Specialising in all types of cuisines, from Caribbean, English, African, Asian, Chinese, Greek; BBQ, hot/cold buffets, canapes;
great deals on christmas menus/new year
Providing a first class service with waitress and warmers;
Linen & chair covers available
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522 customer reviews
Lukas
Cake Making
The services are top drawer and they deliver on time. Delicious made cakes
Maureen
Catering
Very. Nice and. Kept. In. Touch with me. The food. Came. On time and. Was. Good i will. Be useing it .once more thank. You
Nefeli
Great experience, I have used it on every film set that I can for our catering!
Sue
Cake Making
I was very impressed with how quick Milissia was to respond to messages. She quickly picked up what we wanted, & absolutely delivered. While she was quite a distance away, she arranged for the cake to be delivered & everything happened when she said it would. The cake was really nice - very lemony (as requested) & really prettily decorated. We had asked for elephants on the top which turned out to be a bit too heavy after a few days, but the cake was gorgeous. Really pleased overall & would recommend. More...
Julija Karpenko
Cake Making
Horrible, please never order from this company. This is not even real bakery. Cake was delivered by some dodgy looking people, in horrible packaging. Cake looked like it was baked by 5 year old, smell coming from the cake was disgusting. Cake was nothing like on the pictures they shown. I had to throw the cake away and purchased one from Waitrose’s as I don’t want any of the kids to have food poisoning. The cake base was dirty, it was not new. I paid 125£ for the cake, it it a real scam. Makes me wonder how bark checks the reviews and grants platinum rating. Lady who did the cake was Milissia Hall. If you want nice cake please avoid ordering from her, as cake she delivered looked disgusting. More...
Caroline
Catering
I arranged a spread of food for a family funeral from Milissia. She talked me through all my options & was extremely patient.
I was worried about the food not being enough, but I had nothing to worry about, it was more than generous & so tasty too…especially the samasoas! Many people asked what catering company do I use? So it was thoroughly enjoyed by all!
Many thanks Milissia 😀
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Pauline Jones
Cake Making
Milissia made the most beautiful golf themed cake for my son’s 50th birthday. It looked and tasted amazing and everybody enjoyed it. The cake was delivered well packaged and Milissia was very professional. I can’t thank her enough. More...
Camilla
Cake Making
We had a gender reveal cake which was done very quickly and tasted really nice.
Thank you
Ferzana
Cake Making
The birthday cake was moist and full of flavor—every bite was a pure bliss! The frosting was smooth and creamy, perfectly complementing the cake. A beautifully decorated cake 🎂 definitely be coming back for more! More...
Maneesh Bhargava
Millisia did decoration and cake for wife’s 50th birthday. Amazing work done
Beautiful decoration. Well organised and everything done to perfection
The cake was really great and everyone really enjoyed it
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Christina
We recently used Francesca's Catering & Cakes for our seniors Tea Party, and we couldn’t be happier with the service provided.
They delivered a delicious assortment of sandwiches, vol-au-vents, spring rolls, bagels, cheese and biscuits all beautifully presented and fresh. The homemade scones with clotted cream and jam were a particular highlight and went perfectly with the teas and coffee they also provided. Plates, napkins and cutlery were provided.
They arrived on time and were highly professional. Our guests were very impressed with the quality and variety provided.
Overall, we were delighted with the service and wouldn’t hesitate to use them again for future events. Highly recommended! Thank you Milissia.
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Maria
Cake Making
Beautiful moist tasty... delivered on time...deffo use again and recommend
Colin griffiths
Cake Making
Lovely cake and beautiful cake delivery to the door to thank you very much
Mobeen
Excellent service delivered in a timely manner. Paid attention to our decoration request. Would highly recommend 👍🏼👍🏼
Nirosh
Cake Making
Very perfect cake and very high quality service
Andrew Crawford
Cake Making
The cake itself was absolutely perfect based on the brief we gave and it tasted delicious. My little boy loved it. Alongside this the communication from order to delivery was excellent and the cake was delivered on time. Perfect experience. Please use!
Josey A
Catering
This is my third occasion of using Francesca's Catering Cakes. This time for a Wake with approx 150+ people. Mel (the owner and Chef) was in regular contact to ensure that she understood what was required and delivered to the brief. Both Mel and her team are highly professional, set high standards and do not disappoint. We had an extensive buffet menu and there was lots to sample. Great food and amazing dessert. I would have no hesitation in recommending Mel's services and will no doubt be back for more (the best accolade for a Chef). Well done in making my Mother's final farewell a special, smooth and classy event. Hoping your business continues to thrive. Josey More...
Maria
Cake Making
Melissa did a fantastic job on my grandson's 1st birthday cake. Everyone enjoyed the delicious cake. Arrived a day early and she went out of her way to deliver the cake.
I'm ordering another one from Melissa soon.
