Lunch Catering Services in London

We might not know the secret to happiness, but we know an employee is never sad when good food is on the menu. Social Pantry’s lunch contract catering is just the solution for this – we’re here to keep your employees satisfied with freshly made, seasonal, and stylish lunches delivered right to your London workplace.

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The office doesn’t need to be a place that’s only associated with work. Here at Social Pantry, we think it’s a must to keep brains energised with a good hearty meal, otherwise how else are you going to get through an afternoon?

Our dedicated Workplace Kitchen team works hard to cater for companies all across London with fresh, seasonal, and exciting food.

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Healthy lunch options

At Social Pantry, we’re dedicated to creating lunches for your business that are not only delicious, fresh and seasonal, but also deliver excellent nutritional value. Our menus are rich in protein and plants, providing teams with the fuel they need to feel healthier and more energised throughout the day.

But our lunches aren’t just good for you and your team, they’re also good for the planet. Delivering exceptional food sustainably is at the forefront of what we do at Social Pantry. We run our kitchens with a zero-to-landfill approach, using locally-sourced, seasonal produce to create menus that are focussed around nose-to-tail and root-to-flower dishes. This means anything that would usually be wasted is reimagined into something even more delicious. And it doesn’t stop there – you can read all about our dedication to sustainability, which has led to us being certified as a B Corp, here.

Healthy Lunch Sample Menu

Our monthly-changing contract catering menus offer a wide range of lunch dishes and styles to choose from, whether you’d like individual lunch pots, bento boxes and sandwiches, or larger, sharing-style salads and platters. Our menus offer plenty of healthy options that are rich in protein and heavy on vegetables to ensure your team gets the boost they need to get through the afternoon. Menus vary month to month depending on what’s in season, but sample dishes can be found below:

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Sliced Bavette Steak Lunch Pot, with Roasted Chipotle and Maple Sweet Potato, Rocket, Tenderstem Broccoli, Seasonal Slaw, Honey and Chipotle Dressing

Masala Spiced Butternut Squash Lunch Pot, with Sweetcorn and Chickpea Salsa, Rice Salad, Pickled Carrot, Baby Spinach, Toasted Seeds, Coconut and Green Chilli Dressing

Miso and Ginger Aubergine Bento Box, with Mangetout Rice Paper Rolls, Rice Noodle Salad, Corn and Red Onion Salsa, Smashed Cucumber, Pickled Ginger

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Elevated lunch options

At Social Pantry, we’re dedicated to creating lunches for your business that are not only delicious, fresh and seasonal, but also deliver excellent nutritional value. Our menus are rich in protein and plants, providing teams with the fuel they need to feel healthier and more energised throughout the day.

But our lunches aren’t just good for you and your team, they’re also good for the planet. Delivering exceptional food sustainably is at the forefront of what we do at Social Pantry. We run our kitchens with a zero-to-landfill approach, using locally-sourced, seasonal produce to create menus that are focussed around nose-to-tail and root-to-flower dishes. This means anything that would usually be wasted is reimagined into something even more delicious. And it doesn’t stop there – you can read all about our dedication to sustainability, which has led to us being certified as a B Corp, here.

ELEVATED Lunch Sample Menu

Our monthly-changing contract catering menus offer a wide range of lunch dishes and styles to choose from, whether you’d like individual lunch pots, bento boxes and sandwiches, or larger, sharing-style salads and platters. Our menus offer plenty of healthy options that are rich in protein and heavy on vegetables to ensure your team gets the boost they need to get through the afternoon. Menus vary month to month depending on what’s in season, but sample dishes can be found below:

 

Mains

Braised Lamb Shoulder, Sundried Tomato, Olive & Preserved Lemon Tagine

Grilled Market Vegetables with Feta, Pesto & Toasted Seeds

Apricot Harissa Salmon Fillets, Dill & Preserved Lemon Salsa, Pea Shoots

Sides

Mixed Quinoa, Heritage Tomatoes, Feta, Pickled Cucumber, Sumac & Mustard Dressing

