Haven Cafe at 74A Cleghorn Street in Redwoodtown, Blenheim is the home of RB Catering, a catering company owned and operated by Roxanne Phipps. Whether it's a work function, wedding or dinner party, the team offers catering, grazing tables and harvest-style meals, with menus that can be adjusted and personalised so your favourite food lands on the table and your taste buds dance on the day.
The range is broad: canapés, tapas, morning teas, lunches, walk-and-fork, buffet and plated menus are all available, and the grazing table is the standout — extremely popular for any occasion, from work dos and birthday parties to weddings, where it becomes a conversation point while guests enjoy an impressive spread of delicious bites with something to suit everyone.
Everything starts with a conversation: RB Catering will chat on the phone or hold a meeting over coffee to discuss your requirements and make sure your selections are a perfect fit for the event. Dietary needs are well covered too, with gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and dairy-free options coded across the menus (dietary variations may incur an additional cost), and delivery is available to your workplace or event, with costs depending on distance. Manager Matt Allcutt works alongside Roxanne, and enquiries are welcome by phone or email.
Haven Cafe at 74A Cleghorn Street in Redwoodtown, Blenheim is the home of RB Catering, a local catering company run by owner-operator Roxanne Phipps. The brief, in the team's own words, is simple: whether it's a work function, a wedding or a dinner party, they want your favourite food on the table and your taste buds dancing for the occasion.
RB Catering works from a set of well-tested menus but treats every event as its own project. Menus can be adjusted and personalised, and the process starts with a conversation — a phone call or a meeting over coffee — to work out exactly what will fit the occasion. That consultative approach runs through everything they do, from a tray of club sandwiches for a boardroom morning tea to a three-meat buffet for a wedding reception.
The range of catering styles is unusually broad. There are canapés and tapas for stand-up events, morning teas and lunches for workplaces, walk-and-fork platters for mingling crowds, and buffet or plated menus for sit-down occasions.
The morning tea menu leans on café favourites: muffins and pinwheel scones, Devonshire tea scones with jam and cream, mini Danish pastries, and a rotating trio of mini savouries — caramelised onion and feta, chicken and cranberry, and bacon and egg. Lunch runs from bagels and croquettes to arancini balls, daily quiches, gluten-free tarts, roast vegetable frittata and corn fritters, plus sushi selections. Heartier options include large grain or rye sandwiches, wraps and ciabatta rolls with fillings like smoked chicken with brie and cranberry, or pastrami with Swiss cheese and horseradish, alongside croissants, paninis and roti wraps.
Salads get real attention too — around ten on rotation, from a green garden salad and creamy kumara and bacon to pearl couscous with pesto and feta, black rice with cranberries and almonds, and soba noodles with sesame dressing. Sweet trays are assembled by the chef, with fruit kebabs and raw, vegan and gluten-free additions available.
If one thing has made RB Catering a talking point around Blenheim, it's the grazing table. The team describes it as extremely popular for any occasion, and it's easy to see why: a long, abundant spread of delicious bites that doubles as a centrepiece while guests circle, nibble and chat. Work dos, birthday parties, weddings — the grazing table suits them all, with something to suit everyone.
For bigger sit-down events, the buffet menu is built in tiers: two meats with a side and two salads, two meats with two sides and three salads, or three meats with two sides and three salads, all served with a selection of breads. Meat options span ham, chicken, lamb, beef and pork, with salmon and white fish available on request. Sides run from duck fat roasted potatoes and potato gratin to tahini roasted cauliflower and corn ribs, while the salad list repeats many of the kitchen's best signatures. Buffets can be served as a classic buffet table, as platters onto tables for table share, or as an alternate drop, and waitresses can be arranged when required.
Dietary requirements are coded clearly across every menu — gluten-free dishes and gluten-free options, vegetarian and vegan choices, and dairy-free variations — with the caveat that some dietary adaptations may incur an additional cost. RB Catering can also deliver to your workplace or event, with delivery costs depending on distance, and notes that some items may be unavailable for short-notice orders, so it pays to book ahead.
Behind the operation are Roxanne Phipps, owner and operator, and manager Matt Allcutt, who between them handle enquiries, quotes and event planning. Enquiries are welcome by phone or email, and recent spreads are shared on the business's Facebook page.
Whether you need a tray of scones for a morning tea, canapés for a product launch, or a grazing table that anchors a wedding, Haven Cafe and RB Catering bring a flexible, personal approach to catering in Blenheim — with menus shaped around what you and your guests actually want to eat.