The Laughing Pear Catering
Southend-on-Sea
(168)
Southend-on-Sea
(168)
We are a family run, fresh food business who have just won fresh food business of the year over london and the south east
We are very proud of our food and take great pleasure in helping make your events as special as we can
We offer a vast range of services suitable for all events from weddings to parties, christenings to office events, wakes and corporate events.
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168 customer reviews
Mandy Aim
What a little gem of a place . We had a lovely breakfast which we had been talking about doing for ages Staff very friendly We will be back
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Jane Branson
The Laughing Pear catered for my wedding. Amazing food we used them for our sit down meal and evening buffet. The food is so good and well presented everyone commented on how nice it was. Cant express enough how delicious everything is. Staff are amazing, kind, caring and well presented. Big hats off to Katy who went above and beyond to help make my day special thank you so much to you all. Highly recommend and will definitely use again five star. Thank you to you all jane x More...
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Tarnia Thompson-Roe
What a fantastic service we received from The Laughing Pear they catered for our wedding breakfast, brunch and evening buffet which was held in our garden they were spot on with times the food was amazing and Kate and team can’t do enough for you, made my day so much easier will definitely use again for a function. The cafe is amazing to.
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Jon Morgan
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Karyn Elgie-Burke
The Laughing Pear Catered for my Mothers 70th Birthday at her Home & all I can say is the food was INCREDIBLE! Everyone said how Delicious it was. The customer service was exceptional & delivery perfect. We didn't have to do anything except tell them what style of food we were looking for & make payment. Highly Recommend!! Thank you so much! More...
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Tracey Mack
The catering provided by the Laughing Pear for my husbands recent retirement celebration was fabulous ! The food was fresh , delicious & second to nome . The service was very friendly & professional . Will definitely be using them for any future celebrations . Thank you very much More...
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Jackie Jones
A busy gem of a cafe. Great food freshly cooked, lovely staff. The breakfast wraps are divine!
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Vie Aesthetics
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Marie Martin
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grace shaw-williams
Thank you so so much to Katie and the team! We chose the Laughing Pear to cater for my dads 60th birthday - what a brilliant decision! There was 70 people to cater for and more than enough food! Katie was so lovely and helpful and always ready to answer any questions I had. They were very attentive to dietary requirements and made separate dishes for those who were gluten free or had allergens. Would definitely recommend to anyone, we will most certainly be using them again! More...
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Elizabeth Milward
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RD K
Can always count on the laughing pear for a delicious breakfast!! Eggs are always perfect too
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Luisa Miller
Had a Buffett delivered for a birthday party. Food was amazing. Delivery was on time. Presentation of food was brilliant, made it look very appetising. Would highly recommend fir any function and at an affordable price. More...
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Andrew Linnett
Food and service were great. When the place filled up a bit it was very noisy but we could have gone outside which seemed quite a nice area.
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Kate
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Jean Dennis
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Norma Bannister
Lovely food. Friendly staff.
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Dave Balding
Loverly food here gets busy but we’ll definitely be going back
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Alan Johnson
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Hannah M
Pancakes were amazing! Lovely friendly staff! Not the biggest of places and gets quite busy and loud however to be expected as the food is so good! Parking: Ample parking on site.
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Andrew Camp (Meg)
Great place to have breakfast, Brunch, Lunch , afternoon tea or just a quality coffee or tea.
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Steve
Katie @TheLaughingPear was our contact for the catering that they did for Dad's 90th birthday celebration. Cannot sing her praises loudly enough from start to finish. Always available, helpful and accomodating and the buffet was spot on also. Many thanks to you all More...
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Baz
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Lynne
Great place to eat. They cater to all tastes and are always willing to mix and match to keep customers happy.
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Shaun Ranson
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Jonathan Kennerley
Absolute gem, found this by accident. Great food and service - nice little outside area too for when the weather is fine.
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Amandeep Lehal
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D B
Love breakfast here, friendly service and good food, doesn't matter what you order it will be banging.
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l md
The best cafe around, usually only come in for a breakfast, but tried their lunch menu today- delicious! Friendly staff, clean place, and gourmet food. What more could you want!
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Stephen Hull
Had a nice breakfast very recently & will go back again.
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Amanda
Amazing place, food is excellent & staff very pleasant. My favourite place in Rayleigh for brunch.
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Ian Young
Popped in for a quick bite , with no real expectations, but was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the produce and the food overall. We had an English breakfast and double bubble and happy with everything we had, the bubble and squeak in particular was great. More...
