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Weddings

Beautiful food for the day you have imagined.

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01How it works

The food your guests will talk about long after the day.

For over twenty years we have catered weddings across Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds. A small, friendly team and a wedding co-ordinator look after everything, from the first conversation to the last plate.

1ChooseExplore the styles and shape the day you have in mind.
2Complete the enquiry formTell us the date, the venue and the number of guests.
3We confirmYour quote and menu, confirmed within four business hours. A 25% deposit secures your date.
02Three styles

Three ways to celebrate

Swipe through the styles and open the menus. You do not need to choose a menu today.

01Plated service

The Elegant Wedding Breakfast

Served with the attention of a fine restaurant.

Beautifully plated starters, main courses and desserts, served to your guests at the table with the attention of a fine restaurant.

IncludesA starter, a main course and a dessert, with seasonal sides.
Guests20 to 150 guests
From £49.95 per guestPlated starter £49.95 · Sharing starter £50.95. Including VAT.
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02Shared platters

The Wedding Sharing Feast

Passed from hand to hand.

Beautiful platters, vibrant seasonal dishes and a relaxed, sociable dining atmosphere. Choose family style sharing platters, or a banquet of joints carved by the chef.

IncludesA starter, family style platters or a banquet, and a dessert bar or cheese station.
Guests20 to 150 guests
From £44.95 per guestFamily style £44.95 · The Banquet £52.50. Including VAT.
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03Live cooking

The Relaxed Celebration

Fire, smoke and paella.

Live-fire cooking, premium barbecue, paella and informal dining, without compromising on quality.

IncludesA festival barbecue or paella, cooked live, and a dessert bar or cheese station.
Guests20 to 150 guests
From £25.00 per guestAuthentic Paella* £25.00 · Festival BBQ* £30.00. Including VAT.
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01Wedding Breakfast
01Starters02Main courses03Desserts

The Elegant Wedding Breakfast

Starters

Choose plated starters served to seated guests, or boards and platters to share on the table.

Plated starters

  • Heritage tomato, bocconcini and micro basil salad
  • Kiln smoked salmon fillet
  • Ham hock terrine
  • Roasted salmon, trout, mackerel and cream cheese cannelloni
  • Corn-fed chicken and chorizo terrine
  • Prawn, crayfish and mango cocktail
  • Fresh heritage beetroot macaroonsVegetarian
  • Duck liver, pork, orange and cognac parfait

Sharing starters

  • Bread and olivesArtisan breads, seasoned butter, olives, oils and balsamic
  • Mediterranean mezzePadrón peppers, feta, hummus, tzatziki, celeriac and mushroom tartare, oregano flatbread
  • Baked Camembert with roasted butternut squash
  • Greek loaded hummus plateCan be vegan
  • Selection of cured meatsSpianata romana, Milano salami, prosciutto crudo, Spanish chorizo
  • Tagine spiced chicken breast, or herb and garlic king prawnsAdd-on

Main courses

A formal sit-down main, with extra jugs of sauce and condiments for the table.

Mains

  • Pan-roasted beef noisette or slow-cooked beef bladeHorseradish and honey cauliflower purée, thyme reduction
  • Welsh lamb rump or slow-cooked lamb legMaple parsnip purée, redcurrant and rosemary or minted jus
  • Chicken breast filled with sausage meat, apple and rosemaryWrapped in Parma ham, pea purée, creamed shallot reduction
  • Roasted skin-on chicken supremeCranberry and orange purée, Madeira, lemon and chive sauce
  • Slow-cooked pork in local ciderCaramelised apple and vanilla gel, sage and parsley jus

Served with

  • Savoy cabbage
  • Tenderstem broccoli tips
  • Buttered baby carrots
  • Fine green beans

Potato options

  • Gratin dauphinois
  • Truffle gratin dauphinois
  • Cotswold Gold mash
  • Black olive and rosemary Cotswold Gold potato cake
  • Herbed sauté potatoes

Desserts

Plated desserts are served at the table. You can choose a dessert bar or a cheese station instead.

