From:
Catherine Dampney
(Wed 1st Sep 2010 at 17:09)
30th August 2010
Dear Lesley, Lisa & team
A huge thank you to you all. We are still receiving compliments about the food and impeccable service. The simplicity of the menu aligned with the quality of the food shone through.
Thank you also for the many personal touches you brought to the celebration.
It was a hard venue to work in terrain and weather wise, but at all times your professional team work was evident.
You made our day!
with very best wishes
Catherine
From:
Sarah & Richard Freeman
(Tue 17th Aug 2010 at 21:35)
Dear Lesley & Lisa,
We just wanted to say a huge thank you for the work you did at our wedding and 10th anniversary party on Saturday. The day was amazing - the best of our lives - with a large number of happy guests, which was in a big part down to you guys and your team.
Your staff were thoughtful, helpful and polite, the food was delicious and served on time, and our quirks and silly ideas were made possible. Lisa was a fantastic help all throughout the day, and was really encouraging through the set-up and delivery. No job seemed too big or small.
We couldn't fault any of it, and many of our guests have also asked us to forward compliments for the food and the organisation. Buns to Banquets will always be wholeheartedly recommended by us, and please feel free to use our feedback on any of your marketing.
Many thanks again - and thank you for our card,
Richard & Sarah x
From:
Sarah & Richard Freeman
(Tue 17th Aug 2010 at 21:35)
Dear Lesley & Lisa,
We just wanted to say a huge thank you for the work you did at our wedding and 10th anniversary party on Saturday. The day was amazing - the best of our lives - with a large number of happy guests, which was in a big part down to you guys and your team.
Your staff were thoughtful, helpful and polite, the food was delicious and served on time, and our quirks and silly ideas were made possible. Lisa was a fantastic help all throughout the day, and was really encouraging through the set-up and delivery. No job seemed too big or small.
We couldn't fault any of it, and many of our guests have also asked us to forward compliments for the food and the organisation. Buns to Banquets will always be wholeheartedly recommended by us, and please feel free to use our feedback on any of your marketing.
Many thanks again - and thank you for our card,
Richard & Sarah x
From:
Stephen Hiles & Carina
(Tue 17th Aug 2010 at 15:16)
Dear Lesley & Lisa
We are now back from honeymoon and back to the world of work! We had a fantastic time in Italy.
We wanted to finally write to thank you for everything you did for our wedding celebrations back in June. We can't believe how fast the time has gone since! However, we really did have an un fotgettable day & were incredibly lucky with the westher & everything worked in our favour.
The food was perfect- as we knew it would be. You totally put in practise all we wanted out of our menu and it suited the day down to the ground. Especially the chocolate brownies which were delicious-Carina thoroughly enjoyed them.
The evening fish and chips went down a storm as well-everyone was thoroughly impressed & had satisfyingly full tummies (in a good way)
We found all your staff extremely friendly & helpful - they are a credit to you. We were also very impressed with the decorations- they were done exactly as we visualised.
We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. And thank you for all your efforts on the Sunday too.
We definitely picked the right people for the job and it goes without saying that we would highly recommend you to others, without a doubt. Keep up the good work.
Thank you also for the wedding card- it was very kind of you.
Best Wishes Carina & Steve.
From:
Caroline & Karl
(Sun 18th Jul 2010 at 12:19)
Brilliant thank you Lesley, and thank you for the cup cake pictures, it looks beautiful. They tasted amazing as well, thank goodness there were some left for us to take home with us!
Thanks again for Saturday, everything went so brilliantly smoothly and your team were excellent, many people commented on how polite and efficient they were, and of course on how tasty the food was.
Caroline & Karl
From:
Lucy and Pete Clack
(Sun 21st Feb 2010 at 12:29)
Both Pete and I wanted to say a huge thank you to you both and all the team at buns to banquets for all your incredible work helping to make our day so special. Your organisation before the wedding was fantastic and made for very hassle free menu planning. It was so great to be able to get exactly what we wanted rather than a choice off a standardised menu. What really made the day special were all the little touches that went on behind the scenes. So many guests complimented that the service was excellent and nothing was too much trouble. Most importantly the food was excellent! Thank you so much.
