We have picked out the 5 best grazing platters in Auckland for you. Whether a weekend with the girls, a wedding, corporate event, birthday, or engagement party, ensuring that your guests are well fed is crucial for a successfully put together function.

Providing your guests with a grazing platter allows them the ability to pick and choose what they want to eat, rather than sitting down for a huge meal. When done right, these divine grazing platters are almost too beautiful to eat.

Get among the latest trend of grazing platters with one of these local businesses who completely out do themselves.

1. Together Bespoke Wholefood Kitchen – Rothesay bay

Location: 585 Beach Road, Rothesay Bay, North Shore.

Opening Hours: Monday until Saturday –  9am – 3pm

Located on the North Shore, these beautifully designed wholesome grazing platters are perfect for any occasion. Together Bespoke Wholefood Kitchens grazing platters are filled with scrumptious seasonal produce, artisan breads, meats & cheeses & our handmade dips, chutneys & gluten free seed crackers. I think the pictures really speak for themselves. More here.

Picture Credit: Together Bespoke Kitchen

2. The Cheese Room – Milford – Specialty Cheeses & Condiments

Location: 146 Kitchener Road Milford, North Shore

Opening Hours: 9am – 5.30pm

The Cheese Room in Milford specialises in specialty cheese’s that have been sourced from all over New Zealand. With a wide range of different cheeses for you to buy, including an extensive selection of sheep, goat and buffalo milk cheeses, blue cheeses, soft and fresh cheeses.  You can also make up a delicious gift hamper boxes including cheeses and wooden boards to order.

Picture Credit: The Cheese Room

3. The Platter Collective

Location: Victoria Street, Auckland

Hours: Always Open (Email – hello@theplattercollective.com)

Priding themselves on creating stunning grazing platters by carefully combining quality handmade local New Zealand food especially for every occasion. The platter collective team have travelled up and down New Zealand to ensure that they are using the best foods for you, in order to create one of a kind grazing platters for your events, big or small. Weddings, birthdays, corporate events, custom orders, the platter collective have you covered. Plus, don’t these pictures even make your mouth water.

Picture Credit: The Platter Collective

4. Jess’s Underground Kitchen.

Location – ​203 Jervois Road, Herne Bay and ​158 Remuera Road, Remuera

Opening Hours – Weekdays 7am – 7pm. Saturday 8am – 3pm. Sunday CLOSED.

Jess’s Underground Kitchen offering gourmet platters that are a feast for both the eyes and the taste buds. With three difference sizes available to suit your needs, these grazing platters must not go unnoticed. Kapiti cheese, artisan crackers, seasonal fruits, homemade dips, cured meats and so much more. These beautifully crafted masterpieces almost look to divine to eat. More Here.

Picture Credit: Jess’s Underground Kitchen

5. The Little Caravan Dispensary Co

Location: Auckland

Opening hours: Always Open (Email – thelittlecaravandispensaryco@gmail.com)

Last but by no means least is, The Little Caravan, one of the most ‘Instagramed’ venues of the year! No one can resist a beautifully presented cheeseboard – so The Little Caravan designed beautifully crafted rustic grazing platters, sure to please even the toughest of crowds. Their “Relish & Rollick cheese tables and platters” are filled to the brim with only the best New Zealand cheeses. Also delicious breads, crackers and condiments are included. These grazing platters come in a range of different styles and sizes to suit your specific event and special guest list.

Picture Credit: The Little Caravan

I don’t know about you, but we are off to order our grazing platter for the weekend right now! Bring people together with a platter today!