WEDDING CATERING
Wedding catering in Leicester
Wedding catering across Leicester and Leicestershire — canapés for the reception, an evening buffet from £5.50 a head, or a hog roast carved on site. Every price published.
Leicester weddings ask more of a caterer on dietary requirements than anywhere else we work, and that shapes how we quote here: we want the numbers for each requirement at the point of booking rather than a fortnight before, because it changes what gets prepared and where.
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
Priced on evening numbers, not the whole day.
Canapés
£9.80per person
- Three canapés a head
- £14.30 for five
- Passed or set out
For the drinks reception.
Hog roast
£795up to 50 guests
- Carved on site
- Three packages
- £2,490 at 150–200 guests
Fifty-guest minimum, 25% deposit.
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.
What we cater at a Leicester wedding
Chiefly the reception and the evening. Canapés at £9.80 a head for three or £14.30 for five carry the gap between the ceremony and the meal, which at a Leicester city venue is often longer than couples plan for because of the photographs.
The evening buffet from £5.50 a head is the one that matters most and gets planned least. It is the last food anybody has, and the room by then is a mix of daytime guests who ate at two and evening guests who have come from work.
The dietary conversation, properly
More Leicester weddings than not need halal, and a good many need it alongside vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free at meaningful numbers rather than one or two.
We prepare halal-sourced portions separately and label them, at no extra charge. What we are not is a certified halal kitchen — pork is on our menu and it is a single production site. If your family needs certified halal with no pork in the building, we will tell you that plainly and you should book somebody else.
WHERE WE DELIVER
Leicester and around it
We deliver across Leicester City Centre, Oadby, Wigston, Birstall, Glenfield, Syston, Braunstone and Knighton, 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 Leicester
- King Power Stadium — Leicester City FC — conference and banqueting suites
- Welford Road Stadium — Leicester Tigers — one of the largest conference venues in the East Midlands
- Leicester Racecourse — Oadby — function rooms and marquee space
Not an exhaustive list — if the venue you have in mind is not named here, it is almost certainly still one we cover.
Why Leicester chooses us
Dietary requirements planned, not patched
Halal-sourced portions prepared separately and labelled at no extra charge, alongside vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free. Give us counts and it is built into the order.
Published prices, whatever the occasion
A buffet for a hundred costs the same at a wedding as at a works do. That is not true everywhere and it is worth asking any caterer you speak to.
Priced on evening numbers
Your evening list rather than the whole day. It is a different list and it confirms much later, which is why final numbers are not due until seven days out.
We will tell you what we are not
If you want a plated three-course breakfast with silver service, we are the wrong caterer and we will say so on the phone rather than after a deposit.
What Leicester customers say
4.9 out of 5 from 210+ Google reviews
It was a brilliant idea to hire Sadlergates Catering Leicester for my daughter 20th birthday celebration. The food was excellent. Lovely, friendly and professional staff. Would definitely use them again.
Rod · 20th birthday party
Recently attended a wedding in which the bride and groom used this company! Highly recommend! Staff were super efficient and helpful. Everything was to perfection with a wide variety that catered for all!
Rachel · Wedding
Amazing Food as always and incredible service, thank you Nathan and all the awesome Staff.
Michael · Regular customer
We have catered Leicester since 2012. If you have a date in mind, the earlier we know it the more likely it is still free.
Wedding catering in Leicester — your questions answered
Can you cater a halal wedding in Leicester?
We prepare halal-sourced portions separately and label them, at no extra charge, and we do it every week. We are not a certified halal kitchen and pork is on the menu, so if you need certification and no pork on site we will say so rather than take the booking.
How much is wedding catering in Leicester?
Evening buffets from £5.50 a head, canapés £9.80 for three or £14.30 for five, and hog roasts from £795 for up to fifty guests. The price does not change because it is a wedding — it is the same published figure as any other event.
Do you cater the wedding breakfast?
Buffet-style yes, plated with service no. Many Leicester venues hold the daytime meal anyway; where they do, ask whether they release the evening, because that is frequently permitted and is where the saving sits.
When are final numbers due?
Seven days before. Move them as often as you like until then — the evening list at a Leicester wedding is often the largest and the latest to settle.
Which areas of Leicestershire do you cover?
The city and out through Oadby, Wigston, Birstall, Glenfield, Syston and Knighton, with no travel charge. Further into the county is usually workable — send the postcode.
Can you do a hog roast at a Leicester venue?
From £795 for up to fifty guests, outdoors as standard, needing about three metres by five of flat ground with no steps to the serving area. Check with the venue first that an open flame is permitted, because several city sites do not allow one.
- 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 Leicester?
Tell us the date, the numbers and the venue and we will price it properly. Or call the Leicester office and speak to someone today.