" I can only describe the quality taste and texture of all the dishes as top class and wouldn't be able to distinguish between what we were served with what we enjoyed only a couple of weeks ago at the Ritz in Piccadilly. Claires Kitchen is organised, professional and delivers what you would enjoy in a first class Restaurant. Book them for your function and you wont be disappointed."
Alan Goswell, South Hams rental property for a 6 course dinner August 2015
" Thank you SO much for such a perfect lunch. Not only was the food totally delicious but you slipped into the rather haphazard infrastructure and just DID IT. You were amazing and without exception the family all raved what a delicios meal you produced."
Jane Mahood, Thurlstone July 2015 x 26
"I would like to say a huge 'Thank you' for the amazing food on our wedding day. The guests were blown away and haven't stopped talking about it, the scallop tarts in particular ! Claire, your professionalism, experiance & thoroughness put us to ease during the whole planning process, and the wedding planning was a real pleasure. Please thank the other chefs and catering staff, they were lovely."
Mr & Mrs Trow ( Danielle Tyler) Torre Abbey, Torguay 11/07/2015 x 150 guests
"I cannot praise you highly enough, Claire. From the very outset, when we were planning a wedding reception for 150, you filled us with such confidence and helped us make the right decisions about the food, the timings and all the clever extras that go towards making a fabulous day. We were so very impressed with your experience in catering for so many and thrilled that you managed to produce such a detailed and delicious menu that was served apparently effortlessly. We thought it was very good value and know that many of our guests will be in touch to arrange similar functions with you! A million thanks for making it a memorable day for us all."
Lady Stewart, March 2013
"The food was simply delicious. I have had so many letters commenting on the food - many saying it was the best they had eaten at a wedding breakfast. As for the canapes - everyone loved them + eating them in the sunshine was pure joy! Your staff were excellent and worked so hard, so thanks again for your skill, expertise and sheer hard work. My friends who recommended you were so right!"
Felicity, 27th May 2013
"Just a little note to say how much we enjoyed our meal at Coombe Farm Barn on 8th October. Thank you so much, a really enjoyable dinner and your extra touches made the meal a truly culinary experience!"
The Ayres, 8th October 2012
"To say the food was incredible would be an understatement, everyone loved it! For me it was everything I'd hoped it would be and more and that is all thanks to you and your team."
Mr & Mrs Butterworth, October 2012
"I would just like to say once again that we all absolutely loved the food, 1st class food and service. Really loved the spit roast rather than the traditional hog roast, such as brilliant idea and great on the eye when walking down into the field. We had such a fantastic day, your staff were amazing and having nothing but praise for them all. They were just brilliant!"
Mr & Mrs Pollak, June 2012
"Thank you again for your tremendous help and for serving up a truly splendid feast at our wedding!! Everyone has commented on the quality of the food and how tasty it was! My vegetarian friend said it was the first wedding she has been to where she didn't feel like an afterthought. Thank you so much!"
Lisa Joyce, June 2012
"Many thanks again for organising such a feast for our wedding. The food was a real talking point. We will be recommending you to local friends and hope to book you for future family events!"
Hannah & Jack, 16th June 2012
"Thank you so much for all your hardwork on our wedding day. The food was delicious and the cake was beautifully done - just as we wanted!"
Jane & Matthew, July 2012
"We just wanted to say a very big thank you for all that you and your staff did for us at our marquee wedding in Thurlestone. We were absolutely thrilled with the food and the service we received was faultless. So many of our guests commented how delicious and plentiful the canapes were and the three main courses had fantastic reviews. Restaurant quality served with style in a field!"
Patrick and Lucy Thornton, June 2011
"What a wonderful event you created for my celebration lunch. It all went so smoothly and everyone had such a happy time. The highlights were the food, which so many people mentioned to be oustanding - I can't imagine how you manage to accomplish it all - and also the team spirit of your staff, who so pleasantly, quietly and efficently carried out their work."
Liz Balkwill, June 2011
"Thank you so much for the two special parties, which everyone enjoyed enormously and I could relax and look after my guests...the food for both occassions was absolutely delicious and I am particularly impressed that you could conjure up such a wonderful dinner party using my old Aga!"
