Frequently Asked Questions

Food, beverage, staffing, and rentals will all be listed and charged separately on your proposal as per your specific event needs. Our event specialists will work with you to determine details regarding your guest count, venue and cooking facilities, bar and beverage details, service timeline, and more.

If your venue doesn’t offer a kitchen, we will coordinate kitchen equipment rentals to create a catering kitchen on-site.

Our proposal will list your menu items and prices, beverage details, rental equipment as per the food and beverage requirements, and a staffing estimate. The quote will show a financial breakdown including taxes and our management fee; a charge applied to items we coordinate on your behalf.

Cocktails & Canapés is a full-service catering company that specializes in Modern, West Coast Cuisine.

Our menus feature high quality ingredients (local and organic wherever possible) and made fresh to order specifically for your event. We confirm your event 7 business days prior, then order all of the ingredients for your menu specifically.

Please let us know if you are looking for a custom menu and/or cocktail and we will do our best to accommodate!

We take allergies very seriously.

We understand that coordinating dietary requirements with guests can be challenging. We offer a wide variety of items to suit any dietary restrictions and we are diligent in ensuring your guests are well taken care of.

To serve you best, please ensure that all allergies and dietary restrictions are communicated to us during the planning process and confirmed 7 days in advance of your event.

We generally include all of the required rentals required for food and beverage service in your initial quote. As your event details confirm through the planning process, we work to ensure everything you need is booked, rented, and showing up in time for your event. We are completely transparent with all rental changes throughout the planning process and do not surprise you after your event with extra rental fees.

However, please keep in mind that any lost or broken rentals over $50.00 will be billed to you directly after the event.

Absolutely! We are a fully licensed catering company and hold a valid traveling liquor license. We offer a full bar menu of wine, beer, cocktails, mocktails, and non-alcoholic beverages. We can provide these items at your event under the protection of our liquor license.

Alternatively, we are happy to serve your provided liquor products at no charge. In this case, you must provide your own Special Occasion Permit (if required at your venue) for the event and submit both the approved permit and your beverage menu to us in advance of the event so we can serve you best.

Please let us know your vendor count and any dietary restrictions 7 business days prior to your event. Typically vendors eat at a different time then guests. The more detail we are given the better to ensure we can prepare for a seamless service.

We want to ensure our standard is held right until the end of your event. Our OnSite Manager will ensure that all rentals are organized and put away and that your venue is tidy prior to leaving. Not all staff are required to stay but we do suggest keeping a few people until the end of your event to assist you in any way possible!

Yes, we do! We coordinate tastings similar to how we coordinate events, we require confirmation 7 business days before and we will order all your ingredients in and begin preparing.

Our tastings cost $200.00 for up to 4 guests and are for events over $8,000 only.

7 business days prior to your event! We do not freeze or hold any items and therefore cannot accommodate additions to the menu without 7 days notice!

To secure your booking with Cocktails & Canapes, we require a non-refundable 50% deposit upon confirmation. An additional non-refundable 25% deposit is due 7 business days prior to your event. The remaining 25% will be billed and processed within 7 days post-event.

We accept cheques, and all major credit cards. Please note that a 2% surcharge will be added to the total bill for AMEX payments. A credit card number is required to secure your booking.

We do our best to accommodate cancellations however, the 50% deposit made upon confirmation is non-refundable. Any other payments made are also not refundable within 7 business days of your event.