Tel: 020 7620 1818 email: cookandbutler@btconnect.com
References 2011 - 2014
November 2014
The Rifles Regiment
"Dear Mark,
"I am sorry it has taken me so long to write to you and thank you
for making our reception and Regimental Dinner at the Guildhall
in September such a perfect and memorable event.
"You and your team could not have been more helpful in the
planning, preparation and execution of both events especially as
the Guildhall was an entirely new venue for us.
"Your menu and wine proposals were well thought out and
complemented each other and were presented in an easily
understandable manner I personally was extremely relieved that I
did not have to wade through endless reviews, brochures,
testimonials and pictures of puddings till I got to the actual
menu proposal! Your cost estimates were clear, detailed and
reasonable and spot on.
"As to the final menu — it was universally applauded. The Fillet
of Sandringham Estate Beef was quite excellent. How you managed
to produce some 150 fillets in mouth-watering unison especially
as the General held his speech, unexpectedly, at the start of
the dinner and went on a bit longer than planned and I was
worried that the 'moment de critique' for the beef could have
been past. It was not — it was delicious.
"Thank you for incorporation our regimental colour scheme not
only into the table decorations but also somehow into the
desert!
"Thank you also for being so flexible on the final numbers so
close to the event, in so doing we were able to accommodate a
number of officers who only that morning had returned from
operations in Afghanistan. I know they appreciated that they
could be included in the last moment — which was entirely due to
you all being so accommodating and flexible.
"All in all a very good show which was appreciated by all who
came but especially by me who had to organise it.
"I have booked the Guildhall for the 23 of June next year so
'Stand Ready'.
"Yours with thanks and appreciation for a job very well done."
Golden Wedding Anniversary Lunch
October 2014
The Worshipful Company of Tylers and
Bricklayers
The Worshipful Company of Fuellers
July 2014
Lime Street Ward Club
"Dear Mark,
"A short note to say a very large thank you to you and your Cook
& Butler team for providing us with a really excellent lunch in
the Old Library last week. We have received nothing but praise
for the menu, the quality of the food and 2 excellent wines. The
Viognier white surprised a few people.
"We know that events like this do not just happen, they require a
lot of effort and attention to detail. C & B certainly did their
bit to make the day a great event.
Special thanks to Jean, Modesta and Martha."
June 2014
The Worshipful Company of Gardeners
May 2014
Received via email. Subject: FINA/NVC Diving World Series
"Hi, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and all your staff members for the time and effort that everyone put in to making the FINA/NVC Diving World Series a huge success."
"We appreciate the challenges working in a new
venue gave but I am very grateful to all the new companies &
organisations we had the pleasure to work with.
Look forward to working with you all in the future."
Kind regards
Events Officer
April 2014
The Meyrick Society
March 2014
The Society of the Livery of the Coopers'
Company
December 2013
Sons and Friends of the Clergy
October 2013
The Worshipful Company of Builders' Merchants
June 2013
Lime Street Ward Club
Lime Street Ward Club Civic Luncheon
"On behalf of the Master, Wardens and members of the Lime Street Ward Club,
thank you and your team for playing such an important role in the success of
our Civic Lunch. The food and service were exceptional. Well done and many
thanks."
April 2013
The Worshipful Company of Builders' Merchants
March 2013
The Worshipful Company of International
Bankers
"I would like to mention that food on our Banquet was extremely delicious and we have received many compliments for nice goose and lavish dessert of course. Your management was extremely good and l was very amazed to see kitchen discipline [in action] for the first time on that day."
Lime Street Ward Club
Lime Street Ward Club AGM Dinner
"It is with great pleasure that I write on behalf of The Master, Mr Vernon
Ashford, Wardens and Members of Lime Street Ward Club to thank you and your
staff for a wonderful evening. The service was prompt and efficient and the
food delicious. We really do appreciate your efforts on our behalf. Martha
certainly runs a good team."
February 2013
Bishopsgate Ward Club
"My very warm thanks to you and your
team for catering our Civic Lunch in Guildhall Crypt on Thursday.
"I know that, with the Lord Mayor's subsequent commitment, everyone had to
keep to a very tight timetable and - I am pleased and grateful to
acknowledge - all did, such that the Lord Mayor had even a minute or two to
spare!
"The food was excellent - many commented especially on the grouper - and all
were well pleased with the wines. I thought the Shiraz worked particularly
well."
December 2012
71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal
Regiment
"Dear Mark,
"Now that the dust has settled after our absolutely fantastic Charity Boxing
Dinner in support of Hounds For Heroes, I would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your immense generosity in helping us to raise
our whopping £45,000 for the Charity. In actual fact, between us we raised
circa £67,000, leaving a clear profit of £45K once all the costs to run the
event had been met. A very respectable total, I trust you will agree.
"In reality, we could not have done so outstandingly well without your
support. We are very proud of the fact that we have now raised enough money
to provide the through-life costs for two assistance dogs. The training of
these dogs will commence in the New Year and I would like to remind you that
we have officially named one of the dogs ‘Yeoman’ to reflect our Regimental
Yeomanry heritage and aspects of the communications provided by our Corps,
the Royal Corps of Signals.
"The Cook and The Butler’s support to the event was critical to the success
of the evening; quite simply we couldn’t have done it without you. Your
table presentation was outstanding, and the food was absolutely delicious.
We have received so many compliments based on the standard of the catering.
In addition, your incredibly generous donation of one of our key auction
prizes went such a long way to helping us reach our total for the evening.
Thank you so much.
"Team Dogfight wish you and yours a peaceful and Merry Christmas and look
forward to a future association.2
November 2012
The Guild of Freemen of the City of London
October 2012
The Worshipful Company of Chartered
Secretaries and Administrators
The Worshipful Company of Tylers and
Bricklayers
“Dear Mark,
"Very many thanks for the excellent food at the Installation Lunch on
Thursday - you and your staff did us proud. From the tea and coffee for both members of the Court and their
ladies upstairs to the food and wine service I don’t think things could have
gone much better.
"It all contributed to making the day that bit extra special…"
August 2012
Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St
George
May 2012
City of London Solicitors' Company
April 2012
The Worshipful Company of Lightmongers
The Meyrick Society
November 2011
City of London Solicitors' Company
October 2011
British Red Cross
Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St
George
July 2011
The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing
Cards
May 2011
Lime Street Ward Club
“Dear Mark,
Thank you for making the luncheon such a huge success. Over the past few days we have opened letter after letter thanking us
for the quality of the food and the service.
Our concern is that as a result The Cook & The Butler will become so much in
demand that we’ll struggle to make bookings in the future.
Thank you once again…”