Thank you so much Melissa ☺️
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Hillie MacLaren
Cake Making
I ordered a cake for 70 people for my friend (who breeds horses) for her 75th birthday. The cake was huge and wonderfully decorated with horses, fences, grass and even a feeding trough. What's more everyone agreed it was one of the most delicious cakes we have ever tasted. My friend was thrilled so thank you Melissa for making her day so special. More...
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Colin
We placed an order for a Manchester United cake for our twin boys birthday and we were overjoyed when we saw the attention to detail when we received the cake from FCC. We cannot thank you enough. Highly recommend and professional service. We look forward to working with you in the near future. More...
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Alex
Amazing! Tastey food and great vegetarian options! Very friendly too!
Louis Gooden
Absolutely fantastic. Could not recommend more highly. The team were friendly, professional, and facilitated our Christmas party expertly!
Fabrice
Fantastic service, tasty food and so so friendly! Made our Christmas dinner completely hassle free and delicious!
Rafael San Martin
Catering
The most fantastic catering service. Francesca, Milissia and Frank organised the most beautiful multi-course Christmas meal for my private Christmas event at home for 20 people. The food was insanely good, and they set up in 30 mins to ensure all was ready to be served, warmers ready and food food to go. I couldn’t have asked for a better service. We will be coming to them once more !! By the way, 100% recommend hiring their warmers to keep the food warm, it was a must that we did not know we needed until seeing their usefulness. Thank you so much team!! More...
Durshan
Cake Making
Excellent service and amazing cake!
We needed a cake for 150 people at short notice and were not disappointed! Communication was brilliant throughout the process and the cake was delivered with no issues at all.
Jeanette
Cake Making
Francescas Catering & Cakes, designed & delivered a beautiful cake for my daughter’s 18th birthday. To say it was nice is an understatement.
It was truly divine, everyone was impressed with the quality & taste. I will definitely be ordering from them again in the future. Great baker, great communication & delivery was included, which I found a blessings. I’m not to well at the moment & I felt confident in their ability to get the job done. A***** service.
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Really appreciate such a lovely feedback, wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏🏾
Angela Goodsall
Cake Making
Melissia made the most beautiful cake for my 60th Birthday! It was much more than I expected. Would highly recommend her.
Michaela
Catering
We ordered from Francesca's for our work event and we were very impressed with everything from the communication to the tasty food and good portion sizes.
Courtney
We have used Francesca's catering services 4 times now and been extremely happy each time! Great service, lovely tasty food and always happy to help!
Mrs A F-G
Millissa provided a 55th birthday bespoke cake and dropped off a self service caribbean buffet food package my picnic birthday in London in July 2024.
All of the guests were appreciative and happy with the *various spread and commented on the flavours and taste.
*Roti, Rice, Curry Goat, Fish, Jerk Chicken, Mini Patties etc
Thanks again to your team and family.
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James Ripley
After posting my request I was sent a message only 15 minutes later asking me to view their Instagram page where I was able to find photos and contact information for the baker.
I rang them and told them I needed the cake in only 4 days time. My order was accepted and a reasonable price agreed. We used WhatsApp to ask and answer questions about some details for the cake such as type of icing and bespoke message. The cake was delivered on the agreed date in good time with advice to put it the fridge to prevent it from melting which worked well. Everyone who tasted it said how “moist” and “delicious” it was. It looked great and the icing was very good too. The size was perfect and we had plenty for the party plus enough to send back to some friends that couldn’t make to the party.
So thank you so much for your excellent cake, made at short notice and with great customer delivery service.
Best wishes
James
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Grace & Njay
Francesca’s did our wedding buffet and cake and the food was AMAZING - they did a mix of African and Indian dishes and all the guests said how delicious it all was. They also catered very well for guests who didn’t like spice, and all the guests said how beautiful the cake (with tiers of raspberry & lemon and mango & passionfruit) was - one calling it ‘the best wedding cake I’ve ever had, and I’ve been to loads of weddings!’. The team is also absolutely lovely. More...
Linda Lynch
Cake Making
This woman is absolutely amazing, responded to my request promptly. I had only given three weeks notice for a cake for my Grandson, this was no problem for this special Lady. The cake is amazing everything and more than we wanted but not only that in the price delivery was included. Only problem now is the cake looks so great we don't want to cut it!!! Thank you for going that extra mile, value for money and more More...
Hannah
Cake Making
WOW! An amazing cake made by you for my sons 5th birthday, I cannot wait to see his face light up tomorrow, thank you for putting so much time and effort into his superhero cake! 10/10 would highly recommend. Such a lovely lady and greets you with such a big smile and she’s so lovely and kind, pricing is excellent too. 👌🏼😃 More...
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Magdalena Stasiak
Catering
I wanted to wholeheartedly thank Milissia and her team for making my son's Holy Communion an incredibly special event. Not only was the food delicious, but their organisation and flexibility helped me in so many ways including, but not limited to being able to releave the stress I've had of preparation, service, cleanup etc. Milissia is a wonderful person who approached me with so much heart, support and care that went way beyond a typical service. She has also been kind enough to create a truly beautiful baloon decoration for us that was an absolute feature for the room. So exceptionally grateful! My son loved his day, I loved the help and my family was absolutely in awe of the food! Couldn't recommend this catering service more! :) And even though it will be long before I undertake an event like this, if I do, I have definitely found my go-to person to do it with! Will be recommending to everyone in my network too! Thank you so much for everything x More...
