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Event Catering Colchester

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Specialist Event Caterers in Colchester

British Event Catering stands as the premier mobile event catering services for events in Colchester and surrounding areas in the North of Essex.

When seeking event caterers, it is essential to select a reputable organisation that aligns with your specific needs.  

British event catering has delivered expert event catering services to clients throughout Colchester for events such as festivals, corporate events, fundraisers and many more social gatherings. 

Starting from our classic burger and fish & chip shacks to our exceptionally high-quality Mexican food and greek gyro stalls, we can offer catering for any type of event, no matter the size. 

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Professional Catering Solutions in Colchester

British Event Catering offers cost-effective catering services in Colchester, delivering high quality without breaking the bank.

With more than 40 years of expertise in mobile catering, we have consistently provided exceptional service to our satisfied clients. Our staff, meticulously trained to the highest standards, ensures your event runs smoothly.

Led by Perry Cooper, a seasoned professional in the catering industry, our family-owned business brings extensive experience to every aspect of your event.

We are dedicated to offering a truly professional service, with a strong emphasis on presentation and meticulous preparation. Quality and hygiene are at the core of everything we do.

Get in touch with our team to book catering services for your next event in Colchester.

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Gluten-free Meal Available
Halal Meal Available

Burger Shack

Our Burger Shack serves the best of British Farmed 100% 6oz beef burgers served with Monterey Jack Cheese, British Bacon and fried onions all topped of with a wide range of popular and quality condiments.​

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Halal Meal Available

Fish & Chip Shack

Our Fish & Chip shack provides fresh battered Cod goujons served with thick-cut chips, topped off with a pinch of parsley and fresh lemon slice, presented in a traditional fish and chip tray lined with food safety approved greaseproof newspaper style sheet. Also available mushy peas and all condiments.

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Vegan Meal available
Vegetarian Meal Available
Gluten-free Meal Available
Halal Meal Available

Vegan Burger Shack

Our Vegan Shack serves a great bean based grilled burger served with vegan cheese and fresh salad and a wide range of popular and quality condiments.

chicken wrap with salad
Vegan Meal available
Vegetarian Meal Available
Halal Meal Available

Mexican Shack

Our Mexican Shack serves two of the finest Mexican classics, fresh hot tortilla wrap served with beef chilli or Mexican style chicken with a range of toppings such as, jalapeños, salsa, hot cheese sauce, guacamole, grated cheddar, garlic mayo and mint sauce. This shack also offers a veggie option, fresh cooked Mexican style bell peppers and onion served with the same great fillings.
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Vegan Meal available
Vegetarian Meal Available
Gluten-free Meal Available
Halal Meal Available

Loaded Fries & Nachos Shack

Skin on Fries and Nachos loaded with mouthwatering toppings such as cheese and bacon, Mexican Chilli, Bombay Curry and BBQ Pulled Pork or Chicken. Our portions are big enough to share but that good you won’t want to.
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Vegan Meal available
Vegetarian Meal Available

The Pizza Shack

Our Pizza Shack offers guests fresh 10 inch Italian pizza. We have on offer Margherita, Pepperoni, Meat Feast and Hawaiian plus we also have Veggie and Vegan pizzas available. 

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We specialise in making your event special

Your enquiry is important to us

You may just want to enquire how much income you could get from us or from your existing caterers. Maybe you need to know how many catering units you require and what mix we think you require for your event. You can find out all this without any obligation.

Please contact us to discover how we can help you. After all we have been going for over 30 years and are only happy to oblige.

Event Catering FAQs

Catering refers to the supply of food and drinks to a particular event with no specific limitations. Mobile catering, on the other hand, is a form of service in which professionals set up shop and prepare meals on or serve them from their vehicles.

  • All our staff are trained in food handling and hold Level 2 or above in food hygiene certificates
  • All units have been Gas Safe Tested for mobile units
  • All Electrical equipment has been PAT tested
  • All catering units have two or more fire extinguishers & fire blankets, all tested each year
  • We have our own 12-page Risk Assessments carried out for ALL events
  • Fire Risk Assessment for each food outlet
  • Stock rotation log books
  • Food temperatures are checked with the latest laser temperature equipment and recorded in our log books

At British Event Catering we respect and understand religious dietary requirements, therefore a range of our catering units can offer Halal suitable options.

This includes our popular British Grill House which offers a range of food including Halal certified chicken and beef with an additional vegetarian option. Our British Grill House is always our most popular food outlet, catering for a variety of requirements and tastes.

We are very wary when it comes to specific requirements regarding allergies.

Therefore, we can ensure that none of the food we provide will pose a problem for anyone with such requirements. Just let us know the specifics beforehand!

If you want specific food that you aren’t able to find on our website, let us know! 

We are proud to be completely flexible when it comes to creating the perfect menu.

Simply let us know your preferences and we will prepare the food you desire without any issues.

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