Lunch Catering Melbourne
Stop settling for cold sandwich trays and uninspiring wraps. Latin American lunch catering brings real flavour to your team meal, working lunch, or corporate event. Hot arepas, slow-cooked fillings, and baked plantains — individual boxes or shared platters.
From daily office lunches to one-off working meetings, La Charito delivers hot, naturally gluten-free lunch catering across Melbourne. Individual lunch boxes from $25 per person. Net 30 invoicing available for businesses.
Get a Lunch Catering QuoteWhy Melbourne Teams Choose La Charito for Lunch
Individual Lunch Boxes
Each person gets their own sealed, compostable box. No shared utensils, no portion anxiety, no queuing at a buffet. Perfect for desk lunches, conferences, and outdoor events.
Naturally Gluten-Free
Every item on our menu is naturally free from gluten — corn-based arepas, rice, plantains, and slow-cooked proteins. No separate GF orders. Nobody misses out at lunch.
Hot Delivery to Your Door
Food arrives hot from our Port Melbourne kitchen, delivered directly to your office floor, meeting room, or venue. Insulated delivery keeps everything at the perfect temperature.
On-Time, Every Time
We know lunch runs on a schedule. Whether it's a 12:00pm team lunch or a 1:00pm client meeting, we deliver on time. Recurring orders get priority scheduling.
Lunch Catering Packages
The Latin Lunchbox
$25 per personMost popular for office lunches
Individual sealed boxes. Each person gets a stuffed arepa with their choice of filling (shredded beef, chicken, black bean & avocado, or cheese), baked sweet plantains, and a mini alfajor cookie. No cutlery needed, no mess, easy to eat at your desk or in a meeting.
Best for: Daily office lunches, working lunches, conferences, desk meals
The Abuela Feast
From $35 per personBest for team celebrations
Hot buffet served in chafing dishes — carne mechada (slow-cooked shredded beef), turmeric rice, seasoned black beans, guasacaca (Venezuelan avocado salsa), and fresh corn arepas. Creates a communal lunch atmosphere. We provide all serving equipment.
Best for: Team lunches, project celebrations, quarterly events, milestone lunches
Fiesta Bites
From $80 per box of 20Perfect for light working lunches
Premium tequeños (cheese sticks) and mini empanadas. Great as a working lunch for shorter meetings, or as a complement to lunchboxes for larger events. Easy to eat, no plates required.
Best for: Short meetings, networking lunches, pre-meeting nibbles, add-on to lunchboxes
What's Inside Each Latin Lunchbox
Each individually packaged lunchbox includes everything your team member needs for a satisfying, mess-free lunch.
Stuffed Arepa
Corn-based arepa stuffed with your choice: carne mechada, pollo mechado, black bean & avocado, or queso.
Baked Plantains
Sweet, caramelised baked plantains — a South American staple that adds a touch of tropical sweetness to your lunch.
Mini Alfajor
A traditional South American cookie with dulce de leche — the perfect sweet finish to your Latin American lunch.
"We've been ordering the Latin Lunchboxes for our weekly team lunches and the feedback has been incredible. Everything arrives hot, on time, and the gluten-free menu means nobody misses out. Absolute game-changer for our office."
Lunch Catering Delivery Areas
We deliver lunch catering across inner Melbourne from our Port Melbourne kitchen. Delivery is included for all standard service areas.
Lunch Catering FAQ
How many sandwiches per person for lunch catering?
The standard rule is 1.5 to 2 rounds per person. But with La Charito's Latin Lunchboxes, you skip the guessing — each person gets their own individual box with a stuffed arepa, plantains, and a sweet treat. One box, one person, sorted.
What's included in a lunch catering package?
The Latin Lunchbox ($25/person) includes a stuffed arepa, baked plantains, and a mini alfajor cookie in a sealed compostable box. The Abuela Feast (from $35/person) is a hot buffet with chafing dishes, serving equipment, and all the sides. Both include hot delivery.
Can you deliver lunch catering to Melbourne CBD?
Yes. We deliver directly to Melbourne CBD offices — lobby, floor, or meeting room. We also cover Southbank, Docklands, South Melbourne, Fitzroy, Richmond, and all inner suburbs. Delivery is included.
Do you offer individual lunch boxes?
Yes. Our Latin Lunchbox is individually sealed in a compostable box — one per person. No shared utensils, no plates, no cutlery needed. Perfect for desk lunches, conferences, and outdoor events.
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Better Lunches Start Here
Hot Latin American lunch catering from $25 per person. Individual boxes or shared platters. Naturally gluten-free. Delivered to your Melbourne office or venue.
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