Wedding & Events Catering

We feel so privileged when asked to cater for an event, whether it's an intimate gathering with family and friends, or your wedding day!


Whatever the reason for your celebration, it's important that the food we serve is fresh, fun and fabulous. With this in mind we will chat in length about your requirements and tailor to your needs.

What is Grazing?


This exquisite social dining experience takes catering to a new level,

offering laid back luxury and beautiful food memories for years to come.


 So, what do we offer?...

Personalised Grazing Cups


The perfect lite bite for you and your guests to enjoy during reception drinks, or to fill that gap at any other time during your special day.

Choose between antipasti, savoury, fruit or mix it up and have a selection of each.


**Minimum order 30 cups


Price £9.50 each


Grazing Cup Stand

We can present your Grazing Cups on our bespoke stand holding up to 60 cups, adding an element of rustic charm.


Available from Autumn 2024 will be our handmade glass and cup holders, leaving a hand free to graze, sip and mingle!


*There is no additional charge when booking the stand or holders. Please let us know at time of booking.


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Canapes & Lite Bites Grazing Table

Wow your guests with a beautiful edible centrepiece!

*Minimum 30 guests required

Choose from:

 Vegetarian

  •  Creamy mushroom filled tomato cones
  • Creamy roast pepper tapenade filled spinach cones
  • Feta & sundried tomato cucumber cups with a balsamic vinegar pipette 
  • Mozzarella, olive, vine tomato & fresh basil skewers
  • Brie & grape skewers
  • Fresh seasonal fruit & berry skewers
  • Blue stilton filled pastry cups topped with walnut & drizzled with honey
  • Hummus & crudités pots sprinkled with smoked paprika 

 

Fish

  • Prawns and seafood sauce in a fuchsia pastry cup with a fresh lemon garnish
  • Smoked salmon & cream cheese blinis with a dill garnish
  • Smoked mackerel pate croustades with a cucumber garnish

 

Meat

  •  Mini Yorkshire puds filled with horseradish sauce and topside of beef with a parsley garnish
  • Charcoal pastry cups filled with homemade piccalilli, hand carved baked ham & vine tomato
  • Cured meat, mozzarella, olive, vine tomato & fresh basil skewers

 

Lite Bites

  •  Homemade mini sausage rolls
  • Pieces of locally made hand raised pork pie
  • Pieces of handmade scotch egg 


Package 1   Price £10.50 per guest

  • Pre dinner for up to 1hr 30 minutes
  • Choose 3 canapés or lite bites per guest

 

Package 2   Price £13.50 per guest

  • Pre dinner for up to 2 hours
  • Choose 5 canapés or lite bites per guest

 

Package 3   Price £22.50 per guest  (Party Package)

  • Up to 3hrs
  • Choose 10 canapés or lite bites per guest

 

We can also cater for guests with dietary requirements please contact us to discuss options.

 

Your grazing table will include full tablescape adding an element of theatre, along with palm leaf boats and disposable cocktail napkins.

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Canape Grazing Table

Grazing Table

If you're looking for a relaxed, delicious and exciting dining experience for your next event, our grazing tables offer just that.

Whether it's your wedding day, a birthday celebration or corporate event, our grazing tables are the perfect way to make that statement. Full tablescape is included, adding an element of theatre!


Choose from one of the menu options listed below:


Option 1


Mediterranean Inspired


Selection of cheeses to include mature Cheddar, Stilton, Sage Derby, Brie, Wensleydale with cranberries, Wensleydale with apricots, Manchego, goats cheese, selection of crackers, cured meats, hummus with crudites, cous cous, falafel, pakoras, pitta breads, tzatzaki, breadsticks, freshly baked bread, sundried tomatoes, peppers stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella with tomato & basil salad, green leaf salad, Greek salad, new potatoes, homemade slaw, olives, mixed nuts, pate, chutney, seasonal fresh fruit and vegetable garnish.


Price £18 per guest  (minimum 20 guests)


Upgrade Your Graze!

We've recently sourced a selection of delicious British made artisan charcuterie from Trealy Farm Charcuterie and Piper's Farm, which we're super excited to now be able to offer as an upgrade option treating you and your guests to something a little extra special.

