Event catering · Cape Town

We don't drop off food. We build the whole moment.

Launches, galas, awards, activations and dinners people still talk about. Our kitchen, our trucks, our crew on the floor.

Brief usOr build a menu first
What we cater

The event, whatever shape it takes.

01

Product launches

Passed canapés and bowl food that keep a room moving while the brand does the talking.

02

Gala dinners & awards

Plated courses for big rooms, served to the programme, with the fine-dining range for the top table.

03

Client receptions

Cocktail evenings for the people you want to impress, with our own waitrons on the floor.

04

Activations & team days

Food stalls, harvest tables and live stations that get people talking to each other.

05

Experiences

Immersive multi-course dinners, live chef's tables, interactive food stations and private tastings in our Epping room.

06

Year-end functions

Spit braais, buffets and dinners for the night the year ends. More on year-end functions.

Running the room

One team. One point of contact.

Waitrons and supervisors

Our own crew, briefed by us, on the floor from load-in to the last plate cleared.

Styling and floor plans

Where the tables go, where the food lands, how the room flows.

Crockery, glass and equipment

Hiring quoted line by line, and kitchen equipment if the venue has none.

Load-in and strike

We arrive early, set up, and leave the room the way we found it.

Menus

Pick the format. We cook the rest.

Prices are per person and include VAT and our chefs. Minimum 50 guests.

Canapés on a tray

Cocktail & Canapés

For launches and receptions
From R250 a head →
 A fine-dining plate

Plated Delux

For galas and awards
From R750 a head →
 A chef at a live station

Food Stalls

For activations
From R175 a head per stall →

See all nine menus, or build your own from 440 dishes.

Proof

2,000 events in. Still obsessive.

2,000+
Events delivered
4.9★
Google rating
24
Chefs and crew
“Having a supplier you can genuinely rely on makes all the difference.”

The food was exceptional, the presentation was beautiful, and their team brought such a calm, positive and solution-focused attitude to the entire experience. Nothing ever felt like too much trouble.

Kiana N. · Event producer
“They didn't just serve food… they served energy.”

We used Velvet Effect for our office launch and it was the best decision ever! And the food? 10/10.

Quanita B. · Office launch
The Loeries Meta Red Bull Zeitz MOCAA Lindt Nespresso Volvo Standard Bank
Questions

What organisers ask us.

What kinds of events do you cater?
Product launches, client receptions, gala dinners and awards evenings, brand activations, team days and immersive dining experiences. Corporate work is most of what we do.
Do you run the event or only the food?
Either. We can cook and serve, or run the whole room: waitrons and supervisors, styling and floor plans, crockery, glassware and equipment, load-in and strike.
How many guests can you cater for?
From 50 up. Our biggest events run into the thousands of guests; we scale the kitchen and crew to the brief.
What does event catering cost per person?
Canapés from R250 a head, a harvest table from R350, a buffet from R590, a plated dinner from R650 and fine dining from R750, all including VAT and our chefs. Staff, transport and hiring are quoted separately, line by line.
Can you build something themed?
Yes. Immersive multi-course dinners, live chef's tables and interactive food stations are what our Experiences team does. Brief us on the story and we build the menu around it.
Can we taste the menu first?
Yes. Book a tasting at our tasting room in Epping and eat the actual menu before you sign off.

Tell us about your event.

Get a quotationBuild your menu

Or call 064 002 8330 · events@velveteffect.co.za