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  Thank you for the amazing service and super fast turn around! The platter looked amazing and we will definitely be ordering again! Thanks so much!

    Natasha Pugh Avatar Natasha Pugh
    April 28, 2020
  • positive review  Amazing food and lovely staff made my day much less stressful thank you you very much team thistle in the wood.

    Amber Brown Avatar Amber Brown
    April 18, 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  Highly recommend this lovely family run business. Nothing was too much trouble. A Delicious treat box was delivered to my daughter living on the Sunny Coast. I’m in the UK so having a friendly reliable professional caterer that could deliver was very reassuring. Thank you. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    Wendy DeCorte Avatar Wendy DeCorte
    August 14, 2023
  • 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  I was so happy to have organised Thistle in the Woods to cater for my 50th birthday celebration. The whole process was so easy, from deciding on the menu through to the delivery. The presentation was fabulous, but also the food was just divine! Our guest were raving about the food all afternoon, from the grazing box right through to the sweets box.

    Sharyn Swanepoel Avatar Sharyn Swanepoel
    May 22, 2022
  • positive review  So impressed with their amazing spread, highly recommend.

    Rachael Appleby Avatar Rachael Appleby
    March 26, 2018
  • positive review  I would 100% recommend Thistle in the woods for your catering needs! I recently hosted a hens weekend on the Sunshine Coast hinterland and was going to have to do all the cooking/ catering until I found them. They saved me so much time/effort and stress so I could actually enjoy the weekend as well. We had the most delicious canapés and sweets box for a picnic and then catered breakfast the next morning. Nick and Sam responded incredibly quickly and helped me with all my enquiries. They delivered on time, walked me through how to prepare everything and got the oven ready in the airbnb we had. They were also incredibly well priced for the food and service they provide!

    Rianna Rayner Avatar Rianna Rayner
    October 12, 2024
  • positive review  I can’t recommend Nick from Thistle in the Woods highly enough. They served absolutely sensational food (the guests were raving about it) and took all the hassle out of me hosting my husband’s 40th.

    Jane Lewin Avatar Jane Lewin
    October 12, 2019
  • positive review  Would highly recommend! The food ordered (from the entertainers packages) was to celebrate our small wedding with our guests. We were all amazed by presentation and how good the food tasted. Nick was great, when he dropped the food off he took the time to explain what each box of food was and what needed to be heated. We are glad we choose Thistle in the woods.

    Sarah Castro Avatar Sarah Castro
    October 18, 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 
for your next function?

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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