Roozervelts

Food Heaven Melbourne CBD

Shop 38-41 Collins Place, 45 Collins St Melbourne | phone: 03 9654 3670 | email: info@roozervelts.com.au

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Roozervelts 2020 Melbourne CBD Catering Revolution

2020 sees Melbournians begin a new decade, and a new era. At Roozervelts Food Heaven, we’re ushering in this exciting new time with a revolutionary approach to corporate catering. Office meetings, functions and events just aren’t the same without an ensemble of delicious, market-fresh catering choices from Roozervelts’ kitchens. It’s a revolution! When it’s time to organise some catering for your business event, here are 6 ways we can make it great for you. 

1) Free Local Delivery

We’re located at Collins Place Food Court, and our catering delivery within 1km of our restaurant is free. That makes things a lot easier for our customers – free delivery means more budget for delicious catering items! If your location is outside 1km, just talk to our team to make sure you’re within range of our kitchens. 

2) Dietary Requirements

There are many reasons people have specific dietary requirements. They may be physiological, cultural, or philosophical. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that all guests at a catered office function have got access to food and beverages that they can eat, drink and enjoy. Communicate your dietary requirements to us and we will work with you to assemble a catering feast to remember. 

3) Variety & Extent of Catering

Like the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, our corporate catering menu has an option to suit everyone. Hot food, cold food, platters, grazing plates, meals and gourmet snacks. From treats on the side to a complete multi-menu catered banquet, we can help you make it happen. That’s why we’re known as Food Heaven. Check out our Corporate Catering Menu to see what’s on offer.

4) All the Important Meals 

In a business day, the meals that matter are breakfast, morning tea / brunch, lunch and afternoon tea. Then it’s time to go home! Our catering revolves around these meals, enabling us to have your back for all mission-critical catering occasions through the business day. 

5) Flexibility

See something you like, but it’s not quite what you’re looking for? Ask our team to adjust our options to suit you. We are famously flexible. We’ve also got tonnes of helpful recommendations when you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for – just ask! 

6) Experience

In Melbourne CBD, catering options are many but what really matters are catering solutions that work. When you choose Roozervelts, you will be working with an experienced operator with a history of delivering high-quality event catering throughout the CBD to happy corporate customers. We look forward to helping with your catering – see you in the revolution! 

To view our full catering menu, learn more about catering options, place an order or make an enquiry, please visit our catering page here.

Top Gun Catering

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The Art of Catering

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Collins Place Food Court

Collins Place Food Court is located at the Paris-end of Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD. Nestled amongst the iconic architecture, international retail brands and entertainment and accommodation options of Collins Place, there are fabulous dining options entirely compatible with Melbourne as a destination for good eating. If you’re dropping by, we’d like to invite you…

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Make Your Office Catering an Oscar Winning Event

When it’s time to organise your office catering, don’t settle for anything less than an oscar-worthy event for your guests. Here are a handful of handy tips to help make things great, brought to you by Melbourne City’s best catering company: Roozervelts Food Heaven!

1. Avoid Long Speeches

You know, as much as the Oscars is a compelling occasion, it really does reinforce a lesson that goes right across the board.. Brief, Punchy Speeches are best! Whether its a wedding, funeral, office function OR the Oscars, applying the BPS rule keeps things moving in the right direction. Speeches, not monologues, please!

2. Manoeuvre Gracefully

Red carpet or tired worn corporate carpet, graceful manoeuvring is fairly essential. Unless you’re Jennifer Lawrence, who can somehow actually gain credibility by face-planting, it’s generally better to remain on your feet, especially in a sophisticated area such as Collins St, Melbourne!

3. Create Expectations

You know, half the fun of the Oscars is in the expectations – Who’s going to win the Oscar? The expectations set up by this event are always exciting and gets people talking. When rolling out your Melbourne CBD office function, keep in mind that a creative approach to setting expectations may be the key to getting people excited about your event!

4. Explore.. The Unknown

If you’re running events on any kind of an ongoing basis, beware of predictability. Keeping things interesting and changing options up may be the key to a more engaging event. Keeping guests on their toes, and surprising them with new ideas might give your events the edge you’re looking for.

5. Has Anyone Named Oscar Ever Won an Oscar?

A bit of Oscars trivia for you: According to inshorts.com, Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II is the only person named ‘Oscar’ to win at the Academy Awards. He was co-winner of two Oscar awards in the Best Original Song category. He won his first Oscar for the song ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris’ in 1942.

Top Gun Catering

When Maverick and Goose arrived at Mirimar flight school to enhance their ability in naval air to air combat fighter tactics, they brought with them a sub-par attitude barely offset by a great volleyball game. This mixed bag resulted in Goose’s death and an existential crisis for Maverick, who gamely recovered to nearly provoke world…

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Catering Wisdom from The Bachelor

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How Vulnerable is Your Catering?