Sarah
Catering
Straight forward, kind and courteous communication. Lovely fresh food and nice potions.
All food was well packaged and clearly labelled.
I will definitely use them again. Overall very positive and happy with both service and food.
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Thank you so much, look forward to future events
Margaret Langford
Cake Making
Communication was great, and I was able to describe exactly what we wanted in the Cake. It was delivered on time, And the only negative that I could say is that the buttercream and jam filling was a bit thin. The sponge was delicious and moist, and my grandson was absolutely thrilled with his Delboy Cake. More...
Natalie Langford
Cake Making
Milissia contacted me quickly and we agreed a price to make and deliver the cake
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Thank you for a beautiful transaction
Jurate
Cake Making
Delicious and beautifully made cakes. 🤍 Thank you for making and delivering everything on time.
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Lenah
I booked Mellisa to cater for my granddaughter 5 th birthday party. Her food was very delicious very tasty. Well spiced , l tell u , u will never regret.
Tina krelle
Cake Making
Wow. What an amazing lady. I took a chance ordering my cake. But my experience was nothing but positive. The cake was ordered for 60 people but would have fed way more than that. The price was affordable. The cake not only looked amazing but tasted amazing. It was delivered by a very lovely lady too. Thank you so much guys More...
Tony
Catering
Milissia and her family were charming, very helpful, kept in touch, were very prompt and provided an excellent and attractive cold buffet range at a good price.
Everything was all well received and appreciated by my guests. Here are a few constructive and positive suggestions to make it even better. The vol au vents had too much pastry and not enough filling, the couscous would have looked more appealing it if had a garnish of parsley or coriander, and we think that the quiche would have looked more appealing as one large quiche rather than little slices. The only thing we didn't like was the hand-written labels stuck on the cling film describing each dish. The presentation would look far more professional if the description labels are typed or pre-printed rather like table setting place name cards.
Best wishes with your business.
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Sue
I use this company for the first time for a funeral celebration today. And was absolutely amazed at both the quality, the freshness and the presentation of the food. Great job. Great people will definitely recommend and will most definitely use again. More...
Daniel Quinn
Catering
Our experience with Mel and "Francesca's Catering & Cakes" was exceptional! The food, especially the chicken, was absolutely delicious - flavourful, perfectly cooked, and beautifully presented. Mel's professionalism and passion for catering were evident in every dish. She made our event memorable with her culinary skills. Highly recommend for anyone looking for top-notch catering services! More...
Sharna
Cake Making
Mel was very quick to respond to my order and was easy communication. Mel delivered a 30 shaped cake for 80 people to my office for a presentation. Everyone loved the cake sponge, chantilly cream with fruit. It was sweet & moist. Thank you for your service! More...
Andrea
Food was good! Delivery always on time. Very good and attentive service.
Andrea
Food was good! Delivery always on time. Very good and attentive service.
Maria
Cake Making
Thank you so much for my daughter's 30th birthday cake. The cake was absolutely define 😘👌👌👌 I am going to order again in the future. Once again, many thanks 😊
Frances Frimpong
Cake Making
I have been ordering cupcakes for my son's birthday each year with different themes and I am always amazed at the stunning and delicious cakes I receive . I highly recommend Francesca's Catering and Cakes. Thank you Mel! More...
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Thanks for your continued support and great feedback
Dominic Price
Catering
Listen! I cannot recommend Francescas Catering and cakes highly enough! Ideal for that special event.
I have used them for my daughter's 30th (100 people) and my 65th (125 people) birthday parties, last year and this.
Food buffet quality is excellent, as is the variety. Service is great, so cheerful and positive and important details are remembered and very well looked after. Decor ,including balloon arches, chair covers, table and room decorations, is fabulous, creating a classy, themed feel to what were important events. Can do cake, bar/welcome drinks etc and they did videos of our evenings too.
Found Melissia on BARK ,when another caterer let me down - what a godsend :-)
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Such a positive beautiful thought read review, greatly appreciated
What’s your signature dish?
Curry Goat
Jerk Chicken with a twist
BBQ,
Buffets with loads of options for both meat, veg, vegan options
How do you go about creating the perfect menu for your clients?
Discussing and Exploring their needs, ensuring all these are met, to provide a first class service;
What do you love most about your job?
My passion is ensuring my customers are happy and leave with a memorable experience
What inspired you to start your own business?
My passion for baking flavoursome cakes with good quality ingredients, and stretching towards providing catering to all types of events with a good quality service, so customers can feel assured with my abilities;
Why should our clients choose you?
Im a step above other caterers/bakers/chef because my prices are competitive, incl service and waitressing; tasters are readily available, and covering all other services around event management, makes me a one stop provider;
Bespoke Cakes
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All types cuisines