Plated desserts

  • Madagascan vanilla cheesecake
  • Baked American-style vanilla cheesecake
  • White chocolate and passionfruit tart
  • Raspberry frangipane tart
  • Tarte au citron
  • Clementine tart
  • Treacle, lemon and ginger tart
  • Apple tarte tatin
  • Vanilla panna cotta
  • Triple chocolate brownie
  • Chocolate cheesecake
  • Caramelised biscuit cheesecake
  • Treacle tartVegan
  • Raspberry frangipane tartVegan

Or choose instead

  • Dessert barJar desserts, traybakes and sweets on a lit, multi-level station
  • A selection of local cheeseFigs, walnuts, chutneys, pickles, grapes and artisan crackers, as an alternative to dessert
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02Sharing Feast
01Starters2AFamily style mains2BThe Banquet03Desserts

The Wedding Sharing Feast

Starters

Choose plated starters served to seated guests, or boards and platters to share on the table.

Plated starters

  • Heritage tomato, bocconcini and micro basil salad
  • Kiln smoked salmon fillet
  • Ham hock terrine
  • Roasted salmon, trout, mackerel and cream cheese cannelloni
  • Corn-fed chicken and chorizo terrine
  • Prawn, crayfish and mango cocktail
  • Fresh heritage beetroot macaroonsVegetarian
  • Duck liver, pork, orange and cognac parfait

Sharing starters

  • Bread and olivesArtisan breads, seasoned butter, olives, oils and balsamic
  • Mediterranean mezzePadrón peppers, feta, hummus, tzatziki, celeriac and mushroom tartare, oregano flatbread
  • Baked Camembert with roasted butternut squash
  • Greek loaded hummus plateCan be vegan
  • Selection of cured meatsSpianata romana, Milano salami, prosciutto crudo, Spanish chorizo
  • Tagine spiced chicken breast, or herb and garlic king prawnsAdd-on
Main course, choice 1 of 2From £44.95 per guestOr swipe on for The Banquet instead

Family style mains

Generous platters brought to the table, with salads and sides to share. Vegetarian guests are catered for with their own platter.

Salmon

  • Thai steamed salmon fillet
  • Kiln smoked salmon, served chilled
  • Parmesan and parsley baked salmon

Chicken

  • Chicken breast stuffed with chorizo and feta, wrapped in Parma ham
  • Chicken breast stuffed with spinach, goat’s cheese and sun-blushed tomato, wrapped in pancetta
  • Chicken breast stuffed with sausage meat, apple, feta and purple sage, wrapped in Serrano ham

Beef

  • Roast sirloin, served pink, with a thyme and pepper crust
  • Roast sirloin, served pink, with garlic and rosemary
  • Roast sirloin, served pink, with pesto and Parmesan tomato

Vegetarian

  • Caramelised red onion and goat’s cheese tarte tatin
  • Spinach roulade with caramelised onion houmous
  • Mixed vegetable and smoked almond rösti

Accompaniments

  • Bacon, spring onion and corn Jersey Royal salad
  • Roasted butternut squash, beetroot and candied walnut salad
  • Mixed leaf salad
  • Charred asparagus and bocconcini pasta salad
  • Thai slaw
  • Rocket and Parmesan salad
  • Vine tomato and mozzarella salad
  • Rainbow coleslaw
  • Charred chorizo potato salad
  • Coronation potato salad
  • Smoked bacon and blue cheese potato salad
  • Herbed vinaigrette potato salad
  • Roasted garlic and lemon aioli potato salad
Main course, choice 2 of 2From £52.50 per guestOr swipe back for Family style instead

The Banquet

Joints carved by the chef on boards, with sides to share.

Carved joints

  • Roasted sirloin of beefPrepared like fillet, with Yorkshire puddings, mustards, horseradish and port and thyme gravy
  • Slow-cooked pork collar with garlic and sageSausage meat, black pudding and apple faggots, crackling, Tudor apple moyce
  • Marinated venison “merchant”Braised red cabbage, mushrooms and juniper jus
  • Boned leg of lamb with orange, clove and garlicMaple glazed parsnips
  • Butternut squash, red onion, beetroot and rosemary WellingtonSmashed potatoes and soy reductionVegetarian

Sides

  • Garlic and rosemary roast new potatoes, or dauphinois
  • Tenderstem broccoli
  • Buttered baby carrots
  • Fine beans

Desserts

Choose a dessert bar of jar desserts, traybakes and sweets on a lit, multi-level station, or a cheese station.

