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Our latest review on 26th May:

All our guests loved the Relaxed Dining experience, and we had the reviews of “best wedding ever”, “classiest wedding we’ve ever been to”, and “better than a royal wedding”! Everyone was stuffed, even my 5-year-old cousin enjoyed it all, which really tickled us!

Natalie - South Gloucester

We cover DEVON, SOMERSET, CORNWALL, BRISTOL, and SOUTH GLOUCESTER

ARE YOU HAVING THE FOLLOWING WEDDING THEME....

BOHEMIAN, RUSTIC, FESTIVAL, RELAXED & FUN

HAVE YOU BOOKED THE FOLLOWING VENUE....

BARN, VILLAGE HALL, MARQUEE, TIPI, in fact, ANYWHERE!

THEN WE ARE A PERFECT MATCH!

Nothing better than watching your wedding food being created in front of your very eyes, hearing the huge sizzling pans, seeing the freshly prepared ingredients, and smelling the wonderful aromas as they fill the room and most importantly, not having to decide on your main course choice until the very last minute!

Just read our numerous reviews!

WE CREATE WHOLESOME, TASTY, FILLING FOOD THAT WILL LEAVE YOUR GUESTS FULL AND VERY HAPPY - GUARANTEED! EVEN ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST HALF YOUR GUESTS TO COME BACK FOR EVEN MORE!

Have you been to a wedding when the food looks all fancy, but in reality, you are left feeling rather hungry at the end of the meal? Or have you finally been served your food, only to find, at best, that your food is warm and not hot? Or worse still, the top table has finished their food and the last table of guests are only just getting theirs!!!

Well, we are the masters of serving amazingly tasty and hot food, with generously served portions that will fill the hungriest of guests and in a speedy, professional manner! Not only that, but we always ensure that at least half of your guests can come back for even more if they can possibly manage it! You only have to read all the numerous 5-star reviews!

Quite simply, we prefer to take less time on fancy irrelevant plate decor and, instead, concentrate on making each course taste and look exceptional, but also be substantial, without all the faff, so your guests will love how our individual courses are plated (please take a look at our numerous photos), but they will also love the fact that they will be left full and content at the end of the wedding breakfast. Proper wholesome, hearty food!

RELAXED DINING SERVICE - Table service at a buffet price, please read on....

We used to call it ‘Buffet service’, but it really isn’t fair to label it as buffet service....it's almost Table or Plated service but without the label, the stuffiness and the ridiculous cost... we still mingle amongst your guests serving the canapes directly to them, we still place the starter (if chosen) directly in the middle of the guest tables, and we still place desserts (if chosen) in the middle of the guest tables, the only difference is that your guests come to us to choose their main course and we save you some serious money. Let me briefly mention the benefits of our 'relaxed dining service', which I hope will encourage you to consider, where you may otherwise be thinking of table/plated service.

We will still set the cutlery, crockery and our napkins at every guest's individual place setting before your wedding, unless you prefer us to have the cutlery, crockery or both by the side of our huge paellas (pans) - entirely up to you!

Firstly, speed of service is not compromised at all, so don’t think that service would be slow, because it quite simply isn’t, you only have to read some of the many reviews (for example: we can serve 80 guests in just 7 minutes!) Secondly, this option saves you quite a bit of money, but most importantly, this option creates an atmosphere for every guest to remember! Not forgetting that they can have a little of each of the choices in front of them (and at least half do!) when they come to us, something not possible with plated/table service, as we would otherwise need choices in advance

Our main courses are designed to quite literally feed the mind, to tantalise the taste buds, and to tease the ears with the sizzling ingredients.... watching them being created in front of your guests very eyes in our huge 1 metre wide pans, chatting to us as we create, and then deciding from up to 3 different options in front of them! Every one fills the room with the aromas, this is the way to enjoy the main course, and guests love it!

We can also provide our dedicated 'drinks team' who will ensure your table drinks are topped up, toast drinks are served, throughout your wedding breakfast too (see brochure for details), and even run a bar for you!

Not forgetting...

Our brochure is very informative and transparent, our prices are clearly shown, and final, there are no hidden or further costs; what you see is exactly what you get, nothing less.

We pride ourselves on being entirely approachable, you only have to read our reviews to see that we really, really care about each and every one of you!

If we are staying on to take care of your Evening Buffet, then we offer an unrivalled price to cater for this too, after all, we are there already, set up and ready to serve!

NEXT DAY BRUNCH! What a night! What memories! What's for breakfast? We can take care of the next morning brunch, with a selection of pastries, juices, hot drinks, and of course a well-filled breakfast bap with all your favourite ingredients in! For a minimum of 30 guests, we will take care of your hangover cure, whilst you all catch up on the night before!