Baharat Spiced Rice Salad, Sultanas, Feta, Red Onion, Fennel, Pomegranate, Lemon Vinaigrette

Roasted New Potatoes, Garden Pea, Radish, Toasted Mixed Seeds, Wild Garlic & Watercress Dressing

Sandwiches

Salt Beef, Sauerkraut, Emmental, Gherkins, English Mustard, Plain Bagel

Olive Tapenade, Artichoke & Goats Cheese, Cream Cheese, Spinach, Seeded Bagel

Smoked Chicken, Herb Stem Salsa Verde, Lemon Yoghurt, Rocket, Baguette

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Lunch the way you like it

While we provide a monthly evolving menu full of to the brim with dishes that make the most of the latest seasonal produce, we can also design bespoke menus to suit your needs.

We have multiple clients who we create bespoke menus for –  whether that’s a weekly themed lunch to get colleagues excited for their working-from-the-office days, or live cooking stations to celebrate national days and holidays, anything is possible. Anyone for warm pancakes to celebrate Pancake Day?

Lunch Catering Services in London

At Social Pantry, we believe that what we do every day matters more than what we do once in a while, and whilst we are professionals in throwing spectacular once-in-a-lifetime events and celebrations, we are also masters in the art of everyday seasonal, sustainable, delicious dining options.

This is where our contract catering options come in! From established in-house catering to fuel your team from dawn until dusk to one-off drop-offs; client lunches and team thank-yous to film set catering and tour provisions… we do it all!

Email: enquiries@socialpantry.co.uk

Telephone: 020 8871 1949

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Lunch catering options in London

At Social Pantry, we believe eating well at work should be hassle-free for both you and your employees. We offer three different lunch catering options which can be flexible to your needs: In House, Styled & Served, and Drop Off.

Our menus change monthly and offer an expansive range of different dishes to choose from , whether you want sandwiches, bento boxes or lunch pots, hot or cold dishes, individual portions or sharing-style platters. We can even keep your kitchen topped up with snacks to keep the team going between our visits too! In short, all you need to do is decide how hungry your office is and we’ll cater to it. Whatever you choose, you’ll be assigned a dedicated Workplace Partner who will take care of everything from seasonal menu updates to celebrations, dietary requirements, logistics and accounts.

Lunch on Location

For offices with a kitchen on-site, we can offer our signature In-House Catering. This means we’ll build a dedicated Social Pantry team in your workplace to execute the entire lunch service, including a team of chefs who will prepare, cook and plate up your lunches, a front of house team to serve the food and ensure that the service runs smoothly, and a team of kitchen porters who will look after the clean-up!.

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Lunch Delivered Styled & Served

Our Styled & Served option is best for offices that don’t have a kitchen (or space to prepare food) in the building. We’ll fully prepare your lunch at Social Pantry HQ, then safely deliver it to your workplace in ceramic bowls and platters, ready to be set up as a styled food station by our front of house team.

Your dedicated Workplace Partner can discuss with you how many front of house team members you’ll require, as they will be on hand to present the food ready for service, as well as serving your team and replenishing dishes throughout service. We’ll also be able to provide all the serveware, glassware, cutlery, napkins and anything else you require for a seamless service.

Lunch Drop off

For teams that like to keep it simple, our Drop Off service means that your food is fully prepared at Social Pantry HQ, then delivered to your workplace, boxed up in eco-friendly, biodegradable packaging, just in time for service.

With this option, you get the same fresh, exciting seasonal food that Social Pantry is known for, only it’s boxed up, rather than plated. We can either individually package up salads, sandwiches and bento boxes for employees to help themselves, or, alternatively, we can provide disposable platter boxes that allow teams to pick and choose from a variety of options.