Price £4.00 per guest  (minimum 20 guests)



Add-ons:


Handmade Bakes -   Bite sized savoury scones & parmesan breadsticks


Price £3.00 per guest   (minimum order 20)


Savouries -   Handraised pork pie, homemade sausage roll, handmade scotch egg


Price £4.50 per guest


Cold meats -   Butcher's baked ham, & topside of beef


Price £3.50 per guest



Option 2


Traditional


Selection of cheeses to include mature Cheddar, Smoked red Leicester, blue Stilton, Double Gloucester with chives & onions, Cheddar with caramelised onion, Sage Derby, Brie, selection of crackers, hand raised pork pie, handmade scotch egg, handmade sausage roll, chicken skewers (marinated & plain), sliced topside of beef, sliced baked ham, new potatoes, green leaf salad, pate, freshly baked breads, homemade chutney's, homemade slaw, mixed nuts, seasonal fresh fruit and vegetable garnish.


Price £22.50 per guest     (minimum 20 guests)


Add-ons:


Handmade Bakes  - Bite sized savoury scones & parmesan breadsticks


Price £3.00 per guest (minimum order 20)


Handmade quiche  - Quiche Lorraine; Cheese & Onion Quiche


Price £2.50 per guest




Option 3


Middle Eastern Inspired


Lamb koftas, chicken skewers (marinated & plain), hummus, tzatziki & baba ganoush, pakoras & falafel, tabbouleh, fattoush & green leaf salad, Lebanese potatoes, stuffed vine leaves, artichokes, dates, figs & dried apricots, olives & sundried tomatoes, feta & halloumi, almonds, flatbreads & pittas, fresh fruit & vegetables.


Price from £18 per guest  (minimum20 guests)


Add-ons

Bringing you a taste of Asia from Nafees Bakers & Sweets of Burton


Vegetable samosa, onion bhaji & vegetable spring roll

*served with sweet chilli dipping sauce


Price £5.00 per guest


**Palm leaf plates, wooden cutlery and disposable napkins are also included.


Dietary Requirements   -   we also cater for your guests who have a specific dietary requirement; £3 supplement per guest will be applied.


Add our Donut Dowel Stand, including 60 large donuts for just £65


**If you would like to have a chat about a bespoke or themed grazing table that you have in mind, please feel free to get in touch.


**Please note that tables are not provided for any services that we offer. These will need to be sourced, or provided by your venue.

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Photos courtesy of Dom Morris Photography

Kids Grazing

We can also cater for your little grazers too.

Offering a separate table if required full of fresh, colourful and a delicious array of bites, to include:

Sandwiches, bitesize freshly cut fruit and veg, crackers, cheese cubes, a selection of dips, sausage rolls, mini scotch egg, and various sweet treats.


We take special care to ensure our kids tables are child friendly and healthy


Price - £7.50 per child*

 *10 years and under


Grazing Platters & Sharing Boards


Grazing Platters


Our handmade, solid oak platters are presented down the middle of each table. Each platter is approximately 90cm x 22cm. The perfect centrepiece for your guests to dig in and enjoy! Think tipi, barn and outdoor event.

*One board serves 4 to 5 guests.


Choose from: 

Mediterranean Inspired Grazing

Speciality cheeses to include Manchego, brie, goat's cheese; a selection of delicious British made artisan charcuterie, hummus, pate, melba toast, handmade bread, breadsticks and crackers, pakoras, falafel, new potatoes, homemade caramelised onion chutney, olives, sundried tomatoes, ricotta stuffed peppers, butter, fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables.


Price £28.50 per guest


Traditional Grazing

Cheeses to include Long Clawson Blue Stilton, Joseph Heler mature Cheddar, Claveley Mill smoked Cheddar with paprika; butchers baked ham, pate, handmade bread, crackers, handmade sausage rolls, hand raised pork pie, handmade scotch eggs, hummus, new potatoes, homemade caramelised onion chutney, butter, fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables.


Price £28.50 per guest


Add handmade savouries to include  parmesan breadsticks and savoury scones, £3 per guest


If you would prefer different cheeses than those in our menus, here are some alternatives:

Joseph Heler red Leicester

Joseph Heler Gloucester

Dovedale Blue

Cotswold double Gloucester with chive and onion


**If you would like to have a chat about alternative menus or serving arrangements, please get in touch, we can discuss your requirements and offer a bespoke quotation.


