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Ready-to-heat meals, snacks and a welcome note for a student settling into accommodation.
Melbourne Asian Feasts by Vanessa
Food for your biggest days and your busiest weeks.
Vanessa caters events, student meals, group orders and comfort-food moments with personal menus, clear labels and tracking to the table.
Melbourne Asian feastFeasts for 15 to 150Weddings, offices, birthdaysPlan an EventBuild a quote-ready brief for a buffet, grazing table, staffed event or drop-off feast.Quote, deposit, run sheet and milestone tracking.Weekly, single, exam packsOrder Student MealsChoose budget, cuisine, spice, pickup or delivery, then send Vanessa a clean meal brief.Fast reorder, name labels and diet profile checks.Teams, societies, share housesFeed a GroupSet a budget and deadline, collect names and dietaries, then pack every meal clearly.One organiser, individual choices, one delivery.Live status, invoice, changesTrack My OrderOpen your private order page for ETA, dietary summary, invoices, change requests and reorder.From enquiry to delivered, without chasing texts.
- No account needed
- Allergy notes checked
- Message Vanessa
Event feast150 guests
Weekly student mealsOrder MAF-4210On the way
Plan an Event
Order Student Meals
Feed a Group
Vanessa noteOrganised food, personal care.Easy to order. Easy to trust.
- Cooked by VanessaOne real Melbourne cook, named and reachable, not a faceless kitchen.
- Allergens checked firstIntolerances and religious needs are confirmed before anything is cooked.
- Honest from-pricingA clear per-person start, then a firm quote before you pay a deposit.
- A real, registered kitchenABN, insurance and Food Safety Supervisor details on request.
One Vanessa brand
Two ways to be fed properly.
Big events need planning, quotes and run sheets. Students need speed, affordability and easy reorders. Both need clear labels, care and tracking.
Build My Feast
Your catering brief, turned into a feast.
Brief strength68%
Guests35
Estimate$30/pp
01When + wherePick date · 3065
02People + appetite35 · A proper meal
03Best matchNight Market Feast
Best match · order previewMAF-1065
Best matchNight Market Feast
BirthdayRecommended for Night Market Feast
Birthdays and house parties, 15 to 60
Dumplings, bao, satay skewers, chilli noodles, crunchy sides, herbs and a wall of sauces. The full Melbourne night market, on your table.
Pieces106-129
Trays3
Salads2
Pick date · postcode 3065 · Vegetarian.
Chicken ginger dumplingsBao bunsChilli noodlesSatay skewersHerb + crunch sidesSauce flight
VegVegan optionsGF friendlycontains gluten, soy, sesame, peanut
$30 /person
about $1,050-$1,281 all up · from pricing
Also lovely for this party: Comfort Feast.
Student meals by Vanessa
Food that feels organised when Melbourne life is not.
The student path is for weekly meals, exam weeks, taste-of-home orders, parent gifts and roommate groups. It asks about budget, pickup, reheating, spice, culture and dietaries before Vanessa confirms the menu.
Budget, comfort, labels
Weekly meals, packed with names and diet notes.
Weekly Student Meals3, 5, 7 or 10 meals
Budget-aware meals with cuisine, spice, protein and pickup preferences saved for next week.
Exam Week RescueLow effort, high care
Comfort meals, snacks and microwave-friendly portions for high-pressure study weeks.
Parent Gift MealsStudent chooses
A parent pays, the student chooses meals and dietaries, Vanessa tracks delivery gently.
The menu, in feasts
Six feasts. One Vanessa. Big Melbourne energy.
Start with a signature feast, or build your own above. Every card is structured so people, search engines and AI assistants can understand it.
Most photogenicBirthdays and house parties, 15 to 60
Night Market Feast
Dumplings, bao, satay skewers, chilli noodles, crunchy sides, herbs and a wall of sauces. The full Melbourne night market, on your table.
Package data: Birthdays and house parties, 15 to 60. Includes chicken ginger dumplings, bao buns, chilli noodles, satay skewers.
Chicken ginger dumplingsBao bunsChilli noodlesSatay skewersHerb + crunch sidesSauce flight
from $32 /person
VeganGF
Best for officesTeam lunches and meetings, 10 to 120
Office Hero Bowls
Individual rice bowls and bento, labelled clearly, delivered inside your window. Rendang, teriyaki, Thai basil and Korean soy-garlic options for a lunch the whole floor remembers.
Package data: Team lunches and meetings, 10 to 120. Includes rendang rice bowls, teriyaki chicken / tofu, thai basil rice, fresh pickled sides.
Rendang rice bowlsTeriyaki chicken / tofuThai basil riceFresh pickled sidesDiet labels
from $24 /person
VeganGF
Travels wellParties and launches, 20 to 80
Bao + Dumpling Party
A build-your-own bar of pleated dumplings and pillowy bao with chicken, beef, prawn and mushroom-tofu paths, plus pickles and sauces. Made to be photographed.
Package data: Parties and launches, 20 to 80. Includes dumpling trio, bao bar, soy mushroom option, chilli oil bar.
Dumpling trioBao barSoy mushroom optionChilli oil barBoba add-on
from $28 /person
Vegan
Best valueWarm days and lighter crowds, 15 to 60
Southeast Asian Fresh Feast
Southeast Asian and bright: rice paper rolls, vermicelli salads, green papaya or cucumber herbs, satay and a chilli you can dial up or down.
Package data: Warm days and lighter crowds, 15 to 60. Includes rice paper rolls, vermicelli salads, satay, herb + lime.
Rice paper rollsVermicelli saladsSatayHerb + limeNam jim
from $30 /person
VeganGF
Family gatherings and cold nights, 15 to 80
Comfort Feast
Warm and generous: rendang, satay, coconut rice, gado-gado style vegetables, sambal and noodles that disappear fast.
Package data: Family gatherings and cold nights, 15 to 80. Includes beef / chicken rendang, chicken satay, coconut rice, gado-gado vegetables.
Beef / chicken rendangChicken satayCoconut riceGado-gado vegetablesMie goreng
from $32 /person
VeganGF
PremiumWeddings and premium events, quote only
Custom Passport Menu
One kitchen, every Asian border. A custom menu built around your event, quoted properly and cooked to your table.
Package data: Weddings and premium events, quote only. Includes custom courses, live finishing, styling + staff.
Custom coursesLive finishingStyling + staff
By quote
VeganGF
Can’t decide?Let the Feast Builder pick for you.Four quick questions, one matched feast, honest per-person pricing.
Build My Feast →How it works
From food panic to fed, in four steps.
- 01
Choose the path
Event, student meals, group order or tracking. The questions change to match the job.
- 02
Send a clean brief
Date, postcode, people, budget, service style and safety notes arrive in one Vanessa-ready message.
- 03
Confirm the plan
Events get quotes, deposits and run sheets. Student meals get pickup, delivery and weekly reorder details.
- 04
Track it
Follow the right milestone set from review to cooking, labels, delivery, feedback and reorder.
Dietary confidence
Dietaries, handled with a straight face.
The scariest part of hosting is the guest you might not feed. Every feast card shows exactly what’s vegan, what’s gluten-free friendly, and what it contains, so you can promise your friends the truth.
We label allergens in plain English and we won’t claim “allergen-free” unless the kitchen controls truly back it. For a serious allergy, tell us before you order and we’ll plan the whole menu around it.
Vegan options everywhere GF friendly
The confidence panelon every order
- ✓Vegetarianon every feast
- ✓Veganswaps, not afterthoughts
- ✓Gluten-free friendlyclearly marked
- ✓Dairy-freemost dishes, by default
- ✓Nut-awaretell us and we plan around it
- ✓Halal-friendlyon request
Contains-statements follow FSANZ plain-English allergen labelling. Serious allergy? Flag it at checkout and we confirm handling before we cook.
Track it to the table
Event clients and students get the right status.
Every order gets a private page with ETA, invoice or receipt, dietary summary, change requests and reorder. Vanessa moves the order through milestones that match the kind of food being cooked.
Vanessa Priscilla Bacharudin
Founder · cook · care-trained operator
Meet Vanessa
People trust food faster when they trust the person behind it.
Melbourne Asian Feasts by Vanessa is Vanessa’s kitchen: generous Asian food cooked with host energy, then organised with real care around people, timing, labels and safety.
Preferences, allergies, intolerances and religious requirements are handled separately and confirmed before anything is cooked. Ask, and Vanessa will share the boring-but-important paperwork a real caterer should have: ABN, insurance and Food Safety Supervisor details.
What actually backs your food
Allergens, intolerances and religious needs confirmed before cooking
A clear record for every order: quote, labels, delivery and tracking
Honest “from” pricing, with a firm quote before any deposit
ABN, insurance and Food Safety Supervisor details on request
Before you ask
The host briefing.
Fast answers for the questions that decide whether a caterer feels safe to book.
01MinimumsWhat’s the minimum order?+
We cater from 15 guests. Planning something smaller and special? Ask us anyway, we’ll see what we can do.
02TimingHow much notice do you need?+
Around 48 hours for most feasts, and a little more for large or premium events. Last-minute? Message us, some things are possible.
03DeliveryWhere do you deliver?+
Melbourne CBD and the inner suburbs: Richmond, Fitzroy, Carlton, Brunswick, South Yarra, Docklands, St Kilda and nearby. Tell us your postcode and we’ll confirm the fee and lead time up front.
04DietariesCan you do vegan, gluten-free or halal?+
Yes. Every feast has vegan and gluten-free-friendly options, and halal-friendly is available on request. For a serious allergy, flag it before you order and we plan the whole menu around it.
05QuoteHow does pricing work?+
Each feast shows an honest “from” per-person price. When you lock a menu we send a firm quote with delivery and any add-ons, and take a small deposit to hold your date. No surprise fees.
06SetupDo you set up, or just drop off?+
Drop-off is the default: labelled, table-ready boxes. Add setup and serving-ware, or go full hosted with staff and live finishing for premium events.
07StudentsCan students order weekly meals?+
Yes. The student flow is built for weekly meals, exam packs, taste-of-home orders, parent gifts, roommate groups and campus pickup. Vanessa still confirms the exact menu and timing before cooking.
08WhatsAppCan I send the order through WhatsApp?+
Yes. The order flow turns your answers into a clear WhatsApp brief so Vanessa gets the date, postcode, order size, preferences and serious allergy or religious requirements in one place.
09PhotosAre the food photos real?+
Yes, the current demo uses real licensed food photography for visual direction. Before public launch, package and menu photos should be replaced with Vanessa’s actual food and event shoots. We do not use AI-generated menu food.
Ready to quote the spread?
Build the brief, then Vanessa can firm up the menu, delivery and add-ons.