L'A Pacific Taste & Caterers, island cuisine catered to perfection
Waltham · Christchurch

Island food,
cooked the way
family cooks it.

Taro in coconut cream, oka, marinated lamb, panipopo still warm from the oven. Come in for a plate over the counter, or let us cater the whole occasion.

Open late Saturday
4:30pm right through to 1:45am.

An overhead spread of Pacific Island dishes on a cream table

The Spread

Trays of taro, salads, oka and island baking, enough to feed everybody properly.

Island Cuisine, Catered to Perfection

The two owners of L'A Pacific Taste & Caterers in branded shirts

The kitchen behind L’A Pacific Taste

Our Story

Two cooks, one kitchen,
and a lot of aroha

L’A Pacific Taste & Caterers began the way most good island kitchens do, cooking for family and then cooking for everybody else who asked. Today that kitchen sits on Ferry Road in Waltham, turning out the Samoan and Pacific dishes that Christchurch families grew up on.

Everything is prepared in-house each day: taro peeled and boiled, coconut cream poured over faalifu, lamb marinated overnight, oka cut fresh, panikeke fried and panipopo baked in their sweet coconut sauce. Nothing rushed and nothing pretending to be something it is not.

“Tell us how many mouths to feed. We’ll take care of the rest.”

Made

Fresh daily in our own kitchen

Cooked for

Families, churches & functions

Based in

Waltham, Christchurch

Catering

Catered to
perfection

From a small morning tea to a hall full of family, we cook, tray up and set out island food that people actually want to eat. Talk to us about numbers, dietary needs and how you’d like it served.

A long catering table set with island dishes and palm fronds
01

Fa'alavelave & Family Occasions

Funerals, unveilings, weddings and church gatherings. We know how much food an aiga really needs, and we cook to feed everyone properly.

02

Birthdays & Celebrations

First birthdays, 21sts, graduations and anniversaries. Hot food trays, salads and island baking laid out ready to serve.

03

Corporate & Community

Office lunches, staff functions, sports clubs and community events across Christchurch. Tell us your numbers and your budget.

04

Trays & Platters

Taro, povimasima, marinated lamb, oka, salads, panipopo and panikeke by the tray for pick-up from the Ferry Road shop.

Not sure what you need? Tell us the occasion and the head count, and we’ll put a menu together with you.

lapasifictaste@gmail.com
Hours & Location

Come see us on Ferry Road

Opening Hours

  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday11:00am to 8:00pm
  • Wednesday11:00am to 8:00pm
  • Thursday11:00am to 8:00pm
  • Friday11:00am to 8:00pm
  • SaturdayLate night4:30pm to 1:45am
  • Sunday11:00am to 5:00pm

Closed Mondays. Large orders and catering are best arranged ahead by phone or email.

Shop 5 and 6, 245-251 Ferry Road

Waltham, Christchurch

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Contact

Ready when you are

Phone is quickest for plates and same-day orders. For catering, email us the date, the occasion and roughly how many people, and we’ll come back to you with a plan.