The Gables Catering

Wedding & Function Catering

Lyn and Chris have much experience catering for weddings and functions on Banks Peninsula and in Christchurch using venues such as French Farm Winery, the Gaiety Hall, Mt Vernon Lodge, The Giant's House and The Cruising Club as well as marquees on private property.

From a dinner party of 10 in your own home to a wedding of 150 guests The Gables Catering will personalise your menu to make it a special occassion.

Thank You!!
"We do want you both to know how thrilled we were with the very fresh, tasty and plentiful food you provided at our wedding. We received loads of comments (all positive) about the catering on the night. Many thanks once again."
Jodie and Martin, Mt Vernon Lodge, 2007

"Thank you both so much for all the wonderful food (and service) you did for our wedding. We both had such a fabulous day and couldn't dream of anything more. Our mouths were watering in preparation to the wedding knowing what was on the menu and on the day it was even better!! Thankyou also for arranging all of the staff - they were a great team and made the day and evening run without a glitch. Friends of ours are still talking about the great wedding, the fabulous food and supurb wine, so we can't thankyou enough for all that you did."
Jasmine and Ryan, The Gaiety Hall Akaroa, 2009

"We just wanted to say a big, big thank you for making our day so special The food definitely lived up to our expectations and beyond. We had lots of great comments and happy, satisfied guests which went towards making it a great day for us and others to always remember."
Andy and Donna, Mt Vernon Lodge, 2009

"Thankyou for the amazing food you provided at our wedding. We have had fantastic feed back and only compliments on your delicious fare. Thanks also for your flexibility."
Matt and Kalo, The Gaiety Hall, Akaroa, 2010

croquembouche

French Farm Winery

Chicken satay

Platters of salmon and salads

Mini desserts

Click here to email a request for sample menus and availability of your function date.

Cooking Demonstrations at the Gables Country House

Spring classes:

The Gables Catering hold a series of cooking demonstrations followed by scrumptuous Italian lunches.

Small groups of 10 people gather in The Gables commercial kitchen to watch Lyn and Chris prepare a range of stunning dishes, often on an Italian theme, then enjoy eating them for lunch.

Private groups of 8-10 people can book a special cooking demonstration and lunch on a topic of your choice. Topics covered so far have included...cooking with balsamic vinegar and parmesan, pizza making, antipasto, gnocchi making, ricotta making and uses, chocolate, sausage making, soup and stock making, sweet short pastry, pasta making, Italian breads.

Click here to request upcoming class dates and topics or to book a private class.

The Gables commercial kitchen

Lunch in the garden at The Gables

Wood-fired oven class

Lunch or dinner at the Gables Country House

Buffet lunch

Personalised menus are specially created for groups of between 6 and 10 guests and are served in the beautiful gardens or in the charming dining room of The Gables Country House. An exclusive atmosphere with amazing food.

Click here to request menu suggestions.

Superb fresh food prepared by Lyn Baynes and Chris Broome, two women chefs who have the necessary background and expertise to design a menu just for you and your particular tastes and needs.

Lyn and Chris have restored The Gables Country House, an 1850s two-storied, totara cottage at Wainui, Banks Peninsula, and have developed a beautiful, extensive garden. Private lunches, dinners and cooking demonstrations are held at The Gables with one guest room available for dinner, bed and breakfast.

Wedding and function catering is a speciality, using many venues on the peninsula and in Christchurch.

'Since 2001each winter Lyn and Chris have led personalised tours of 6 people for week-long stays in the Tuscan countryside, Sardinia and Puglia.

Previous owners of the Christchurch restaurant Six Chairs Missing, Lyn and Chris bring a sense of pure joy to the culinary art. They use only top quality, fresh, local ingredients resulting in a beautiful presentation with great flavours and textures.

Lyn Baynes & Chris Broome

view of The Gables Country House and garden

Lyn in the kitchen

Chris and the woodfire pizza oven

The Gables Country House