Lucy and Pete Clack
From:
Lesley & Lisa
(Mon 8th Feb 2010 at 15:47)
Thank you so much for making Our day so special! From our initial meeting you have been so incredibly helpful & seemed to know exactly what we wanted.
The set up of the barn on the day was beautiful. The food was absolutely gorgeous we reveived so many excellent comments about the food and the quantity of it. The service was also fantastic. Lisa, thank you so much for your efficient & friendly service you really did an amazing job & the boys said how helpful you were in the morning helping them with the set up.
We would have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone in the future the food and service was exceptional.
Love from Lana & David
From:
Ros & John Woodhead
(Fri 29th Jan 2010 at 15:25)
Dear Lisa
I Know we thanked you for all your hard work at Lucy & Peter's wedding on Tuesday but I just wanted to back it up in a letter as we were so pleased with how the whole day ran. So many people have mentioned how smoothly things went thanks to your efficient service and how you noticed the little things that made the difference.
The food was super- lots of compliments about that despite it being an unusual menu. I think it was enjoyed on a cold winters evening.
Our grateful thanks again to yourself and all your staff.
Sincerely & Happy New Year Ros & John
From:
Alex Hewitt
(Fri 29th Jan 2010 at 15:16)
Dear Lesley
I am writing to thank you , Lisa and all of your staff for the delicious food that you served on Saturday night. Annabel and I have had so many comments about how lovely the food was, a real credit to you. For the record I had some Sausage and Mash and half a Fish Pie and both were excellent!
A special mention too to Lisa - she was utterly charming, unflappable an absolute pleasure to work with. What an asset.
I will have no hesitation in recommending you to friends or use you for new business. You really were everything a good caterer should be.
Kind regards Alex
From:
Katy & Stu
(Thu 10th Dec 2009 at 13:55)
Thank you all so much for making our wedding day so magical, right from the planning stages through to the day itself everything was exactly how we wanted it and more. The canapes and welcome drink were exceptional as was the delicious meal, we can't fault a thing but it was the personal touches like stocking the bar with our guests favourite drinks, the friendly and efficient staff, the care taken to ensure children and those with dietary requirements were more than catered for and the beautifully layed table settings that really put the icing on the cake. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending Buns to Banquets to anyone who wants happy guests and a truly beautiful wedding day. Thank you. '
From:
Debbie and Colin
(Mon 16th Nov 2009 at 12:25)
Hi Lisa and Lesley,
Colin and myself would like to say a big thank you fo our wedding breakfast.
The QE2 style afternoon tea was fabulous, elegant and dainty - just what we wanted. Thank you for all your hard work. All our guests loved the afternoon tea and were very complimentary! Lisa, you weere the PERFECT house manager - keeping an eye on everything especially our table :) and ensuring that it all ran very smoothly indeed. All your staff worked so hard to make our wedding bereakfast such a sucess, Lesley, we will be recommending Buns to Banquets to anyone looking for catering as we feel you gave us exactly what we wanted. Oh... thank you so much for taking apart the cake stands and packing them up again - something we thought we would be doing on Sunday morning!
We cleared out of Upwaltham Barns just after 10am on the Sunday back home (to Mum's home in Petersfield) for a family and close friends Sunday lunch and everyone there were saying how much they enjoyed the tea and munchies that went down very well... Colin and I finally managed to grab one for ourselves as they were disappearing fast! We did not get a chance to have any chips because they were devoured very fact especially by the kids but we are told they were yummy!
Love and best wishes
Debbie and Colin xxx
From:
Amanda and David
(Mon 16th Nov 2009 at 12:17)
Hi Lesley,
I apologise for not getting in touch with you until now. I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you so much for the wonderful food and service at our wedding on August 1st. I have to say judging by what I had heard, I was expecting a lot from you, and in truth what we recieved more than exceeded those expectations.
