Party Planning

How Much Pizza Per Person?

Use our free calculator to work out exactly how many pizzas you need for your party or event.

Pizza

Catering

Ordering too little pizza is stressful, and ordering too much is a waste. As Melbourne pizza caterers, planning food quantities is part of every party, wedding and work event we cater. Enter your guest numbers below and we’ll suggest how many pizzas you need.

Prefer us to handle it? Our pizza catering in Melbourne cooks Neapolitan wood-fired style pizzas fresh at your event, so you never run out.

Positano Pizza catering Melbourne Victoria

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40pizzas recommended

The Quick Rule of Thumb

For a typical Neapolitan-style pizza, plan on about one pizza per adult and half a pizza per child when pizza is the main meal.

Light appetite (lunch, afternoon events): around 0.8 pizzas per adult
Standard (most parties): around 1 pizza per adult
Hungry crowd (evening events, sports teams, teenagers): around 1.2 pizzas per adult
With other food (grazing platters, starters): reduce by about 15%

Tips for Getting It Right

Serve pizza continuously

When pizzas come out fresh throughout the event, guests eat at their own pace and you avoid a pile of cold leftovers. That's exactly how our mobile pizza catering works.

Offer a good mix

Include a Margherita and a vegetarian option alongside meat favourites. See our full menu for ideas.

Plan for dietary needs

Ask guests ahead of time about vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free or halal requirements so the numbers are right for everyone.

Think about timing

Evening events and longer parties usually need more food than a two-hour lunch.

How Our Packages Match Up

Our packages are designed around roughly one pizza per guest, from the Classic package (30 pizzas, around 30 guests) to the Banquet package (150 pizzas, around 150 guests). See the pizza catering price guide for a full breakdown.

Pizza Per Person FAQs

How many pizzas do I need for 30 people?

For an adult party, plan on around 30 pizzas, or roughly one pizza per guest. If you're also serving a grazing platter or other food, around 25 is usually enough.

How much pizza does a child eat?

Most children eat about half of what an adult does, so allow around half a pizza per child.

Should I order extra pizza for a party?

It's safer to round up slightly, especially for evening events or hungry crowds. With our catering, pizzas are cooked continuously and extra pizzas can be added on the day.

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Our Packages

Pizza Catering Packages

Every package includes our pizza chefs, on-site ovens, plates and napkins, with Neapolitan wood-fired style pizzas cooked fresh throughout service.

Package 01

Classic

Ideal for around 30 guests

^$990

30 pizzas

2 pizza chefs
30 pizzas
1.5 hours of service
Extra pizzas $25 each

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Package 02

Deluxe

Ideal for around 50 guests

^$1,590

50 pizzas

2 pizza chefs
50 pizzas
2 hours of service
Extra pizzas $25 each

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Package 03

Grand

Ideal for around 70 guests

^$2,090

70 pizzas

2 pizza chefs
70 pizzas
2.5 hours of service
Extra pizzas $20 each

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Package 04

Feast

Ideal for around 100 guests

^$2,800

100 pizzas

2 pizza chefs
100 pizzas
3 hours of service
Extra pizzas $20 each

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Package 05

Banquet

Ideal for around 150 guests

^$3,800

150 pizzas

2 pizza chefs
150 pizzas
3–4 hours of service
Extra pizzas $20 each

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Gluten-free bases available for an extra $5 each (prepared in a shared kitchen, so not suitable for coeliacs). A call-out fee applies for locations beyond 20 km from postcode 3059. See our menu and packages & add-ons.

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