Catering for events at City of London livery halls — and for the firms hosting clients before, during or after a livery event — delivered same-day from Vanda's Kitchen on Carter Lane. Independently halal-certified, 100% nut-free at the structural level, with a menu designed for the diverse dietary mix of senior City guests. Delivery to Stationers' Hall, Apothecaries' Hall, Wax Chandlers' Hall, Cutlers' Hall, Plaisterers' Hall and the wider Square Mile cluster within 10-15 minutes of leaving our kitchen.
To order: browse our shop for sandwich and platter formats, or WhatsApp the kitchen for canapés, hot food, drinks reception catering or anything bespoke.
If you're hosting at a City of London livery hall, the catering decisions you'll make extend well beyond the dinner itself. Pre-event drinks at your office. Canapés on arrival. Coffee and pastries for an early-morning court meeting. Post-event hospitality back at the firm. A livery event is a sequence of moments, and every one of them needs catering that works for the senior guest demographic these events attract.
How Vanda's Kitchen supports your livery event
Our EC4 kitchen sits in the historic livery quarter — minutes on foot from most of the major halls — which makes us particularly well-suited to four types of livery-event catering.
Pre-event drinks and canapés at your office. Many City firms host their guests at the office before walking them to the livery hall. Drinks reception food, hot and cold canapés, beautifully presented finger food. Our nut-free kitchen and halal certification matter here — the senior guests at a livery dinner are exactly the people who notice when an event handles their dietary requirements gracefully and quietly.
Drop-off catering at halls with open caterer policies. Several City halls welcome external caterers nominated by the host. For these, we deliver direct: hot food, cold buffets, sandwich platters, drinks reception food. Tell us the hall and the date and we'll confirm whether they accept our delivery.
Post-event hospitality back at the office. A livery dinner often runs late, and many firms wind down at their own office afterwards with a final round of drinks and light food. Our late-afternoon and early-evening delivery covers this comfortably.
Court meetings, committee lunches and livery firm office catering. Many livery companies have their own offices and meeting rooms used for court business and committee gatherings. These less-formal events are where Vanda's Kitchen most often delivers — sandwich platters, hot meals, breakfast catering — for the regular operational rhythm of a livery company.
Halls within walking distance of our kitchen
Carter Lane sits in the densest cluster of livery halls in London. From our door, our delivery covers:
Stationers' Hall — Ave Maria Lane, EC4M 7DD. About four minutes' walk. The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. Used for media-industry dinners, book launches, weddings and corporate events.
Apothecaries' Hall — Black Friars Lane, EC4V 6EJ. About six minutes' walk. The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, with deep medical and pharmaceutical industry links.
Cutlers' Hall — Warwick Lane, EC4M 7BR. About five minutes' walk. The Worshipful Company of Cutlers, used for smaller corporate events and intimate dinners.
Wax Chandlers' Hall — 6 Gresham Street, EC2V 7AD. About eight minutes' walk. A beautiful smaller hall, ideal for intimate dinners and corporate hospitality.
Plaisterers' Hall — One London Wall, EC2Y 5JU. About twelve minutes' walk. A modern hall well-suited to larger events.
The wider cluster — Saddlers', Haberdashers', Innholders', Painters', Glaziers' and others — sits within a fifteen-minute walk. Wherever your livery event is held, our delivery to the host firm's office is fast, and the catering arrives fresh.
Why allergen-aware catering matters at livery events
The guest list at a livery dinner is unusually demanding from a dietary perspective. Senior figures from the relevant industry, frequently international, often with serious health considerations developed over a lifetime. The dietary mix typically includes:
Significant halal observance among professional services and financial services liverymen and their guests. Higher than average prevalence of severe nut allergies — older guests, often from professional backgrounds where lifelong allergies are carefully managed. Coeliac and gluten-sensitivity. Diplomatic and international guests with their own observance requirements.
For pre- or post-livery hospitality at your firm's office, getting this dietary mix right matters disproportionately. The 100% nut-free kitchen, halal certification across the whole operation, and over 60% gluten-free menu mean Vanda's Kitchen handles the full mix as standard rather than as a series of special orders. Every guest in the room can eat from the same menu with confidence.
What you can order
For pre-event hospitality, post-event hospitality, court meetings and committee lunches, the formats most often booked are:
Sandwich and bagel platters from our shop — fastest path to ordering, available with 24-48 hours' notice. Cold buffets with hot drinks for larger gatherings. Canapé service for drinks receptions — both hot and cold canapés, designed for standing service. Hot meals for sit-down lunches, in 10, 20 or 40-portion variants. Breakfast catering for early court meetings — pastries, fruit pots, hot drinks supply. Afternoon tea service for less-formal gatherings.
All formats arrive with disposable plates, napkins and cutlery. Reusable platters collected the following day at no extra cost. Halal certification, nut-free preparation and full Natasha's Law allergen labelling on every item.
Frequently asked questions
Do you cater inside livery halls themselves?
Only at halls with open caterer policies that accept drop-off or external catering. We are not on the closed approved-caterer lists of the major halls. For pre-livery and post-livery hospitality at the host firm's office, we are well-suited.
Can you deliver canapés and drinks reception food to a host's office before a livery dinner?
Yes. This is one of our common livery-event catering bookings. Tell us the office address, the timing of the livery walk-over, and the guest dietary mix.
How quickly can you deliver to a City office for a livery-related event?
For halls and offices within the historic City, delivery is typically 10-25 minutes from our kitchen. For same-day bookings, WhatsApp the kitchen.
Do you cater livery firm office events (court meetings, committee lunches)?
Yes. Several livery companies use Vanda's Kitchen for office and committee catering at their hall offices, distinct from their main hall events.
How do I book?
For sandwich and platter formats, order from our shop. For canapés, drinks reception food, hot food, or anything bespoke for a livery-related event, WhatsApp the kitchen with date, location and guest count.
Booking livery hall catering and pre/post-livery hospitality
For platters and standard items, browse our shop. For livery-related corporate hospitality, WhatsApp the kitchen directly — we respond within the same working day with format options and a quote.
For broader corporate catering across the City of London, see our EC2 corporate catering guide and the EC4-area coverage on our St Paul's catering page.