Finally, and possibly the most important part, we are a FAMILY run business. Myself and my wife Debbie started Buen Apetito in 2010, with our daughters Natasha, Sharon and Zoe as Front of House, supported by our other daughter Dina. Johnny (son-in-law), Tom and occasionally Josh (son-in-law) are the creators of the delights that you and your guests will be enjoying on the day!

Buen Apetito Catering offers exceptional wedding services in Dawlish, Devon and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set up
Clean up

What catering services do you provide?

Buffet
Cake cutting
Dessert
Family style
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What types of cuisine do you cater?

Asian
British
Indian
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle eastern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten-free
Kosher
Lactose-free
No pork
Nut-free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)

Which of the following items can you provide?

China

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

£35

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

£15

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

£15

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeurves?

£10

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set up
Cake cutting
Dessert
Tastings
China
Clean up
Server(s)

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)

Served in

Bristol, Devon, Gloucestershire and Somerset

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Reviews for Buen Apetito Catering

Natalie
Natalie Sent on 30/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Unbelievable catering!

So so thankful to Buen Appetito. I’d previously worked with Buen Appetito some years ago in a professional capacity when they catered for a corporate event, so selecting them for our wedding was an easy decision.

My now-husband was immediately bought into them - he loved their generous portions, and fun, interactive catering experience. Our tasting before the wedding was a huge success, and we were kindly given extra portions to take home, which we shared with our family who were excited for the real deal on the wedding day.

Buen Appetito thought of everything. We had an at-home DIY wedding on our smallholding, but Buen Appetito made it easy and were entirely self-sufficient. Our wedding coordinator also loved them! They provided beautiful terracotta dishes which looked incredible on the tables, and catering service was slick, efficient, generous and most importantly - tasty! We created menus for each place setting, and I have very fond memories of my dad perusing the menu, deciding what to have for his second portion. Some of our guests even went up for thirds!

We opted for the buffet service option, and I’m so glad we did. Our guests could watch the paellas and dishes being cooked, they could pick-and-mix from the variety of dishes, and it provided incredible photos (our photographer was so excited to get some photos of the dishes and heat!). It really added another layer to our wedding as an experience for our guests, and our wedding was description by several as the “classiest wedding they’d ever attended” - so don’t think that the buffet service is the lesser option. We’d chose it again, given the chance!

Thank you Andy, Johnny, Debbie and the team. We couldn’t be happier!
L
Laura Sent on 02/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The best wedding supplier you can find!

Without Andy, Debbie and their team our wedding certainly wouldn’t have been the same. From initially meeting Andy and Debbie a at our menu tasting session, to saying goodbye at the end of the night on our wedding day (this bit is a little blurry!) Buen Apetito have been an absolute pleasure to communicate and work with.

The menu tasting was one of our favorite planning experiences and it was a really special evening for both of us and our families to spend the evening trying lots of extremely delicious food. It was also great to spend some time with Andy and Debbie and we all felt so reassured and excited to know they would be joining us on our big day.

Planning a wedding can feel stressful and overwhelming at times but Andy was always at the end of the phone to help with any questions, advice or just to give us some reassurance we had everything under control.

On our wedding day, the food was fantastic. Having Paella cooking in front of our guests added to the atmosphere and certainly made everyone hungry! So many of our friends and family said how delicious both the paella for our wedding breakfast and pulled pork buns in the evening were – many of them having seconds!

Buen Apetito were not just our caterers, but they also provided the cutlery and plates, poured and served our welcome drinks and delicious (even keeping a secret canape stash for Liam and I), served our wedding breakfast, adapted timings as and when needed, helped clear plates and glasses, served our evening food and became great friends for the weekend!

We cannot recommend Andy and the team enough. THANK YOU!
A
Anonymous Sent on 17/11/2016
5 out of 5 rating

Recommend to anyone

Buen Apetito were the perfect catering company for our wedding day. They made the day so special for us and really went the extra mile to help make our day the best day of our lives.

The staff were absolutely fantastic and were happy to help out with whatever was needed.

The Paella was unbelievably tasty and all the guests definitely went home with full tummys!! I think we lost count of positive comments about the food that we got from our guests.

The way that Buen Apetito set up in the marquee and cooked in front of the guests really made the food a focal point and really enhanced the relaxed atmosphere that we wanted to create.

We would recommend Buen Apetito to anyone who is looking to have an alternative option for their wedding catering. We can honestly say that choosing to use them was one of the best decisions we made with organising our wedding day

I hope if you are reading this that you do choose to use Buen Apetito for your wedding day, as it will probably be the best decision that you make.....
A
Anonymous Sent on 26/09/2017

Christine & Dan – 5th November 2016

110 GUESTS @ BRISTOL

We had Buen Apetito for our wedding a few weeks ago. From start to finish they were just incredible! Nothing was too much trouble, they travelled to our home so that we could sample some lovely desserts and go through everything before the big day.

