Dietary Friendly High Tea Catering
Sydney’s Best Gluten Free High Tea
Whether your guests need gluten free, vegetarian, vegan or dairy free options, we’ll help you create a high tea where everyone can enjoy the celebration with confidence.
Gluten Free High Tea · Handcrafted With Love · 20+ Years of High Teas
The real value isn’t simply that we offer dietary friendly high tea food. It’s that you don’t have to spend weeks worrying about who can eat what because we’ve already considered it. Every guest receives beautifully presented food prepared with care, and you get to relax knowing everyone’s been looked after.
Every Guest, Properly Considered
Catering for dietary requirements isn’t an add-on for us, it’s baked into how we plan every high tea. No separate table, no smaller plate, no guest left wondering what they can actually eat. Here’s how we make that happen.
Every sweet is gluten free
Not a special substitute sweet on the side, the exact same beautiful cake selection everyone else is eating. Our non-gluten free guests never notice the difference.
Gluten free savouries baked individually
Sandwiches and savoury items are prepared separately so gluten free guests get a complete high tea, not a consolation plate.
Vegetarian, vegan and dairy-free, catered for
Let us know in advance and we’ll recommend suitable high tea menu selections for your guests.
Honest advice about dietary requirements
Because our menu is handcrafted using traditional recipes, there are some requirements we can’t currently accommodate while maintaining the quality we’re known for.
At this time we don’t offer soy free, nut free, egg free, garlic free, onion free, or certified Halal menus, and we’re not able to manage highly complex combinations of multiple restrictions.
We’d rather tell you this upfront than promise something we can’t confidently deliver. If you’re not sure whether we’re the right fit for your guests, get in touch and we’ll give you honest advice.
Don’t Just Take Our Word For It
Nothing beats hearing it from the people who were actually there, and actually ate the cake.
“We hosted my daughter’s baby shower with The Vintage Kitchen and I was nervous about the gluten free catering, since a few on our guest list were gluten free. I didn’t need to worry, the cakes were stunning and not one guest could tell they were gluten free until I mentioned it. Every plate looked identical, so nobody felt singled out or given a “special” version of anything. Our gluten free guests kept asking for seconds, which says everything.”
Michelle
“I was catering for a mix of gluten free, vegan and dairy free guests and honestly expected some compromises somewhere but there weren’t any. Every single person came up to me afterwards saying how much they enjoyed the food, and a few couldn’t believe how much thought had gone into their options. It made hosting my baby shower so much easier knowing I didn’t have to manage separate conversations or apologise to anyone about their dietary option.”
Deepti
Important allergy information
Gluten free items are prepared using gluten free ingredients, but our kitchen also handles ingredients containing gluten and other allergens, so we can’t guarantee the complete absence of trace allergens.
If you have guests with Coeliac Disease or severe food allergies, please talk to us before booking so we can give you the right advice for your event.
High Tea Dietary FAQ
Got questions about gluten free or dietary catering? We’ve gathered all the answers to some of our commonly asked questions right here, so every guest can be looked after with confidence.
Yes. There is a surcharge of $15 per dietary request.
Every cake served on your high tea menu is gluten free (except the scones). This means gluten free guests enjoy exactly the same beautiful cake selection as everyone else, there are no ‘special’ desserts or substitute cakes. Most guests never realise they’re gluten free because they’re crafted to taste every bit as delicious as traditional cakes. For savoury selections, gluten free guests receive individually prepared sandwiches and savoury items so they can enjoy a complete high tea alongside everyone else. Gluten free scones will be prepared for those guests who are covered under the $15 surcharge.
We can cater for gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian and vegan guests.
Currently we don’t offer soy free, nut free, egg free, garlic free, onion free, or certified Halal menus, and we can’t manage highly complex combinations of multiple restrictions. Get in touch if you’re unsure.
The earlier you can tell us about dietary requirements, the better. Ideally at the time of booking, so we can confirm upfront if we can accommodate the special requirements or not.
Yes. Just let us know all the requirements when you enquire and we’ll recommend suitable menu selections across the board and will let you know honestly if we are unable to assist.
Our gluten free items use gluten free ingredients, but we can’t guarantee zero trace allergens due to the way our kitchen operates. Please talk to us before booking so we can advise honestly on whether we’re the right fit.
Unfortunately not. Due to the way our kitchen and supplier kitchens are run, we cannot guarantee no traces of nuts so would rather be safe than sorry!
Yes. If you would like to supply your own food for guests that have special dietary needs, you will not be charged the $15 surcharge for these guests.
We’d Love to Help You Host Your High Tea
Every celebration should bring people together, not separate them. We’d love to help you create a beautiful high tea where every guest feels welcome, included and genuinely cared for.