**The above packages include serving staff for your event, clearing away and disposal of waste. This does not include bar-staff or glass collecting. Palm leaf plates, wooden cutlery and disposable napkins are also included.


Dietary Requirements - we also cater for your guests who have a specific dietary requirement; £3 supplement per guest will be applied.

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Grazing platter suitable for trestle tables


Sharing Boards for Two

Our handmade oak sharing boards for two are now available to book for your wedding or event. Suitable for round tables and slightly raised elevating your graze, our boards are not only finished to the highest standard, but will look perfect in any setting.

Choose from one of the above menus (Mediterranean or Traditional)


Price £32.50 per guest


**The above package includes serving staff for your event, clearing away and disposal of waste. This does not include bar-staff or glass collecting. Palm leaf plates, wooden cutlery and disposable napkins are also included.



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Photos show a typical Mediterranean inspired and traditional graze sharing boards for two*

* Actual board contents may vary from those shown

What's available for the kids..?

For children aged 10 and under, we offer a picnic box including sandwiches, savouries, mini Babybel, mini Cheddars, a selection of vegetable sticks, grapes and a mini muffin. Also included is a Fruit Shoot or Capri-Sun drink (flavours may vary).

Price £8.50 per child


To keep the kids occupied we've teamed up with Rachel Elizabeth Illustration, who can provide an activity pack to include a booklet with puzzles, colouring and lots more, a small bag of Haribo sweets and colouring pencils are also included.

The Activity Packs can be personalised with each child's name and the booklets personalised with your wedding date and names. Colour schemes can also be matched.

*Please request at the time of booking your catering and let Rachel work her magic!

Price £3.00 each minimum order 5 packs

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Looking to hire linens & tableware?


We highly recommend Luxury Linen Hire of Melbourne, Derbyshire, to provide your crockery, cutlery and linen.

Please get in touch if we can help.

And for Dessert...


Exclusively available, as part of your Wedding Breakfast package, is our trio of pud's or dessert grazing table.

We work closely with Fiona at    Orchard House Patisserie    who makes all of our cakes and bakes. If you'd like to discuss alternative dessert ideas, or perhaps add some cheese to the table, please get in touch as we'd love to bring your vision to life!


Example menu:

Delicious handmade mouthfuls from:

  • Black Forest pot
  • Mini lemon meringue tart
  • Chocolate brownie
  • Bakewell tart
  • Stem ginger cake with candied stem ginger
  • Sticky toffee pud pot
  • Lemon, chocolate, vanilla and red velvet cake pop


Prices

Dessert Grazing Table -    Price on request 

Trio of pud's -   £9.50 per person*

* includes one pot & two bitesize cakes or tarts


Desserts are served on palm leaf plates


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Photos courtesy of Gail Secker Photography

Luxe Afternoon Tea Dining Experience

Together with Orchard House Patisserie, we are so pleased to be collaborating with another fabulous local business, Teacups and Wishes, providing Afternoon Teas for your wedding or event served on a selection of beautiful fine china.

Choose from our Traditional Afternoon Tea or a Savoury Afternoon Tea

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Traditional Afternoon Tea


Menu

A selection of filled sandwiches, to include

  • Smoked salmon with cream cheese
  • Baked ham with wholegrain mustard
  • Topside of beef with horseradish sauce
  • Egg mayonnaise
  • Mature cheddar with pickle

         ....plus a handmade sausage roll

Cake selection, to include

  • Sticky toffee pud pot
  • Lemon meringue tart
  • Chocolate brownie
  • Fresh berry tart with creme pat

Fruit scone, clotted cream and strawberry jam


Price from £38 per guest

*Minimum 30 guests

Savoury Afternoon Tea


Menu

A filled cob with

  • Baked ham & English mustard

A generous chunk of mature Cheddar

Savouries selection, to include

  • Choose either handmade Quiche Lorraine or handmade cheese & red onion quiche
  • Handraised pork pie, homemade sausage roll, handmade scotch egg
  • Proper pork scratchings
  • Vine tomatoes
  • Onion relish
  • Grapes

Stilton, apple & walnut scone with butter, or if preferred choose a fruit scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam


Price from £38 per guest

*Minimum 30 guests


For both packages, a selection of fine teas, including herbal, and coffee will be served whilst dining*

*2 hour service applies, which can be extended upon request; additional charge will be applied.


If you would like to make any changes to the above menus, please get in touch to discuss options.


