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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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We will quote for any size of event. In fact our style of service and staffing is ideally suited to larger weddings in the hundreds.We generally only cater for smaller events and pizza buffets on Sunday to Thursday due to our full wedding catering commitments at the weekends. We do have a range of Pizza Buffet packages perfect for smaller parties (see Packages for cost/details).
Absolutely! Coming from an Italian family, food is everything to us so we provide everything you might want from an Italian caterer for your event/wedding. We have a large selection of canapés, antipasti sharing boards (artisan meats, rustic breads, oils, balsamic vinegars and olives) and we can have our own staff serve these directly to your guests if required or add these to the buffet table. We can also provide Mediterranean salads and both meat and vegetarian pasta salads to accompany pizzas for your buffet. We offer a large selection of hot pasta dishes too.We even have your desserts covered… Continuing our Italian family tradition and using equipment imported from Italy, we make our own Gelato which we can serve either in tubs or in waffle cones from our vintage ice-cream tricycle. This makes an amazing centrepiece for any event and we have an ever growing number of amazing artisan flavours for you to select from. For an alternative evening option we make the most amazing panuozzo as well as the Scottish traditional offerings of Stovies or Macaroni Cheese.We'll also provide teas & freshly brewed coffees.We also own an award winning artisan bakery so can provide brownie-tower wedding cakes (See https://www.artisanabrownies.com/)
Our catering is based on Italian Family Style dining. i.e. sharing platters/dishes - perfectly suited for large events and weddings where a less formal style is preferred. Our main difference from street food vans is that we offer a fully staffed, rounded catering offering (everything from canapés, starters, sides, mains, desserts and tea & freshly brewed coffee) all delivered by our experienced team of waiting staff. This allows us to specialise on the larger events (e.g. weddings of 100-200 guests).We also own Artisana Exquisitely Decadent and can offer discounted wedding brownie towers and cakes.Please note that we do not offer a cook-to-order street-van service for private events & weddings (see reasoning below)
We are based in Angus, just outside Carnoustie. We have a loyal local following here in this area and try to support as many local business as possible both as suppliers and also by teaming up with them for pop-up pizza events. In order to offer the best value, we do prioritise booking requests for the East Coast of Scotland (Tayside & Fife) as these allow us to offer the best pricing.A list of our regular venues is included in the above menu.
We built our catering vans to be fully autonomous and we carry 50l of water on board for our cleaning/handwashing and electricity for our lights & fridge is provided from an onboard leisure battery. If power is available that is a bonus, especially for full day catering and when we have our gelato freezer. The horse box requires 6m of space when set up from towball to the back of the oven. Please also remember however that we need to be able to tow the horse box into position with our vehicle (either a large 4x4 or a van) and therefore require space to manoeuvre. A nice level area is ideal if possible and not on the public highway (as this introduces complications for local licensing and approval). Usually the venue car park is ideal. For full wedding or larger event catering we request an indoor catering space (Water/Sink/Power and space for our equipment) as we will bring in all our equipment and the horsebox trailers are not used.
Yes. Our catering menu has a selection of both meat-based and vegetarian toppings, and we also have a few carefully crafted vegan toppings which are very popular. We can also customise any of our toppings to suit individual tastes and swap ingredients as required (e.g. dairy free cheese). Just ask, we're always happy to work with you to get the perfect toppings. We are regularly asked if we can make gluten free pizzas; We can do this for catering bookings if requested in advance and we know the number required. Due to cross-contamination risks (very important to coeliac customers), we make the GF pizzas at the beginning of service with clean utensils before we open any of the gluten products like flour. We can also work with you to accommodate specific allergens.
We have no real upper limit to how many customers we can serve. Although we are a small family business, we have worked hard at refining our processes and training our staff so that we can provide the best quality, fastest wood-fired pizza service. We use a team of 2-4 pizzaioli on dough stretching / toppings, 1 person managing the oven and 1-3 staff serving/plating and managing the buffet table. Or more if table service is requested.The same applies for canapes, sides, desserts and evening food buffets.We regularly cater weddings with 200 guests and public events in the thousands.