Brene Brown, anybody? Once considered a weakness, the role of vulnerability is rapidly changing in the workplace and in the world. Courtesy of the research of Brene Brown, vulnerability is being re-assessed as an amazing source of strength, authenticity and connectivity. What does this mean, and how can Brene’s lessons be leveraged to improve the…

Continue Reading How Vulnerable is Your Catering?

The Art of Catering

Have you ever wondered how Sun Tzu’s principles, as discussed in his work The Art of War could be effectively applied to improve your corporate catering? The work of this mysterious Chinese warrior has endured over thousands of years. When it’s time to get strategic with your catering, here are some handy principles to keep in mind! …

Continue Reading The Art of Catering

Collins Place Food Court

Collins Place Food Court is located at the Paris-end of Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD. Nestled amongst the iconic architecture, international retail brands and entertainment and accommodation options of Collins Place, there are fabulous dining options entirely compatible with Melbourne as a destination for good eating. If you’re dropping by, we’d like to invite you…

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Direct Touch of Food & Eating Pleasure

As a person who organises catering, do you ever wonder how to make the experience more enjoyable for your guests? In this interesting article published in sciencedaily.com, researchers compared eating food with and without utensils.

The findings: eating food with your fingers (known as “Direct Touch”) creates a more enjoyable dining experience for most people. Wow!

As providers of platters and grazing plates in the City of Melbourne, this is really just confirming what we already know – dining, especially informally, is a fun and enjoyable way to partake of delicious foods. Here are some easy ways to ensure your catering includes some Direct Touch for added enjoyment.

Direct Touch, Platters & Grazing Plates

Usually, platters, grazing plates, cheese boards and suchlike are enjoyed without utensils. Is this why they’re so popular? There is certainly something to be said for grabbing something you like and enjoying it informally. Here are some handy tips to help with the delivery of catering in this format:

Hand Washing

It may not be polite to ask your guests to wash their hands before eating, but it is useful to ensure they have easy access to hand-washing facilities before diving into the catering. If there is no bathroom nearby, hand sanitiser or liquid soap may solve the problem, especially if there is a nearby basin.

Utensils

While the joy of eating Direct Touch is all about contact between hand and food, it’s not for everyone. In the interest of being inclusive, if you feel it’s appropriate, providing some utensils for the less-direct ensures everyone has a way to enjoy the catering.

Serviettes

The downside of Direct Touch is that hands contacting food may not always be conducive to productivity, especially if your catering is part of a meeting involving pens, paper and (gulp) digital devices, such as computers. That’s why catering should always be selected on a practical basis – and also why serviettes are an essential addition to any catering you provide.

Direct Touch – An Interesting Disclaimer

It should be noted that the enhanced pleasure of eating Direct Touch is most noticeable for those who eat with some restraint. In the words of Madzharov:

Our results suggest that for people who regularly control their food consumption, direct touch triggers an enhanced sensory response, making food more desirable and appealing.

Madzharov

In other words, if you are in a feeding frenzy, it doesn’t matter whether you use your hands, your fork, or a shovel, because the food is all going to taste the same! However, Melbourne’s office-workers are a fairly sophisticated bunch, so perhaps the concept of Direct Touch is one worth considering when planning the next office feast. Or at least to bring to your own attention – do you enjoy food more when its eaten without utensils?

Top Gun Catering

When Maverick and Goose arrived at Mirimar flight school to enhance their ability in naval air to air combat fighter tactics, they brought with them a sub-par attitude barely offset by a great volleyball game. This mixed bag resulted in Goose’s death and an existential crisis for Maverick, who gamely recovered to nearly provoke world…

Continue Reading Top Gun Catering

Catering Wisdom from The Bachelor

You may be familiar with The Bachelor – a premiere cultural highlight on the Australian television channels of multiple countries including Australia. Famous for showcasing interpersonal relationships in only the most glowing light, life lessons from The Bachelor are many and and varied, and include how to make friends, meet life-partners, negotiate and succeed in…

Continue Reading Catering Wisdom from The Bachelor

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Brene Brown, anybody? Once considered a weakness, the role of vulnerability is rapidly changing in the workplace and in the world. Courtesy of the research of Brene Brown, vulnerability is being re-assessed as an amazing source of strength, authenticity and connectivity. What does this mean, and how can Brene’s lessons be leveraged to improve the…

Continue Reading How Vulnerable is Your Catering?

The Art of Catering

Have you ever wondered how Sun Tzu’s principles, as discussed in his work The Art of War could be effectively applied to improve your corporate catering? The work of this mysterious Chinese warrior has endured over thousands of years. When it’s time to get strategic with your catering, here are some handy principles to keep in mind! …

Continue Reading The Art of Catering

Collins Place Food Court

Collins Place Food Court is located at the Paris-end of Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD. Nestled amongst the iconic architecture, international retail brands and entertainment and accommodation options of Collins Place, there are fabulous dining options entirely compatible with Melbourne as a destination for good eating. If you’re dropping by, we’d like to invite you…

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Food Delivery Near Me

For Food Delivery Near Me in Melbourne CBD, here’s how Roozervelts Food Heaven looks after you with our complete catering delivery service!