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Dave
Great breakfast and service was good as well
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Susan Thompson
A lovely place for afternoon tea. Really fresh sandwiches and cakes, with plenty of coffee. The staff are very attentive and friendly. Definitely recommend a visit.
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L J
Really good breakfast. Good service
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Frank Rich
Our first visit here, and sadly it was rather disappointing. Bubble and squeak with two poached eggs sounded inviting on the menu , but it was pretty tasteless and worse, both of the “poached” eggs were hard boiled. Unfortunately, we shall probably not return. More...
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Karon Jarvis
Lovely food .. excellent service .. will visit again 👍
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Melissa McCarthy
Food was really good and lots of choice. Service was excellent and very friendly team. Will definitely be back!
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warren saunders
First time coming here for a breakfast and was really impressed, I'll definitely be coming back. Food was amazing and was cooked perfectly and it was very well presented. Staff where really nice and so the overall experience was fantastic ☺️ More...
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Natalie Denton
Really Lovely food and good service. Gets very busy and is a bit cold inside but worth it
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Kate Cable
Lovely mothers day afternoon tea x great service and choice of food especially nice gluten free option for my daughter 👍 would recommend and will visit again 😍
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Rick Gill
Excellent venue. Busy lunchtime. Vibrant atmosphere and friendly staff
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Jenni Barrett
Cannot recommend this place enough! Warm and friendly from booking to leaving the venue on the day! Staff were lovely… Food was great value and absolutely delicious with plenty of gluten free and vegan options! We attended for a baby shower and they couldn’t have been more accommodating! We will definitely be returning! Thank you for a lovely afternoon! 5 Stars from us! More...
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Donna Ward
First visit today - brought my nan for her birthday brunch - we both had a breakfast with extra bubble and squeak - Lovely fresh hot food - and nice hot chocolate - Lovely friendly service - recommended and hope to try afternoon tea soon Thanks xxx
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Tara King
Went here for the 1st time recently and the food was LOVELY but reason for 3 stars mainly because of these reasons; 1- it's loud, if you're looking for a quiet breakfast, I wouldn't recommend. Me and my partner had to repeat ourselves to eachother a couple of times where it was quite noisy. Not a total put off but not ideal. 2- they have lovely big mugs for tea but where they are big, 1 tea bag just doesn't seem enough. I asked for another teabag so I could make it stronger, which it did help but then see on my bill I got charged for it, £1.95! I then complained and said they still have to charge £1 for it! I couldn't believe it... £1 for a teabag! Probably paid not much more for bulk buy of them at wholesalers, me and my partner were shocked but he just settled up and paid. We should've been notified of the extra charge before being given the teabag. Apart from that, food was lovely, I'll just remember to bring an extra tea bag next time!!! More...
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Lawrie Powell
Spotless
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Mark Groves
Very nice food. Generous portions and good selection of items to choose from. Tasty food and caters for most dietary needs. Coffee was good and decent size. Recomended More...
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Joe & Lynne Parsad
always lovely service and excellent food
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Eve Bermuda
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Sue Arif
Loved lunching with friends here. Food delicious and fantastic, friendly service with a smile.
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What’s your signature dish?
Our Homemade dishes are always a customer favourite from our sausage rolls to the sauces we make, our sandwich fillings to our cakes we take great pride in our homemade dishes
How do you go about creating the perfect menu for your clients?
We work closely with our customers and are always happy to make recommendations, suggestions or adaptations to help create the perfect food
What do you love most about your job?
Helping make peoples events as special as they are
What inspired you to start your own business?
We love being able to be flexible for our customers, it helps makes our business very special
Why should our clients choose you?
From our family to yours we will ensure your event runs seamlessly
Bespoke buffets
Create a buffet from a wide range of options to suit your guests and taste
Cold Meat Buffets
Fresh hand carved meats, fresh bread and extras. This will make your event really special
sandwich and wrap platters
Perfect for simple but special occasions, parties or gatherings
afternoon teas
A British favourite and a great way to treat your guests to something special
wedding breakfast
Set and bespoke menus to make your day as special as possible
Catering corporate events
Simple lunches to sit down meals we love making your meeting and events run smoothly
Catering conferences
Large scale sit down meals, buffets, canapes our services can also be bespoke to suit your needs
Hot fork Buffets
Homemade, hearty for buffets for any event
Premium Buffets
making buffets just that extra bit special
grazing tables
A show stopping way to impress your guests
Canapes
An elegant way to serve food at your events
Hot "mini" celebrations menu
Mini fish and chips, sliders, halloumi fries, bacon rolls just to name a few of this bite size crowd pleasers
