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Outside catering · Ruskington

Someone to rely upon, since 1984.

Funeral wakes, celebrations and hospitality catering across Sleaford and the surrounding areas. Personal catering to your own specific requirements.

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Catering since 1984 5 star food hygiene rating Every menu planned personally

The work Penny knows best

Funeral wakes

People expect a wake to be a sombre thing, and of course it is. In Penny's experience it is very often also a celebration: stories and memories brought together by everyone who attends. A good many end not in tears of sadness but in happy recollection of days shared.

Some are for twenty or thirty. Many are for two or three hundred. Either way, initial contact is made by phone, frequently at short notice, and allows you to focus on what's important.

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Everything else

Special occasions, mostly. Every menu is planned with you, for the day, the venue and your guests.

Parties and gatherings

Anniversaries, christenings, birthdays and family occasions.

Corporate and hospitality

Business lunches, meetings and receptions, delivered and set up ready for service.
Full service upon request.

Pre-wedding dinners

The evening before, for close family and friends.

Dinner at home

Fine dining in the convenience of your own home, prepared and served without you leaving the table.

Something a bit different

In Penny's words, the occasion that sounds interesting and a bit of a challenge. Ask.

What comes with it

A bespoke service, with or without staff to serve on the day.

  • The choice is yoursFull complement of matching white bone china. If preferred, disposables can be supplied upon request.
  • GlasswareTo meet your specific requirements.
  • Table coveringsWe can arrange quality linen upon request, or disposables, depending on your requirements.
  • Table flowersPretty arrangements to complement the table, rather than formal florist set-pieces.

Why there are no menus on this page

Penny works from a handful of basic menus and then changes them to suit you, so publishing them would be misleading. It is quicker to tell her the occasion and rough numbers. She will suggest what suits, and often what has worked well before, which is the part many years' experience buys you.

One point of contact from first call to final plate

Penny has been catering in and around Sleaford since 1984, built almost entirely on local and return custom.

When you are arranging a wake you are not looking for something flashy. You want someone experienced who will turn up and get it right. That is the whole offer here.

Since 1984 catering across Lincolnshire
A long table laid by Penny Mardon Caters....: white linen and silver beneath a running garland of white flowers and foliage, in a stone barn

In their own words

What people wrote afterwards.

I was lucky enough to have Penny Mardon Caterers for my mum’s 90th birthday party at our home. So many of our guests said the food was that of a high-class restaurant. Penny had limited room to work with but as always pulled the event off tremendously. Penny and her team provided just about everything and also tidied away and washed up as if they hadn’t been here. Thank you Penny and all your amazing staff for making my mum’s 90th birthday so memorable.Clare K
Thank you for the excellence with every part of the catering and refreshments following Caroline’s funeral and interment on Monday. I knew it would be perfect, and so many people have paid compliments about the display of food, the freshness and flavours, the service and such a top quality event, that everything about Caroline’s funeral became so memorable. The part you and all your staff played in transforming what is essentially a sad occasion into a very happy one, with all attending showing the friendship, love and admiration they held for Caroline. Thank you for making it such a respectful and successful day.David L
A somewhat belated thank you. Your food for the funeral of my husband John was delicious, thank you so much. A number of my guests were all so complimentary in saying how much they enjoyed it, and also how attractively it was presented.Jeanette M

Where we cater

Based at Ruskington, near Sleaford. Happy to travel for the right occasion.

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Talk to Penny

A phone call is usually quickest, particularly if it is soon. Otherwise a few details here are enough to start.

Your enquiry

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