My (now) husband and I used Topline Catering for our wedding at Folly Farm in Pensford back in summer 2013, and they were absolutely superb and utter heroes!
We were pretty certain what we wanted to serve at our wedding from the start;
A choice of 3 Pieminister pies for main
A choice of 3 desserts
And a large cheese wedding cake, with breads, pickles, fruits etc for the evening
Sue was utterly fantastic right from the beginning, when she responded to our request quickly to tell us that everything we wanted was possible, and and supplied a very reasonable quotation - we were already so impressed we put down our deposit for the catering more than a year in advance.
We were on a strict budget, and so had to buy a lot of the extras for guests ourselves (like nibbles, post ceremony drinks, table wine and bubbly), expecting that we would ask a family member to pop the wine on the table and let the guests serve themselves.
However, Topline were able to offer us waiter service service for the drinks if we hired the drinks glasses through them, which saved us a fortune, and allowed us to serve our favourite drinks and wines.
With about 6 months to go until the big day, Sue visited our house to run through the complete plan for the day - finalising our menu choices and how the drink are arrangements for the day would work - so we could send out 'menu options' with our guests invitations.
However Sue made sure that we knew that we could make changes to the numbers and the menu up until a few weeks before the big day.
On the day itself the Topline Team were absolutely superb, and worked together so well.
Folly Farm is quite an unusual venue for a wedding, as it is very 'do it yourself' (one of the reasons we chose it) - and we were expecting to rely on the family to co-ordinate the various stages of the day. However, the Topline staff truly went above and beyond the service level of the 'catering team', and pretty much ran the whole day for us.
The lovely young girls who served out post ceremony drinks (sloe gin and cloudy apple juice) out in the sunshine were plagued with wasps, and didn't complain, even though one of them was unfortunately stung - They were real troopers!
The staff who served the meals were so organised, and made sure every guest had the right meal, even though the menu was complicated and had a lot of options.
The ladies who served the bar throughout the day were so friendly, and really made the guests feel welcome. In fact, we had a lot of feedback from our guests telling us how friendly and welcoming all of the staff were - they took the time to talk to the guests and make them feel at home.
And last but not least the lovely lady who stood in for Sue to manage the day was an absolute gem, and I'm really sorry that I can't remember her name. She found me the day before the wedding when I was putting up the decorations at the Farm to give me some reassurance that everything would run smoothly, and to let her know if I needed or wanted anything throughout the day.
(And I didn't, it all ran perfectly - the only request made was to put some more of the cheese out on the evening buffet, as she had kindly removed some of it for is to take home!)
We also used Topline to run the bar, which again was another triumph. Sue made sure she bought in the drinks that I had suggested the guests would most like, and offered them at a very reasonable price indeed.
All in all, Topline were the perfect choice for our big day - and gave us everything we wanted and more. They did it all for a very reasonable price, and with first class service. Thank you so much. read more