The food itself was delicious and we have had many letters and comments from our guests to that efferct. The lamb in particular was to die for. The service and organisation was so professional, friendly and efficient.
Also thanks so much for managing all our little requests and keeping the wine flowing. Everything you did helped produce the recipe for the perfect day.
We really cant thank you enough and I will be recommending you to anyone who will listen!
Thanks again,
Amanda and David
From:
Joy Millins
(Fri 23rd Oct 2009 at 08:32)
Dear Lesley & Lisa,
We thought we'd drop you a line to reiterate how delighted and grateful we were to you all for everything you did to help make our wedding day perfect.
You were amazing right from the very beginning. We wanted to let you know the reasons we initially chose you over the other caterers. When we first chose the barns, we emailed several of the recommended caterers and asked for an idea of price based around a very basic idea for our menu at that stage. This was very important to us as we needed an idea of cost, so we could set our budget. The other caterers just sent us photocopies of sample menus that we'd already seen on their websites, which was no use to us and quite frankly a waste of paper! You, on the other hand, took our ideas, came up with a menu based on those ideas and priced it for us. Of course, once we'd met you wouldn't have gone with anyone else anyway as we liked you!! Thought this information may be useful for you to have.
Over and above that your level of service was second to none. You always replied to my emails, no matter how ridiculous my questions were! Your professionalism on the day was fantastic, you all looked smart, yet you were still so approachable and helpful. I can't tell you the amount of lovely comments we've had about you all.
Finally, of course, the food was fantastic! I would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone and will always be very happy we chose Buns to Banquets!
With many thank & kindest regards,
Joy & Stewart Caig
From:
julia knight
(Wed 14th Oct 2009 at 16:14)
Dear Lesley
Just wanted to say a huge thanks for providing such delicious food at our wedding on 12th at Farbridge. Everyone was raving about how incredible it all was and we got some comments of it being the best wedding food guests has ever tasted! Can you pass on our thanks to the hog man for such excpeptional crackling and tasty pork. The canapes and evening baps also went down a treat, just wish I'd eaten more of it! Anyway the food and service really made the day so many thanks.
All the best
Julia & Matt
From:
Allison Landeg
(Tue 13th Oct 2009 at 14:40)
Hi Lisa & Lesley
I just wanted to contact you and thank you for the fantastic day last Friday. You and your team were amazing and everyone I have spoken to has said what a fantastic day it was. The food was fabulous and thank you to the lovely lady who took over walking my grandson so I could eat my meal.
Many thanks again for making my daughter and son in laws wedding day a day they will cherish forever.
Kind Regards
Allison
From:
Geoffrey Cornwell
(Fri 18th Sep 2009 at 13:33)
Dear Lesley and Lisa
After such a wonderful day on August 22nd I really felt that I wanted to write to you both and say a big thank you.
I may not be the most experienced toastmaster but in the short time I have been involved this has been the best. Natalie was so well organised yet did as she promised, relaxed and enjoyed the day. The ushers knew exactly what they had to do and reported back to me at every oppurtunity. It worked like clockwork and we even coped with the rather long but equally good speeches.
My sincere thanks to you both and to your staff for being so approachable and helpful. I think that we made a formidable team and look forward to the chance to work with you all again in the future.
You have a good business and I will certainly pass my recommendations to future brides and grooms. At my next website update I will add you as a recommended link.
Yours sincerley
Geoffrey Cornwell
From:
Mike Keen
(Tue 11th Aug 2009 at 10:05)
Hello,
Just a short note to say thank you for a fantastic wedding you guys organised for my brother Andrew a couple of weeks ago. It was the Keen/Neasham wedding on the 24th July.
Lisa Oliver did an amazing job and managed her team efficiently and with grace during the entire function.
Many thanks,
Mike Keen
From:
Rachel and John
(Thu 6th Aug 2009 at 16:43)
Dear Lesley and everyone at Buns to Banquets
Now that we are back from honeymoon, John and I wanted to say a huge thank you for helping to make our wedding day so special.
