“Just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and the team on Saturday. Everyone said it was the best food they’d ever had at a wedding and we definitely agreed”
Sophie Carver from Google Reviews.
Behind the scenes for a wedding caterer
At Papadeli, we love weddings! Of all types. From intimate gatherings in a garden marquee to a full scale couple of hundred in a marquee or indoor venue such as St. George’s Music Hall in the centre of Bristol. The beautiful thing is, every wedding is different. Each couple has their own original ideas on look, feel and atmosphere, planning outfits, dressing of the tables, flowers and of course food. We have a brilliant team of experts in place to help plan the wedding from first enquiry to menu planning, creation and service. Lou, our wedding and events manager will be the first point of contact. She will sound out what the couple are looking for, design their food and service accordingly. Lou is well versed in understanding all the details of how a wedding can run smoothly and on the day she, or the team she has chosen will make sure it all goes well.
“The food was outstanding – as much of the feedback from the guests agreed with. The service was calm, proactive and so lovely to experience. We really had not worries throughout the day and you relaxed us into the day completely”.
Richard Hill from Google Reviews.
How do people choose the food?
Firstly we like to find out a bit about the couple, the sort of feel they’re looking for – whether they want a picnic in a field or a sit down meal with canapés, it’s important to understand this so that we can then start to offer menus to suit. Once people see our canapés menu, they are likely to go for some canapés with drinks at the beginning as guests arrive at the venue. Our canapés are just beautiful. All hand made with the best, seasonal ingredients. Not only are they good to eat, they’re fabulous to look at and get guests going with the oohs and aahs. The most popular option is a wedding feast. It’s what we love most too – big bowls or heaped vegetables, spices, nuts – so many combinations of ingredients that are delicious and visually stunning, along with boards of meat or fish (we do a lot of vegan and vegetarian weddings btw). The lovely thing about feasts is that guests share with each other and the conversations just flow, it’s all wonderfully informal and definitely the way many like their weddings to be.
To choose the final menu, Lou will organise a tasting with the couple. Our superb chefs create a mini version of the wedding menu so that the couple can be sure it’s what they’re looking for. Any tweaks are agreed now ready for the big day. You can see our menus here.
Papadeli catered our wedding and the food was AMAZING! All the guests commented on it! If I could give 100 stars I would!
If you are considering Papadeli for your wedding catering – DO IT! You will not regret!”
Rachel Robertson from Google reviews.
The wedding day itself
The best wedding and event caterers are ones who work hard in the background whilst the bride and groom, groom and groom, bride and bride can get on and enjoy their day, without being aware of the background work. And the Papadeli team are experts at this. Friendly and professional, we constantly get great feedback. The wedding manager on the day will oversee timings as agreed by the couple and communicate with all other suppliers (bar, glasses, cake, entertainers etc) to ensure everyone is in the picture and knows their part. Some may think this is going beyond the call of duty as caterers, but we see it as an important part of the day. We want it all to go brilliantly, that is all!
“The food was fantastic, heaps of canapes, sharing style big plates, everything was amazing. We still have guests commenting on it even 2 months on!
We would 100% use Papadeli again”
Ellie Campbell from Google Review.
Cakes and cheese
Some couples want a traditional cake, some want a tower of cheese, some want sweet canapés (mini brownies. lemon tartlets, meringues etc). We can help with all this. As a long standing deli and caterer, we have access to all the finest ingredients from all over Europe – we really know our food and care where it’s from. so can suggest lots of options.
” My wife and I chose Papadeli to cater our wedding and it was the best decision. The food was delicious. Our guests couldn’t stop staring how much they enjoyed the meal and canapés.
The whole process was totally stress free. Would recommend”
Francesca Lewis from Google Reviews.
Wedding Venues
We’ve been in the catering and food game for over 22 years and have built great relationships with many venues in the city – St Goerge’s, Circomedia, Winterbourne Barn halls as well as being well rehearsed in setting up catering kitchens in fields in the middle of nowhere or in a town garden. If you’re needing a bit of inspiration on venues, do get in touch, we’d love to help.
or get in touch with any questions you have. We’d love to help.
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