Cheesecakes

  • Salted caramel
  • Strawberry and vanilla
  • Lemon and ginger
  • Biscoff
  • Milk chocolate and peanut butter
  • Cookies and cream
  • Valencian orange
  • Sicilian lemon
  • Blackberry and sloe gin
  • Prosecco and raspberry
  • Lime and raspberry
  • Mixed berry
  • Passionfruit
  • Salted caramel and banana
  • Elderflower and strawberry
  • Morello cherry
  • Milk chocolate and orange
  • White chocolate and Baileys

Posset and Eton mess

  • Valencian orange posset
  • Sangria-soaked berry Eton mess

Mousses

  • Mocha mousse
  • Dark chocolate mousse pot
  • Milk chocolate and honeycomb crunch
  • Chocolate and black cherry mousse

Cheese station

  • A selection of local cheeseFigs, walnuts, chutneys, pickles, grapes and artisan crackers, as an alternative to dessert
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03Relaxed Celebration
1AFestival BBQ1BAuthentic Paella02Desserts

The Relaxed Celebration

Menu, choice 1 of 2From £30.00* per guestOr swipe on for Authentic Paella instead

Festival BBQ

An interactive trailer barbecue, cooked over natural coal.

Skewers

  • Chicken souvlaki
  • Vietnamese pork
  • Moroccan lamb
  • Cured bacon and scallop
  • Surf and turf, sirloin and king prawn
  • Lamb seekh kebab
  • Lebanese minced beef and pine nut
  • Turkish lamb adana

Burgers

  • Rosemary and thyme ribeye
  • Minced pork tenderloin with Roquefort
  • Lamb kofta
  • Mixed vegetable and almond nut roast

Sausages

  • Siciliana
  • Charred chorizo
  • Traditional pork
  • Pork, Cheddar, mustard and ale
  • Pork, pancetta and tomato
  • Vegetarian

Vegetarian and vegan skewers

  • Pumpkin nam jim
  • Purple sprouting broccoli and halloumi (vegan halloumi available)
  • Mushroom shawarma
  • Vegan tempeh and caramelised pineapple
  • Spiced halloumi and watermelon
  • Oregano and roasted garlic Mediterranean vegetable

Sides

  • Roasted butternut squash, beetroot and candied walnut salad
  • Charred asparagus and bocconcini pasta salad
  • Chargrilled watermelon with feta
  • Thai slaw
  • Tex-Mex sweetcorn salad
  • Griddled corn on the cob, plain, arugula pesto or Greek style
  • Bacon, spring onion and corn Jersey Royal salad
  • Charred chorizo potato salad
  • Coronation potato salad
  • Rainbow coleslaw

Breads

  • Brioche buns
  • Greek flatbread
  • Soft naan
  • Ciabatta rolls
  • Traditional rolls
  • Fresh baguette
Menu, choice 2 of 2From £25.00* per guestOr swipe back for Festival BBQ instead

Authentic Paella

Cooked in large pans in front of your guests.

Paellas

  • Pan-roasted chicken thigh, pancetta and smoked chorizo
  • Tiger prawn, mussel, squid and cod£5 per guest supplement
  • Spinach, chickpea, mixed pepper and soya beanVegetarian

Served with

  • Tomato, mozzarella, pickled red onion and rocket salad
  • Rustic breads, olive oil, balsamic and butter
  • Marinated olives

Desserts

Choose a dessert bar of jar desserts, traybakes and sweets on a lit, multi-level station, or a cheese station.

Cheesecakes

  • Salted caramel
  • Strawberry and vanilla
  • Lemon and ginger
  • Biscoff
  • Milk chocolate and peanut butter
  • Cookies and cream
  • Valencian orange
  • Sicilian lemon
  • Blackberry and sloe gin
  • Prosecco and raspberry
  • Lime and raspberry
  • Mixed berry
  • Passionfruit
  • Salted caramel and banana
  • Elderflower and strawberry
  • Morello cherry
  • Milk chocolate and orange
  • White chocolate and Baileys

Posset and Eton mess

  • Valencian orange posset
  • Sangria-soaked berry Eton mess

Mousses

  • Mocha mousse
  • Dark chocolate mousse pot
  • Milk chocolate and honeycomb crunch
  • Chocolate and black cherry mousse

Cheese station

  • A selection of local cheeseFigs, walnuts, chutneys, pickles, grapes and artisan crackers, as an alternative to dessert
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+Canapés

Canapés on arrival

Choose four or six for a one-hour drinks reception. Four canapés are £6.00 per guest and six are £8.00, including VAT.

