Ditch the Sad Sandwich Ring: How a Nepalese Sharing Platter Became Our Office's Friday Ritual

Every office in Britain knows the ritual. It's someone's birthday, or a project has finally shipped, or it's simply Friday and morale needs a nudge. So someone — usually the same someone — sends round the link to the supermarket sandwich platter. Two hours later, a sad tray arrives: egg and cress triangles, a few wraps going dry under clingfilm, and that one vegetarian option everyone eyes with suspicion.

It doesn't have to be this way. At Everest Dinner, we've watched more and more local teams trade the beige buffet for something properly exciting: a Nepalese sharing spread that gets the whole office talking before a single bite is taken.

Why Sharing Food Works Harder at Work

There's a simple psychology to it. Sandwich platters are individual — everyone grabs, retreats to their desk, eats alone. A sharing platter does the opposite. Steamed momos arrive in big bamboo-steamer batches, and suddenly people are passing plates, comparing dips, arguing (good-naturedly) over who gets the last one.

That's team building you can't buy from a meal-deal aisle. We've had customers tell us their Friday momo order has become such an institution that new starters are briefed on it during induction.

The Line-Up That Never Fails

A solid office spread from our menu usually looks like this:

• Steamed chicken and veg momos — the crowd-pleaser, with a fiery tomato achar on the side
• Sekuwa — charcoal-grilled, marinated skewers that bring proper smoky depth
• Chilli chicken — for the team members who measure a lunch by its spice level
• A selection of achars — fresh, punchy pickles that lift everything else on the plate
• Vegetarian samosas and paneer dishes — so no one's picking at garnish

It's food built for grazing, which suits an office perfectly. People drift over, take what they fancy, and drift back. No queueing, no lukewarm buffet trays.

Budgeting Per Head

Here's the part your office manager will care about. A generous Nepalese sharing order typically lands at around £8–£12 per head — comparable to a decent meal deal plus crisps and a drink, but infinitely more memorable. For celebration lunches, stretching to £15 a head gets you the full works, including desserts.

Split across a team of eight or ten, you're often spending less than the rounds of coffees that follow a mediocre platter.

Catering for Everyone

Dietary requirements are where Nepalese food quietly shines. Vegetarian options aren't an afterthought — veg momos, aloo dishes and paneer curries are proper, hearty food. Many of our dishes are naturally gluten-free, and we can dial spice up or down across the order so both the chilli enthusiasts and the cautious eaters leave happy.

One practical tip: tell us when you order that it's for an office. We'll pack labelling, portion things sensibly and time the delivery so everything lands hot at 12:30 sharp — not steaming at 11:45 while everyone's mid-meeting.

Make It a Ritual, Not a One-Off

The teams who get the most out of it don't wait for an occasion. They pick a day — first Friday of the month, end of sprint, whenever — and make it theirs. The anticipation alone does wonders for a Thursday afternoon.

So next time the sandwich platter link lands in your inbox, be the person who replies: "What if we ordered momos instead?" Your colleagues will thank you. Possibly in writing. Definitely enthusiastically.

Ready to upgrade the office lunch? Browse our sharing menu at everestdinner.co.uk and order for your team — we'll handle the rest, hot and on time.