10 Best Wedding Food Trucks Wellington
Whether you are wanting to have a cocktail style wedding, a bbq wedding, a picnic wedding, a festival wedding, or an alternative non traditional wedding, food trucks can do it all. With food truck wedding catering you can create the bespoke wedding you want, while also creating a relaxed interactive environment your wedding guests are sure to love.
Some food trucks stick to serving what they make best, while others create custom menus specifically for your wedding. The type of service food trucks provide at weddings varies from full wedding day management, through to turning up when the dance floor is pumping to serve your guests a late night snack.
It’s fair to say we adore food trucks at weddings. So here we have listed our favourite food trucks in the Wellington region with all the details you need to know about each.
If you have any questions about anything feel free to contact us on hello@timandnadine.com
Vendor Credit: Photographs by Tim and Nadine Photography, Food Truck: Beat Kitchen, Venue: Prefab
1. The Black Oven Roaming Cuisine
About: The Black Oven food truck uses high quality, seasonal, locally-produced ingredients to create bespoke menus for your wedding. They take into account your food preferences, dietary requirements, and wedding budget offering everything from grazing tables through to a 5 course set menu.
Services provided: The Black Oven can do everything from simply catering your wedding, through to full wedding day management (including staff, equipment hire, bar service, etc).
How Many People they Feed? From 50 to hundreds of guests, and they have a range of catering options available to suit your wedding.
What their food truck looks like: The Black Oven’s self-contained truck resembles a rustic cottage, with cedar shingles, chimney, wrought iron fittings, hanging flower baskets, and country barn doors opening out onto a fold-out deck. You can see photos of The Black Oven Food Truck on their instagram here
Travel: Based in Wellington, The Black Oven specialises in catering weddings in remote and unique places so get in touch no matter where your wedding is
Do i need to provide power for their food truck? Nope! They are a fully self-contained and fully mobile food truck so they can travel and setup in any location no matter where your wedding is.
To find out more about The Black Oven Roaming Cuisine for your wedding call Patrick on +64 (0)29 231 6863, Scott on +64 (0)27 291 4016, or email them on contact@blackoven.co.nz.
Website: blackoven.co.nz
2. The Crafted and Co.
About: Specialising in high-quality wholesome food, The Crafted and Co. food truck creates tasty food customised specifically for your wedding
How many people they feed: Crafted and Co.’s food truck can provide any style of food for up to 300 wedding guests
The team: includes bakers, cake makers, and chefs who all love to build exceptional weddings. They can also arrange wait staff for an added cost.
What their food truck looks like: Crafted and Co. have 3 food trucks of various sizes. With their raw steel, glass, natural timbers, and classic metals they are a beautiful addition to any wedding..
Travel: Crafted and Co. are based in Palmerston North but travel far and wide for weddings
Can they do a grazing tables? Yes! Crafted and Co. grazing tables are either built to fit your space or built on one of their existing tables. They include cocktail napkins, bamboo boats, wooden cutlery and all the props/styling needed to stage the graze at your wedding.
Do i need to provide power for their truck? Nope! Crafted and Co. are fully self contained with their own generator and water waste system so they can cater your wedding no matter how remote it is.
Cost: All of Crafted and Co’s food trucks have a minimum spend of 3k incl GST, plus travel
To find out more about Crafted and Co. for your wedding send them an email on hello@thecraftedandco.nz
Website: www.thecraftedandco.nz/weddings
3. Mao and Co.
About: Mao and Co. food truck is inspired by the magic of Asian night markets. Using the freshest seasonal produce, Mao and Co. creates handmade brightly coloured gourmet noodles & dumplings with a difference.
Wedding Menu: Either choose from their pre-existing catering menus or have Mao and Co. create a custom wedding menu specifically for you. They also offer a range of serving styles for your wedding, from classic food truck style, through to plated meals served with wait staff.
The Team: Owners Tom and Drew run Mao and Co. food truck together. Tom is a shanghai-raised dumpling and noodle chef, and Drew is an internationally respected restaurateur.
What their food truck looks like: The Mao and Co. food truck is a beautiful white food truck with minimalist branding. You can see photos of Mao and Co’s food truck below and on their facebook page here.
