Whether it is a small birthday or a function for five hundred, our free service makes it easy to price catering services in East London. Your brief goes to a caterer serving East London and nearby areas of Eastern Cape, so you can compare prices and what is included before you pay a deposit.
Catering Services in East London
Catering requests in East London range from funeral and unveiling catering to weddings, year-end functions and school events. Give the date, guest numbers, the venue and the kind of service you want, so caterers serving East London and the rest of Eastern Cape can quote accurately.
Want to know more first? Our catering services guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Events in East London
East London pairs beachfront and river venues with a strong corporate and manufacturing base. Weddings happen on the lawns of Beacon Bay, Gonubie and Nahoon, at guest houses near the Buffalo River mouth and in garden venues inland, while the Orient Beach area and the city centre host conferences, school events and public festivals. Mdantsane has one of the largest township communities in the Eastern Cape, with traditional weddings, umembeso, funerals and unveilings that call for large tents and hundreds of chairs. Summers are warm and humid with sea breezes and storms. Planners and hire companies work from Vincent, Cambridge and Beacon Bay and cover Bhisho, Qonce and Gonubie.
Typical catering services requests in the area come from:
- Weddings and traditional ceremonies: a plated or buffet dinner, canapes at the cocktail hour and a cake table for 80 to 200 guests
- Funerals, church and cultural gatherings: funeral, unveiling and church meals served in large pots to a big crowd
- Corporate functions and year-end parties: working lunches, launch canapes and year-end buffets with staff and a bar
- Conferences, launches and expos: tea and coffee on arrival, a plated or buffet lunch and snack breaks across the day
- School events and matric dances: prize-giving teas, matric dance dinners and fun day food stalls for a school hall
- Birthdays and private parties: a braai, finger food or a sit-down dinner at home, a hall or a restaurant
- Festivals, markets and sports days: food stalls, a main caterer and a hot meal for the crew at a market or concert
Local tips for East London
Common here: large traditional tents, beachfront and river weddings, conferences, school events. Ask each supplier to allow for this: ask whether tents and chairs for a township venue can be delivered the day before. Suppliers usually come from here: hire companies in Vincent, Cambridge and Beacon Bay.
Catering Services usually suits weddings, funerals, functions, parties, at a scale of 20 to 1,000 guests. A quote normally covers food, staff, service, often crockery, and arrive 3 to 4 hours before service. Locally: sea breezes and humid storms: ask for wind-rated tents with sidewalls.
What to include in your request
- Event type, date, start time and meal time
- Number of guests, children and dietary needs
- Service style: buffet, plated, stations or finger food
- Venue, and whether it has a kitchen, water and power
- Whether crockery, waiters and drinks are included
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: East London and surrounds
Event companies, planners and hire companies on our network work in East London and surrounding areas, including Mdantsane, Bhisho, Qonce, Beacon Bay, Gonubie, Vincent, Nahoon. Give the venue or suburb so the quote can include delivery and travel, and the date so they can check availability.