Platters

Platters Made for London Events

Platters are one of the easiest ways to feed guests well without making the table feel stiff or over-planned. At Monfood, we prepare platters for London clients who want fresh party food, neat presentation, and reliable London delivery without chasing several suppliers at once. We know that when food arrives late, looks tired, or feels too basic, it affects the whole event. That is why our platter menu is built around flavour, balance, timing, and presentation from the first order note to the final delivery handover.

Our platters work for office lunches, birthday parties, wedding mornings, client meetings, family gatherings, product launches, and private celebrations at home. Some clients want elegant grazing platters with cheese, charcuterie, fruit, and dips. Others need finger food, sandwich platters, mini bagels, salads, tarts, tacos, pizzas, samosas, or vegan and gluten-free options. We plan each order with the real event in mind, not just the product photo.

We have learned from our own catering runs across London that guests rarely speak about one item only. They talk about the whole spread. They notice colour, freshness, portion size, easy serving, clean packing, and whether there is enough choice for everyone. A good platter should feel generous, look inviting, and stay practical when people are standing, chatting, or moving between meetings.

What Our Platters Can Bring to Your Table

A platter is more than a tray of food. It is the centre of the room for many events. It gives guests something to gather around, it starts conversation, and it keeps hosting simple. For busy London teams, it also removes the stress of cooking, plating, and serving. Our job is to make the food arrive ready to enjoy, with the right mix of light bites, filling options, and fresh sides.

We design our platter range so clients can build a menu that fits the mood of the event. A boardroom lunch may need neat sandwich platters, mini bagels, salads, and fruit. A birthday may need bright party food, mini burgers, tacos, pizza bites, dips, and grazing cups. A wedding morning may need softer, lighter bites that feel beautiful on the table and easy to share.

• Fresh preparation: We focus on food that looks and tastes fresh when it reaches your venue, not food that only looked good in the kitchen.
• London delivery: Our delivery planning is made for offices, homes, studios, venues, and event spaces across London.
• Flexible menu choice: Mix vegetarian, vegan, meat, seafood, gluten-free, salad, dip, and bite-size options in one order.
• Better table impact: We think about colour, height, texture, and portion layout, so the spread feels full and polished.
• Easy guest serving: Platters are made for sharing, so guests can eat without long queues or awkward plated service.
• Clear event support: For larger events, we can help shape the full food plan around timing, guest numbers, and dietary needs.

The right platter mix can also reduce waste. When the food is varied, guests take what suits them. When portions are planned with care, hosts avoid ordering too much of one item and not enough of another. We would rather help you order smartly than push you into a larger basket that does not fit your event.

Choosing the Right Platter Mix

The best platter order starts with three simple questions: how many guests are coming, how long will they be eating, and is the food a light extra or the main meal? A one-hour drinks reception needs a different mix from a three-hour office lunch. A birthday at home needs a different feel from a client pitch. We use these details to guide the type of party food and the quantity that makes sense.

For a light event, we often suggest bite food, canapés, mini tacos, small tarts, dips, and fresh salad-style pieces. For a lunch event, we would usually add sandwiches, bagels, pitas, quiches, pizzas, or more filling savoury items. For a relaxed social gathering, grazing platters, cheese and charcuterie, fruit, dips, crackers, and colourful sides can make the table feel warm and generous.

Dietary choice matters. London events often bring together guests with different needs, so we make it easier to include vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, seafood-free, and meat-free choices. We also advise clients to keep dietary items clearly separated where needed. It is a small detail, but it makes guests feel considered and avoids confusion at the table.

One mistake we see often is ordering only the items the host likes. It sounds harmless, but it can leave guests with fewer choices. A better platter menu has a mix of familiar options and a few more interesting bites. That gives the table character while still keeping everyone comfortable.

How We Plan a Better Platter Order

We plan platters with the flow of the event in mind. If guests will be standing, we suggest food that is easy to pick up and eat in one or two bites. If guests will be seated, we can include larger pieces, dips, salads, and sharing items. If the food will be photographed for a brand event or private party, we pay even more attention to colour, spacing, garnish, and height.

Our kitchen team thinks about texture as much as flavour. A good spread needs soft, crisp, creamy, fresh, savoury, and sweet notes. Too many heavy items can make a table feel flat. Too many light items can leave guests hungry. A balanced platter order may include mini sandwiches, tacos, tarts, dips, salads, fruit, cheese, charcuterie, and warm-style bites depending on the event.

Delivery is part of the product. A beautiful platter loses its value if it arrives at the wrong time or in poor condition. We plan packing and timing around real London conditions: building receptions, parking, lifts, venue access, and the fact that some events have very little setup time. This is where experience matters. We do not treat delivery as an afterthought.

We also think about how the table will look once the lids come off. Platters should feel ready, tidy, and intentional. For private events, this helps hosts feel calm. For office catering, it helps teams serve themselves quickly. For brand events, it keeps the food aligned with the look of the room.

Why Monfood Is a Stronger Choice

There are many catering companies in London, and many of them can deliver trays of food. We believe the difference is in the care behind the order. At Monfood, we are not trying to make every platter look the same. We want each spread to match the event, suit the guests, and arrive with the freshness and finish people expect from a premium catering company.

Our menu range is one of our strengths. You can build a platter order from canapés, bite food, sandwiches, bagels, tarts, tacos, pizzas, salads, dips, samosas, seafood items, vegetarian choices, vegan options, gluten-free items, and grazing or charcuterie pieces. This makes it easier to create one clear order instead of managing several food suppliers.

We also care about honest presentation. Food should look attractive, but it still needs to be real, satisfying, and easy to eat. We avoid the kind of over-styled catering that looks good for a moment but becomes messy or awkward once guests start serving themselves. Our goal is food that holds up during the event, not only in the first photo.

For clients comparing us with other London catering suppliers, the value is in the full experience: fresh food, flexible choice, careful packing, useful advice, and dependable London delivery. We understand that hosts are often working to a schedule. They may be managing guests, decorations, speeches, meetings, or venue staff. Our role is to make the food one less thing to worry about.

We are a strong fit for office catering, private parties, family celebrations, weddings, team lunches, and brand events. If you are planning a relaxed table of party food, we can help you choose items that feel generous, colourful, and easy for guests to enjoy.

A small piece of advice from our team: do not leave platter planning until the last moment. Even when delivery slots are available, a little planning time helps us guide you better. It also gives you time to check dietary needs, venue access, and table setup. The result is usually a calmer event and a better spread.