Events Catering
We offer various different options for catering for your event (weddings, parties, wakes, markets, fetes etc).
1. Van in Attendance - We offer the hire of our van and staff to attend your event, to serve either fresh ready to eat cold seafood, or hot freshly cooked seafood dishes on site.
2. Seafood Delivery - We offer delivery of your chosen selection of platters and cold food items to your event.
3. On-site Oyster Shucking - We offer a professional oyster shucking service, at your event.
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We also offer large bookings for use of our premises. This would mean exclusive use of our seating area and our chef and staff working solely for your party. These events would need to be booked with at least 2 months notice and for a minimum of 50 people. For more information, please send us an email to thedukes.seafood@gmail.com
Testimonials
C.W. - Wedding Guest
The food was wonderful, couldn’t have been better. It all looked and tasted amazing; the bread was absolutely delicious. There were so many different nationalities at the wedding, all of whom were really impressed with the timings, the appearance and of course the taste. There were so many lovely comments – Well Done all at Dukes.
A. H - Groom
Thank you so much, we had a lovely day and the food was wonderful.
P - Groom -
Wedding held @ Dukes
Recently had my wedding party at the Dukes. Couldn't have hoped for a better setting and staff to host us. Katie (the manager) and her team were the most accommodating and professional, and instrumental in making this gathering a success. With the Chef, she proposed a delicious & locally sourced seafood focused menu, expertly paired with local still and sparkling wines. She and her team also completely transformed the venue to make it suitable for a crowd of 50 - everyone truly enjoyed the indoor/outdoor ambiance with uninterrupted seaview. Deserves 5 stars in all aspects of the job!
MFOB - Private Event @ Dukes
A great day out on the water (and back ashore) yesterday for the Duke’s Trophy... And a massive thank you to @thedukesseafood for providing us with some delicious food when we got back ashore!
C.M - Wedding Guest
It really was amazing - fabulous food (adored the breads) which, being a lover of seafood, was just the best. The service was spot-on. You should be proud of yourselves (says me, a guest from the Cotswolds but a huge lover of Mersea Island)
Outside Events
OPTION ONE - VAN IN ATTENDANCE
Our fully refurbished, brand new fishmongers van has the ability to attend your event to serve your guests with the freshest ready to eat or seafood (or all seafood and wet fish if markets or fetes). We can also serve a freshly cooked, hot street food style seafood menu, directly to your guests from the van!
We would require at least 2 months notice for booking of the van and cost would be discussed with the customer regarding type of food, quantity of guests and length of time required.
To enquire, please email thedukes.seafood@gmail.com
OPTION TWO - SEAFOOD DELIVERY
We can offer cold catering for events of minimum 15 people, delivered to your location (within 10 miles driving distance from us - further would be discussed on individual basis).
We have a selection of platters to choose from or we are happy to arrange bespoke platters to your requirements. We also offer homemade breads (with enough notice), individual or large sharing plates and centerpieces. We are also more than happy to work with you to produce exactly what you would like to complete the catering for your event.
OPTION THREE - ON-SITE OYSTER SHUCKING
This service includes one of our members of staff joining you for a specified time during your event to open oysters on site for your guests. This ensures your guests get the freshest of oysters with no stress to any of your attendees or yourself!
For more information about ordering or making a booking, please contact us directly on 07932466870 or thedukes.seafood@gmail.com.
Please note we require at least 2 weeks notice of events for options 2 and 3.
