Day Delegate Rate

Keeping your guests well fed and watered is part of the exceptional studio experience. Our all-inclusive Day Delegate Rate offers all your guests will need for a balanced and fulfilling days catering and as it is chefs choice gives you one less thing to think about on the day!

Refreshments throughout the day…

As part of our Day Delegate Rate we always include refreshments throughout the day and in our refreshment areas you will find a choice of unlimited:

• Bean to cup coffee
• Hot chocolates
• Speciality teas
• Fruit cordials
• Filtered still and sparkling water

Snacks

We always have a fresh fruit bowl available for guests to graze on whenever they want throughout the day. Snacks are also provided at break times offering you all you need to keep hunger at bay!

On arrival

• A selection of Danish pastries
• Homemade breakfast bars (vgn, gf)

Mid-morning

• A selection of snack bags from Brave and Wallaroo (vgn, gf)

Afternoon

• Studio baked cookies
• Tray bake cakes (vgn, gf)

Lunch…

Chef’s Choice Hot Fork Buffet Lunch

Included in our Day Delegate Rate as standard our chef’s choice hot fork buffet lunch.

This lunch menu includes:

• Hot meat dish with accompanying side dish
• Hot vegan dish with accompanying side dish
• Selection of studio salads and sides
• Toasted crostini breads with olive oil and balsamic vinegar
• Selection of sweet treats to include a vegan dessert

To be as inclusive for as many guests as possible one of the hot main dishes will always be gluten free and the vegan dish caters for dairy free diets. Our studio salads will always be gluten free, dairy free and vegan friendly and our desserts will always include gluten free and vegan options.

We are always happy to discuss and meet any individual dietary requirements you or your guests may have.

Grab & Go

We understand that some guests may still feel more comfortable with an individually portioned meal. With that in mind we are pleased to be able to offer our hugely popular 2 course Grab & Go hot lunch for a supplement of £1+VAT per person. This will include all of the items as part of our Chefs Choice 2 Course Hot Fork Buffet Lunch but served individually portioned at collection points in our refreshment areas.

Lunch Menus

Our chef’s choice hot buffet lunch menu is always on rotation and you can find our example menus below.

Meat dishes

• Beef Stifado, herb roasted new potatoes and green beans (gf, df)
• Creamy Tuscan chicken pasta with garlic ciabatta
• Pork, chorizo and butterbean stew with mashed potatoes (gf)
• Sticky hoisin chicken thighs, vegetable rice, sesame roasted broccoli (df)
• Butter chicken with basmati rice and naan
• Swedish meatballs with olive oil mash and sauerkraut (df)

Vegan dishes

• Potato, leek and cauliflower dahl served with naan bread  (gf, vgn)
• Roasted vegetable lasagne with dressed rocket (df, vgn)
• Butternut squash and beetroot vegan wellington, glazed greens (df, vgn)
• Vegetable and chilli beans, served with steamed rice (df, vgn)
• Shepherd’s pie with pickled red cabbage (df, gf, vgn)
• Spicy 5 bean chipotle sausage casserole with crushed potatoes (df, gf, vgn)

Desserts

• Banana chocolate bread and butter pots (veg)
• Carrot cake trifle pot (gf, veg)
• Orange panna cotta (gf)
• Sticky toffee pudding (veg)
• Vegan chocolate and ginger cheesecake pots (veg, vgn)
• Vegan rhubarb crumble (gf, df, veg, vgn)

Dietaries

df – dairy free

gf – gluten free

veg – vegetarian

vgn – vegan

Breakfast

The most important meal of the day! Treat your guests well at the start of the day and benefit from their fully fuelled productivity!

Just Refreshments – £2.50+VAT per person

INCLUDED IN OUR DAY DELEGATE RATE!

A selection of bean to cup and filter coffee, speciality teas and hot chocolate.

