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Thank
You! Dear James Thank you so much for providing us with a wonderful meal on Friday evening. We all enjoyed the evening immensely and that was in no small part to the wonderful food and service provided
by you and the girls! The canapes were exquisite, the bbq, especially
the blackened cod, was superb and the desserts and fudge just yummy! Thank
you also for going to so much trouble for my Uncle's vegan menu, he rarely gets such a wonderful range of food and was
very impressed that you were able to provide a very similar dessert to all of us. We have no hesitation in recommending you to any potential clients you have. With thanks and kind regards Rachael [2 July 2010]
 Re: Hill House, 26 May 2010 Just to thank you again for the lovely meal
at Hill House. It was a pleasure to meet you. Kind Regards - Val Minns Catering, Wellacres, 22 May 2010
Dear James, I just wanted to say a BIG Thankyou to yourself
and all the staff, who made this weekend so special for us all at Wellacres. The food was plentiful & really so delicious. I will be recommending your services! Thanks again, S - J (22 May 2010)
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Hill House, 15 May 2010
Hello James,
Just a quick message to say thank you to Adam who's done
a great job at feeding us nicely and tidying afterwards.
It was a very nice treat and we fully enjoyed the food and
the service,
Kind regards
Flavie
Big Thanks from the Stanton Guildouse
gang Dear James
I just wanted to drop you an e-mail to say how fantastic the meal was
that was catered for us at Stanton Guildhouse. Everyone commented on how amazing the food was - they were
very impressed. It was a fantastic help for me and the other hen weekend organiser as it meant that we could just sit
back, relax and enjoy ourselves with the rest of the gang.
The food was really really good and the bread
rolls gave plenty of giggles! Thanks again
Kind Regards
Helen Laird, Vicky Rogers and
the rest of the gang
Hi James,
Just a quick thank you for the wonderful food you provided on
Saturday. It was good to meet you and I hope all continues well with
you.
Kind regards, Anthony
[You can see more on that event here: Wedding canape party]
Hi James
So sorry I left without seeing you this morning. Do hope all is going well today. Well,
what a week and where to start with my thank you's. You have been totally extraordinary
and I am most eternally grateful for the way in which you helped at such short notice. It goes without saying that your cooking
was great but I think I will mostly remember the way in which you rose to the challenge, buckled down and worked so calmly
and effectively. It was just fantastic that you took on board everything and were wo willing and even stayed the weekend.
BRILLIANT and unforgettable. It was a pleasure to have you around and I do hope you enjoyed
the week with us. I hope to that you will return as well! I wish I was with you now and we
had the chance for a drink and a chat! You got us out of the biggest hole ever and I am eternally
grateful. Look forward to working together with you in the future.
Kindest regards Sally [You
can see more from that week on the blog post here: Cooking in the Algarve]
RE: Catering,
Littleton Manor. 20 February 2010 Hi James
I just wanted to say that
the food on Saturday night was absolutely wonderful. Everyone really enjoyed it and was so impressed.
Adam and the waitresses did a fantastic job co-ordinating with the murder mystery and everything went so smoothly.
They left the kitchen spotless and even loaded the dishwasher and set it going. They were so professional and helped
make it a really great evening. They were so slick and organised it was amazing.
Thanks again
Becky Re: Catering,
Watermill Cottage, Upper Court, 6 February 2009 Dear James,
Just a quick
line to say thank you for the meal that you and Gill provided for us
on Saturday night it was excellently cooked and executed despite broken
cooker and I shall certain keep your company details on file.
Annie Walder Re: Our weekend catering package Dear James
Just a note to thank you for your wonderful food on Saturday night at
Foxes Manor. As you know we were celebrating
our 70th birthdays and the food you supplied to us was superb.
Our girls took charge in the kitchen and followed your cooking
instructions to the letter. It worked so well and easily. On our return home we have told
all our friends about you and your company and we shall certainly
be recommending you to anyone taking a holiday in Gloucestershire
and district. Thank you again. Best wishes, Ann and Roger Stapley Oak
House Weekend Dear James
I would like to say thank you for the magnificent
food you supplied over the last weekend. It was a great option and the meals and additional touches such as the home made
truffles and fudge were quite simply superb. I would happily recommend you and would use
the option again if staying in self catering accomodation in the Cotswolds. Regards Sara Livesey [16 January 2010] Dear James,
I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you once again for the superb food on Saturday night. In particular the canapes
were out of this world - we could have carried on eating them all night!
It's great to know that you
cover the Bath/Bristol area too, as we will definitely be in touch for any special occasions that need catering in the
future.
With best wishes
Belinda and Steve, 9 January 2010 HI James, Thanks
again for an amazing spread on xmas day. You really made it one that we will never forget. Thank you.