Mrs CM Seager-Berry, September 2011
" The food was exceptional and beautifully presented. The lamb from your farm was delicious and cooked to perfection as were your home grown vegetables. Your staff were friendly and efficient throughout.
There is no doubt that your strap line 'Cuisine with a Flair' is very appropriate.
Your hard work and professionalism contributed hugely to a most memorable day."
Elizabeth Bettisworth August 2009 150 guests
"We would like to thank you and your team for the marvelous food and the overall service that you provided for our daughters wedding - it was all of the highest quality. The organization was impeccable and allowed us to sit back and enjoy the day. We have had countless compliments from our guests for the food and service. Claire's Kitchen would definitely be my first choice for any future catering requirements, once again many thanks."
Mrs Randall, Diptford, x 140 guests, July 2009.
"Thank you so much. What an amazing, professional, delicious, artistic, delightful and stunning meal. No word can describe it! I do appreciate your hard work and attention to detail. There were many 'foodies' present last night who enjoy the best restaurants and they were so impressed. You are a delight to work with. A huge thank you."
Jenks dinner x 100 guests, Salcombe, Dec 08.
"I would like to thank you personally for catering for our 25th anniversary Summer Ball which generously contributed towards a great evening. Everyone said that the meal was fantastic."
London & Westcountry Estates, Holbeton, x 280 guests, September 08.
"Congratulations! The food was absolutely superb. The spread of food was the best buffet I have ever had (and we've been around a bit!), absolutely wonderful food. The beef was excellent and cooked to perfection. Thank you to your team of staff, they did us proud with outstanding service."
Elizabeth Dunster, Dartington, x 70 guests, September 08.
"Thank you so much for your wonderful input into a very successful wedding celebration. The organisation and professionalism shown by your entire team was one of the main ingredients, which provided a lovely event."
Mr & Mrs Puncher, East Allington, x 100 guests July 08
"Thank you for your superb catering. The food was wonderful. We have so many letters singing your praises. Your staff were wonderful too and helped make the whole day special for us all."
Mr and Mrs Baumer, Holbeton, x 140 guests, June 07.
"I just wanted you to know how much we enjoyed all your many casseroles, which you delivered to us at Thurlestone." Mrs Hinton July 2006 x 12 guests
"We would like to thank you so much for your help and assistance over the past year towards what was a most successful day. Your cuisine was impeccable, it both looked and tasted good and the service was faultless. Your team was immaculately turned out and the effect upon our guests was most favourable judging by the positive comments we are receiving."
Mrs Woodward, Tavistock Town Hall, x 160, Sept 03
"The food was truly 'out of this world'. We have received so many complimentary remarks, on your behalf, already - the best by far coming from a great friend of ours from London who said it was the best wedding food she had ever had! Fulsome praise indeed from someone who is super critical!! Thank your staff for their pleasant and smiling attention. You were truly marvelous and we greatly enjoyed all our dealings with you."
Mr and Mrs Lohmeyer, Dartington, x 100 guests, September 2001.
"Thank you and your team for such a big contribution to the success of our big day. It really was a marvellous success in that the food was absolutely delicious from the canapés to the wonderful dessert - helped along by wonderfully expert service and not an empty glass in sight! I had heard that I wouldn't have to worry about a thing if you were doing the catering - and they were right."
Mrs Mears, Yealmpton, x 150 guests, August 2000.
"Thank you so much for all the work you did in producing the delicious feast at Helena's wedding. Many guests, including several discerning cooks, came up to me and congratulated me on the wonderful food. It all looked and tasted delectable. The meal proved to be perfectly balanced. Your staff were efficient and discrete and they looked very smart. I personally appreciated all the time and thought you gave to the preparations and how very supportive you were throughout. Your calm smiling face in the midst of it all was just what was needed."
Mrs Fraser, from London at Wellington, Somerset x 160 July 99
"A million thanks for helping to make our wedding such a special occasion. I can't believe everything ran so smoothly which in the most part was due to your brilliant organisation."
Mrs Leeching x 180 June 97
"Thank you for the magnificent job you did for Kate's wedding. Everything put before us looked beautiful, tasted delicious and was hot (where necessary!) So many people have complimented you in glowing terms both on the quality of the food and the efficiency and pleasantness of all your team."
