WEDDING CATERING
Wedding catering in Derby
Wedding catering across Derby and Derbyshire — canapés, the wedding breakfast and the evening buffet, priced separately so you can spend where it shows.
We started in Derby in 2012, which means a good number of the weddings we cater now are for people whose parents' events we did.
Evening buffets from£5.50 a head, priced on evening numbers
4.9/5 from 210+ Google reviews
- Priced on
- Evening numbers, not the whole day
- Final numbers
- Seven days before, and movable until then
- Vegetarian
- 30% of every buffet as standard
- Worth asking your venue
- Whether outside catering is allowed for the evening
Booked as an event and quoted on your date and numbers. Delivered buffets are the other thing we do — those have a published price, free delivery and a 4pm cut-off.
What we serve, and what it costs
Evening buffet
£5.50per person
- Freshly prepared sandwiches
- Add savouries from £7.70
- Disposable plates and napkins
The late-evening feed, after the meal and the speeches.
Hot buffet
£23.50per person
- Up to 3 mains and 3 sides
- From four menus, mix and match
- A vegan main from every menu
Minimum 50. Add £6.00 a head for In The Middle service.
Hog roast
From £795up to 50 guests
- Roasted hog, crackling and stuffing
- Bread rolls and the sauces
- Silver adds coleslaw and baby roasts
Priced by guest numbers up to 200.
Grazing boards
£97.00per crate
- Serves 10
- Five boards to choose from
As a reception graze or a dessert table.
Canapés
£9.80per person
- Three a head
- £14.30 for five a head
Served on trays during the reception.
Every dish is listed in full on the menus — prices, allergens and what is included:
Every one of these is priced on your date, your numbers and the site. Tell us those three and a figure comes back the same working day.
Catering a Derbyshire wedding
Derbyshire weddings tend to be further from a kitchen than city ones. Barns, farm venues, marquees in a field, the odd village hall with a serving hatch and an urn. That shapes what works: hot food cooked on site rather than delivered, and equipment that arrives with us because it will not be there.
A hog roast is the natural answer to a lot of it, from £795 for up to fifty guests. It generates its own heat, serves fast, and turns the catering into part of the entertainment rather than something that happens behind a screen. For a sit-down, the hot buffet at £23.50 a head covers three mains and three sides across four menus.
Having worked here since 2012 we can usually tell you before you book a venue whether the catering side of it is straightforward. That is a more useful conversation than a menu one, and it is free.
The evening, and the bits people forget
Evening guests need feeding and the buffet for them is ordered on the evening headcount, not the day's. From £5.50 a head for sandwiches, £7.70 with savouries.
Two things people forget: somewhere for us to work that is not the middle of the dance floor, and access. A marquee at the end of a long wet field in October is a different job from one on a hard standing. Mention both when you enquire and neither becomes a surprise.
Where we cater weddings around Derby
The city and out through Duffield, Belper, Mickleover, Allestree, Darley Abbey and Borrowash, and on towards Ashbourne and the Peak edge.
Barns, country houses, hotels, marquees, cricket and rugby clubs, and village halls.
WHERE WE DELIVER
Derby and around it
We deliver across the city centre, Duffield, Belper, Mickleover, Allestree, Darley Abbey, Borrowash and Ashbourne, everywhere between them, and a good way beyond. If you are not sure whether we reach you, ring the office and ask — the answer is usually yes.
Venues we cater at in Derby
- Pride Park Stadium — Derby County FC — conference and banqueting suites
- Derby Arena — Events and exhibition space at Pride Park
- Derby Conference Centre — London Road — conferences and dinners
Not an exhaustive list — if the venue you have in mind is not named here, it is almost certainly still one we cover.
Why Derby chooses us
Fourteen years of Derbyshire venues
Barns, country houses, cricket clubs and marquees in fields. We have cooked in most of the ones within half an hour of the city and can tell you honestly which are easy and which need planning.
Priced in parts
Canapés £9.80 a head, wedding breakfast £23.50, hog roast from £795, evening buffet from £5.50. Spend on the part that matters to you.
A hog roast for a Derbyshire field
Half the county's wedding venues are somewhere with grass and no kitchen. A hog roast is built for exactly that: it brings its own heat and feeds a hundred without a kitchen existing.
Tastings before you commit
Arranged on request, and worth doing. A menu chosen from a description is a menu chosen twice.
What Derby customers say
4.9 out of 5 from 210+ Google reviews
Sadlergates provided us with a cold buffet for 12 people at a holiday cottage. The meal was delivered on time by a very friendly driver. All of the food was of an excellent standard with plenty of variety. The gluten-free food was also very much appreciated.
Trevor · Cold buffet at a holiday cottage
We received a sample buffet at our workplace and were very happy. The food and variety was fantastic. The ham is so good… Details have been shared around Disability Direct, and we will be ordering in the future.
Sarah · Office buffet
Thankyou for the amazing food you supplied for my husband and son’s party. I had several party guests tell me how nice it was and how much they enjoyed it… From the initial enquiry up to delivery and set up, you’ve been helpful and approachable and despite my many emails, nothing seemed to be too much trouble.
Amy · Birthday party
We booked Sadlergate To You for a 50th Birthday Party and we were very impressed. Nathan and his team were extremely professional, and the food was delicious. I would definitely use them again and highly recommend them!
Anna · 50th birthday party
A huge thank you to Ryan and Elize for looking after the catering for our daughters wedding! Excellent service from start to finish. The food was lovely and everyone at the wedding commented on how nice it was. Plenty of food also for all.
Michael · Wedding
We have catered Derby since 2012. If you have a date in mind, the earlier we know it the more likely it is still free.
Wedding catering in Derby — your questions answered
Can you cater a wedding in a field or a barn?
Yes, and a good share of Derbyshire weddings are exactly that. We bring what we need. Tell us about the access and the ground when you enquire — a long wet field in October is a different job from a hard standing, and it is better known in advance.
How far in advance should we book wedding catering?
Summer Saturdays go a year ahead and sometimes further. Midweek and off-season dates are far easier and we can often help at a few months' notice. Ring with the date and we will tell you what is free rather than what we would like to be.
Can we taste the food first?
Yes. Tell us what you are considering and we will arrange a tasting — it is the fastest way to settle a menu argument, and it is a great deal easier than deciding from a description.
What about the evening guests?
An evening buffet from £5.50 a head is the usual answer, ordered for the evening headcount rather than the whole day. Plenty of couples add savouries at £7.70 for a later finish.
Can you cater the whole day?
Yes — canapés during the reception, a hot buffet or hog roast for the wedding breakfast, and an evening buffet later. Each is priced separately so you can spend where it shows.
How do you handle dietary requirements at a wedding?
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and halal portions are prepared separately and labelled. Tell us how many of each when you book. Give us the numbers with your final count and those plates are made and labelled separately, not adapted on the night.
What deposit do you need?
25% holds the date, with the balance due 30 days before. Final numbers are confirmed seven days out and you can move them freely until then.
- Catering since 201214 years, over 6,000 events a year
- 4.9 out of 5from 210+ Google reviews
- Every diet cateredPrepared separately and labelled
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Catering in Derby?
Tell us the date, the numbers and the venue and we will price it properly. Or call the Derby office and speak to someone today.