Early Morning Pastries and Homemade Breakfast  Bars – £1.75+VAT per person

INCLUDED IN OUR DAY DELEGATE RATE!

A selection of early morning pastries and homemade breakfast bars.

Breakfast Rolls – £3.25+VAT per person

POPULAR

A selection of bacon and vegetarian sausage rolls.

Breakfast Meeting – £10.00+VAT per person

A light working breakfast including a selection of breakfast rolls, freshly sliced fruits, warm pastry selection served with bean to cup and filter coffee, speciality teas, hot chocolate and fresh orange juice.

‘The Works’ Breakfast – £12.50+VAT per person

A full cooked breakfast served as a buffet style with all the choice you would expect including grilled back bacon, scrambled or fried eggs, black pudding, baked beans, Cumberland sausage, vegan sausage, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, toast and preservatives, warm pastry selection, freshly sliced fruit platter served with bean to cup and filter coffee, speciality teas, hot chocolate and fresh orange juice.

Refreshments

Keep your guests fuelled up throughout the day with our flexible refreshment break options. So if it’s one, two or three breaks we’ve got you covered.

Just Refreshments – £2.50+VAT per person

A selection of bean to cup and filter coffee, speciality teas and hot chocolate.

Refreshments and Light Snack – £3.75+VAT per person

A selection of bean to cup and filter coffee, speciality teas, hot chocolates and cordials served with a snack choice of either pastries and homemade breakfast bars, our popular snack packs or afternoon cookies and tray baked cakes (depending on the time of day booked)

Unlimited Refreshments – £6.00+VAT per person

POPULAR

Enjoy our range of bean to cup and filter coffee, speciality teas, hot chocolates and cordials as much as you like throughout the day.

Unlimited Refreshments with Three Light Snacks – £10.00+VAT per person

INCLUDED IN OUR DAY DELEGATE RATE!

Enjoy our range of bean to cup and filter coffee, speciality teas, hot chocolates and cordials as much as you like throughout the day with three servings of light snacks of arrival pastries and homemade breakfast bars, mid morning snack packs and afternoon cookies and tray baked cakes included.

Add Fresh Fruit Juice – £6.00+VAT per litre

Add a jug of fresh fruit juice for an extra added touch.

Lunch

Our popular lunches are renowned for providing delicious, fresh food deigned to refuel your guests ready for the afternoon.

Chef’s Choice 2 Course Hot Buffet Lunch – £16.75+VAT per person

POPULAR & INCLUDED IN OUR DAY DELEGATE RATE!

Enjoy our chef’s choice buffet lunch which will always include a hot meat and vegan dish, toasted crostini breads with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, served with a selection of sweet treats which will always include a vegan dessert.

Chef’s Choice 2 Course ‘Grab & Go’ Hot Lunch – £17.75+VAT per person

Our chef’s choice grab & go hot lunch includes individually portioned dishes served at collection points in our refreshment areas. As always our delicious daily menu will cater for gluten free, dairy free and vegan, with a choice of a hot main dish, super greens salad and a selection of jam jar desserts.

2 Course Hot Buffet Lunch (with your choice of menu) – £18.75+VAT per person

Take your pick of our hot buffet lunch menus by choosing exactly what you want to serve your guests. Choose one hot meat dish, one vegan dish and two desserts. Our 2 course hot buffet lunch always comes with selection of studio salads and sides and toasted crostini breads with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Working Lunch Box – £9.95+VAT per person

Ideal if you need a quick lunch you can eat ‘on the go’ whilst you continue your meeting our working lunch box is served as a ‘one course hot street food’ style box, making it easy to take back to your desk. This lunch is suitable for groups of up to 20 guests.

Simple Eats

Simple Eats is a “fuss free” simple menu designed as grab and go and served in individually recyclable boxes. Studio “fast food” but fresh and homemade!

