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Live Tandoor Catering Melbourne — Fresh Naan & Tandoori Cooked at Your Event
Curry Queen Catering Co. brings a live tandoor to your wedding, party or corporate event anywhere in Melbourne — naan slapped onto the clay walls and tandoori pulled off the coals in front of your guests. From the team behind Masti, Fitzroy, and official catering partner of W Melbourne.
Why a Live Tandoor Makes Your Event
Nothing gathers a crowd like a clay oven. A live tandoor turns dinner into the moment everyone talks about.
Theatre for Your Guests
Guests watch naan stretched by hand, slapped onto the clay and pulled out blistered seconds later — a live food station that never runs out of fans.
Hot From the Coals
Tandoori served straight from the fire tastes nothing like trays reheated in a warmer. Smoky, juicy and still sizzling.
Chefs Who Do It Every Night
Our chefs run a live clay tandoor at Masti every service. The same hands cook at your event, led by Curry Queen Chef Manpreet Sekhon.
What Is Live Tandoor Catering?
A tandoor is a clay oven fired to very high heat. Breads are pressed onto its inside walls, and skewers of marinated meat, paneer and vegetables are lowered into the heat, where they cook fast and pick up a smoky char that no ordinary oven can copy. It is the heart of an Indian kitchen — and at Masti on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, our clay tandoor is fired for every service.
With live tandoor catering, that same cooking happens at your event. Instead of trays of bread going cold in a warmer, your guests get naan made to order: stretched by hand, baked in under a minute and brushed with butter or garlic as it comes out. Tandoori chicken tikka, lamb seekh kebabs and paneer tikka come off the skewers hot and keep coming all night.
It works for a wedding reception of hundreds, a corporate end-of-year party or a big birthday in the backyard. We look at your venue, guest numbers and timing, and plan the tandoor station alongside the rest of your menu — curries, chaat, rice and desserts — so the whole spread arrives together.
Live Tandoor Catering Menu
Every menu is built for your event. These are the tandoor favourites our clients choose most.
Tandoor Breads
- Naan — plain, butter, garlic, chive or cheese
- Gluten-free vegan naan — the only one in Melbourne
- Tandoori roti and lachha paratha
Tandoori Meats & Fish
- Chicken tikka — overnight-marinated thigh
- Lamb seekh kebab — Awadhi spices
- Amritsari fish and fish tikka
Tandoori Veg
- Paneer tikka with mint chutney
- Hare masaley ki soya chaap
- Tandoori vegetables on request
Curries, Chaat & Sweets
- Butter chicken, 24-hour dal makhani, rogan josh
- Pani puri, samosa and chaat stations
- Gulab jamun, phirni and kulfi
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes are built into every menu — including Melbourne's only gluten-free vegan naan — and dietary needs are labelled for every guest. Meat is from halal-certified suppliers. Ask for a custom menu and quote →
How Live Tandoor Catering Works
- Tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and the style of event.
- We design a menu around your guests and budget, with a clear quote.
- Our team arrives, sets up the tandoor and stations, and cooks live.
- We serve, keep the naan coming and handle the pack-down.
Live Tandoor Catering for Every Event
Weddings
Sangeet, mehndi, reception and multi-day functions — fresh naan for every guest.
Corporate Events
End-of-year parties, client nights and product launches with a show-stopping food station.
Birthdays & Milestones
Turn a backyard or hall into an Indian food festival.
Festivals
Diwali, Holi, Eid and Christmas celebrations.
Engagements
A memorable live station for families meeting families.
Large Events
We cater events of up to 1,000–2,000 guests.
Live Tandoor Catering Near Me — Anywhere in Melbourne
We bring the tandoor to homes, halls, offices and venues across Melbourne — from the CBD and inner north to the east, west and south-east. Prefer to collect? Bulk pick-up orders are available from Masti, 354–356 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.
Live Tandoor Catering — Questions
Can you bring a live tandoor to my event in Melbourne?
Yes. Curry Queen Catering Co. brings a live tandoor to weddings, parties and corporate events across Melbourne where the venue allows, and cooks naan and tandoori fresh on site.
What do you cook in the live tandoor?
Naan in many styles, gluten-free vegan naan, tandoori roti, chicken tikka, lamb seekh kebab, Amritsari fish, paneer tikka and soya chaap.
How many guests can you cater for?
From small parties to large events — we have catered events of 1,000 to 2,000 guests.
How much does live tandoor catering cost?
Every menu is customised, so we quote per event based on guest numbers, menu and service. Send an enquiry for a quote.
Do you cater for vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free guests?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes are on every menu, including gluten-free vegan naan, and dietary needs are labelled for every guest.
Who runs the catering?
Curry Queen Catering Co. — the catering arm of Masti, Elchi and Eastern Spice, led by Chef Manpreet Sekhon and official catering partner of W Melbourne.