MJ Catering started with a simple idea: run a gastropub where the beer list gets as much care as the kitchen. We are a family operation under M J & Family Holdings Ltd, and we still cook, pour and wash up ourselves most weeks. You will find us behind the bar or in the pass, not in an office.
Our kitchen leans on British pub classics done properly. Think slow-braised shin of beef, beer-battered haddock, Sunday roasts with proper gravy, and a pie of the week that changes with what the butcher has in. We keep the menu tight so every plate leaves the pass hot and on time.
The craft beer side is where we have the most fun. We rotate taps through small British breweries, keep a couple of local casks on stillage, and always have something dark, something hoppy and something low-alcohol pouring. If you are not sure what to pick, ask at the bar and we will pour you a taster first.
We host private hires, birthday dinners, wakes and small wedding receptions in the back room. Tell us your date and numbers and we will build a menu and drinks list around your budget. No set packages you have to squeeze into, just a straight conversation about what you want.
Everything we do sits under one roof on the same site, so bookings, catering and the bar are handled by the same small team. That means fewer handovers and fewer things going missing between booking and service. If something needs sorting on the day, you speak to the person who took your enquiry.