Order up to 3 dishes to be served to your guests allowing you to cater for any dietary requirements and add a selection of sweet treats

Main Boxes – £9.95+VAT per person

• Ciabatta peperoni pizza slices served with potato wedges
• Ciabatta margherita pizza slices served with potato wedges (veg)
• Studio burger – Beef pattie in a brioche bun with shredded lettuce, tomato and burger sauce served with potato wedges
• Vegan burger – Plant based pattie in a sesame bun with shredded lettuce, tomato and vegan mayo served with potato wedges (vgn)
• Penne pasta in pesto sauce served with garlic ciabatta slices (veg, gf on request)
• Fish finger sandwich with lemon and garlic mayo served with potato wedges
• Five bean chilli served with steamed rice (vgn, gf)
• Traditional hotdog with crispy funfair onions and potato wedges, mustard and ketchup

Sweet Treats – £1.75+VAT per person

• Individual pots of Beechdean ice-cream
• Studio Rocky roads
• Vegan Chocolate Brownie (vgn, gf)

Dietaries

df – dairy free

gf – gluten free

veg – vegetarian

vgn – vegan

Finger buffets are ideal if you would like a selection of easy finger food that your guests can enjoy whilst socialising or networking. We recommend you choose 6 items for £18 pp plus vat or 8 items for £22 pp plus vat

meat and fish selection:

• BBQ pulled pork, twice cooked half jacket
• Marmalade and soy chicken skewer
• Mini lamb kofta skewer with minted yogurt
• Thai green fish cakes with chilli dipping sauce
• Salmon & watercress tartlets
• Fish tostadas with lime & coriander sour cream
• Individual beef slider with burger sauce and tomato
• Handmade studio sausage rolls

Vegetarian:

• Caprice skewers, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and basil with pesto
• Mediterranean frittata with caramelised red onion chutney
• Pear, walnut & Stilton filo cup
• Roasted garlic & rosemary field mushroom bruschetta
• Roast Mediterranean veg & feta quiche
• BBQ pulled jackfruit, twice cooked half jacket
• Tomato and basil bruschetta

Something Sweet:

• Fresh fruit kebab
• Chocolate brownies
• Peach frangipane tart

Fork buffets are ideal for supper when you would like something a little more substantial than a finger buffet. The dishes are hot and served in a buffet style, encouraging socialising and networking. You choose 3 main dishes plus a dessert; a meat, a fish and a vegetarian, which all are accompanied by complementing side dishes. £22.50 per person plus vat

meat dishes:

• Chicken Korma, basmati rice, poppadum’s & pickles
• Beef stroganoff with braised rice
• Twice cooked belly pork with wilted greens and apple puree
• Beef lasagne with cheesy garlic bread
• Chicken pot pie with flaky pastry, buttered new potatoes & vegetables

Fish dishes:

• Salmon fillet, confit potato, spinach and beurre blanc sauce
• Smoked haddock fish pie with a medley of seasonal vegetables
• Thai green fish curry with fragrant rice
• Studio classic kedgeree

Vegetarian dishes:

• Sweet potato and black bean shepherd’s pie (v)
• Pea & mint risotto, parmesan and basil oil (v)
• Spinach & lentil lasagne (v)

Desserts:

• Homemade Bakewell tart with crème fraiche
• Raspberry fool with shortbread
• Lemon tart with mascarpone
• Warm chocolate brownie with vanilla ice-cream
• Salted caramel & dark chocolate tart
• Apple crumble tart with pouring cream

Bowl food is a fun food adventure and ideal to eat with just a fork whilst chatting, socialising and networking. The dishes are served in a “rice bowl” and make complete delicious “mini meals”

The bowls are served direct from the kitchen as a selection on trays with a fork or spoon in them ready to go and your guests help themselves to one of each dish…

We recommend you choose a selection of 4 dishes: £22.50 pp plus vat
Additional dishes can be added at £4.50 per bowl plus vat

