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Catered at Peterborough Palace for a sit-down menu prepared on-site with full service.
Contract to supply 50 plated, sit-down lunches daily to a company workforce. (10 Years)
In 1990 we opened an upmarket, fully licenced, A La Carte restaurant. We ran this concurrently with our other outside and contract catering activities over several years. We received many favourable reviews. One customer said:
“We had all been looking forward to the evening and were certainly not disappointed. The food was delicious, the quality and quantities superb. The environment and atmosphere were ideal. The question on everyone’s lips is when can we do it again?”
Diane Northwood
Contract to run 7-day/week restaurant for large bowling club. (2 years)
Large event catering at Rockingham Castle with full service.
A highlight of 1993 was catering at Rockingham Castle for a ball. We catered for 500 guests on a Saturday and another 500 on the Sunday. It was for a ball in the grounds of the Castle. The venue was a very large marquee. Guests were treated to a spectacular firework display.
We won a contract to supply children’s packed lunches to a total of 35 schools spread over the Kettering, Rushden and out-lying areas. This ran from 1994 – 2005 and peaked at 650 meals per day in 1996. It was a Northants County Council (NCC) contract. We were also a preferred supplier of buffet lunches to NCC and supplied absolutely every department there over a period of more than 30 years.
Large event catering at Santa Pod Raceway with full service.
Deliver all workforce with lunches and our serving staff (4 years)
Contract to run safety training company staffed-restaurant (5 years)
In 1999 we were approached to set up and staff a commercially equipped kitchen in the premises of a local safety equipment and training company. A range of hot and cold meals were served daily. The client company also ordered directly from our kitchen base to supply their special events.
Their Managing Director wrote the following reference for us:
“We have found the food to be of a consistently high standard, served by competent and professional staff. The food that they serve is always well presented and well received. We anticipate a long and happy partnership with Cloverdale and on the basis of our experience would highly recommend them for any catering requirements”.
Colin Stanley
Catered for national supermarket through there distribution centre. (2 years)
In 2006 we were approached to supply packed food to a national supermarket. We prepared and packaged food which was delivered to a local distribution centre from where it was sent out nationwide. Full details of ingredients and allergens were supplied in the labelling. We were required to gain our own EC Oval Health Mark to fulfil their food safety standards.
Contract to supply buffet lunches jointly to County and Borough Councils.
In 2009 one of our larger events was the Towcestrians Summer Ball. We served a multicourse hot menu to 800 people. Our whole work force was involved and we additionally engaged 20 temporary waiting staff to compliment our own.
A lady present on the day sent the following letter:
“I was at the ball on Friday night and felt that I should tell just how good the food was. Both the quality and the service of it were great. It was no mean feat serving that number of people but it was great that our main courses were all served together and all the vegetables came out so soon after. I though the starter and the pudding were lovely as well.
I always go to the ball and to be honest, don’t expect the food to be up to much. Last year’s was dreadful, so I wasn’t expecting wonders this year, but was really impressed by it all.”
Ann Laws
In-house 7-day catering for Rock UK activity centre (Ongoing).
In 2011 we started a contract to provide catering 7 days per week for an outside activity centre. It was primarily for visiting schools from around the country. Other adult organisations also use the centre which was set up by Christian charities many years ago. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served by our in-house catering team. The contract is ongoing.
Contract to cater for all Northampton Guildhall events. Included full-service and bar.
We were honoured to cater for Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark during her visit to Northampton in August 2012. Her visit, which was to mark the strong trade links between Denmark and Northampton, began with a Drinks Reception at the Museum and Art Gallery where we served to Her Royal Highness and Guests a selection of Cloverdale Canapés and Wines. Her Royal Highness then went over to the Guildhall where we served her a two-course hot lunch from our popular selection of hot menus. Her Royal Highness, who is a cousin of The Queen, followed this event with a re-visit to the Carlsberg Brewery which she opened back in 1974.
Full-service catering for His Excellency the Canadian High Commissioner.
In 2013 we catered for a large event at the famous Royal and Derngate Theatre. We served a formal hot menu to around 350 guests. The occasion, named ‘Celebrating Success’ for Northamptonshire County Council included the presentation of various awards and a disco at the end of the evening.
The event took place in the Derngate Auditorium which is transformed for such occasions by installing a false floor above the stalls to create a large area which can accommodate numbers of up to 1,150 guests. Lighting effects complete this striking transformation of the venue.