Our traditional ovens operate at 450 degrees and cook pizzas in about 90 seconds. The ovens are large enough to handle multiple pizzas at a time and it takes a couple of minutes to stretch the dough and 'dress' the pizza with toppings. An individual pizza takes about 4 minutes from dough ball to plate, however when we are catering for events we always achieve 90 pizzas an hour. Thats over 500 slices and hour!For weddings we use multiple ovens and a catering space to ensure we can provide dozens of hot pizzas at the same time every few minutes.
Yes. We aim to provide you with a turnkey solution for your event. Our quotes are all inclusive of buffet/serving tables, tablecloths, napkins, crockery, cutlery, condiments and even a buffet gazebo if you need it. We can also help coordinate additional hire items for you. Please note that we don't set up guest tables in terms of tablecloths, place settings, name cards, flowers etc. This is the responsibility of the client. We will look after the buffet table setup. If you want plates, knives and forks on the guest tables then we will do this on the morning of the wedding once the tables and place settings are completed.
For pop-ups and evening buffets, we use brown paper bags, paper or palm-leaf plates and plain brown pizza boxes (all recyclable/compostable). When disposable crockery is required we use compostable forks and biodegradable spoons. Where possible we rely on our onboard batteries and avoid using a generator.For our main catering packages we provide crockery and knives and forks.
We hate queues - they're not fun for us and they're not fun for your guests. This is why we have chosen a system of catering for events that addresses this. We agree with you the number of pizzas required and a selection of toppings (usually about 4 or 5) and we batch cook from this list. We set up serving/buffet tables either inside your venue or outside beside the van and we start off with 15-20 pizzas on the buffet table at the beginning of service. We then cook pizzas at the rate of 70/hour and we have a member of our staff who slices, plates and replenishes the buffet table until all the pizzas are cooked. All the pizzas are labelled to allow identification. We find that this works best as everyone can get pizza right away, even at large events. We will still be happy to take 'special requests' at the van for anyone who would like something to suit a dietary requirement. And we love when people come up to the van for a chat.We have provided buffets for 200 guests using this system with 4 sets of buffet tables.
No - we don't mind which toppings you choose. The only exception to this would be for a large number of GF or vegan pizzas due to the costs involved for the ingredients. (but a reasonable number can always be accommodated for no additional cost)Our smaller Pizza Buffet packages have a set menu of the most popular pizzas.
We love our public pop-ups. Where the event diary permits, we try to have a regular pop-ups in the Angus area. These are hugely popular with the locals and as well as our pop-up menu, we always have some special pizza toppings on from our catering menu. Come along and try some pizzas directly from the van! All our pop-ups are promoted on our social media pages.Our brownies are available to order by post all over the UK too!We also try to run regular Friday-night Pizza PopUps at our production kitchens in Carnoustie outside of the wedding season.
Due to the logistics and work involved in preparing for any event (dough, toppings, staff etc.) and the time required at the venue, we have a minimum booking fee for our packages.These packages are listed on a priced on the website.It is important to advise that we provide a staffed full catering service and we are not a street-food van service.All prices inc. VAT.
We are often asked by couples about the suitability of a venue for outside catering. We have a lot of experience of venues in Scotland, particularly in Tayside and Fife so here is a list of venues we would recommend; (see FAQ header above for our information on each venue)
Comrie CroftKinkell ByreThe Cowshed CrailFalside MillThe Rhynd, LeucharsThe Weaving Shed, DundeeThe Engine WorksDrumtochty CastleRossie on the EarnMonikie Hall, MonikieCambo EstateFingask CastleCrail Community HallBachilton BarnRottal SteadingKinblethmont HouseReid Hall, ForfarKinettles CastleInchyra BarnGuardswell FarmAlbert Halls, StirlingMar Lodge Braemar
Once we have had a chat and agreed the basics (date, time, numbers, location etc.) we will send you an invoice which captures all the details. We request a 20% deposit to secure the booking and the balance to be paid in full 14 days before the event. Our bank details are provided on the invoice.We are VAT registered and our quote will include VAT.
For daytime wedding catering we normally arrive early-morning to unpack and setup, this means that we are out of the way before any guests/ceremony. Our staff will be busy cooking, setting up and serving throughout the day and clearing down and repacking usually around 10-11pm.For evening buffets, we usually arrive a couple of hours before service to set up the buffet and the ovens etc before cooking and serving for an hour or two as required. Then we have another hour to clear down and pack before leaving.All our quotes include these timings for a set number of staff and also include the travel time.
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