Wedding breakfasts
A more formal served meal can create a clear centre to the day, with the menu and service confirmed for your date.
Food and drink
Good celebrations give people time to eat, drink and belong.
Start with the atmosphere you want around the table. The team can help turn that into a practical food and service plan for your numbers.
The meal
Formal enough, relaxed enough—or somewhere in between
A seated wedding breakfast creates a natural centre to the day. A buffet or grazing style can keep things moving more freely. What works best depends on your guest count, timings, layout and the feeling you want.
Menus and service options can change, so the website does not pretend a sample is a promise. Your proposal should set out the food plan agreed for your date.
Food that fits the party
Think beyond a single service
Welcome bites, the main meal, evening food and the next morning can each solve a different guest need. You may want only some of them.
Tell the team about children, allergies, intolerances, religious requirements and other dietary needs early. They can confirm what is suitable, how cross-contamination risks are managed and what information guests need.
Food hygiene: the Food Standards Agency record currently shows a rating of 5, with the latest published inspection on 12 June 2024.
The bar
A proper pub at the heart of the venue
The function hall has its own full bar, while the main inn brings the familiarity of a traditional riverside pub. Discuss arrival drinks, wine or alternatives with the meal, toasts, non-alcoholic choices and how the evening bar should run.
Bar products, opening arrangements and any spend commitments are date-specific details to have confirmed in the written proposal.
See the inn’s current food pageVerified formats to discuss
From a served meal to relaxed outdoor food
Buffets and vegan buffets
Relaxed buffet formats, including a published vegan-buffet option, can be discussed around guest needs and safe preparation.
Barbecues and pig roasts
These currently published options suit a more informal gathering. Availability, service and weather arrangements still need confirming.
Questions worth bringing to the food conversation
- How many adults, children and evening guests are you expecting?
- Do you prefer a seated meal, buffet, grazing format or a mixture?
- Which dietary requirements are already known?
- What pace should the meal and speeches have?
- Will guests need evening food after a long celebration?
- What non-alcoholic choices would feel as considered as everything else?