Thanks and again and hope to see you
soon.
Lisa RE: Catering, Park Hall, Christmas eve &
Boxing Day Dear James, Happy New Year! Thank you again for the delicious menus
that you provided us all with over Christmas, you made our evenings! Thank you so much again and
best wishes for 2010. Best wishes, Michelle RE: Christmas Day James
Thank you so much for the delivery on Christmas Eve and sorry that we were not there to receive it personally.
Your directions for finding the cottage were very helpful, thank you, it was a difficult one to locate.
I had family visiting from Australia for Christmas and we were all really thrilled with your catering. The food
was wonderful and very plentiful, it was certainly a day of indulgence which we thoroughly enjoyed and your instructions for
heating and serving made everything very straightforward. My mother, who
is a great cook and a big foodie, said that it was the best Christmas meal she has ever had and wants to return next year
to enjoy it all again. I hope that you were able to enjoy
Christmas as much as we did. Thanks very much again.
All the best for 2010. Regards
Hilary
RE: Christmas lunch delivery
Hi James
Your vegetarian food was fantastic, and my fears about portion size were laughable given that even with our enormous appetites
we had leftovers which made for an excellent meal latterly. With so much going on here it was a real treat to have such
a high quality 3 course meal brought to us ready prepared - we only spent an hour in the kitchen which has to be a first for
Christmas day and we will definitely continue to recommend you and make use of Bensons of Broadway again.
Thanks
so much.
Karen Thank
you very much for our lovely meal, I was impressed that you arrived to deliver it at the time arranged.
We really enjoyed our Christmas lunch. It only took 30 minutes to prepare our dinner, a record for Christmas!!
Bridget Farrer RE: Mince pies and Christmas lunch
Thank you for the lovely Christmas meal and the mine pies. Everything
was done with customer service and convenience in mind. I simply chose what I wanted, ordered and left the rest to you. Dad
thoroughly enjoyed his Christmas lunch and the mince pies, as ever, drew lots of compliments. They are definitely
the best mince pies we have tasted! Hilary [A]
Dear James,
On behalf of my whole family I would like to say thank you for working so hard
and making such delicious food for us. Our stay at Meadowbank was made perfect by your catering and we will definitely reccomend
you to any of our friends who may need similar services in the future. Each meal you made really was just right. The Sunday
evening meal in particular was superb, you rerally did make it special for us all.
I do not know how we
managed it but we did find room to polish off the brunch the following day and that too was delicious.
Many
thanks Nicole Gordon [19 - 21 December 2009]
Dear
James, I
just wanted to say thank you to your team who came over on Saturday to cook for my party at Meadowbank House. It was so nice
to have the pressure of cooking taken off for the evening, the food was great and Gill was friendly and very accommodating
to all our needs. Thank you again.
All the best, Sarah [28 November 2009] Massive Thanks Hi
James I just wanted to drop you a line to say a huge THANK YOU for doing such a brilliant
job last weekend at the hen party in Eardisley.
The food was all absolutely delicious and
‘the interestingly shaped’ bread rolls were a great touch and set the evening off to a perfect start. Everything
went so well and tasted so good - you provided a really excellent service which I hope to have occasion to call upon again.
Thanks
and kind regards Helen, 21 November 2009
Wellacres dinner Dear James I just wanted to
drop you a note to say a big thank you for helping to make my 40th birthday weekend so special. The food and service on Saturday
night was absolutely superb, your staff are a real credit to you, nothing was too much trouble and their attention to detail
was brilliant. Very unobtrusive, very thoughtful and very friendly - I had to leave the table during the first course to settle
my son, and came back down 10 minutes later to find that they had kept my starter warm while I was upstairs. I think any parent
of young children would be very grateful for that kind of service on a regular basis!! We were also very impressed to find
that they had left enough space in the dishwashers to accommodate the glasses etc that we were still using when they left,
having washed up everything else by hand. All my guests were very complimentary about the quality and quantity of the
food. Please
pass on my heartfelt thanks to the two ladies who looked after us - I will be recommending you to anyone who will listen,
and have already written to thank Michael Foster for recommending you to me in the first place. Kind regards Mel
Morris-Jones [14 November 2009]
Re: Saturday 14th November Hi James, I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and your team for
making Saturday night really special. The food was fantastic and the team were highly professional and efficient. We had lots
of really positive comments and the crème brulee was amazing - I think everyone had a good evening. Thanks again, Sue.
Thank you! Hi
James - thank you so much for the wonderful dinner party on Friday! Everyone thought that the food was absolutely
delicious, and the service was also brilliant (it was so lovely not to have to worry about all the clearing up…).