Location: Mao and Co. is based in Wellington, NZ
To find out more about Mao and Co food truck for your wedding, call them on 64 21 883 747 or email on maoandco.nz@gmail.com
Website: maoandco.co.nz
4. Kick Flip Pizza
About: Kick Flip Pizza is a mobile food truck offering stone cooked wood fired New York style Pizza for weddings big and small
Wedding Menu: Kick Flip Pizza’s wedding menu includes large handmade 18'' thin crust pizza, and a variety of starters, salads, and desserts. The Pizza can be served either by the slice or as a whole pizza at your wedding. You can see their full pizza menu on Kick Flip’s website here.
Dietary requirements: Gluten free and vegan pizza options available for no extra charge.
Kick Flip Pizza Serving Style: You can choose between classic food truck serving style, or they can provide wait staff at your wedding for an additional cost.
Pizza Food Truck Cost: Kick Flip Pizza food truck has a minimum spend of $1500 with a 20% deposit required.
Location: Kick Flip Pizza are based in Wellington, New Zealand but will travel far and wide for weddings. They have a travel fee of $2.50 per km from Wellington.
To find out more about Kick Flip Pizza for your wedding you can call them on 021 0699 134 or contact them through their website here.
Website: www.kickflippizza.com
Mobile Wedding Bar for Hire: Kick Flip Pizza also have a mobile bar called Little Blue Bar for hire for your wedding. You can find out more about this on their website here or email them about their mobile wedding bar on Littlebluebar.nz@gmail.com
5. Taco Addicts
About: Taco Addicts create delicious Austin style, Tex-Mex tacos with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal, and local ingredients.
Wedding Menu: Taco Addicts wedding catering options are versatile and are designed to suit your wedding. Whether you want classic food truck style tacos made to order, a DIY taco buffet, grazing platters, or a plated meal, anything is possible with Taco Addicts food truck at your wedding.
Wedding Food: Everything Taco Addicts serve is made in house – from the tortilla to the salsa; the spice mix on the “choriz-no”; to the shredded brisket and their special Vegan Taco Sauce. And if they can’t make it, then they try and find a great local supplier who can. They search for the best ingredients and only use free-range meat. They are extremely accommodating to dietary requirements offering vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free and omnivore options so none of your wedding guests miss out.
The Team: Owner & Chief Taco Maker Amber Sturtz has a small team that work out of the charming taco truck called Prince
What their food truck looks like: The Taco Addict food truck is a brightly coloured festive food truck. You can see photos of Prince below and on the Taco Addict instagram page here.
Location: Based in Wellington, NZ
To find out more about having Taco Addicts Food Truck at your wedding call them on 021 239 0744 or email them on info@tacoaddicts.co.nz
Website: www.tacoaddicts.co.nz
6. The Greek Food Truck
About: The Greek Food Truck pride themselves on creating authentic Greek food. Their menu is simple, fresh, and delicious with their signature dishes being a variety of meat and vegetarian souvlaki, burgers, salads and Greek sweets.
Wedding Menu: You can customise The Greek Food Truck menu for your wedding by selecting from their full menu of platters, desserts, Greek sweets and much more.
The team: The owners Sophie and Chris run The Greek Food Truck together. Sophie is a first generation kiwi girl, to Greek parents, and Chris, a chef, ran a Greek restaurant before they started the Greek Food Truck together.
What their food truck looks like: The Greek Food Truck is white and blue with iconic imagery evoking the colours of the Greek flag
Location: Based in Wellington NZ but travels for weddings. If you would like to try the food from The Greek Food Truck you can find them at Wellington Chaffers Market on Sundays, at Moore Wilsons (from 11am-3pm daily), or on the corner of Taranaki St and Dixon St. You can keep track of where they are on their facebook page here.
To find out more about The Greek Food Truck for your wedding call them on 021 049 6640 or email on info@thegreekfoodtruck.nz.
Website: www.thegreekfoodtruck.nz
9. Wilson Barbecue
About: Wilson Barbecue is all about the meat - think brisket, ribs and pulled pork all slow cooked in their 1900kg smoker
Wedding Menu: The Wilson Barbecue food truck will design a custom menu suited perfectly to your wedding including vegan and gluten free options
What their food truck looks like: The Wilson Barbecue food truck is a beautiful white or black food truck with minimalist branding. You can see photos of Wilson Barbecue’s food truck below and on their instagram page here.