The food was delicious and beautifully presented, the service fantastic and you were so helpful and supportive throughout the build up to the big day. Lesley, thank you in particular for your endless patience with Mum and I in helping to get the menu just right!
I'm sorry I didnt get to thank you and the team in person on the day but so many of our friends have commented on what a seamless service you provided. From knocking up extra veggie meals at the last moment, to looking after babies so frazzled parents could eat dinner. You were all fantastic and we wouldnt hesitate to recommend you to other couples.
Thanks and best wishes
Rachel and John
(June 14th, Upwaltham Barns)
From:
Craig and Jan
(Thu 11th Jun 2009 at 16:05)
Just to say a very big thank you for all you did to make our day so special. All your ideas really made it memorable. The food was superb, looked amazing and tasted devine and we have had so many compliments about it. Especially the lamb. Lisa and the team were great, the hall looked magnificent and the service was brilliant. We also were asked if we had hand-picked the waiters!
With love, Craig and Jan x
From:
Ian and Gaye
(Thu 11th Jun 2009 at 15:52)
Lesley and Lisa,
Thank you for everything that you did to make our day so wonderful. Everyone has commented on how good the food was and the excellent service - we could not have asked for anything more.
We had an amazing day and an equally superb honeymoon in Africa. What a great start to our lives together!
Thank you all once again,
Ian and Gaye
From:
Nikki and James
(Wed 3rd Jun 2009 at 15:28)
Dear Lesley and Lisa
James and I would like to say a big thank you for the catering at our wedding last month at Bartholomew Barn.
We have recieved so many compliments about the delicious food that was served and the excellent service. The veregatrian options were delicious and the lamb and hog roast went down exceedingly well with many guests confessing that they went back for seconds!
There were also lovely touches such as the guests carving at the table - a great talking point and many nervous carvers!
We also wanted to say thank you for looking after Granny Appleton so well. We much appreciated that you adapted the drinks for her and gave her great service at the table.
Thank you so much for contributing to what was a very memorable day for us!
Best wishes,
Nikki and James
From:
Sue Sawyer
(Tue 26th May 2009 at 16:19)
Dear Lesley
Thank you so very much for making Emma and Adrian's wedding day so special with the most delicious wedding breakfast ever ! The food was superb and extremely stylish. You surpassed all our expectations. Many guests said it was the best wedding food they had ever tasted.
Lisa and your new front of house lady (apologies, her name escapes me) were quite amazing and in fact the whole team were smart, polite and totally 'on the ball'. I am sure they went the extra mile with the clearing up; everything was stacked perfectly for us to remove on Sunday morning.
Lesley, you are a lady who knows what she's doing, we could not have chosen better.
With our very best wishes for your continued success.
Sue & Tom Sawyer (parents of the bride)
From:
Melissa & Millar Lawrence
(Tue 19th May 2009 at 13:46)
Hi Lesley
I just wanted to say a big thank you for making our wedding day run so smoothly on the 25th April at Upwaltham. We had an amazing day and food was delicious! The tables looked fabulous and the staff were really friendly and professional! Millar and I really enjoyed ourselves and we've had so many compliments from friends and family saying it was one of the best weddings they've ever been to!
Thanks again, and I'll certainly be in touch in the future if we need have any catering requirements.
Love Melissa & Millar Lawrence
From:
Jean and David Higgins
(Wed 13th May 2009 at 13:57)
Dear Lesley
I am writing to express my sincere thanks to yourself, Lisa and your team for your contribution to the wedding reception of Nicola and James at the Bartholomew Barn on April 25th 2009. The food was delicious, the service excellent and your suggestions for carving at the tables provided much entertainment and laughter.
The whole wedding breakfast and hog roast in the evening was a tremendous sucess and we have recieved many compliments on the high standard of catering and service throughout the day - a tribute to all your hard work.
Please accept out sincere gratitude,
Jean and David Higgins (parents of the bride!)
From:
Rachel Byrne
(Wed 29th Apr 2009 at 07:01)
Lesley & Lisa,
I know my Dad has spoken to you, but I am sorry that it has taken us this long to get in contact to say thank-you so much for everything you did to make our wedding an absolute success.
