From a Hackney café to 500+ London businesses

About Route Catering

We are a London catering company cooking Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food, fresh every morning, for offices, corporate events, festivals and weddings across the capital.

Route Catering chefs preparing fresh Mediterranean dishes in the London kitchen

Our story

Good Food at Work Should Be Something to Look Forward To

Route Catering started life as a small café in Hackney with a simple idea: the food people eat at work should be as good as the food they would choose for themselves.

That idea grew into a dedicated corporate catering kitchen in London. Today we feed teams at Nike, Amazon, Google, J.P. Morgan and Salesforce, alongside universities such as UCL, Imperial and King's College London, and more than 500 London businesses in total.

Our cooking is rooted in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food: grills, mezze, fresh salads, grains and bakes, made from scratch and seasoned properly. From a breakfast meeting for ten to a wedding for more than a thousand guests, the standard stays the same.

Route Catering Mediterranean food set up for a London office team
500+London businesses served
1,000+guests at a single event
5 Starfood hygiene rating
7 daysa week delivery across London

How we got here

From One Café to Catering Across London

  1. The start

    A café in Hackney

    Fresh, home-style Mediterranean cooking for the local community.

  2. Growing

    A dedicated catering kitchen

    Offices, meetings and events across London, ordered online for next-day delivery.

  3. 2020

    Cooking for the NHS

    During the pandemic we cooked more than a thousand meals for NHS staff.

  4. 2022 and 2023

    Festival catering

    Feeding crowds at El Dorado festival, two years running.

  5. Today

    Offices, events and weddings

    From daily workplace catering to Thames boat events and weddings for 1,000+ guests.

How we work

What We Never Compromise On

Cooked fresh every day

Everything is made in our own London kitchen each morning, never outsourced.

Food with real roots

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking is where we come from, not a menu theme.

Every guest catered for

Vegan, vegetarian, halal and gluten-free choices across the menu, with allergen information on every product.

On time, every time

Delivered across London in a 30-minute window, from a boardroom lunch to a festival field.

Freshly baked cakes and pastries from the Route Catering kitchen

The kitchen behind other kitchens

Trusted by London's Coffee and Hospitality Brands

Beyond our own name, we produce food for some of London's best-known coffee and hospitality brands, including The Gentlemen Baristas and Blank Street. The same kitchen, recipes and hygiene standards go into every order, whether it carries our name or theirs.

Contract and white-label catering

"Communication was really clear and a very smooth delivery of kit and food. The quality of food and display was raved about in our office all day!"

Thomas Forsyth, office pop-up booking

FAQs

About Route Catering: Common Questions

Where is Route Catering based?
Route Catering is based in London. We started as a café in Hackney and now cook everything in our own London kitchen, delivering across the capital seven days a week.
What kind of food does Route Catering serve?
Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food: mezze, grilled meats and fish, fresh salads, grains, sandwiches, breakfasts and bakes, with vegan, vegetarian, halal and gluten-free choices across the menu.
Who does Route Catering cater for?
Mostly businesses: offices, meetings, workplace catering and corporate events for companies such as Nike, Amazon and Google. We also cater weddings, festivals, Thames boat events and private parties.
How large an event can you cater?
We cater everything from a meeting for ten people to events and weddings for more than 1,000 guests.
How do I order from Route Catering?
Order online by 3pm for next-day delivery, with a £150 minimum order. For events, weddings or regular workplace catering, send us an enquiry and we will plan the menu with you.

Taste What We Are About

Browse the menu and order for your team, or tell us about your event and we will build a menu around it.

Or call 0207 833 0011 or email orders@routecatering.co.uk

Our Clientele