Reviews
Real references, not written testimonials
Our policy
Why there are no anonymous quotes on this page
Almost every catering website carries five glowing paragraphs signed “Sarah, Cambridge”. There is no way for you to check a single one of them, which is precisely why they are so easy to write — and why they persuade nobody who is paying attention.
We would rather do the harder, more useful thing. Ask us for references and we will give you the contact details of recent customers who booked an event like yours — the same menu, similar numbers, a comparable venue — and you can ask them whatever you want, including the awkward questions.
As genuine written reviews come in, with permission to publish and a real name against them, they will appear on this page. Slowly, and with the event and date attached, so they mean something.
It is also the law. Publishing fake or unverifiable consumer reviews has been a civil offence since the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force, and Google penalises review markup with nothing real behind it.
Ask for references
Tell us roughly what you are planning and we will put you in touch with two or three people who booked something similar. Most are happy to take a phone call.
- Customers with a similar menu and guest count
- Venues we have worked at, if yours is on the list
- Photographs from recent comparable events
- Insurance, hygiene and HACCP documentation
Useful either way
What to actually ask a caterer's references
“Did they arrive when they said they would?”
The single best predictor of everything else. A caterer who is late setting up is a caterer who will be late serving.
“Was the price at the end the price you were quoted?”
Ask specifically about staffing, travel and service ware. This is where quotes quietly grow.
“Who actually turned up to cook?”
Whether it was the person they met, or a team they had never spoken to.
“How did they handle the dietary requirements?”
Ask the guest with the allergy if you can. They will remember exactly how it was handled.
“Did the food still look good an hour in?”
Anyone can present a table at the moment it opens. Staying with it is the actual job.
“What went wrong, and what did they do about it?”
Something always does. The answer to the second half is the one that matters.
Have we cooked for you?
We would be glad of a review, and we would rather have an honest one than a kind one. Email info@pigandpicklecatering.co.uk with a line or two and whether we may publish your first name and the type of event. We will never publish your full name, your address or anything else about you.
Happy to say it publicly instead? A review on our Google Business Profile or Facebook page helps other people in the village find us, which is worth more to us than anything on our own website.
Next step
Check us out, then price it up
Ask for references, read the terms, ring Adam — and when you are satisfied, the quote takes about a minute.
Adam Skinner answers his own phone — no call centre, no sales team.