They arrived early on the morning of the wedding, set out all the tables with beautiful dishes to eat three different types of paella from. They also catered for the fussy children at our wedding who wanted burgers instead.

The food was amazing!! Chicken and chorizo, seafood and vegetarian paellas, all which were gluten free too.. 2 cheesecakes and a double chocolate cake for dessert which were also gluten free and SO delicious!
We then had burgers in the evening, which received so many compliments from our guests. The day ran so smoothly!

The staff were so professional and friendly.. the lady who runs the venue was so impressed that she has put them on her recommendation list!

Great job guys! Thank you so much!

Christine & Dan
A
Anonymous Sent on 26/09/2017

Kate & Richard

Dear Andy and Debbie

We just wanted to say a massive heartfelt thank you for the absolutely brilliant catering you provided for our garden party at the weekend.

We appreciated meeting you before the event and the flexibility you gave us when we were choosing menus (canapes & paella) and numbers etc. It was all so easy and relaxed.

When you arrived to set up before the party we were blown away by how quietly and efficiently you set everything up – whilst we in contrast, were running around trying to get everything else ready…we hardly knew you were there!

The food itself was nothing short of spectacular – “a treat for the eyes as well as the belly“, as one of our guests described the three colourful and delicious paellas. You managed to serve a hundred guests so quickly, there was never even a chance for a queue to form – perfect!

We are so grateful to you both, and to Zoe for assisting you so well. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Buen Appetito to anyone looking for a high quality, friendly and professional catering service.

Thank you so much.
Kate and Richard
A
Anonymous Sent on 01/10/2015

Wedding - Claire & Paul - 27th September 2014

Many thanks for providing superb food and service last week. It was a pleasure to deal with you whilst planning the menu and setting up on the day.

Your gazebo and sizzling pans created a great atmosphere and the paellas and the chorizo brioche were just amazing. (Not forgetting the fabulous aioli!) Our 90+ guests all said the the food was absolutely delicious.

We’d gladly recommend you to anyone and thanks again for making our evening perfect!
M
Mirjam Sent on 18/11/2016
5 out of 5 rating

Helped made the day special

We would like to thank Andy and Debbie so so much for making our wedding so special! They were incredibly helpful from the first enquiry onwards, very responsive (which is worth the world when you're planning a wedding!) and nothing was ever too much hassle - not even when we asked whether it is possible for one of them to pour the welcome drinks! They were life savers! We were amazed how eager they were to help on the day and to get everything right. They arrived nice and early, were very relaxed people to deal with and cooked an amazing paella! They cooked inside the barn which didn't only fill the place with amazing smells but also looked impressive. Besides being incredible value and cheaper than all the other caterers we liked the look of, the food also tasted delicious and suited literally everyone's palate. We honestly cannot thank them enough for being there.
E
Esther Sent on 18/11/2016
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend

Buen Apetito provided the catering for our wedding for 200. We had a meat and vegetarian option and both were absolutely delicious.

They served them extremely efficiently, despite there being a lot of hungry people descending on them at once. The paella also looked very appealing, especially in the terracotta bowls.

organisation on the day and in the run up to the wedding was great. They provided a break down of the price and details of when they were going to turn up, which made me feel confident in their service. I would definitely recommend them.
A
Anonymous Sent on 01/10/2015

Wedding - Sally & Simon Thompson - 1st August 2014

We were looking for suppliers of giant Paellas for our wedding and came across Buen Apetito on the Internet. We were already impressed by their web site and a phone call to Andy did not leave us disappointed. Andy came across as the type of guy that you could immediately put your trust in. He had a very pleasant and friendly disposition and appeared to know exactly what we wanted before we even mentioned it!

With so many other things to organise it was great just to leave everything to the team at Buen Apetito and when the big day finally arrived we could not have wished for any better. They arrived very early (which was great for us) and just went about their business setting everything up without having to bother us at all. Unfortunately the weather was not so obliging as it poured down all day however Andy and Debbie were the perfect caterers engaging with all our guests in a very friendly and polite manner without being over bearing. The food was absolutely perfect and everyone without fail complimented us on the food they provided.
A
Anonymous Sent on 26/09/2017

Jasmin & Jack – 29th July 2017

80 GUESTS @ Pengenna Manor, Cornwall

Buen Apetito provided the catering for our wedding breakfast on 29th July, 2017 – we chose the plated service, and it was fabulous!!

