Catering Services

Fresh, Sustainable, and Customised Catering

Café Frank offers fresh and sustainable catering for a range of events and occasions. We provide personalised menus tailored to your specific needs, whether you’re hosting a casual gathering or a studio production.

We extend our love for serving fresh, produce-driven food beyond our café, with our catering service.

We cater for team lunches, meetings, studio productions, wardrobe fittings, film recces, school outings, picnics and social events across Cape Town in as sustainable a way as we can.

We thrive on giving busy, working people a fresh, healthy, wholesome, and flavourful meal, suited to various dietary requirements, to sustain you through a day.

Our venue is also available to hire for events up to 40 people.

Rotisserie Chicken

Spanakopita

Mini Bagels

What we offer

Our catering options are an extension of our café food, and our options include breakfast platters; lunch platters (mains and salads); bagel platters; individually packed meals; sweet things and fresh juices.

For Platters, if you know what you want, and how much, you can easily order our set platters online (24-hour notice required). If you prefer a custom quote, complete the quick and easy form below and we will respond pronto.

Platters

Catering platters are suitable for office meetings, daily or weekly team lunches, social events, small productions and wardrobe fittings. Platters are a healthy selection of main items and salads, curated to suit your budget, guest numbers and dietary requirements.

Know what you want? Order set platters online

Packed meals

Suitable for recces, small productions, school outings and picnics. Our standard packs consist of a superbowl, a fresh juice and a dessert with options for dietary requirements. Our 2 most popular packed lunches are available to order online, or get a custom quote based on your requirements.

Grazing tables

A selection of cheese, crisp veg, dips, breads and cured meats suitable for a picnic, cocktail party and work or social event. Casual grazing boards with local produce from sustainable producers, and including a selection of cheese, cured meats, dips, breads and crisp veg. A minimum of 30 people applies. Fill in our quick form to get your custom quote.

Team lunches

Need to feed your team on a daily or weekly basis? We can help. We deliver healthy lunches to teams across Cape Town daily. We change it up so you don’t have to.

Send us an email with your requirements and we’ll respond pronto.

How to order catering

There are two easy ways to order catering.

If you know what you want and the approximate quantities you need, you can order set platters online. Otherwise fill in our quick form below for a custom quote.

We will respond to requests the same day Mon to Fri.

Catering orders must be confirmed 2 working days prior to the event, although we recommend ordering earlier in case we reach capacity. If you need crisis catering (last minute) please rather phone us or send us a WhatsApp to see if we can assist.

Get Your Custom Catering Quote

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What day is your function?

Please choose a time after 07:30

What time (24hr format) do you want to start?

Please choose a time before 17:30

What time (24hr format) do you want to end?

Please supply your full delivery address

Do you wish to use our returnable trays or supply your own platters (to be dropped off the day prior)
Crockery & cutlery you require
Do you have any special dietary requirements, such as; Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten allergy, Lactose allergy, Nut allergy?

Tell us how many people for each requirement,

A rough indication of how many vegetarians
A rough indication of how many vegans
A rough indication of how many people with a gluten allergy
A rough indication of how many people have a lactose allergy
A rough indication of how many people have a nut allergy
Let us know a liitle about the other dietary requirements we need to consider
Provide an estimate of your Total Function Budget
Provide an estimate of your Per person Budget

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What types of events do you cater for?

We cater for team lunches, meetings, studio productions, wardrobe fittings, film recces, school outings, picnics, and social events across Cape Town.

What catering options do you offer?

Our catering options include breakfast platters, lunch platters (mains and salads), bagel platters, individually packed meals, sweet treats, fresh juices, and grazing tables.

How do I place a catering order?

If you know what you want, you can order set platters online with 24-hour notice. For custom quotes, fill in our quick form and we’ll respond promptly. For urgent orders, please call or WhatsApp us to check availability. Contact numbers below in footer.

What is the notice period for orders?

We recommend placing orders at least two working days before your event. Last-minute orders (less than 48 hours’ notice) are subject to availability, so please call us to discuss options.

Can I modify my order after placing it?

Yes, we accommodate order changes until 12 pm the day before delivery or pickup. For same-day adjustments, please call us directly, but changes cannot always be guaranteed.

Do you cater to dietary requirements?

Yes, we cater for gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, and lactose-free diets. Please note we use nuts and sesame extensively, and we are not a certified Halaal kitchen, although our chicken and meat products are Halaal.

How are meals and platters presented?

Packed meals come in compostable packaging, and platters are presented in wooden trays. We also offer serving tongs, silverware, cutlery, and porcelain plates on request. Compostable plates and cutlery can be supplied for an extra fee.

What sustainability practices do you follow?

All our meat, poultry, and dairy products come from organic or pasture-reared farms. We use returnable or compostable packaging and deliver using eco-friendly methods like bikes and on foot.

What is the delivery cost?

Delivery within the CBD costs R130, and R150 for the rest of the City Bowl. Other suburbs will be quoted separately. Weekend and public holiday deliveries are available on request and may incur additional fees.

What are your cancellation and refund policies?

Cancellation charges may apply if costs have already been incurred for food, labour, or equipment hire. We aim to find alternatives and minimise costs as much as possible.

How do I pay for my order?

Payment is via EFT once delivery costs and packaging deposits are confirmed. Credit card payments incur a 3% surcharge.

Well that’s all folks! If you still have questions feel free to phone us or send us a WhatsApp.
Or, take a minute to submit our Catering Quote form and we’ll do all the hard work for you.