Halloween Party Food Sydney: Quantities, Boxes & Serving Ideas

Halloween party food works best when guests can recognise what they are eating and help themselves without a long kitchen queue. Build a savoury empanada table, add your own themed decorations and plan quantities around whether this is dinner or food alongside other dishes.

Party Box

60 empanadas for a shared table, with current frozen and baked options on the product page.

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Argentinian Table Box

20 frozen empanadas, a 200 ml chimichurri jar and two Franuí desserts for a smaller gathering.

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Choose a plan for your group

For ten adults having empanadas as dinner, 20 is only two each. Add food or choose a larger quantity. For 20 guests, 60 provides three each. For 30 guests having a main meal, plan 90 to 120 rather than assuming one 60-pack covers everybody.

At home: organise the oven before the decorations

For frozen empanadas, check how many trays fit without crowding and work backwards from the time people will eat. Keep frozen stock frozen until each batch is needed. Follow each flavour’s pack or the cooking guide; do not use one timing for every flavour.

Set out a labelled savoury platter, a separate bowl of sauce and your chosen sides. Put decorations around the table rather than on food. Keep ingredient information accessible and let guests make their own dietary choices.

At work: one food handover, one table host

When there is no suitable oven, enquire about baked catering. Nominate somebody to receive it, tell Argentum the building and floor, and confirm the serving time. The 100-empanada Corporate Box is a larger-group option; check the headcount against the quantity table first.

Guests arriving in waves?

Plan two or three smaller serving rounds. This keeps later arrivals from finding only the last flavour and reduces the amount sitting on the table. Use separate utensils for sides and do not describe a mixed platter as allergy-safe.

Serve in manageable batches rather than leaving the whole order out throughout the event. Plan hot or cold holding with the venue and follow Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s time-and-temperature guidance. Delivery time is not the same as serving time.

Build a menu people can identify

• A savoury centre: clearly label meat, vegetarian and vegan flavours.
• Sides: choose food that complements the rest of your menu. See sides, sauces and dessert ideas.
• A cold finish: keep Franuí frozen and follow its serving instructions.
• Dietary requests: check current ingredients. The Classic is vegetarian, Patagonia is vegan, and no gluten-free empanadas are offered.

If you are planning a move-in celebration instead, use the housewarming food guide.