What Kind of Deliveries Do We Do?

We specialise in corporate catering, which we deliver hot and fresh to the hungry office workers surrounding our restaurant, located at the Paris-end of Collins Street in Melbourne. We do breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, and offer everything from snacks and grazing platters, perfect for meetings, through to complete multi-course meals.

Where Do You Deliver To?

We offer a FREE delivery service within 1km of our restaurant. For deliveries beyond 1km please talk to our team to ensure we can cater for your event. Here’s the location of our restaurant on Google Maps:

How Do I Order?

Just visit our catering page for our menu and to place an order or enquiry. We’re famously flexible, and look forward to working with you to make your food delivery and event one to remember!

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Coming soon (19-29 March 2020) The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is a showcase of all things delicious in Melbourne. With exciting events galore, stay tuned to enjoy this gourmet showcase. Here are a handful of events we think will be exceptionally interesting:

Maximum Chips

For $35, you get a drink, entertainment and 5 hours of all you can eat chips. Thank you! This event is held on Friday 20th March from 5-10pm. More Info

Laneway Crawl

This festival event is all about Melbourne’s vaunted laneway dining scene. Happening on Monday 23 March, choose a session and go for a tour through the city’s laneway dining scene. More Info

Shed X Talks

Happening on both weekends of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival at Queen Victoria Markets, free talks and demo’s by local and international cooking talent will get you thinking about new ways of cooking. More Info

Take The Cake

Who doesn’t love the Women’s Weekly Cake Book? This collaborative exhibition showcases the designs made famous by this book. This event is held on Wed 18 – Wed 25 Mar. And it’s free! More Info

The Big Spaghetti

This celebration of spaghetti is not one to be missed! Held on Sat 28 Mar, expect pasta galore with special guests Matt Preston and Sam Pang presenting the World’s Longest Cooking Demo. Yum! It’s a free event too. More Info

For more information on Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, please visit their website here.

Top Gun Catering

When Maverick and Goose arrived at Mirimar flight school to enhance their ability in naval air to air combat fighter tactics, they brought with them a sub-par attitude barely offset by a great volleyball game. This mixed bag resulted in Goose’s death and an existential crisis for Maverick, who gamely recovered to nearly provoke world…

Continue Reading Top Gun Catering

Catering Wisdom from The Bachelor

You may be familiar with The Bachelor – a premiere cultural highlight on the Australian television channels of multiple countries including Australia. Famous for showcasing interpersonal relationships in only the most glowing light, life lessons from The Bachelor are many and and varied, and include how to make friends, meet life-partners, negotiate and succeed in…

Continue Reading Catering Wisdom from The Bachelor

How Vulnerable is Your Catering?

Brene Brown, anybody? Once considered a weakness, the role of vulnerability is rapidly changing in the workplace and in the world. Courtesy of the research of Brene Brown, vulnerability is being re-assessed as an amazing source of strength, authenticity and connectivity. What does this mean, and how can Brene’s lessons be leveraged to improve the…

Continue Reading How Vulnerable is Your Catering?

The Art of Catering

Have you ever wondered how Sun Tzu’s principles, as discussed in his work The Art of War could be effectively applied to improve your corporate catering? The work of this mysterious Chinese warrior has endured over thousands of years. When it’s time to get strategic with your catering, here are some handy principles to keep in mind! …

Continue Reading The Art of Catering

Collins Place Food Court

Collins Place Food Court is located at the Paris-end of Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD. Nestled amongst the iconic architecture, international retail brands and entertainment and accommodation options of Collins Place, there are fabulous dining options entirely compatible with Melbourne as a destination for good eating. If you’re dropping by, we’d like to invite you…

Continue Reading Collins Place Food Court

Grazing Plates

Grazing plates are a catering option that ticks the boxes of being flexible, delicious and informal. As far as office catering goes, they’re an option worthy of an Oscar! On this page we discuss using grazing platters in a corporate catering environment and help you connect with our platter options to find the right way to go for your event. Let’s go!

What is a grazing plate?

Grazing plates (or grazing platters) are plates including a range of small items, such as cheeses, biscuits, antipasto or fresh fruit, which guests can graze on, enjoying at their leisure during catered events. Yum! They’re perfect for events in downtown Melbourne.

What’s the difference between a grazing platter and a normal platter?

Nothing, really. By nature, all platters are grazing platters, giving guests an informal dining option to compliment the catered event.

What kind of grazing plates does Roozervelts offer?

We have a range of platters which we can easily adapt to suit your event. There’s more information about our platters below.

Our Grazing Plates

What’s best for your function? Learn more about our grazing platter options, make an enquiry, or place an order by following these links: