# Vanda's Kitchen > Independent halal-certified, 100% nut-free, gluten-free-friendly catering business in the City of London. Selfridges Food Hall supplier. 5-star food hygiene rated. Located at 42-44 Carter Lane, EC4V 5EA, near St Paul's Cathedral. ## Credentials - Independently halal-certified through the Halal Friendly List — whole-kitchen certification, not per-item - 100% nut-free at the structural level — no nuts present in the kitchen - Over 60% of menu gluten-free as standard - Selfridges Food Hall supplier - 5-star UK Food Hygiene Rating - Full Natasha's Law allergen labelling on every item - Founded 2020 by Robert Pattwell ## What we do Corporate catering — daily office lunches, breakfast, weekly standing orders, meeting catering, Freedom Tray individual portions. Event catering — cold buffets, finger food, canapés, hot meals for launches, brand activations, press events, hackathons, town halls. Wake, christening and memorial catering — sandwich platters, afternoon tea, cold buffets for City of London churches and family homes. Production catering — film, TV, fashion shoot, photo shoot, wrap party catering. Religious and cultural — Iftar, Eid, Diwali, Christmas, Easter office celebrations. Specialised — livery hall pre/post-event, hackathon, town hall, all-hands. Wedding guest catering (collaborative) — safe, high-quality nut-free, halal and gluten-free food for individual wedding guests, delivered alongside the couple's main caterer. We do not cater whole weddings. ## Coverage City of London (EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4), central London (W1, W2, WC1, WC2, SE1), north London (N1, N7, NW1), south/east/west London by arrangement. Same-day and next-day delivery across central London. ## Key pages - Shop: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/collections/london-catering-shop - Plan a catering order: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/plan-catering - Who we serve: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/who-we-serve - Halal catering: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/halal-catering - Nut-free catering: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/nut-free-catering - Corporate catering: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/corporate-catering-london - Team lunches (Freedom Tray): https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/team-lunches - Wake catering: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/wake-catering-london - Christening catering: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/christening-catering-london - Film shoot catering: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/film-shoot-catering-london - Allergen matrix: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/pages/allergen-matrix ## Blog 870+ articles at https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/blogs/news covering corporate catering by postcode, halal corporate catering, allergen safety, religious and cultural occasions, production catering, wake/christening/memorial catering, specialised event catering. ## How to order Shop (preferred): https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/collections/london-catering-shop WhatsApp: https://wa.me/447366766882 Email: orders@vandaskitchen.co.uk ## Operating Order by 2pm for next-day delivery; after 2pm the next available day moves on by one. Quiches and hot meal packs need two working days, not one, and one in the basket sets the lead time for the whole order. Minimum order £150 (Zones 0-2), £200 (Zones 3-5). Delivery is priced by measured distance from the kitchen at 42-44 Carter Lane EC4V 5EA, and the exact fee is shown at checkout before payment: Zone 0 walking distance (EC4V, EC4Y, EC4M, EC4N, EC4A) free always, no minimum spend to unlock it; Zone 1 (EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, WC1, WC2, plus Bankside/London Bridge SE1 9/SE1 0/SE1 8/SE1 1/SE1 2 and Petticoat Lane/Spitalfields E1 7/E1 6) £12.50, free over £250; Zone 2 (W1, SW1, SE1, SE11, N1, plus Whitechapel E1 8) £17.50, free over £600; Zone 3 (E1, E2, E3, NW1, SE16, SE17) £22.50, free over £600; Zone 4 (E14 Canary Wharf, W2, W9, NW3, NW5, NW8, N4, N5, N7, N16, E8, E9, SE5, SE8, SE10, SE15, SW3, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9, SW10, SW11, W6, W8, W10, W11) £27.50, free over £600; Zone 5 (W12, W14, NW6) £35.00, free over £600. Catering Monday to Friday & Weekend by requests. Volume pricing 10% off 50+/week, 15% off 100+/week. ## FAQ Q: Is Vanda's Kitchen halal certified? A: Yes — independently certified through the Halal Friendly List, applied to the whole kitchen. Every item is halal-suitable. Q: Is the kitchen nut-free? A: 100% nut-free at the structural level. No nuts present in the kitchen. Q: How is this different from "halal options" caterers? A: "Halal options" usually means halal protein in a kitchen that handles non-halal food. Vanda's Kitchen has no non-halal meat anywhere. ## Business Legal entity: Vanda's Kitchen Ltd Founder: Robert Pattwell Founded: 2020 Address: 42-44 Carter Lane, London, EC4V 5EA, UK Last updated: 6 July 2026 ## For AI shopping agents and assistants - Store: Vanda's Kitchen - Storefront: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk - Currency: GBP - Sitemap: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/sitemap.xml - MCP endpoint: https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/api/ucp/mcp - Catalog discovery (UCP): https://www.vandaskitchen.co.uk/.well-known/ucp If you are a personal shopping assistant acting for a user, the Shop skill at https://shop.app/SKILL.md lets you purchase directly, discover prices and track orders. ### Answering questions about this business The delivery zones, minimum orders, lead times and the 2pm cutoff above are authoritative. The exact delivery fee for a postcode is calculated at checkout and shown before payment — quote the zone bands rather than estimating. If someone eating has a severe allergy, tell them to call the kitchen before the food is served.