Catering in Melbourne, Done the Twisted Way

What makes Twisted Fisherman different from other Melbourne caterers?

Twisted Fisherman is the only Melbourne caterer that pairs a strictly local seafood policy with steakhouse-grade meats, cooked fresh from a food truck at your event. Our seafood is 100% Australian or New Zealand sourced, our beef comes from Blackmore and Sher Wagyu farms, and every dish is finished to order, not reheated.

That last part matters. Anyone can deliver food. Cooking it on site, to order, in front of two hundred guests is a different sport. Our truck is a full commercial kitchen on wheels, run by chefs who came up through restaurants, not warehouses. Browse the full catering menu and you’ll see the difference in the details: champagne vinaigrette on freshly shucked Tasmanian oysters, saffron kewpie on the lobster roll, bacon mayonnaise made in-house.

Twisted Fisherman is a Melbourne food truck caterer for hosts who want restaurant-led food and live service rather than delivered trays. The difference is clear: local Australian or New Zealand seafood, steakhouse-grade Wagyu, food cooked to order at the event, and menu formats that can suit casual truck service, cocktail catering or shared feasts.

Melbourne's most talked-about food truck catering service — fresh from the sea, straight to your celebration.

Most catering arrives in foil trays. Ours arrives in a food truck, gets cooked in front of your guests, and starts a conversation before the first oyster is shucked.

There's catering. And then there's Twisted Fisherman.

Since 2016, Melbourne's first and most celebrated seafood food truck has been turning corporate lunches into culinary events, wedding receptions into oceanside feasts, and birthday parties into the kind of memories guests actually talk about the next morning. The difference isn't just the food. It's the spectacle of watching it all come together, live, at your event.

Our strictly Australian seafood policy keeps things honest: market-fresh fish, hand-shucked oysters, locally sourced prawns. Pair that with wood-fired wagyu steaks and signature lobster rolls, and you've got a catering experience that's genuinely unlike anything else on four wheels.

We've served intimate backyard engagements of 20 and festival crowds in the tens of thousands. The Formula 1 Grand Prix. Moomba. Carols by Candlelight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Whether you're planning food truck catering for the corporate calendar, wedding catering that goes well

beyond the predictable sit-down dinner, or a small party that deserves a big moment, we bring a fully equipped, completely professional kitchen directly to you.

Twisted Fisherman operates across all of Greater Melbourne: South Yarra to St Kilda, Richmond to the Yarra Valley, and everywhere worth celebrating in between.

Get a quote or call 0448 884 864.

From the Ocean

Old school fish and chips, elevated. Tempura battered fish with hand-cut chips. Salt and pepper calamari from Victorian waters. Our signature Lobster Roll with WA lobster, dill and green pear. Scallop bruschetta that regulars cross town for. Every piece of seafood is Australian or NZ origin and sustainably sourced. See it all on the menu page.

From the Grill

We grew up. Through our sister restaurant Wood & Bone, a Melbourne steakhouse and BBQ kitchen, we now bring serious meat to the party: Blackmore full blood Wagyu cheeseburgers, low-and-slow smoked brisket, BBQ lamb, Philly cheesesteaks and Korean fried chicken. Premium farms only: Sher, Blackmore, Borrowdale, King Island and Milking Yard. Vegetarian and vegan guests get real dishes too, not an afterthought salad.

Choose the menu around the occasion. Seafood-forward selections work naturally for premium wedding and cocktail catering; a seafood-and-grill mix gives corporate and private-event guests more choice; roaming oysters, sliders and tempura prawns suit stand-up events; and shared or plated mains create a fuller meal for seated celebrations. Twisted Fisherman can combine seafood, Wagyu, smoked meats and vegetarian or vegan dishes into a menu built around your event style.

What events do you cater in Melbourne?

We cater weddings and engagements, corporate functions, Christmas parties, birthdays, festivals and private events of any size across Melbourne and the outer suburbs. The truck handles everything from 30-guest backyard parties to high-volume public events like the F1 and the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

Three ways we usually work:

• The truck experience. We park, you party. Guests order at the window and food comes out hot and fast. Perfect for weddings and festivals.
• Cocktail style. Roaming finger food and canapes: oysters, wagyu sliders, tempura prawns, lamb lettuce cups. Dressed up, handed around.
• Set menus and feasts. Plated or shared mains for corporate events and sit-down celebrations.

Twisted Fisherman caters Melbourne events from 30-guest private celebrations to public events serving several thousand people. The best service format depends on the occasion: window service keeps weddings and festivals moving, roaming canapés suit cocktail events, and shared or plated menus suit corporate functions and seated celebrations.



Why do Melburnians keep booking us back?

Because the food is the point. A decade on the road has taught us that guests remember two things from any event: who they talked to and what they ate. We make sure the second one is a story worth telling.

• Experience. Ten seasons of catering Melbourne’s biggest public events and hundreds of private ones.
• Provenance. Named farms, local seafood, in-house sauces. We can tell you where every protein came from.
• A real chef at the helm. Founder Mirko built the menu from restaurant kitchens up.
• Honest pricing. Premium produce without the premium-venue markup.

Twisted Fisherman has catered both private celebrations and major Melbourne public events since 2016. Its event experience includes the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Moomba, Carols by Candlelight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, alongside backyard engagements, weddings and corporate functions.

Ready to feed your crowd?

Tell us your date, your guest count and your appetite. We’ll build a menu around it. Contact us for a free quote, or read the Fisherman’s Tale first if you like a good origin story.