Mrs Westwood, Yealmpton, x 200 guests, September 1994.
"Thank you and your wonderful staff for making our daughters wedding celebrations very special for all of us. I knew from our first meeting that we spoke the same food language. I am very grateful to you for all your advice as to menus beforehand, the good relationship you have with your suppliers, and your careful marketing, and also to you and your staff for skill and attention to detail in the preparation and presentation, all combined to produce a feast to delight the senses..."
Mrs Willis, Pentillie, St Mellion, x 120, June 09.
"It is difficult to find words adequate and strong enough to express our appreciation, delight and satisfaction of the service provided by you. You made the day, in no small measure. Your staff were polite, friendly, efficient and always smiling. You all seemed to go out of your way to ensure we all had a good time. As far as we are concerned Claire's Kitchen is second to none for catering."
Reverend Denham, Sparkwell, Plymouth, x 140 guests, April 08
"From the beginning you have been able to exactly interpret our wishes. Your staff were wonderful! Everyone went out of their way to ensure it was a most joyous and memorable celebration."
Mrs Mantoura, Mt. Edgecombe, x 140 guests, July 08
"Many thanks for the superb buffet you provided at our wedding! We had so many compliments about how excellent everything was. The desserts and especially the wedding cake were wonderful too."
Rebecca Deacon, at Cliff House Salcombe, x 80 guests, September 08
"Thank you so much Claire - it was all beyond our wildest expectations! Well done." Sarah 08
"The compliments have been rushing in and completely overwhelming us. In a nutshell "the best wedding dinner everyone had ever had" and "the most beautiful wedding", so tremendous congratulations all round. To deliver a meal of that standard for 140+ people was a supreme achievement."
Mrs Verschoyle, from Hampshire, at Rock, x 150 guests, 07.
"We were so thrilled with the whole day, the food was excellent and your flexible approach in relation to timing was really appreciated."
Mr & Mrs Hockin, Holbeton, x 180 guests, September 05.
"We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your services, which have been quite outstanding. From our very earliest contact your knowledge of previous functions, your obvious culinary skills and experience and your confidence at achieving the objective were an inspiration. In summary the food was fabulous, the service was excellent, your attention to detail was valuable and we cannot imagine any way of improving your operation."
Mr & Mrs Ellis at Cliff house, Salcombe, x 100 guests, September 02.
"Thank you so much for the delicious canapés and meal you provided for our wedding. We have had so many compliments and letters from our guests on the quality of the food. The service was also excellent, and the speed at which you served over 160 people was incredible!"
Marianne Pascoe from London, at Alleron House Loddiswell, x 167, July 2001.
"We would like to pass on the comments of praise for the food and approach of your staff. The hog roast was tremendous and much enjoyed by the guests."
Mrs Snow, Modbury, x 70 guests, October 2000.
"We knew your catering would be good, but we did not know that it would be that good! The meal was delicious, faultless and the organisation excellent. Thanks to your staff also, what a great team you have, attentive to every detail, pleasant and helpful. We have many letters with compliments about the first class catering, we are most grateful."
Mr and Mrs Bettesworth, at Stoodley, Torquay, x 200 guests, 1999.
"Your contribution was invaluable. The buffet was most impressive and much appreciated. Altogether, I find myself a very satisfied customer."
Mr Head June 1999
"We all had a marvellously happy day due in no small measure to your wonderful food. Many of the guests commented that it was the best wedding food they had ever had. We were very impressed with the standard and quickness of the service, the quality and presentation of the food and our particular congratulations on the way everything was piping hot. Particular congratulations to you in the way you organised everything so meticulously."
Mr Orrell, Stokeinteignhead, x 120 guests, July 98.
"The meal was really first class. The production and service of it were accomplished with great efficiency and apparent ease. The crab and the venison were memorable and the canapés were unequaled in my experience. The professionalism and charm of you and your staff were greatly appreciated."
Joy Jones April 97
"We take this opportunity to thank you for your major contribution to the great success of our daughter's wedding. The food and service were outstanding, your staff looked after our guests and us with professionalism and politeness that was second to none."
Mr & Mrs Stevens at Moult Hill , Salcombe x 120 July 96