**The above packages include serving staff for your event, clearing away and disposal of waste. This does not include bar-staff or glass collecting where a bar may be in use.


Dietary Requirements - we also cater for your guests who have a specific dietary requirement; £3 supplement per guest will be applied.


Brand New for Spring 2024...

         Have yourselves a picnic !

Beautiful handmade trugs, lined with traditional gingham cloth, filled with homemade savouries and breads, delivered to your tables along with platters and bowls of delicious delights.


Picnics are a real sharing experience, so as the perfect ice breaker, we invite you to nominate one person on each table to be 'Mum' to help dish out the goodies. TO HAVE A BIT OF FUN, WE'LL EVEN PROVIDE A GINGHAM APRON!

*A member of our team will be 'Mum' for the top table if preferred.


Farmhouse Picnic Menu:

Hand raised pork pie, handmade scotch egg, handmade quiche Lorraine, homemade sausage roll, butcher's baked ham, handmade bread, butter portions, mature cheddar, blue stilton, smoked red leicester, mixed green leaf salad, homemade coleslaw, homemade piccalilli, chutney and crackers, with a scrumptious freshly baked fruit scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam to finish off your feast.


Price £34.50 per guest


**The above package includes serving staff for your event, clearing away and disposal of waste. This does not include bar-staff or glass collecting. Palm leaf plates, wooden cutlery and disposable napkins are also included.


Dietary Requirements - we also cater for your guests who have a specific dietary requirement; £3 supplement per guest will be applied.

Bacon and Sausage Patty Cobs



Sourced locally and freshly cooked will be 'proper' thick cut bacon supplied by Hatton Butchers  and sausage patty's, along with Heinz tomato ketchup and brown sauce (HP of course!) served on a soft white, locally made large cob.


Veggie or Vegan? We have you covered. Offering griddled Halloumi, with rocket and homemade chutney, or cheesy field mushroom cobs.


*Please note that access to full kitchen facilities at the venue is required for this service*



Price £6.95 per guest (minimum 50 guests)


Homemade Soups

*Photo shows Spicy Parsnip, Carrot & Apple Soup with a swirl of Creme Fraiche

(for photo purposes only)

There's nothing more comforting during the colder months than a heartwarming bowl of homemade soup.

We are super excited to now be offering these delicious soups for your wedding or event.

Soup will be served in eco-friendly bowls along with slices of freshly baked baguette.

Choose two soups from the following menu:

  • Broccoli & Stilton (Veggie & GF)
  • Pea & Ham (GF)
  • Tomato & Basil (Veggie, Vegan & GF)
  • Potato & Leek (Veggie, Vegan & GF)
  • Mushroom (Veggie, Vegan & GF)
  • Spicy Parsnip, Carrot & Apple (Veggie, Vegan & GF)


*Please note that access to full kitchen facilities at the venue is required for this service*


Price £5.95 per guest (minimum 50 guests)


Please note that tables are not provided for any services that we offer. These will need to be sourced, or provided by your venue.

New for Spring 2024... Locally Handmade Pie & Mushy Peas

Handmade in store by Marks Butchers of Ashbourne, we're pleased to now offer their award winning pies along with mushy peas as an evening food option for your wedding or event.

Choose two of the following:

  • Steak & kidney
  • Chicken, ham & leek
  • Steak & potato
  • Minced beef & onion
  • Broccoli, cauliflower & cheese (Veggie)


Served with freshly baked bread and butter

*We can cater for guests with dietary requirements, however, pies will not be handmade.

*Please note that access to full kitchen facilities at the venue is required for this service*


Price £5.95 per guest (minimum 30 guests)

Flowers and Foliage


If you'd like to add fresh flowers and foliage, or you're looking for a florist for your special occasion, we highly recommend Hayley at The Blossom Branch Florist.

Hayley has years of floristry experience to call on, catering for weddings, funeral tributes and any other event.

Based at Craythorne Courtyard, so being local to us, we have called upon Haley's expertise on many occasions and can highly recommend her.

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Festive white bridal bouquet photo by Chris Smith Photography.

White orchid bridal bouquet photo by KP Photography.

*Although every effort is made to avoid cross contamination, our products are prepared in a kitchen where all allergens are present.*


Please note: some of our products are subject to availability. Alternatives will be offered where required.


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