Since 2005
Newcastle’s most enduring
& respected caterers
Our Place, Your Place, Anyplace!
Launched in 2005, Hot Rock is Newcastle’s most enduring and respected caterers.
Our services are available throughout Newcastle, the Hunter Valley, the Vineyards, Singleton and the Central Coast. Click on the venues tab to see the full list of venues we currently work at or we can come to you.
Events & Catering Specialists
Our scope of experience varies from events such as: team building, gala dinners, product launches, building openings, Christmas parties, weddings, marquee catering, open air cinemas and charity events.
Our trained and friendly event management team can look after all your needs or maybe just a few elements of the event. The choice is up to you.
Beverages
Why not let us do everything for you. To make your function stress free choose a beverage package. All beverage packages include RSA bar staff, glassware and ice.
For all packages:
Select TWO full strength beers & ONE light beer
Full Strength Beer
Carlton Dry, Tooheys New, Crown Lager, James Squires, James Boags, Steamrail Ale
Light Beer
Hahn lite, Cascade Light, 4X Ale
All wines subject to availability. Additional time can be added to these packages
Other beers and wines may be substituted by arrangement, but may be subject to an additional charge.
Choice of additional beers an additional charge
Soft Drinks
Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade, Soda Water, Orange juice

Beverages
Why not let us do everything for you. To make your function stress free choose a beverage package. All beverage packages include RSA bar staff, glassware and ice.
For all packages:
Select TWO full strength beers & ONE light beer
Full Strength Beer
Carlton Dry, Tooheys New, Crown Lager, James Squires, James Boags, Steamrail Ale
Light Beer
Hahn lite, Cascade Light, 4X Ale
All wines subject to availability. Additional time can be added to these packages
Other beers and wines may be substituted by arrangement, but may be subject to an additional charge.
Choice of additional beers an additional charge
Soft Drinks
Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade, Soda Water, Orange juice
- Winery: Kingston
- Region: Adelaide Hills
- Sparkling Cuvee (Hunter Valley NSW)
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Gris
- Merlot
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Shiraz
- 2 hours: $36
- 3 hours: $41
- 4 hours: $44
- 5 hours: $46
- Winery: Zilzie BTW
- Region: Murray Darling VIC
- Varieties:
- Brut Sparkling
- Moscato
- Prosecco
- Rose
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Pinot Grigio
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Cabernet Merlot
- Shiraz
- 1 hour $18
- 2 hours: $24
- 3 hours: $29
- 4 hours: $36
- 5 hours: $40
- Bimbadgen Sparkling Semillon
- De Iuliis Semillon
- De Iuliis Verdelho
- De Iuliis Chardonnay
- De Iuliis Rose
- Bimbadgen Shiraz
- Three Ponds Merlot
- 2 hours: $55
- 3 hours: $60
- 4 hours: $63
- 5 hours: $65
- Duchess Sparkling
- Monkey Place Creek Chardonnay
- Bimbadgen Ridge Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
- Bimbadgen Ridge Shiraz Cabernet
- Monkey Place Creek Shiraz
- 2 hours: $36
- 3 hours: $42
- 4 hours: $48
- 5 hours: $54
- Standard local beers $7 Tooheys New, Crown Lager & Hahn Super Dry
- Premium Local Beers $8 James Boags, James Squire
- Standard Light Beers $6 Hahn Light, 4X
- Premium Light Beer $7 James Boags, Cascade
- Imported Beers $9 Peroni, Corona, Asahi
- The Duchess - Hunter Valley NSW $19.00
- Round 2 Round Blanc de Blanc - Barossa SA $24.00
- Zilzie Moscato or Prosecco - Murray Darling VIC $18.00
- NV King Valley Prosecco - Murray Darling VIC $28
- Zilzie - Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay - Murray Darling VIC $18.00
- Margan Estate Field Blend White - Hunter Valley NSW $23.00
- Majella Riesling - Coonawarra SA $28.00
- Geoff Merrill Wickham Park Savingnon Blanc - McLaren Vale SA $25.00
- Zilzie - Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Merlot or Shiraz - Murray Darling VIC $18
- Margan Estate Filed Blend Red - Hunter Valley NSW $23
- Geoff Merrill Pimpala Shiraz - McLaren Vale SA $28
- Majella The Musican Cabernet Shiraz - Coonawarra SA $35
What our customers say
“Cannot recommend Melissa and Michael enough. The food and staff were AMAZING! All the guests commented on how great the food was. From the very first appointment to the night they went above and beyond to ensure that all of our catering needs were met. Thank you, thank you. You guys were amazing!”
– Kristen Ladmore
“This company is amazing! Food was delicious and the service was brilliant! My backyard wedding was a huge success and the girls ensured that I had no work to do on the day, they took care of everything! Thank you so so much! P.S the pork ribs were by far the best dish of the night!”
– Carli Drewe
“I recently chose Hot Rock for my Catering for my wedding and boy am I glad I did! From the first phone call Melissa was fantastic. As well as the service, the food was incredibly delicious and our guests were so impressed! I will definitely be recommending you for future events!”
– Cara Gill