Corporate lunches for a single client with 1000 guests on one weekday.
We deliver corporate lunches daily around the county and beyond and had been doing so many years. Some days the overall total can be very high although a typical single order is only for around a dozen people. Our fleet of refrigerated vans radiate in all directions each day doing numerous drops. However, on one weekday back in 2014 a single company ordered a regular corporate finger buffet lunch for no less than 1000 people!
We took this to a business park in Warwick which is well outside of our usual radius for daily deliveries. The food was presented on 30 large tables in a huge, air-conditioned venue. Another 10 tables accommodated the drinks. The internationally based client was clearly impressed on the day and we received very positive feedback on the quality of the huge spread.
Following the great success of the full-service Christmas dinners during 2013 and 2014 at the Northampton Guildhall, we went on to complete another series of parties throughout December 2015.
We received very favourable feedback each year and 2015 was no exception. One thank-you was as follows:
“I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful night out at the Guildhall yesterday evening. All the staff were extremely polite, friendly and helpful from the security on the door to the bar staff and waiting team. The venue looked superb as did the food. It was by far the best Christmas meal out I have had including venues in Central London”
First opening of new coffee shop in the Priory Country Park (Ongoing).
In June 2016 we designed and fully-equipped a completely new café in the beautiful Priory Country Park in Bedford. The location is both a wildlife park and a centre for various water sports and has open grasslands, wooded areas and lakes. We named our cafe the Cloverdale Retreat Coffee Shop. It benefits from panoramic windows and our 2017 installation of a large decking area overlooking the main lake. We have received many excellent comments from visitors the number of which have increased year by year.
One customer said:
“Came in for a coffee and cake with my friend after having a chilly but wonderful walk around the lake. The staff were pleasant and helpful as I have a severe dairy allergy. The young girl out front was very attentive and brought out the chef who then went through the allergen list and catered to my needs. The café had several full tables but service was still very swift. A party of 5 got their food altogether, which I found very good as you don’t get this with most cafes or restaurants. I had a soya tea and a ham salad sandwich on brown bread, which was presented lovely. The café was clean and welcoming with pleasant service and a smile. I had a lovely chat with the manager who was very bubbly. I would recommend the Cloverdale Retreat to anyone who wants coffee and food with a nice view of the lake.
Suzie Parker
Our owned refrigerated van fleet rose to 7. The highest number to date.
Over many years of catering, we have received requests for a wide range of international cuisine. Our owner Glenda, who is an accomplished chef, has successfully produced Cloverdale interpretations of many dishes from around the world. In January 2020 we provided some Chinese food for a client and received some nice feedback as follows:
“I’ve been asked to thank you for the lovely food yesterday. A few people actually thought it was from a Chinese! Everyone said it was delicious and asked me to pass on this on”
Emerged with steady profitability despite the effects of Covid on hospitality industry.
Catering for numerous weddings
From 1986 to the present time, we have catered for numerous weddings. Although we have expertise in many aspects of catering, weddings are probably our forte. It is not practical to list weddings here but we must say that they leave many special memories behind for both our clients and ourselves.
We have received countless ‘thank-you’ letters over our long history. A couple are as follows:
“Dear Glenda
What a professional job you and you team did for Beccie’s Wedding on Saturday. We do thank you most sincerely for your enormous contributions in making the day such a huge success. It was a fairytale in fact and Beccie and Ted rang from the airport to say it was literally the best day of their lives and the Wedding of their dreams – who can ask for more. Please would you pass our thanks on to your “girls” and to Roger who could not have worked harder. He was so attentive and conscientious. Well done for masterminding the whole thing Glenda. It was perfect.”
Jennie Wills
“Dear Glenda
May I thank you and team for providing us with such superb service last Saturday. You were all most professional. The smooth running, friendliness and efficiency of your staff made for a most enjoyable and relaxing Wedding Reception. The food was absolutely delicious.”
Syvia Sheperd
Our food is often praised with comments such as ”best catering ever”.
We have successfully provided Cloverdale interpretations of many world-wide menus for visiting foreign clients receiving praise on these occasions also.
Phone: 01933 682228 or 01933 682288 Email: enquiries@cloverdalecatering.co.uk
Phone: 01933 682228 or 01933 682288
Email: enquiries@cloverdalecatering.co.uk
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