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Welcome to Table’s Event Catering FAQs! We’re here to make your special occasions stress-free and memorable with our tailored catering services. Whether you’re planning a Wedding, Corporate Event, Family Gathering or any other celebration, we’ve got you covered with a variety of Menus and options to suit every need.
Here, you’ll find answers to common questions about our Catering Services, including Menu selections, Special Diets and more. We pride ourselves on offering Inclusive Food that everyone can enjoy, regardless of dietary requirements.
For information specific to Weddings, please visit our Weddings FAQs. For our Deliveries FAQs see Afternoon Tea Boxes.
For personalised quotes and further enquiries, don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s make your event extraordinary with Table!
Table is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. From here we cater mainly across Northern Ireland.
5 Star, awarded by Lisburn Castlereagh City Council.
We are Fully Insured, registered with Environmental Health with a current 5 star Food Hygiene Certificate.
Our BBQ menus are cooked a Trailblazer Charcoal BBQ. It is the size of a small garden trailer so it provides a lovely feature for special events.
The type of access you have at your party location will determine the equipment we bring to your event. If you have vehicle access (1.8M wide), we’ll be able to bring our Trailblazer Charcoal BBQ Grill. Preferably a hard surface – ie tarmac.
If you don’t have adequate access for our vehicle and trailer – we could discuss alternative menus – BBQ Chicken or Pulled Pork Menu options.
Important: Please note that we need a 3x3m (3x6m if your event is very large) flat spot with level ground on which to set up our grilling and serving station.
It is helpful to have access to an onsite kitchen. In some cases, we can work with just access to water and electricity. We can also discuss options if there is no water or electric.
For all children under 10 years old, we can provide a special menu option or they can a smaller portion of the adult menu. Any children over 10 years old are treated as adults.
Regrettably we are unable to accommodate foods that we have not supplied/cooked on or near our BBQ buffets. We also are not able to cook any foods that have not been supplied by us.
We strive to cater for special dietary requirements. We take all dietary/allergy and cultural requirements seriously. We require notification of any special diets at least 2 weeks prior to the event date.
Please note that all menu items are prepared in environments that are not totally free from allergen ingredients. See our Menu Disclaimer for more details.
All our food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, gluten and other known allergens maybe present. Please note we take caution to prevent cross-contamination, however, any product may contain traces as our entire menu is produced in the same kitchen.
Please ensure to include a request in the Guest Event Invitation for Special dietary requirements.
We also advise that the guest with a special diet is identified to our staff prior to the mealtime.
We also advise that the guest with a special diet is identified to staff prior to the mealtime.
We have a couple options. Our Trailblazer Charcoal BBQ does have meat cooked on it so we can either do a deep clean of the BBQ and cook only Vegan/Vegetarian food at your event or we can bring along a smaller electric fry pan to cook the Vegan/Vegetarian items.
A rough estimate of numbers needs to be given at the time of booking. Final numbers need to be confirmed two weeks prior to the retreat, wedding or celebration. Any increase in numbers up until 2 day before the event can be catered for. However, any decrease in number during those 14 days will still be invoiced. Also, if there is decrease then our event quotation may increase to reflect.
We don’t have a specified minimum numbers. However, the cost per guest does work out expensive with smaller numbers(under 20 guests) for the Charcoal BBQs.
We would normally suggest the BBQ Chicken or Pulled Pork option as alternative option. That option eliminates some of the BBQ equipment costs.
Yes, you can change your menu up to 1 month before your event.
Yes, there is a 25% Non-Refundable Deposit to secure your booking date.
The remaining balance, final guest numbers and any special dietary requests are due at least 2 weeks prior to event.
Yes, the cost depends on the equipment required.
Yes, typically our customers opt for the Eco-friendly Plates (made from sugar cane) or Pressed Palm Leaf Plates.
We do not supply gazebos or marquees.
We can cook the food on the BBQ trailer so we are mostly protected from the elements. However, if there is poor weather, it is best to serve the food from a protected area.
We recommend either MJM Marquees or North Down Marquees for marquee or gazebo hire so you can arrange the delivery and collection.
We recommend either Shaw’s Hire or Batty’s Hire for additional event equipment hire so you can arrange the delivery and collection.
CANCELLATIONS Cancellation charges are payable for cancellations of any confirmed event. We do recommend Event Insurance for the unexpected.
The following charges will apply…
Within 1 month of the event 25% of the quoted price
Within 14 days of the event 50% of the quoted price
Within 10 days of the event 100% of the quoted price
Depending on the size of the event, it will normally take at least 2-2.5 hours(possibly longer for larger events).
Normally it is set-up prior to the guest arrival.
At Table, we understand that planning your event can come with many questions. We offer flexible, rustic-style catering with options like BBQs, Fork buffets, and custom menus to suit your day. Whether you’re curious about dietary accommodations, menu changes or event logistics, our FAQs cover everything from confirming guest numbers to special dietary needs.
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