Location: Wilson Barbecue food truck is located in Wellington at 17 Johnsonville Road. If you want to try the Wilson Barbecue signature platters, burgers, or sides, just watch their instagram page here to see where they will be next
To find out more about Wilson Barbecue Food Truck for your wedding you can email them on info@wilsonbarbecue.com
Website: www.wilsonbarbecue.com
7. Kiwi and Kai Catering
About: Kiwi and Kai food truck catering pride themselves on delivering high quality, fresh food made from the heart
Wedding Menu: Kiwi and Kai food truck catering will tailor their cooking style to suit your wedding. They will work with you to create a custom wedding menu that fits your taste, budget, and wedding style. You can see photos of their food on their Kiwi and Kai instagram page here.
Wedding Serving Style: Kiwi and Kai food truck catering offers canapes, seated buffet, grazing tables, and classic food truck style dining for your wedding.
The Team: Kiwi and Kai Catering Food Truck is run by husband and wife team Aaron and Paula
Location: Based in South Wairarapa but will travel far and wide for weddings. If you would like to try their food you can find them at the Featherston Market every Saturday
To find out more about Kiwi and Kai Food Truck Catering for your wedding call them on +64 (0) 27 945 1754 or email on info@kiwikaicatering.co.nz
Website: www.kiwikaicatering.co.nz
8. Pan Man
About: Pan Man is all about Paella. Panman's version of the Spanish classic follows a traditional recipe and uses bomba rice, saffron and smoked paprika but adds their own signature with locally-produced chorizo and their own smoked hot chilli 'Hoot' paste thrown in for a spicy kick.
Wedding Menu: Pan Man provides Paella chefs and both the classic and vegetarian Paella at weddings. They present the Paella on sustainable, disposable wooden plates designed to be comfortable in your hand.
How many people can they feed? Pan Man can cater for weddings of all sizes
The Team: Pan Man is a family business run by restaurateur Ian Hornblow and his two sons Zach and Rhett
Location: Pan Man is located in Wellington but is available for weddings far and wide. If you want to try Pan Man’s Paella you can find the Panman paella pop-up food truck at 102b Wadestown Road every Thursday and Sunday.
To find out more about Pan Man Food Truck for your wedding you can email them on info@panman.co.nz
Website: www.panman.co.nz
10. Daisy Days
About: Daisy Days food truck is all about gelato and sorbet. Daisy Days food truck is stocked with delicious, locally-made, award-winning gelato and sorbets that are sure to go down a treat at your wedding.
Wedding Package: Daisy Days food truck wedding package includes 2 hours of friendly-service, your choice of up to 4 flavours of gelato and sorbet, waffle cones and tubs, plus anything leftover, you keep!
Wedding Food Truck Menu: Gelato: Milk-based, no egg (except for Tiramisu) and most flavours are gluten-free. Sorbet: Vegan, gluten-free, egg-free, water-based, 99% fat-free. You can see a full list of what flavours they have available on Daisy Days website here.
Do I need to provide them with power? Yes, a nearby power point is required for them to plug their 30m extension cord into
Ice Cream Food Truck Cost: The cost for the delivered gelato cart at your wedding (within 30kms of Heretaunga) including two hours of friendly service, double scoop gelato/sorbets, cones/tubs etc. for 100 people is $850. Distances over 30km are charged at $20 per 10km.
Location: Based in Wellington, Daisy Days are available around the greater Wellington area, up to and including Otaki and Masterton. Daisy Days can go anywhere that has trailer-friendly access. However, very steep roads, especially rural ones, may need to be assessed prior to booking.
To find out more about Daisy Days gelato food truck for your wedding, contact them through their website here: www.daisydays.co.nz/contact
Website: www.daisydays.co.nz
If you have any questions about anything at all feel free to contact us on hello@timandnadine.com We would love to hear from you!
We hope you have a fantastic wedding!
Vendor Credit: Photos by Tim and Nadine Photography, Left: Beat Kitchen, Right: Darcy The Caravan Bar