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Lunch for any occasion

If you want to reward your employees, we really believe that great food is the perfect way to do it. Not only will you fuel the team, but you’ll allow them time to sit down together and connect with one another, which can really boost both mental and physical wellbeing.

As well as catered lunches for your team, we are always happy to provide extra services for special occasions. Whether it’s birthdays, work anniversaries or achieving company milestones, we can create bespoke dishes or menus, celebration cakes, cheese boards, cocktail stations and more. Does your workplace have an important occasion coming up? Chat to your dedicated Workplace Partner about how you’d like to celebrate and we’ll create something special for you.

 

Brunch Catering

Looking for something a little earlier in the day? We’ve got you covered! Get in touch to find out more.

Email: enquiries@socialpantry.co.uk

Telephone: 020 8871 1949

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London Lunch Catering by Social Pantry

Social Pantry offers workplace catering to any business within the M25. We deliver from our Battersea HQ via our fleet of electric vans to offices all over London on a daily basis, just speak with our Workplace Partners if you’d like to discuss how our delivery process works.

Email: enquiries@socialpantry.co.uk

Telephone: 020 8871 1949

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Social Pantry is one of my favourite catering companies as they have very fresh and delicious recipes, which is great for when we have multiple day events! The service of the company is excellent, from ordering to delivery – honestly could not be happier!

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Frequently asked questions

We are the experts at catering to our clients’ needs, so you tell us exactly when you would like lunch service to begin, and we will work to that. Your Workplace Partner will gather all the necessary details from you in advance when you place your order; the menu you’d like to be served, how many people you expect to be in attendance, what time you’d like lunch service to start, what time slot you have available for the lunch service to run, and any other details that will help your lunch catering to run seamlessly. Our job is to make serving lunch as easy and pain-free as possible for you, so leave it to us to work around you and your office culture.

We offer a selection of drinks in our lunch catering menus that can easily be added onto your order. These include coffee, tea, and fresh juices, as well as a range of independent soft drink brands and ethically sourced water. We can also arrange to bring in speciality drinks suppliers. Fancy a post-lunch barista coffee cart in the office? How about a smoothie van in the car park? You name it, we can do it.

For both our In House and Styled & Served catering options, we can provide all the crockery, glassware and cutlery you’ll need. For our Drop Off service, it’s up to you whether you’d like to use your own crockery and cutlery, or whether you’d like us to include bamboo cutlery in the delivery.

This depends on your chosen menu – we are unable to leave food behind that would be unsafe to eat, but if there are non-perishable items within your order that are surplus, we can leave these with you. Your Workplace Partner can help with deciding on food quantities for each item, to avoid waste.

Absolutely. Our monthly menus offer extensive vegetarian and vegan options and we can also customise dishes to accommodate dietary requirements such as dairy, wheat, soy or nut free diets and cultural requirements like halal and kosher.

We can serve lunch for as little or as long as you require. Perhaps you only have a 30 minute window in which to feed the team? No problem. Other clients opt for a ‘drop in’ style service, where colleagues know that between certain times, a served lunch will be available and they can turn up when it suits them. Your Workplace Partner will work with you on deciding the best course of action for your needs and we will accommodate any and all requests as best we can.

London’s Leading Catering Company

At Social Pantry, we offer a wide range of catering services to suit any occasion. Whether you’re planning your wedding or a private party, we create bespoke menus that reflect your style and preferences. Our services include catering for a range of events including intimate dinner parties, gourmet birthday party catering, luxury catering for weddings and corporate events, inspiring vegetarian food and plant-based menus, bbq catering and buffets, plus high-end large scale catering for charity events, fundraisers and more. As a leading London caterer, we’ve delivered unforgettable catering for hundreds of events across the city of London, and throughout the UK.

As London’s go-to sustainable catering company, look no further than Social Pantry for exceptional catering services.

Email: enquiries@socialpantry.co.uk

Telephone: 020 8871 1949

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