Your home is the perfect venue for an intimate occasion. It just needs the right team behind it.
Catered by Matt brings premium home catering to Sydney residences across the city. From private dinners for intimate gatherings, to small party catering for up to twenty guests. Our award-winning chefs arrive with everything: the ingredients, the equipment and the expertise to run a full service in your kitchen without you lifting a finger.
Whether you’re planning a quiet anniversary dinner, a birthday party at home, a small baby shower or a private cocktail evening, our at-home catering in Sydney handles every detail, from the menu to the final clean-up. Choose the Sydney catering team that plans a dinner for twenty as carefully as an event for two hundred.
Experience delicious buffet catering. We offer a ‘family-styled shared banquet’ or ‘buffet grazing table’. Choose which best suits your event!
Canapé events are ideal for creating a social atmosphere, allowing guests to mingle freely while enjoying delicious, bite-sized snacks.
If you are looking for an event that will wow your guests, this is something you don’t want to miss. You’ll feel like you’re in a fine dining restaurant.
A home event has its own rhythm. Some are built around a long lunch at the table – others begin with cocktails, conversation and roaming canapés. We tailor the menu, timing and service style to suit your guest list, your home and the kind of occasion you want to create.
From generous shared dishes to beautifully plated courses, every detail is planned to suit the way you want to entertain.
Great food does more than fill a plate – it brings people together. Our chefs work with premium seasonal ingredients to create menus with depth, colour and personality, balancing familiar favourites with dishes that feel a little unexpected.
Dietary requirements are planned from the beginning, so every guest has something delicious to enjoy.
It is the finishing touches that make an evening memorable: a beautifully presented first course, a perfectly timed dessert, or a canapé matched to the drink in hand. We bring the culinary know-how and polished presentation that elevate a gathering without making it feel overdone.
If you are planning a cocktail-style occasion, we can also help shape a food menu that works beautifully alongside your chosen drinks.
Mark a milestone, welcome family, celebrate a new chapter or simply bring your favourite people together. Catered by Matt creates private dining experiences across Sydney that turn an ordinary night at home into an occasion people remember.
Choose the menu that suits your celebration, and let us create something genuinely special around your table.
Home catering and party catering share the same commitment to quality, but they serve very different occasions. Here’s a simple way to know which service fits your event.
Home Catering
Party Catering
Guest Count
6 – 20 Guests
20-100+ Guests
Settings
Your home, apartment, or private residence
Your home, larger venues, backyards/gardens, or event spaces
Format
Intimate dining, degustation, canapés, small grazing tables and buffets
Large-scale cocktail parties, buffets, grazing tables, and full event catering
Feel
Intimate, relaxed, unhurried
Celebratory, high-energy, event-scale
Best For
Dinner parties, family gatherings, small celebrations
Birthdays, engagements, big special occasions, milestone parties
Matt and his team were professional and the food was amazing. As the event organiser I almost forgot they were there the service was so smooth. Great team too just a good down to earth bunch of people
“The food was a 10/10, and the service was brilliant.”
Matt and his team couldn’t have been better! The food was a 10/10, and the service was brilliant. ALL our guests raved about both the diverse range of canapes, and the efficient service during and after the event. We would 1000% recommend him to anyone for an upcoming event. They have become our go-to catering company!
“Matt and Vinnie were fantastic, even with short notice, they absolutely delivered on food quality.”
Matt and Vinnie were fantastic, even with short notice, they absolutely delivered on food quality, creating a private chef experience. That was perfect for our company’s 30th birthday celebration. Despite our office only they bought everything they needed to provide exceptional service. They took care of all our catering needs and elevated our Sydney event. Couldn’t have asked for a better service.
“Thank you Catered by Matt”
A wonderful 60th celebration. Thank you Catered by Matt. The correspondence from start to finish was very professional. The food was delicious, displayed beautifully and plentiful. Thank you Marco for your very pleasant and calm manner in the kitchen. I would highly recommend and will use Catered by Matt again. Thank you
Yes. Every home catering booking includes a dedicated team of professional chefs and waitstaff who manage the full service from arrival through to clean-up. For events requiring bar service, RSA-certified bar staff are also available on request.
Yes, we sure can. The most common dietary restrictions we cater to are gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, and no onion. We will make alternatives for these guests so everyone can still have delicious food.
Yes, you will need to supply everything set on the table. However, we work closely with an equipment hire company and can provide this service if required.
Yes, we do offer canapé catering for private events across Sydney, including parties. Simply place an enquiry through the enquiry form, and we can help you create the perfect menu from our diverse range of 20+ tasty canapés.
When we start planning your event, we will discuss the chef-to-guest ratio. As a general guideline, this is the chef-to-guest ratio we use for the most efficient service.
Canapé catering services – 1 chef per 40 guests
Buffet catering services – 1 chef per 30 guests
Degustation catering services – 1 chef per 10 guests
Yes, because we are catering in Sydney, all the meals on our website are created from fresh produce sourced primarily from Sydney-based wholesalers.
Our home catering service is designed for intimate gatherings – typically between two and twenty guests. If you’re planning a larger celebration for more than twenty people, our party catering service may be a better fit. Contact us, and we’ll help you find the right option for your occasion.
Yes. If you are planning your next event with limited time, contact us with your date, guest count, and preferred menu style. Availability depends on the event requirements, but we will always do our best to create a fantastic, memorable experience with the food quality you expect from Catered by Matt. If your event is only days away, our last-minute catering service is built for exactly that.
Catered by Matt provides home catering services across Greater Sydney and the Central Coast, including the Northern Beaches, Sydney CBD, North Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Surry Hills and Macquarie Park. If you are looking for home catering near you in Sydney, get in touch to confirm availability for your date and location. If your own home is not easily accessible – for example, it has stairs, limited parking or apartment access – please let us know when you enquire so we can plan the catering setup and service accordingly.
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