Family Business
Food by Julie is an established family business located in rural West Berkshire which provides a quality bespoke catering service covering the Thames Valley, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire.   

Private & Corporate
The business owner, Julie Broun, has built a wealth of experience since the outset of her business in 1985 and provides a friendly and flexible service for both private and corporate clients.   Julie will be delighted to discuss your plans with you and provide a detailed quotation based on specific requirements.  At Food by Julie we aspire to achieve perfection, paying particular attention to detail that ensures that every event is a success.

Personal Service
We offer a personal and individual service for all our clients whatever the occasion.  It is our aim to provide a high level of customer care by liaising closely with our clients from the moment an enquiry is received and throughout the planning stages leading up to and beyond the event itself.

Menus & Style of Food
We specialise in providing superb classic and contemporary cuisine, skillfully prepared and stylishly presented for every event.  All of our food is handcrafted by us using only the finest and freshest of ingredients carefully selected by Julie herself.  We source local produce wherever possible and all of our menus are inspired by what is in season.  We regularly update our menus to keep abreast of the latest ideas. 

Special Dietary Requirements
We will recommend suitable alternatives for those clients who require special consideration when planning a menu.   

Business & Corporate
We cater for working lunches, business meetings, seminars and conferences as well as directors' dining when in the capacity of a chef, Julie will prepare and cook your chosen menu on site in your company kitchen.  We appreciate that time restrictions often apply and we take this into consideration when planning your menu.

We also cater for 'breakfast meetings' and 'corporate barbecues/hog roasts' when larger numbers are to be catered for, hiring any essential equipment as required.  

Private Entertaining
Julie will discuss your dinner party menu with you and on the day of your party will prepare, cook and serve your guests, allowing you to relax and enjoy the experience.

We also provide hot and cold fork buffets, finger buffets and we specialise in canapes suitable for a host of events.

Hog Roasts and Barbecues are a popular choice during the summer months when larger numbers are to be catered or a more informal feel is required.   

Food Sources
We prefer to use the finest ingredients which in turn will provide the finest dishes.  All of our food is obtained from reputable suppliers that we have come to trust.  We use free-range and organic produce wherever possible and obtain some of our food from local farms.  Meat, poultry and game are obtained directly from a local farm and our sausages are specially made to order, and are of the highest quality.  We use only sustainably sourced fresh fish which is specially ordered to ensure that we obtain only the very freshest possible. 

Prices and Charges
Our prices are purely a reflection of the quality and standard of our food we use, and because our food is handmade it is naturally more labour intensive.  However, we hope that our clients will choose not to compromise the quality of the food for the sake of the price!  We will gladly provide sample menus and an estimated cost for your event based on initial information provided. 

Other Services
We will arrange for the provision of china, cutlery, glassware, tableware and linen plus any other specialist equipment necessary to service your event.  We will also be happy to offer advice on marquee hire and ancillary equipment ie, illuminated bars, fairy lights, dance floors, and entertainers, flowers and celebration cakes etc..   

Drinks
Drinks may be provided on a sale or return basis or clients may prefer to supply their own when we will gladly arrange for the hire of glassware, bar equipment, ice and service.  

Service Staff
You will receive an impeccable service delivered by our trained team of smartly uniformed staff.  Our staff are friendly, polite and efficient, and will be on hand to assist you and your guests during the course of your event.  An Event Supervisor or Front of House personnel is generally recommended for weddings and larger events, and it is their responsibility to co-ordinate the service staff team ensuring that your event runs smoothly.

We hope that you will invite us to be of service to you!