Finger Food for Parties

Tapas, Light Bites and Bowl Food

Perfect catering for informal parties and gatherings

For informal parties there is nothing nicer than finger food. This can include light bites, tapas dishes and bowl food, which are all popular choices at the moment. Finger food tends to be slightly more substantial than a dainty canapé, but should still be easy to eat whilst standing up at a party.

We can design a finger food menu to suit your occasion, which can include hot and cold finger food options depending on the facilities available at your party venue.

Sample dishes for finger food catering

Finger food works well with reinventions of classic dishes - perhaps mini burgers with all the trimmings, or scampi and chips in mini paper cones. Mini filled bagels and house-made Blythburgh pork or vegetarian sausage rolls in a variety of flavours are also popular options. Bowl food works well with more exotic choices, whether Indian curries, Thai bowl food or Japanese rice dishes. Tapas is the classic original finger food. We can offer all the Spanish tapas classics such as béchamel croquettes or paprika squid bites.

Fresh, seasonal finger food for your party guests

As with all our party food, wherever possible we use seasonal ingredients for our finger food. All our meat is free range and we use sustainable fish, which we source directly from Billingsgate market (where we have our kitchen) so you're getting the freshest ingredients available.

Our chefs prepare our finger food at your event, so it is as fresh as possible. Finger food works well as a buffet, or we can provide waiting staff to serve the food and also to keep your guests’ glasses topped up, to ensure your event runs smoothly.

At Platter & Slate, we believe that food should be at the heart of a memorable event. Our delicious finger food can form a tasty part of your informal party.

  • "Deanna and her team catered an event at our home for a family birthday and were absolutely fantastic! Deanna was very responsive and managed to interpret what we wanted perfectly. We wanted a relaxed and informal gathering but with brilliant food and that is exactly what was provided."

    – Becky Newell

  • "Everything was fresh and beautifully presented. The staff were all friendly, professional, and attentive throughout the entire event, ensuring everything ran smoothly. They truly went above and beyond to make our party special, and we couldn't have been happier with the service. "

    – Rebecca McDonald

  • "Wow - These guys know how to deliver some delicious food. We had 40 people including kids for a Christening and their attention to detail was so good. I would highly recommended them."

    – Alan Grosnell

  • "Deanna was so willing and eager to listen to what we needed and came up with great suggestions and solutions. Nothing was too much trouble. And on the night we were delighted by the food - we opted for a mixture of canapes and bowl food which were passed around - all of which was fresh, creative, seasonal, well balanced, plentiful and utterly delicious"

    – Breda Daly

Exceptional finger food for truly special events

At Platter & Slate, we love talking about food, so we'd be happy to discuss your party catering needs.
Drop us a line to start the conversation.