Fish and shellfish

  • Smoked salmon tartare
  • Smoked mackerel with pickled shallot
  • Smoked salmon with lemon and herb cream cheese
  • Roast salmon, trout, prawn and spinach roulade
  • Crayfish and crab with Marie Rose
  • Garlic and herb king prawn, with or without chorizo

Vegetarian

  • Whipped feta and tomato bruschetta
  • Thyme goat’s cheese with charred peach
  • Whipped blue cheese with pear and fig
  • Caprese crostini
  • Beetroot, walnut and Stilton blinis
  • Caramelised apple and Camembert truffle honey toasts
  • Tomato and basil ball
  • Smoked carrot ribbon
  • Semi-dried tomato chipotle tortilla cup
  • Spiced Moroccan hummus
  • Spinach and pea hummus
  • Camembert and Parma ham crostini
  • Crushed pea and mint croustades

Meat

  • Prosecco and maple cocktail sausages
  • Sticky orange Cumberland sausages
  • Wholegrain mustard and honey sausages
  • Pulled chicken tikka
  • Harissa lamb kofta
  • Drunk devils on horseback
  • Smoked applewood with onion and balsamic chutney

Vegan

  • Sun-dried tomato and vegan mozzarella bite
  • Smoked red pepper granola with hummus

Sweets

  • Chocolate brownie bites
  • Glazed clementine tart
  • Sticky toffee cake
  • Strawberry and vanilla tart
  • Black cherry and almond bakewell
+Welcome drinks

Welcome drinks

A welcome drink for your guests on arrival. Priced in your quote.

Fizz

  • Prosecco
  • Crémant
  • Champagne

Beer

  • Peroni
  • Birra Moretti
  • Madri

Cocktails and liqueur

  • BelliniPeach purée and prosecco
  • Pimm’s and lemonadeWith fresh fruit
  • Traditional sangria
+Evening food

Evening food

SK Street Food for the evening guests. Available on bookings over £1,000.

SK Street Food

  • Tandoori chicken breast wrap
  • Chicken souvlaki with Greek flatbread
  • Mac and cheese with smoked bacon and panko crumb
  • Nuggets and fries with dipping sauces
  • Steak, caramelised onion and rocket baguette
  • Chicken, bacon, Brie and basil pesto baguette
  • Chicken fajitas
  • Chicken, mushroom, sun-dried tomato and pecorino pesto pasta
  • Goan chicken curry with wild rice
  • Warwickshire smoked bacon rollsServed round or from a central point
  • Selection of four British cheeses on boards
  • Wiltshire cured smoked bacon loin with wholegrain slaw
  • Slow-cooked pork collar with sage and thyme stuffing
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03Make it yours

Little extras, beautifully done

Add as much or as little as you like. All of it can be decided later.

Canapés on arrival£6.00 to £8.00 per guestFour or six canapés for a one-hour drinks reception.
Welcome drinksIn your quoteFizz, beer and cocktails to greet your guests as they arrive.
Evening food£14.00* per guestSK Street Food for your evening guests, on bookings over £1,000.
Tea and coffee station£3.95 per guest plus VATCups, saucers, teaspoons, sugar and milk, with a milk alternative.
04Real weddings

Tables, food and the people around them

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05Kind words

From the couples we have cooked for

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06Your quote

Plan your wedding

Choose a style, a menu and any extras to see your quote. Nothing here is a commitment, and every detail can change when we talk.

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Style
Canapés on arrival
Extras
Guests60guests
From 20 to 150 guests
Total including VAT £0.00

Also on your invoice. A fridge trailer is added at £150 plus VAT. Professional front of house is £22.00 per hour per person plus VAT, with a minimum of four hours. The number of staff grows with your guest count, and we confirm it with you. A 25% deposit secures your date.

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