The service we received from Andy & Debbie at Buen Apetito was absolutely brilliant. From the very start it was always a personal, friendly and professional service. They were always there to answer any questions in the lead up to the wedding, and were very flexible and easy going. They allowed us to provide our own desserts and were happy to serve these for us, as it was important to us for some of our close family to make our desserts.

On the day, the service was flawless and the food absolutely delicious! I spoke with Andy when he and his team arrived the day before the wedding, to agree all the final details – nothing was too much to ask and they even upgraded our tablecloths free of charge (to their own expense and hassle as they had to return to collect them the next day!) as those we had requested weren’t available. On the day, everything ran smoothly – they ran our bar for us, served our scones (in place of canapes) & prosecco, and of course served their wonderful paella.

The team of staff were all very friendly and went above and beyond to make sure everything ran well – the food was served quickly and efficiently, drinks were kept topped up, tables cleared etc. The smell of the food cooking had everyone’s mouths watering and when it arrived it didn’t disappoint! Everyone loved it, and there was plenty of food – many people went up for seconds, thirds and even fourths!!

The price they offered was unbeatable by any of the other caterers we enquired with, but nothing was compromised.

We are so grateful to Buen Apetito for being part of our wedding day, and for serving such wonderful food that I think everyone will remember!!

Thank you for everything – we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone!

All the very best, and thanks again
Jasmin & Jack
A
Anonymous Sent on 26/09/2017

Charlotte & Ollie – August 2017

100 GUESTS @ CHARMOUTH

Andy, Debbie and the team really made our wedding day, they went above and beyond and catered perfectly to our odd requests.

The food was truly amazing and went down a storm with our guests, they helped us keep to our timings and didn’t bat an eyelid when things changed last minute.

Andy’s communication was fab, always quick to reply and he was really reassuring to talk too. I cannot possibly put into words quite how fabulous Andy and his team are! I would thoroughly recommend them to everyone!

Charlotte & Ollie
A
Alice Sent on 18/11/2016
5 out of 5 rating

Brilliant!

Buen Apetito catered our wedding for over 100 people in Devon. Their communication was great throughout and Andy and Debbie came to meet us at the venue which was very helpful. They were both very friendly in person and on the phone. What was great was they they were able to provide canapes and evening food too which took some of the stress away, as well as running the bar throughout the evening. The bar man, Johnny, was absolutely brilliant and a hit with all the guests!
A
Anonymous Sent on 01/10/2015

Wedding - Jackie Jenn - 3rd January 2015

The initial conversation with Andy left me with no doubt that this was going to go well.

I was able to make regular contact, update and change a few things before the day, the important aspect is the fact that Andy is so approachable, enabling me to relax and be sure that all will be fine on the day... and it was!

Everyone absolutely loved the mixed and chicken & chorizo paella!
A
Anonymous Sent on 26/09/2017

Rosie & Steve – 27th May 2017

110 GUESTS - BEACONSIDE HOUSE

For our wedding, Andy and the Buen Apetito team served Paella for our main meal as part of a 3 course wedding breakfast, as well as doing canapes after the ceremony, burgers and pasties in the evening, and serving drinks throughout the day and evening. Having our wedding at a country house with marquee, a venue with no catering included, it was fantastic to find one catering company that did everything we wanted, including serving the drinks for our free bar.

We wanted something a bit different from standard 3 course meal, but a bit more formal than a buffet. Paellas were served in smaller sharing paellas (pans) in the middle of each table and was the perfect solution for us. They offered this full package at a brilliant price too!

Andy and Debbie were very flexible, adapting to provide the catering in exactly the way we wanted, offering just the right amount of advice to us. It was a pleasure working through the plans with them. On the day, the food was delicious with many compliments from our guests, and we didn’t have to worry about a thing all day as the Buen Apetito team provided great service and food throughout. I’m very glad we chose Buen Apetito for our wedding catering and wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone who is deciding on their wedding catering options.

Rosie & Steve
A
Anonymous Sent on 22/06/2016

Wedding - Kim & Martin Fleet - May 2016

From the very first time I met Andy and Debbie, the stress of sourcing the catering team for our wedding day was totally gone. They are an incredibly professional team who always have your wishes first and foremost at the heart of their business.

Not only did we have the most gorgeous canapes, authentic and delicious paellas cooked on site but homemade bread and dips too. There was no fuss about having separate foods to cater for coeliac needs and absolutely nothing was too much trouble.

This team were even able to source more tables and glasses at the venue and supply coffee and tea for our guests after the meal.

We would recommend Buen Apetito highly to any event, big or small. They are lovely friendly people who, really do go that extra mile and more, have a great team working with them and who provide everything you could wish for at a price that is incomparable to the service and very high standards which they provide.

Our wedding day was amazing and quite perfect……….Buen Apetito was most definitely a part of our day. Thank you so very muc!
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