Standard terms and Conditions

All clients are asked to sign and return a copy of this standard contract.

Penny Beral (the Caterer) has agreed with .................................. (the Customer) to provide catering services for the Customer's function on ........................... (date) commencing at ............ (time) at the price of  £ .................... (per person, including VAT). The number of persons expected as at the date of this agreement is ......... . 

The following terms apply to this agreement unless altered in writing and signed by both parties.

1. The Customer will pay a deposit calculated as in clause 2 the due date being four weeks before the function or on booking if later. If payment has not been made on the due date the Caterer has the right to treat the agreement as terminated. The deposit is not repayable in the event of cancellation by the Customer.

2. The deposit payable will be calculated as being of one third of the total price for catering services, plus the whole of the estimated cost of any equipment hire, drinks being provided on a sale or return basis, and any other disbursments which have been agreed. A pro forma invoice for the deposit will be supplied on request.

3. The customer will pay the balance of the price within seven days following the function, except in the case of a wedding reception, where the balance is payable on the day of the function.

4. The Caterer reserves the right to charge interest on late payments. All prices quoted include VAT but are subject to change in the event of a change in the standard rate.

5. Should the Customer cancel a booking less than one month prior to the date of the function the deposit shown in (1) remains payable. If the Customer should cancel a booking less than eight days prior to the function the full balance of the price based on the expected final numbers is payable forthwith and is not refundable.

6. The Caterer will provide food on platters, bowls etc, which remain the property of the Caterer and are returnable forthwith at the conclusion of the function.

7. Any food or drink remaining at the end of the function is the property of the Customer. The Caterer will pack it up ready for the Customer to take away. It is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that any food taken away is properly stored, refrigerated and reheated as appropriate. The Caterer takes no responsibility for the condition of food and drink after the function.

8. Where drinks are supplied on a "sale or return" basis only unopened bottles can be returned.  Drinks supplied on this basis will be invoiced separately, after the function and such invoice is payable forthwith upon receipt. A handling charge of 15% will be applied on all sale or return items.

9. The Caterer does not employ any staff. The price does not include the engagement of staff who have been introduced to the Customer by the Caterer. The Customer is responsible for paying any such staff forthwith at the end of the function. 

10. The Customer is responsible for any losses, breakages or damage caused by the Customer or function guests or staff employed by the Customer even if the staff are introduced by the Caterer, to crockery, cutlery, glass, linen or other items supplied or to the premises at which the function is held.

11. Interest is payable on all unpaid balances at the rate of 3 % per month or part of a month.

12. The Caterer's liability to the Customer is limited to the total cost of the food and other services supplied.  The Caterer does not accept any liability for any consequential loss however caused, except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded by law.