Flawless Wedding Catering for Melbourne’s Premier Function Space
Located in Melbourne’s east and surrounded by parkland, The Round offers an impressive backdrop for your wedding celebration. Known for its modern design, versatile event spaces, and elegant finishes, The Round is ideal for couples looking to host a stylish, memorable day.
At Essential Catering, we deliver wedding catering that matches the venue. Vibrant menus, seamless service, and total peace of mind, so you can focus on celebrating.
A venue as polished and versatile as The Round deserves wedding catering to match. Essential Catering has been helping Melbourne couples celebrate in style for over 16 years, providing expertly crafted menus and attentive service for weddings of all kinds.
We work closely with The Round’s event spaces, ensuring every element of your food service flows seamlessly, from pre-dinner drinks to your last dance.
Every wedding is unique — your menu should be too. Our flexible catering options allow you to create a food and beverage experience that reflects your tastes and complements the setting at The Round.
Popular catering styles at The Round include:
We also cater for dietary requirements and personal preferences, ensuring every guest enjoys an unforgettable dining experience.
Get In TouchWith Essential Catering, you won’t need to worry about unexpected extras.
Our all-inclusive wedding catering packages for The Round come with everything required for a flawless food service and the peace of mind that comes with experienced, professional support.
From setup to cleanup, our team takes care of every detail, so you can focus on making memories.
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
The Round’s flexible event spaces can be tailored to suit everything from intimate ceremonies to grand receptions. With stylish interiors and parkland views, this venue is ideal for couples wanting to create a day that feels polished and personal.
Essential Catering complements this with discreet, professional service that enhances your experience without interruption — whether you’re hosting cocktail hour outdoors, seated dining in the function centre, or late-night celebrations on the dance floor.
Planning your wedding can feel overwhelming, but with Essential Catering, you’re supported every step of the way. We’ve catered hundreds of Melbourne weddings and understand what’s needed to deliver flawless flavours and seamless service in high-end, modern venues like The Round.
Couples choose us for:
Let our team take care of the catering, so you can focus on celebrating your special day.
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, our packages include a pre-wedding menu tasting so you can finalise your selections with confidence.
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: