Stand Up Events

Our relaxed canape, slider and bowl food service for events where your guests are moving about and socializing, with the food following the guest.

We don’t do fancy little bite size food, we should warn you.

This style of service suits a broad range of events. 
- Family events where you don’t want the formality of a sitdown meal, but with our bowl food you still get the fullness of a meal. 
- Corporate events such as the opening of a venue, an after work retirement party, or a neighbourhood get together.

The menu consists of both hot and cold canapes, sliders for that step up in size, then our bowl food which gives you a chance to sample from our sitdown menu selections as a small portion.
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Packages

Your guests will have complete freedom of movement with a food service that follows your guests. 
Select from grazing, canapes, substantial bowl food service and self serve dessert stations.

Please click here to view our summary of service inclusions / exclusions, guest minimums and additional costs (this detail is also at the bottom of the downloadable menu).

Package Pricing
Quoted prices are subject to additional staffing costs for unique setup, timing and pack down circumstances associated with event timing changes on the day.

Minimum 30 guests, for smaller gatherings please ask about our delivered service.

Light Grazing & Nibbles from $50.0pp
Light grazing package with an accompanying selection of 4 canapes
Perfect for corporate events (2 hr package)

Pure Canape Service from $60.0pp
Select 7 canapes for ongoing circulation of canapes throughout your event
Perfect for birthdays, standup weddings (3 hr package)

3 Course Package from $75.0pp
Choose any 3 courses (grazing / 5 choice canapes / 2 choice bowl food / sweets
for a progressive service.
Designed for DIY weddings, stretching food over more than (5 hours) of service

Choose your own Menu $POA
Create you own package, (add $20.0pp for labour)

BYO Beverage Package $25.0pp
Enhance your catering with a self-contained addon beverage service.
Options for cocktails available. Client to provide all beverages.
Download our stand up menurequest a quote

Grazing Services

Pricing per selection
Curated from our selection of locally sourced and award-winning charcuterie and cheese produce, our grazing services are a great way to cater with first drinks. 
Options for boards to be set around the venue or make a statement with a staff managed station (min numbers apply).
Local Cheese Selection - Woombye bries, Australian cheeses, Palmwoods honeycomb, Silvertongue lavosh, German Bakehouse fruit loaf, our own selection of jams and marmalades
$15.50pp

Thistle Grazing - Charcuterie meats, pickled, marinaded and roasted vegetables, sample cheese selection with accompaniments, charred breads with dips (GF on request)
$22.50pp

(Stations are available for gatherings of 50+ guests only. 2 hr duration, replenished and staffed)
(Individual pricing does not include onsite labour)

Arrival Canapes

$6.0pp per selection
Small Bites but substantial in size, our canape menu features many of our fan favourites with a seasonal selection as well. 
Our canape service is designed to give everyone multiple pieces of each canape, so you can be sure to fill up on your favourite choices.
Baked Goat Curd Tart, red onion jam, oregano, red pepper tapenade, pickled Shimije mushrooms (V, GF)

Mooloolaba King Prawn Skewers, Nam Jim dressing, avocado crush, finger lime (GF/DF)

Duck Pancakes, citrus, lime, plum, pickled ginger, coriander, mint, soy mayo, Nuoc Cham dressing (DF)

Lamb Shoulder Pie, confit garlic, braised vegetables, mint jelly, rosemary crumb

Prosciutto Wrapped Beets, mozzarella, golden beet relish with lime, Za’atar spice, rocket salad (GF)

Thistle’s Baby Wagyu Burgers, gorgonzola cream, gruyere, spicy beetroot relish, confit garlic aioli

Prawn & Pancetta Arancini, Mooloolaba prawn, saffron risotto, provolone, smokey pancetta, herb mayo (GF)

Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls, pickled papaya, cucumber, green mango, laksa mint, sweet chilli plum dipping sauce (GF, VEGAN)

Butternut Pumpkin Arancini, rosemary, preserved lemon, buffalo mozzarella, salsa verde (GF, V)

Miso Smoked Ocean Trout, Palmwoods honey & soy glaze, sesame dressing (DF, GF on request)

Beef Cheek & Ale Pie, braised onion, speck, heirloom tomato relish, parmesan crust, braising jus

Crispy Skin Pork Belly, whiskey tamarind caramel, pickled mango, green pawpaw (GF, DF)
Duck Pancakes - Thistle in the Woods Catering
Nick and Sam - Thistle in the Woods

Need something tasty 
for your next function?

Substantials Service (aka Bowl Food)

Effective Price $17.50pp (choice of 2)
Step up your event into a multi-course with our filling bowl food service. Choose 2 dishes which are walked around as a standing alternate drop service.
Don’t worry, we pack plenty of serves for the largest of appetites.

Allow a break between courses for your guests to rebuild their appetites, this service can run up to an hour.
COLD
Mooloolaba Prawn Skagen, horseradish, finger lime, lemon dill aioli, herb salad, avocado crush, sunflower toast (GF on request)

Allspice Duck Breast, pickled cucumber salad, pomegranate, citrus, chevre (GF)

Smoked Pork Tenderloin, pepper rub, chilli pineapple chutney, almond coriander mint salad (GF, DF)

HOT
Herb Ricotta Gnocchi, preserved lemon creme, pecorino, fried sage (V)

Five Spiced Lamb Shoulder, bruschetta, tabouli salad, sesame hommus

Fresh Market Fish (seasonal selection), turmeric potato, cucumber & dill yoghurt, dressed rocket salad (GF)
Download our stand up menurequest a quote

Dessert Service

Effective Price $15.50pp
Finish your event with the choice of a self serve sweet station or an interactive dessert bar.
Interactive Desserts
Choose (2)
Ask us about our In-house Ice-cream flavours, served with fresh berry compote, poached seasonal fruit and biscotti (GF on request)

Vanilla Bean Toffee Brulee station, cardamon marmalade (GF)

Lemon-lime Gina-misu, Sunshine Coast gin, lemon curd, vanilla mascarpone, savoiarde biscuit

Warm Chocolate Fondant, Cointreau orange salad, cream fraiche

OR

Self Serve Station
Baskets of stuffed donuts, boards of petit tarts, and bite sized brownie, rocky road, fresh berries
(incl GF options)

BYO Beverage Service

Effective Price $22.50pp
To complete your Catering service we provide an addon beverage service packages.
~ This Service is available for events of 20+ guests (Sitdown), 30+ guests (Standup)
~ At an agreed time your bar will be reorganised for self service, and we will collect the equipment & glassware the following day.
~ Provision of RSA Staffing for up to 5 hours (including setup, flipping bar to Self service). Service can be extended at your discretion (additional staff costs apply)
~ Supply of glassware for Basic Beverage services
~ Supply tubs, basic bar equipment for setup and display of beverages
~ Dressed Trestle Bar Supplied (Additional costs for specialised bar hire from $160-200 + delivery/pickup)
~ Ice is included (up to 5 hours).
~ Specialised Cocktail Service is available at prearrangement. Costs will be quoted.

Client to Supply all beverages and mixers. Garnishes can be organised at a small cost.
Download our stand up menu
(V) - Vegetarian * (GF) - Gluten Free * (DF) - Dairy Free 
Onsite Staff costs, travel and equipment hire costs are not included in the above individual costs.

Request a Quote

The below form is designed to enable you to fill in as much detail as you can about your upcoming function and catering requirements. 
This enables us to serve you best, and will greatly assist with us being able to finalise your quote and check availability etc.

We'll endeavour to get back to you within 72 hours of receiving your enquiry.
This will include a quoted price (including any travel or site costs) for your acceptance, and if we have any further questions regarding your requirements we will let you know.

Thanks, and we look forward to working with you - Nick & Sam

Check Availability

Want to quickly check our availability for a particular date?

This calendar provides an indication of dates which already have bookings, therefore we may not have any further catering availability on those dates. If you have a large function proposed for an already booked date please Get in Touch to discuss further.

If your preferred date appears to be free of bookings, please submit your relevant online menu enquiry as per our current process (via the appropriate menu page on our websites).

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