Christmas 2024: Where to order potlucks for a hassle-free holiday celebration
Christmas is fast approaching.
With parties, get-togethers and reunions happening left and right plus the Christmas rush, preparing meals on what to bring on potlucks might be a little bit stressful.
So what is our solution? Party trays that offer a wide choice of food—from sweet to savory or even a fusion of Filipino cuisines that will satisfy our taste buds.
We've compiled a list of 10 places where you can order your potlucks for a stress-free holiday celebration.
1. Gourmet Corner
Founded by Bettina Osmeña, Gourmet Corner is a one stop shop for all things gourmet. It offers a variety of delectable flavors that you and your family can enjoy — from frozen meals to delis, snacks and party platters, you name it, they have it!
Their party platters feature a selection of food such as lechon, chicken pasta and salad ranging from P2,400 to P14,000.
2. Peeva
Peeva Restaurant is a small catering service formerly known as Eva's founded in the 1990s.
While the restaurant is known for its bestselling Chicken Cordon Bleu, Peeva also offers a wide array of party trays perfect for special occasions.
Price starts at P750 for their noodle series and can go up to P1,500 for their seafood selection, which is good for a group of 10 people.
3. Le Kusina by Master Karne
Pasta is among the mainstays of every Noche Buena table, and you can get your tray of the well loved Filipino Spaghetti in Le Kusina by Master Karne!
Aside from spaghetti, Le Kusina also offers party trays for barbecue, and lutong bahay meals such as beef caldereta and kare-kare. A tray of desserts are also available.
Le Kusina's party tray ranges from P400 to P5,000 depending on the choice of meal.
4. MNL Pink Kitchen
A Filipino occasion wouldn't be complete without the all time favorite lumpiang shanghai. Making Lumpia Shanghai would be a little bit of a handful especially if it comes with big servings, but fret not because MNL Pink Kitchen is here to save the day!
Their lumpiang shanghai tray is priced at P950 for 6 pax and P1,650 for 10 people.
5. Food Coma Manila
If you are looking for an authentic Filipino dish this Christmas, you can have your fix from Food Coma Manila.
Food Coma Manila features a party tray of Filipino dishes such as crispy pata and Bicol Express. You can also choose from their Seafood party trays which consists of baked salmon, cheesy baked tahong and adobong pusit, among others.
Their party trays range from P400 to P900 for 5 people, while P800 to P1,500 for a group of 10.
6. BRTO
Want a unique potluck to bring in your next Christmas party? Try this Filipino-Mexican party tray BRTO!
Starting at P900, its party trays feature a fusion of Filipino and Mexican flavors with its six dishes: beef tapa, Chix and Bae carbonara, chicken chipotle, crema de chorizo, pork carnitas, and buffalo chix fingers.
7. Asakusa Home of Tempura
Another unique potluck you can bring to parties is a tray of Japanese dishes.
In Asakusa Home of Tempura, you can enjoy a stew of Japanese meals such as gyudon, korroke, chahan and yaki udon, among others.
Their party trays start at P499 for 5 pax.
8. Caviar Cake Manila
Aside from munching over savory food, sweets are also a perfect snack to bring to parties and caviar cake offers a unique treat for you and your family!
Starting P1,200, you can enjoy their Graze Box that features their best-selling caviar cake with mini truffle honey, dates, apricots, olives, nuts, raisins and crackers.
9. Hot Dish Manila
Apart from spaghetti, pancit is one of the staple foods of Filipino parties as it symbolizes a long and happy life.
You can get your Pancit cravings in Hot Dish Manila for a starting price of P270 for 3 pax.
Their pancit comes in seven different flavors: pancit guisado, pancit sisig, sotanghon sisig, pancit tapa, pancit lechon kawali, seafood pancit, and special palabok.
10. Adie's Delight
What is the Christmas season without bibingka? This famous Filipino rice cake delicacy is available all year-round but best served during Christmas especially with your family and friends.
Adie's Delight offers a box of bibingka that starts from P290 to P870.
—MGP, GMA Integrated News