• Orange & soy crispy beef with green beans and rice noodles & beansprouts
• Sticky beef and prune tagine on parsley, garlic and olive couscous
• Thai green chicken and bamboo shoot curry on basmati rice
• Studio butter chicken with naan bread fingers
• Salmon fishcake on samphire and braised fennel with tarragon & lemon crème fraiche
• Studio seafood paella
• Pad Thai with bok choy, bean sprouts and roasted peanuts (V)
• Gnocchi, baby spinach, blue cheese sauce, pumpkin seeds, sweet pimento peppers (V)
• Black bean and sweet potato shepherd’s pie (V/GF)
• Butternut squash & sweet potato bhuna on cardamom rice & poppadum shards (V)
• Wild mushroom, pearl barley and tarragon ragout (V)

• Passion fruit fool
• Pimm’s summer fruit trifle
• Handmade strawberry cheesecake
• Warm chocolate brownie with vanilla ice-cream

Street food is a great way to have a bit of fun with your guests and have stalls of food set up around the venue to wander round and “enjoy a little bit of everything”. We recommend this style works when you hire our larger spaces and are 80 guests or more.

We recommend you choose 3 “stall styles” and is manned by a chef to create a little bit of theatre in serving these dishes …

The price per person is £25 plus vat for 3 stalls, if you would like more … this can be discussed with your event manager

Posh dogs: Traditional frankfurters or caramelised red onion and rosemary sausages for non-meat eaters, served in brioche buns with crispy onions, gherkins, mustard and ketchup

Steak stand: Philly steak sandwich or grilled aubergine steaks with grilled peppers and melted cheese

Very nice rice: Seafood paella or vegan butternut squash, beetroot, sage risotto

Hot and spicy: Sri Lankan chicken bowls OR Louisiana jackfruit curry served with rice and hot naan breads

Mexican salsa: Shredded beef and espresso chilli or Spicy bean & quinoa burritos with guacamole, sour cream and salsa

Wok and Roll: Crispy stir-fried beef and hoisin noodles or vegan hoisin pancakes with tofu fried rice

Crèpe hut: Build your own sweet pancake treats, fresh crèpes cooked to order by our chefs

Canapes are designed to enjoy as “one bite” nibbles to enjoy whilst having drinks, canapes are charged at £2 plus vat per bite and we recommend 6-8 bites per person

Meat

• Mini beef Yorkshire pudding
• Warm chorizo and mozzarella skewers
• Mini roast potatoes & BBQ pulled pork with crème fraiche (GF)
• Black pudding scone with apple compote
• Black pudding, pea puree and crispy bacon
• Honey & Soy Marinated chicken fillet
• Chicken & Leek tartlet
• Retro Coronation chicken vol au vent

Fish

• Peppered mackerel croute with beetroot puree
• Chili & lime king prawn skewer (GF)
• Classic smoked salmon & cream cheese blini
• Mini cheese & chive scone with smoked salmon & dill sour cream
• Teriyaki salmon skewer

Vegetarian:

• Cucumber with hummus and toasted almond (GF)
• Duxelles of mushroom en croute (GF)
• Polenta tapenade bites
• Roast tikka tofu cubes with mango
• Mushroom & parmesan pinwheels
• Roast sweet potato chip, mashed avocado & tomato salsa
• Minted feta cucumber cups
• Simple mini cheese on toast with Branston
• Red onion marmalade tart with brie
• Caprese Skewer

Dessert

• Mini scone, with cream and strawberry jam
• Mini lemon drizzle
• Mini Victoria sponge
• Gluten free brownie bites
• Chocolate dulce du leche tartlet
• Chocolate dipped coconut balls

Sit down lunch and dinner menus are a more formal style of eating, where your guests will be sat at round tables of up to 8 guests. These are set menus that you choose a starter, a main and a dessert and these are served to the seated guests. This style of menu is £27.50 per person plus vat and dietary requirements are accommodated for individually.