The food was amazing - pretty much everyone mentioned & complimented it - & the carving thing did go down a treat.
But thank-you also for such excellent organisation & Lisa for doing such a great job out front, & making it all go so smoothly & enjoyably.
We had a fabulous day. Thanks for your part in that.
Take care
Rach & Neil
From:
Annie & Simon Ainsworth
(Mon 6th Apr 2009 at 11:57)
Dear Lesley, Lisa and all at Buns to Banquets,
Thank you so much for the wonderful catering for our wedding. The food surpassed all our expectations and our friends and family have commented that it was the best food they\\\'ve ever had at a wedding!
Your support and guidance was invaluable and your kindness and professionalism is so appreciated - not only by us byt also by the bar staff and the caretakers of the Queen\\\'s Hall.
We can\\\'t thank you enough for helping to make our wedding a wonderful day that will always be remembered.
Much love, Annie & Simon xxx
From:
Helen & Tony Smith / Laura & Paul Kameen
(Mon 16th Feb 2009 at 17:48)
Lesley
You and your team surpassed all expectations. Firstly we had such an excellent planning session with all of us sitting round the dining table talking at once! You were a font of wonderful advice, ideas and experience and you listened carefully to pick up the exact feel of fun, relaxed ‘organised informality’ that Laura & Paul wanted and Paul’s dream of lots of luscious food! We had such fun and the ideas flowed, melded and reworked to help produce the most perfect day. You and your team’s confidence was foremost and quite right too as all the food literally came straight out of the oven, so freshly and perfectly cooked, presented with wonderful big bunches of fresh herbs, the vegetables cooked to perfection and such a wonderful choice – the canapés, breads, everything … and the really pretty cake cascading with cup cakes & woven with sweet peas! So with the wonderful food, we also got your amazing confidence, your efficient team, fun and laughter and everything better than you promised!
The Sunny Way Gang
From:
Christine Jackson
(Tue 6th Jan 2009 at 08:28)
Dear Lesley,
Just a quick note to say a massive thank-you for all that Buns to Banquets did at our wedding on 29th November at Upwaltham Barns.
The food was absolutely top-notch, I could not fault anything, and we're still enjoying some of the cheese from the cake weeks later! Could you also please pass on my thanks to the gentleman who supplied the hog roast - he received very high praise from many of our guests - 'best pork I've ever eaten' was just one comment from my uncle.
I'd also like to say a special thanks to Lisa - having not met her before the wedding day, she went out of her way to look after both Chris and I, fending off our bolshy photographer and generally just being incredibly efficient and helpful - my bridesmaids and our best men specifically mentioned how great she was. Please could you pass this on.
Lesley, without your ideas I'm sure the day would not have been as special - I was all out of inspiration when I first met you, but you came up with so many things to think about and really helped me pull everything together. I would have no hesitation at all in recommending Buns to Banquets for other weddings - not only was the quality of the catering excellent, but yourself and your team were friendly and welcoming which was why we picked you in the first place.
One last thing - the hot vodka punch was excellent :-)
Thanks again
Christine Jackson (was Arundell!)
From:
Matt & Abbi Moon
(Tue 16th Dec 2008 at 17:50)
Matt & Abbi were married in September 2008.
Hi Lesley,
Just a quick note to say thank you for the wonderful food at our wedding. Even those who don't normally eat curry said how delicious it was - and they were glad they tried it!
A special thank you to the three people who stayed in the evening - they were brilliant, very professional and were great at helping us clear up at the end.
Thought we ought to let you know that we have still not received an invoice from Place Settings. If you hear of any problems, do let us know.
Kind regards,
Matt & Abbi Moon
From:
Susie & Matt
(Tue 16th Dec 2008 at 17:45)
Susie & Matt got married in August 2008
Hi Lesley,
a BIG THANK YOU for last friday.
The food was fabulous!!
People were saying how yummy it all was, even my dad and he is a tough one to crack!
