Thistle in the Woods

Sunshine Coast's Favourite Caterers

Fully Qualified Chefs

Serviced or Drop Off Options

Extensive Delicious Menus

Premium Catering & Wholesome, Local Produce

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Calling the Sunshine Coast Hinterland in QLD home, Thistle in the Woods is a family-owned catering business - operating with the philosophy based around providing wholesome food, in the company of friends and family.

Offering a wide selection of fully catered or drop off menu items, you'll be amazed and delighted by the quality and variety of our gourmet food - all prepared in our purpose-built commercial production kitchen right in our own back garden (literally!)

We pride ourselves on using and showcasing the very best locally sourced, high quality produce - designed to satisfy the appetites of your guests at any gathering or special event! 

We'd love to cater your next personal or corporate function - get in touch and let us know how we can serve you!

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Learn more about our premium services below - from drop off and serve yourself canapes & sweets, right through to private parties, corporate events and more formal fully-serviced sitdown menus.
Serviced Catering Sit Down - Thistle in the Woods

Serviced Catering

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Drop Off Catering Service - This

Drop Off Catering

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Grazing Platters - Thistle in the Woods

Grazing Platters

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Cakes and Sweets - Thistle in the Woods

Cakes & Sweets

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The Thistle Experience!

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  • positive review  We were lucky enough to enjoy Thistle in the Woods' food today! From Sliders to grazing platters, fruit and yummy sandwiches!!! Not only was it presented AMAZING, it tasted even better.. Thank you team!

    Jessie Mayne Avatar Jessie Mayne
    March 28, 2020
  • positive review  The amazing team from Thistle in the Woods created a perfect long lunch for my birthday. It was rather last minute (COVID cancelled my plans for an offshore celebration), but Nick and Sam just couldn’t do enough to ensure the day was everything I hoped for, and more! The food was superb, the service was effortless, our many and varied dietary requirements were not an issue, and when they left you wouldn’t even know they had been - the kitchen was cleaner than when they arrived!!! Thank you Nick, Sam and the whole team for making my birthday truly special - I will definitely avail of your services again xx

    Anna Marie Powell Avatar Anna Marie
    April 19, 2021
  • positive review  Thank you for creating such a wonderful end of year gathering for our teachers. Nothing was to much trouble even with our complex needs! The food was fabulous. I would highly recommend this great business.

    Tracey Ellaway Avatar Tracey Ellaway
    November 30, 2020
  • positive review  Awesome birthday cake provided for my daughters birthday. Fabulous cake, service would definitely🥰 recommend

    Deb Keslake Avatar Deb Keslake
    July 20, 2020
  • positive review  Prompt service and so easy to deal with. The cupcakes looked amazing and loved by all!

    Kate Middlemiss Avatar Kate Middlemiss
    July 24, 2020
  • positive review  110/10!! Nick and Sam catered our combined 50th celebration and both the service and the food were outstanding. The food was out of this world good - and the flexibility with dietary requirements was hugely appreciated. Nick was so easy to work with when it came to organising it all and I would definitely recommend them for your function. We had a wonderful night and can’t wait to do it again. Very reasonably priced for such a great service also!! Thank you Nick and Sam for a memorable night x

    Christine West Avatar Christine West
    February 13, 2022
  • positive review  Excellent catering and lovely grazing boxes for Fathers day, both savoury and sweet were amazing.

    Sarah James Avatar Sarah James
    September 7, 2021
  • positive review  We couldn’t be happier with the experience we had with Thistle in the Woods for our private wedding reception at our home in August 2024! Sam and Nick were absolutely amazing—so genuine and lovely to work with. They went above and beyond to make our day perfect, from being excellent communicators throughout the planning process to tailoring our menu to suit dietary requirements. On the day, the entire team was incredibly friendly and professional. They left our property spotless, which we truly appreciated. We had so many compliments on the food—it was delicious, beautifully presented, and suited every guest’s needs perfectly. Thank you, Sam, Nick, and the entire team for making our wedding reception a memorable and stress-free event. Highly recommend! 🙌💍💫

    Kylie Flaton Avatar Kylie Flaton
    February 6, 2025
  • positive review  We have had two savoury platters and a sweets box in the last three weeks and they have all been absolutely delicious! Plenty of yummy choices, well presented and excellent value! Thanks so much Thistle in the Woods! Highly recommend.

    Amanda Jayne Avatar Amanda Jayne
    May 14, 2020
  • positive review  Highly recommend Thistle in the Woods. Nick was so wonderful to work with - our requests were last minute and he was only too happy to tailor something to suit our needs perfectly. The salads are still being talked about! Thanks guys :)

    Ali Jane Allnutt Avatar Ali Jane
    January 20, 2020

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The Thistle in the Woods Story

Thistle in the Woods Family with Personality
How did Thistle in the Woods come about?

The Scotch Thistle, which adorns our inherited house name plate “Cadzow”, is our emblem, incidentally located in Palmwoods, Sunshine Coast, QLD (the “Woods”)

The concept for our business is born from two chefs who were ready to explore their own food styles, and inject their personalities into the business.

And being blessed with so many innovative small producers of exceptional products and services on the Sunshine Coast, showcasing these is one of our passions!

Nick, Sam, Will & Libby

Read the full story!

Planning an event?

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Below are just some of our catered specialties ...

social

Let us take care of your catering for your next social gathering.

corporate

Looking to impress some clients, or spoil your staff? No problems!

Weddings

We specialise in looking after your Big Day! Leave the food service to us!

self catered

Become a fully fledged Thistle entertainer with our delivered catering!

Need something tasty 
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Proudly Servicing the Sunshine Coast & SE QLD

* Palmwoods based kitchen *

 Sunshine Coast Caterers
6 Collins Ln, Palmwoods, 
Sunshine Coast QLD 4555
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