and Food Quality Managers who oversee the Food Control Plan across our business and conduct detailed monthly audits across each site. In addition, our kitchens undergo a regular external verification process to ensure we are meeting the requirements of the food act.

  • Orders placed with Montana Food and Events are subject to various catering terms and conditions. Learn more

  • Person in a red dress holding two glasses of champagne, with an outdoor setting in the background.

    Corporate

    We are the experts when it comes to corporate catering. We offer specialised Day Delegate menus. Whether your event is a formal dinner, conference or cocktail function, let us impress your guests with the best premium catering experience.

  • Assorted seafood including sliced raw fish, mussels, oysters, and a seafood salad display at a seafood market or buffet.

    Private

    Our expertise in planning and catering will give you the most seamless and best food experience yet. Combine this with award-winning and MFE-exclusive venues, we promise you this will be an event you won’t forget.

  • Two women in black shirts and aprons placing order at a food truck, with a man inside preparing food and another person in the background.

    Special Events

    With over 20 years in the event and hospitality industry, we have the ability, knowledge and experience to do it all. We pride ourselves on our flexibility to cater for all events at a premium level.

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