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A few words from weddings, private parties and corporate events across Devon.
Hired for wedding , amazing food and very efficient and friendly people
Dave and his team catered for our wedding this summer. The food was fantastic and there was plenty of it. The team were very attentive and we had so many lovely comments from our guests about the food. We couldnt have asked for anything more Dave, thank you so much! Sinead & John
Dave catered for our Devon wedding towards the end of 2019. We wanted it fairly informal so along with a selection of canapes and a smoked salmon starter opted for home made pie and mash with vegetables and pavalova for desert. He also got
Through all the effects we have now had to postpone our Wedding and move to a third date. DJ Haggett have been really helpful, easy to deal with and accommodating of the changes each time as we moved from our original numbers to a smaller