I wish I ate more of the evening food, and completley missed out on the cheeses, and my biggest regret, the potato salad!!
A big thank you to you and Lisa, and all your staff, and good luck to the pregnant one! (didn't catch her name!) I was impressed with Lisa's taste in music (the group she liked was called Pais Motel, she should buy the album) and she knew my wedding dress designer which made me feel special!!!
Please pass on my huge gratitude to Ollie, and huge apologies for the numerous nob heads (for want of a better phrase) that were making his evening very trying.
Poor bloke, he was endlessly polite!!
he may feel better to know there were some sick people and sore heads the next day......
you were all brilliant, and we had a fantastic time.
off on honeymoon tomorrow!
good luck with all your other weddings.
I know you will not dissapoint, and would recommend you highly to anyone.
matt & susie xxxx
From:
Richard & Karen Cox
(Tue 16th Dec 2008 at 17:42)
Hi Lesley,
Just a note to say thank you so much for all of your help in arranging everything for our wedding at Upwaltham Barns in June.
We had an absolutely wonderful time and thank you for all of your help.
Everyone commented on how delicious the food was - thank you for your suggestions with our menu.
****
Hi Lisa,
We especially wanted to thank you for all of your help and hardwork on the day.
Everything went so smoothly and everyone commented on how wonderful the service was - words cant express how greatful we both were.
Espcecially when my nerves hit 10 minutes before Karen was due to walk down the aisle!!
Should we ever need any outside catering again - you will be our first port of call.
Once again thank you for all of your help on the day and for all of your hard work
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you!
Speak to you soon
Richard and Karen (Cox)
Upwaltham Barns 21 June 2008
PS. Lisa - Good luck with your forethcoming wedding in October, we are sure you will have a splendid time.
PSS. Lisa - We still have plenty of fabric etc for decorations left over if you are interested !! :-)
From:
Chris Field
(Tue 16th Dec 2008 at 10:07)
Hannah & Kate held their civil partnership in December 2008
Hello Leslie,
Can I ask you to pass on our thanks for evrything you and your team did for us for Saturday. The food, the service and the staff were brilliant despite being cold! The day was really very,very special and your team played a large part in making it so.
Place Settings offered to take your cheese board and the saucepan lid that we found and get them back to you and so I hope that you have them now. Thanks again so much for lending the baord to us.
We had a truly wonderful day - the party got off to a good start and didn't stop until we put the last guests into their taxis about quarter to three. And then the first were back for lunch at half eleven!
The girls are now over half way to Aus!
Thanks again for everything.
Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
Colin and Chris Field
From:
John Frei
(Tue 16th Dec 2008 at 10:05)
Dear Lesley,Lisa and Team,
Thank you so very much for all your hard work prior to, and during our Wedding Day.
John and I had the very best day of our lives and it was such a great day.
Lisa was absolutely fantastic - as were all your waitresses/waiters. Lisa was so controlled and made everything go so very smoothly for us and to her we are very grateful.
We have received so many comments from family and friends saying how lovely the staff were and how friendly , it is a credit to your company that they are so nice!
The food was wonderful from the canapes to the main meal - the only problem was that the crackers/and breads for the buffet ran out very early [- they were obviously very nice!
Both John and I would recommend your company again and we were delighted with everything you did for us from our very first meeting. No wonder you are so successful, you are excellent.
I hope you are all well and Thank you again
John and Natalie
Mr and Mrs Frei!!!
From:
Yvonne Diamond
(Tue 16th Dec 2008 at 09:03)
Hi Lesley
We would like to say Thank You so much for all your help with organising the catering for the Wedding of Mark and Rachel.
It all went so smoothly not only the sitdown but the evening as well, the food was brilliant and the professionalism of your staff was first class.
Also a special Thank You to Lisa, not only for the first class attention she gave especially to the top table but also
to my elderly mother. She was so very kind, making her cups of tea and checking she was alright, not only was she so
grateful but so were we.
The wedding was a fantastic success and again Thank you to you Lisa and the rest of your staff who helped make it so.
