Kent's Trusted Event Caterer
Event Catering Kent Premium Drinks, Snacks & Celebration Catering
Local, trusted catering for birthdays, corporate events, private parties and family celebrations across Kent. Warm hospitality, beautiful presentation and a team that knows the county inside out.
Kent Events, Done Properly
A Local Catering Partner You Can Actually Trust
Planning an event in Kent should feel exciting, not stressful. Whether you are hosting a milestone birthday in Dartford, a corporate away day in Maidstone or a family celebration in Bromley, you want a catering partner who turns up on time, brings the polish you paid for, and treats your guests with genuine care.
Mijays Bar is a Kent-based event catering service specialising in premium drinks, mocktail bar experiences, canapés and traditional snack menus. We travel across the county every week, from private homes to village halls, marquees, hotels and country venues, and we bring the same standard of service whether we are catering thirty guests or three hundred.
Our clients choose us because we blend a proper hospitality background with warmth. Nothing feels corporate, nothing feels cheap. Your event should feel unmistakably like yours, and our job is to make the food and drinks a highlight your guests remember long after they have gone home.
What's Included
What Our Kent Event Catering Packages Include
Every event is bespoke. Below is a snapshot of what most Kent clients include, but we build every package around your venue, guest count and vision.
Styled Drinks Bar Setup
A beautifully presented bar built for your venue, whether that is a marquee in the Kent countryside or a private home in Bromley.
Signature Mocktail Menu
Fresh, handcrafted mocktails made to order so your non-drinking guests feel just as celebrated as everyone else.
Traditional Drinks
Authentic African-inspired drinks including sobolo, pine ginger and tropical fruit punch, served with proper hospitality.
Canapé & Snack Catering
Elegant small plates and traditional snacks to move service smoothly through arrival, mingling and the main event.
Trained Event Staff
Uniformed bartenders and servers who understand pace, timing and the difference between good and great service.
Full Setup & Breakdown
We arrive early, set cleanly, run service end-to-end and leave your venue exactly as we found it.
Local Kent Coverage
Regular delivery across Dartford, Bexley, Bromley, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Tonbridge, Gravesend, Ashford and surrounding villages.
Custom Event Styling
Gold, emerald and black palettes with signage, glassware and florals to match your theme and colour scheme.
Dedicated Coordinator
One point of contact from first enquiry through to the moment your last guest leaves the venue.
Why Kent Clients Choose Mijays
Local Knowledge, Premium Presentation, No Compromises
Kent is a beautiful county to host an event in, but it comes with its own quirks. Rural venues with limited access, village halls with restrictive licensing, marquees exposed to a British summer, corporate parks with tight security windows. We have worked in all of them and planned around every one.
Because we are locally based, we do not treat Kent as an afterthought or a distant delivery job. Our team knows the routes, the venues, the parking, and the little details that stop an event from running smoothly. That local familiarity translates directly into calmer service on the day.
We also refuse to serve buffet-line generic. Everything we do is built around presentation, hospitality and cultural warmth. Guests notice, and clients tell us this is exactly why they book with us instead of the anonymous corporate caterer they used last year.
What Kent clients consistently tell us
- The drinks display became the centrepiece of the room
- Guests kept asking who catered and where to find us
- The team handled a last-minute headcount change without any drama
- Traditional drinks were a genuine talking point of the evening
- Setup was immaculate and breakdown was invisible
Suitable Occasions
Events We Cater Across Kent
From intimate gatherings to full weekend celebrations, we regularly cater across every corner of the county.
Birthday Celebrations
Corporate Events
Engagement Parties
Private Parties
Family Occasions
Community Events
Pricing Guidance
Kent Event Catering Pricing
Most Kent clients combine a bar experience with per-guest catering. Use the figures below as a starting point while we tailor a proposal to your event.
Luxury Local Bar Experience
from £1,799
Mocktail Bar Hire
from £1,299
Canapé Catering
£23
per guest
Traditional Snack Catering
£8
per guest
All packages are bespoke and final pricing depends on guest numbers, menu selections, staffing requirements, venue location and event specifications.
Coverage
Kent Areas We Serve
We cover the whole of Kent for private events and cross regularly into South East London and East Sussex for weekend celebrations.
Client Stories
What Clients Say
"Mijays turned my birthday into the event my friends still talk about. The mocktail bar was absolutely stunning and the service was warm and professional."
Chloe R.
30th Birthday, Sevenoaks
"Everything ran to time, the team blended into the venue perfectly and our clients loved the traditional drinks. Genuinely premium delivery."
Daniel A.
Corporate Away Day, Maidstone
"From the first phone call it felt like they cared about our family and our culture. The food, the drinks, the styling, all of it exceeded expectations."
The Owusu Family
Engagement Party, Bromley
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Which parts of Kent do you cover?
We cover the whole of Kent including Dartford, Bexley, Bromley, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Tonbridge, Gravesend, Ashford and Canterbury. If your venue is elsewhere in Kent or on the South East London border, get in touch and we will confirm coverage.
How much does event catering in Kent cost?
Pricing depends on guest count, menu selections, staffing and venue location. Bar hire packages start from £1,299, per-guest canapé catering starts from £23 and traditional snack catering starts from £8. We build every proposal bespoke to your event.
Can you cater for both drinks and food together?
Yes. Most of our Kent clients book a combined package covering a styled drinks bar plus canapé and traditional snack catering, all delivered by one professional team on the day.
Do you handle small private parties or only large events?
Both. We regularly cater intimate 20 to 40 guest gatherings alongside larger weddings and corporate events of 200 plus. The same standard of service applies at any size.
How far in advance should we book?
For weekend dates in peak season we recommend booking eight to twelve weeks ahead. Off-peak and midweek events can sometimes be booked within a fortnight subject to availability.
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