Exceptional Wedding Catering for One of Melbourne’s Most Striking Venues
Fior is one of Melbourne’s most glamorous wedding venues known for its bold design, unforgettable atmosphere, and luxurious finish. From intimate ceremonies to grand receptions, this stunning Parkville venue is perfect for couples ready to celebrate in style.
At Essential Catering, we pair flawless flavours with seamless service, ensuring every detail of your wedding at Fior feels effortless, elegant, and entirely yours.
A venue as breathtaking as Fior deserves catering to match. With over 16 years' experience delivering exceptional wedding catering across Melbourne, Essential Catering provides vibrant menus, attentive service, and complete peace of mind for your celebration.
Our team works seamlessly with Fior’s event spaces from courtyard ceremonies to grand ballroom receptions delivering a food and service experience as polished as your surroundings.
Your wedding at Fior should be as unique as your love story. That’s why we offer flexible catering options to complement your vision, from refined sit-down dining to roaming canapés or interactive grazing stations.
Popular wedding catering styles at Fior include:
Our chefs use fresh, vibrant ingredients to create menus that impress, all tailored to suit your tastes, dietary needs, and wedding style.
Get In TouchWe believe your catering experience should be seamless, stress-free, and all-inclusive. With Essential Catering, you’ll receive everything needed for flawless food service at Fior, without unexpected charges or last-minute surprises.
You can relax knowing our team handles everything behind the scenes, so you and your guests can simply enjoy the celebration.
Pre-wedding menu tasting to perfect your selection
Professional wait staff keeping food and drinks flowing
A dedicated event manager overseeing every element of service
Complete set-up, pack down, crockery, glassware, and tableware provided
Full consideration of dietary requirements, from allergies to preferences
Fior is known for its bold, contemporary design with features like soaring ceilings, statement florals, and elegant finishes throughout. Our experienced team is well-versed in working within high-impact spaces like this, delivering discreet, polished service that enhances your event without distraction.
We coordinate our catering service to complement the flow of your wedding from courtyard ceremonies to cocktail hour, and through to seated dining or late-night grazing.
Whether you’re envisioning an intimate celebration or a large, luxurious reception, Fior’s versatile layout makes almost anything possible. Essential Catering ensures your food and service experience aligns seamlessly with the venue’s flexible spaces so your wedding feels cohesive, stress-free, and completely tailored to you.
We help you make the most of Fior’s event spaces with:
Planning a wedding can feel overwhelming but with Essential Catering by your side, you’re supported every step of the way. We’ve catered hundreds of Melbourne weddings, bringing delicious food, thoughtful inclusions, and genuine care to every event.
Couples choose Essential Catering for:
We take the stress out of wedding catering, so you can focus on celebrating your love story.
Your wedding at Fior deserves food and service as memorable as the venue itself. Essential Catering delivers flawless flavours, seamless service, and complete peace of mind for couples celebrating at this one-of-a-kind Melbourne location.Contact our team today for a fast, easy quote or to book your wedding menu tasting.
Call (03) 9761 4188 for your personalised catering proposal.
Yes — all our wedding catering packages include a pre-event tasting so you can perfect your menu.
Absolutely. We cater for all dietary needs, including gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and allergy-specific requests.
Yes — we provide tailored menus and flexible service formats to suit seated dining, cocktail receptions, or a combination of both.
Yes, our dedicated events manager Katrina has put together menus for hundreds of Melbourne weddings and she will be delighted to share her advice.
Simply contact us and chat to our events manager Katrina and she will put together an itemised wedding catering quote for you.
Yes, you pay an initial installment to lock in your booking, and the balance is due 10 business days prior to your event.
Yes, we have a variety of mobile kitchen equipment we can bring, including oviens. We just need allocated space to work from that has access to power.
Yes, we do charge additional fees if there is not a kitchen we can use to prepare your catering. We will itemise all the details of the additional charges in your custom quotation.
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Yes, we cater to any dietary request that you or your guests may have. In order to plan the menu, we ask that you provide a list of each guest and their specific dietary requirements at least ten days in advance of your wedding. If your guest has a specific food intolerance, we will prepare a dish specifically for that guest. Plus, if there’s a dish you love, we can make it gluten free, vegan, dairy-free, nut free, etc. For each request that deviates from our main menu, we charge an additional $12 per person.
We invite you to our commissary kitchen in Bayswater North to taste a selection of yummy delights prepared by our team of foodies. Have your questions answered, taste a selection of amazing dishes from your menu of interest and our events teams will work with you to develop a draft schedule for your big day. Our chef and sales manager are on site to answer any questions you may have about finalising your menu. You are sure to leave with confidence that your wedding catering is in good hands.
Yes, for children aged 2-12 we can provide a child’s meal for $18 per person. Alternatively, if the children are eating the same food as the adults, we offer a 25% discount off the adult price.
Typically, we ask to know the numbers two weeks prior to the wedding so we can start preparing for your event in advance.
Our menu prices are based on at least 40 guests. We can cater for smaller numbers, but a surcharge will apply.
It depends on the style of the event. For finger food events, we allow one food waiter per 50 people and for seated events we allow one waiter per 25 people. We believe plenty of staff make for a smooth, stress-free event for your guests so we always have more than adequate numbers of waiters and bartenders for your wedding. We also provide a dedicated event manager on site to supervise the waiters and bar staff during the food service at your wedding.
As per our terms and conditions, if you wish to cancel:
If you wish to postpone: