Three Forks

Yes. This is something we don’t want you to worry about.

You choose the foods you want. We will make substitutes for every selection; we try to make foods that look and taste similar to your choices but are suitable for your guest's specific diet. We receive a lot of positive feedback from our customers about the variety of foods we make for their dietary guests.

We believe buying local is best, and we are very lucky that the Waikato can provide us with many of our ingredients. We always buy New Zealand meats, fresh fish, free-range pork, poultry and eggs.

You may see ingredients regularly in our menus sourced from these local businesses: Clevedon Buffalo - Raglan Coconut - Good Bug - Over The Moon - Meyer Cheese - Volare - Bellfield Butter - Hamilton & Cambridge Farmers Market - Cilantro Cheese - Southern Fresh (vegetables) - Bid Fresh Hamilton - Fonterra

• Children under the age of 3 are free.

• Children aged between 3 and 11 years of age are 50% off.

• Ages 12 and over are full price.

Yes, we can provide alcohol. We are a licensed caterer.

We take the information you have supplied regarding your event and from there we estimate how many staff and their start and finish times. We take into account your number of guests, the style of dining and how long that would take to start, serve, clear and clean after each event.

Our travel costs cover the km’s travelled on a return trip and the number of vehicles estimated to carry staff, equipment and food. If travel is more than 30 minutes away it also includes staff travel time.

Possibly, but not guaranteed:
We have a very robust system, that takes all of the notes from event planners, your communications, menu recipes, timings and special notes and make this available to all our staff 24/7.

Although our Event Coordinators attend some off-site events, some overlap with other events. You will be assigned a briefed and trusted staff member to execute the event.

Yes, all food-related rubbish will be taken away by us. If for some reason we are unable to do this, we will liaise with the event planner to make sure this is covered.

We do not provide disposal of bar waste i.e. glassware, plastics or cardboard unless previously arranged.

General duties include (other duties can be discussed):
Preparing the bar
Checking settings on the tables
Serving canapes
Serving drinks
Clearing rubbish
Serving and clearing of meals
Providing service to the head table with meals and drinks
Restocking chillers or bar
If necessary, cleaning glassware
Assisting with timings and smooth running of the event
Assisting with cake cutting and serving

If you have secured your date with a deposit, you can request a menu taste test. We run these 30-40 days before your wedding so that the products used in your menu are available from that season. We charge for the taste tests at the per head price of your menu.

We endeavour to assign the same chef for both the taste test and the actual event.

The labour, equipment, staff and resources are much higher with this style of dining.

For Weddings, Private Chef Experience and Event Catering we can offer bespoke menus. We will take information you supply regarding your event and translate that to a menu uniquely for you.

Why we do this?

We want to be able to make your food and service experience special and something that reflects you.

Our chefs love creating something different and pushing their creativity.

Food is one of the top 3 things that people remember at your wedding or event.