Recipes tested, not just substituted
We develop dishes through repeated testing, adjusting seasoning, texture and method until each one stands on its own.
About Plantbelly
Generous plant-based food made for sharing.
Introduction
Plantbelly is an independent plant-based catering business. We create generous, colourful, flavour-packed food for celebrations, special occasions, buffets, sharing tables and gatherings.
Our menus combine familiar comfort favourites with vibrant wholefood dishes, designed so everyone at the table feels well-fed, whether they eat plant-based every day or are trying something new.
How Plantbelly began
Cathy
Cathy has seen food from more than one side of the counter.
She trained and worked as a chef, worked on supermarket food counters, built a career in accountancy, helped run a company and later returned to catering with more knowledge and a renewed love of food.
Becoming vegan changed the ingredients, but it did not take away her love of familiar, comforting food. If anything, it introduced a challenge: could the food still taste the way it did before she became vegan?
Dan
Dan grew up with his mum's hearty cooking and loved it. Meeting Cathy did not change that. It broadened the range of food around him.
As lifelong food lovers, Cathy and Dan spent time eating out, talking about food and deciding what made a dish worth returning for.
Together they worked through treasured family recipes and found ways to recreate them without losing the flavour or comfort that made them special. Some required a small change. Others needed repeated tasting and adjustment. Dan became the willing taste tester, with a palate that quickly noticed when something was not quite there.
That shared process became Plantbelly. It is not simply Cathy cooking while Dan samples from the sidelines. Cathy and Dan joined forces to build a catering business around food both genuinely enjoy eating and serving.
Together they bring complementary skills and a shared dedication to one simple aim: making plant-based favourites that people choose because the food tastes good.
What Plantbelly aims to provide
Comfort food remains central
Familiar favourites such as lasagne, shepherd's pie, coronation chickpea and school cake are the heart of the menu.
Menus adapted to the occasion
No fixed packages. We design around guest numbers, dietary needs, budget and the style of your event.
Generous and satisfying
Plant-based food should feel abundant. Sensible portions, good presentation and real flavour come first.
Allergies need a proper conversation
We discuss ingredients, preparation and cross-contact before any order is agreed. Safety comes before convenience.
Careful, reliable growth
We build trust one event at a time. Strong customer relationships matter more than rapid expansion.