Starters

• Roast beetroot, goats’ cheese, pear & walnut salad (v)
• Thai butternut soup with lemongrass crème fraiche (v)
• Fig & prosciutto panzanella salad
• Chicken liver pate, red onion marmalade, crusty baguette
• Smoked salmon rillettes, pickled cucumber & dill cream with paprika crostini

Mains

• Roasted cod filet, crushed minted peas, roast diced celeriac & fennel, confit tomatoes
• Pan fried chicken breast, champ mash, wild mushroom sauce and seasonal vegetables
• Roasted belly pork, black pudding, mashed potato, wilted kale and apple puree
• Braised beef cheek, black pudding bubble & squeak cake, roast shallot puree, caramelised Chantenay carrots & ox tail jus
• Butternut squash, beetroot & sage risotto with pine nuts and pesto & beetroot crisp (v)
• Roast goats’ cheese, courgette fritter, tomato ragu and tapenade (v)

Desserts

• Lemon posset with shortbread
• Jaffa orange mousse with a bitter chocolate cookie
• Handmade Bakewell tart with vanilla pod ice cream
• Assiette of studio chocolate treats; white chocolate & cardamom mousse, dark chocolate & raspberry torte, handmade chocolate brownie (£1 supplement per person)
• Cheeseboard for the table to share (£35 per platter to serve 8-10 guests)

Coffee and after dinner mints

BBQs are available in our Birmingham and Manchester locations, benefitting from enviable roof gardens…

For Summer 2022 why not take advantage of our Build Your Own BBQ package, including all you need for a perfect summers evening! Find out more here or browse our individually priced menu below.

All items are priced individually so you can create your own menu with as many items as you would like to treat your guests to. We would recommend 4-6 from the grill items and 4 sides, followed by a sweet treat!

meat & fish

• Studio build your own bad boy! £5.00 plus vat
6oz burger, served in a brioche bun with cheese,
gherkins, fried onions and studio “garlic baconnaisse”
• Classic hot dogs with fried onions and mustard £3.50 plus vat
• Piri Piri Chicken Skewers £3.00 plus vat
• Salmon & Pepper Skewers £5.00 plus vat
• Lamb kofta with tzatziki £3.50 plus vat

Vegetarian

• Quorn ¼ pounder with all the trimmings £4.00 plus vat
• Caramelised red onion and rosemary hot dogs with fried onions and mustard £3.50 plus vat
• Pesto Infused vegetable kebabs £2.50 plus vat

Sides

• Dirty fries – jackets wedges topped with melted cheese and spicy tomato salsa £2.50 plus vat
• Hot buttered new potatoes £2.00 plus vat
• Garlic and herb flat breads £2.00 plus vat
• Hot Cajun jacket wedges £2.00 plus vat
• Studio salad – mixed green leaves, cucumber, tomatoes,basil, balsamic dressing £1.50 plus vat
• Coleslaw £1.50 plus vat
• Greek Salad £2.50 plus vat
• Cous cous and roasted vegetables £2.50 plus vat

Desserts

• BBQ pineapple with salted caramel sauce £3.50 plus vat
• Lemon tart with fresh raspberries £3.50 plus vat
• Strawberry Eton mess £3.50 plus vat

Parties, picnics and afternoon teas… these menus are created to suit these occasions and can be discussed with your event manager if you would like to make them more bespoke.

Party nibbles: £5 pp plus vat

• Nachos and dips
• Mixed olives
• Crisps and nuts
• Crudites and humous

A few extras: £15 pp plus vat

The above party nibbles plus the following:
• Hot grilled flatbreads with roasted vegetables and mozzarella
• Bacon cheese and onion tarts
• Mustard and honey chipolatas
• New potatoes baked and topped with crème fraiche and chives

Afternoon tea: £18 pp plus vat

• A selection of fresh cut sandwiches
• Mini savoury tartlets
• Selection of homemade cakes
• Warm baked scones with strawberry jam and cream