Got a Halloween or Christmas party coming up? If you're the host, why not make your life easier by outsourcing food to Marks & Spencer? We've rounded up our favourite M&S party food, guaranteed to feed your guests well.
As well as taking the stress out of hosting your shindig, you can be sure the food will look and (most importantly) taste amazing. Hopefully, this will help you let down your hair a little - and enjoy. This solution is quick and convenient.
Best M&S Party Food Selection at a glance:
• Best classic canape: Scottish 20 Mini Smoked Salmon Blinis – view on Ocado
• Best crowd-pleaser: M&S Collection 12 Korean Style Chicken Lollipops – view on Ocado
• Best healthy party food: M&S Quinoa & Mixed Nuts Wholefood Salad – view on Ocado
• Best Christmas treat: M&S 9 Mini Festive Cupcakes – view on Ocado
Many supermarkets also have a party food range that you can order, such as tasty Morrisons party food to order. You can get Waitrose party food online too.
To help you whittle down the choice, we've picked out our favourite M&S party food to order. Just don't forget to use your Sparks card when you order.
The best M&S party food for your get-together - UK 2023
Best classic canape
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Make entertaining easy with this classic canape that's ready to assemble at home. Mini sourdough blinis are topped with soft cream cheese, a little dill and oak-smoked Scottish salmon. Sounds great.
Customer review: "Easy to prepare and surprisingly delicious."
Best filling treats
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This delicious all-butter pie pack has six shortcrust pastry pies filled with marinated steak and six shortcrust pastry pies filled with British chicken, beech wood-smoked bacon and leeks in a creamy sauce.
Customer review: "We wolfed these down in our house. Wonderful with English mustard. I prefer the chicken, and my other half favours the beef, but we wouldn't turn either of them down."
Best appetiser
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Who doesn't love a good spring roll? These crunchy golden parcels are filled with tender shredded British duck and vegetables, with hoisin dip for dunking.
Customer review: "Delicious spring rolls, decent meaty filling. Great size decent two mouth fulls. Not enough hoisin dip for the amount of spring rolls for sharing."
Best mini cheese burgers
M&Swww.ocado.com
Deliciously moreish, these tasty mini burgers are made with British beef, sandwiched in between mini bread rolls with tangy tomato and their special burger sauce.
Customer review: "We liked these. Very tasty and perfect for entertaining. A little assembly needed"
Best crowd-pleaser
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For something a little fun, these Asian-inspired sweet red pepper, spring onion, chicken breast and thigh 'lollipops' are marinated in a soy and plum glaze, with a gluten-free crumb topping.
Customer review: "We really enjoyed this and I've added it to my "good stuff" shopping list for future purchases. Lollipops themselves taste a bit too strongly for me, but the sauce and crumbs balance that, making it a really pleasant nibble."
Best healthy party food
M&Swww.ocado.com
A nutty mix of peanuts, almonds and pistachios with crunchy green beans, peas, broccoli, carrots, black-eyed beans and a hearty portion of quinoa. Finished with an aromatic soy and ginger dressing. Suitable for vegans. Serves 6-8.
Customer review: "Really tasty, lasted a couple of days and was crunchy and filling. Will definitely be purchasing again."
Best festive party food
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This tasty assortment of cupcakes makes dessert easy while entertaining your guests. This pack of nine festive cupcakes come topped with penguins, polar bears and reindeer. How festive.
FAQs
Does M&S do party food?
Yes - they have a wide range of party food available - to suit any occasion and dietary requirement.
Just to confuse things, you'll need to order your Marks & Spencer party food via Ocado.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to pick this up from your local M&S but instead, the food will be delivered to your home address, which is very convenient. Here, you'll get some time back since you're not making a trip to your local branch.
Can M&S party food be frozen?
Some of the M&S range can be frozen. So, make sure to check the website and plan around this.
For example, the Salmon Blinis can be frozen and will be perfect for a Christmas party.
However, some of the round-up (e.g. the cupcakes and the jellies) are not able to be frozen.
Do M&S have plant-based and vegan options?
Catering for a plant-based or vegan loved one can be a bit of a nightmare, especially if you have little knowledge of that lifestyle. Don't worry, M&S have a good selection of plant-based and vegan treats - so nobody misses out.
Our favourites are cauliflower popcorn, the vegetable spring roll collection and chicken kievs.
Which supermarkets do party food?
Whilst it's true that M&S reigns supreme on superb quality, Marks isn't the only supermarket that provides food for a party. For example, both Morrisons and Waitrose have stepped up. If you don't fancy M&S, check out the others.
Features & Reviews Editor Emily Gilbert has been a journalist since 2016 and has worked across a variety of specialist and lifestyle brands both in print and online. Specialising in travel content and product reviews, Emily is the first to know about all the exciting new releases, her favourite being gadgets for the home.