I have left your details at the house with a rave review, and have also recommended you to the owner. If we are ever
in the area again, we will definitely be looking you up. Many,
many thanks for making it such a special evening for us. Regards Helen 13 November 2009 Re: Meadowbank Hi James, Just a quick email to thank you so much
for coming to meadowbank house 2 weeks ago to cook for us. This is the second time we have used benson of broadway and both times
the
service and food has been absolutely amazing - you always manage to arrive and prepare the food discretely in the background.
Many of our
guests commented that it was much better than many top London restaurants. It was also fabulous value and I look forward
to booking with
you again next year.
Many
thanks rick [17 October 2009] 50th
Birthday celebrations at Wellacres
Hi James
Just a few words to thank you for
the wonderful meal you cooked on Tuesday 20th October especially as we now know it was your birthday as well. The meal was
delicious and a big thanks for doing something different for the "fussy one". Your attention to detail was superb
also thanks to the attentive waitress and the way you left the kitchen it was the cleanest it had been all week. Thanks again
and keep up the good work we would be happy to recommend you to any-one.
Karol and David Logan and family.
[More on 20th October meal click here] Re: Dinner Party Catering 3rd October 2009
James, I
wanted to let you know how much everyone enjoyed the meal you layed on for us last weekend - hopefully the clean plates spoke
for themselves! Some of our guests are still talking about those desserts. Thanks
again. Simon
Hi James,
Thank you so much for the fantastic food, everyone loved it.
Many
thanks
Helen
[Vegetarian and vegan buffet 1 - 5 Oct 2009]
Thank
you
Dear James, A
belated thank you for the dinners you prepared for us at Kempley Barns at the end of September. The food was delicious
and the service perfect. I
hope that we have occasion to ask you to do the same again for us sometime.
Many thanks. Jo Maxwell RE:
Dinner Service Sat 19th Sept Hill House Can I just say that the
food was very well recieved by all, I particularly enjoyed my Lamb! The service was excellent and effortless and the
whole thing was very good value for money. It all added to what was an outstanding Birthday weekend for myself at Hill House,
with the sun shining for 3 whole days to boot.
The fact that you could
also fully cater for 2 very last minute guests was also vey much appreciated, and certainly not expected. Thank you, and your team, very much.
Sincerely
Paul
Re: Wellacres James Just a quick note to say thank-you for a great dinner on Sat
at Wellacres. All the guests enjoyed themselves immensely. Many thanks Matt
Davies [See more from that afternoon click here]
Dear James, I just wanted to thank you and the waiting staff for making
Jenny and Matt's wedding such a fantastic day. Everyone commented on how wonderful the food was, and the excellence &
proffessionalism of the service. We were all able to relax and really enjoy the day, thanks to you.
I know the Bomfords were impressed as well, particularly with the cleaning up! Thank
you again for everything you did and I wish you every success in the future. Kind regards, C. Whitehouse [See more from the wedding click here] RE: Weekend 14-16 August 2009
James, Thank you very much for coming to us on Saturday night and cooking
such a delicious meal for us, everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. I am sure that your services will be called upon in the future
but in the mean time best of luck with all your endeavours. Regards David
A RE: Upper Court - 31/7 to 3/8
Just wanted to say thank you for two excellent meals on the weekend - the hog was superb, we were eating it all weekend! The desserts also received rave reviews.
Thanks again Brendan Dear James, Thanks to you and Adam for an excellent meal on Saturday night. We enjoyed ourselves
thoroughly and the positive feedback from the guests on the food quality and the presentation was great. Hope that we have an opportunity to enjoy your food sometime again in the future.
Many thanks, Shujoya [1 August 2009]
THANK YOU Hi James, Thanks to you and your staff for such a wonderful evening last
Saturday. I could not have wished for more, the food was absolutely fabulous and all the women were really professional,
helpful and approachable. Every single one of my guests (of which there were 20 in total) had nothing but praise for
your food and service. Thanks for making me look great for choosing you! I highly recommend you and wish you had another branch who
could service the area I live in. Thanks and kind regards Rebecca and James Bramwell
[25 July 2009] Re: OAK HOUSE FOOD
James Just a note to say thank you for
a wonderful meal on Saturday night. You and Emma worked so well to give us a most memorable time.
As you could tell from all the empty plates everyone felt the same.
Best regards Mike [25 July 2009]
Re: June 26th
Dear James
Thank you once again for a superb job last Friday. We received so many nice comments about the food and the
dicreet and professional way in which you worked. We still have a few cakes left and will be enjoying those with our
afternoon cup of tea this week! I did not have a chance to see the two ladies who helped out at lunch time so could
you please pass on my thanks to them. Thank you again and I wish you every success for the future -maybe one day it will be you celebrating a Queen's
Award. Best regards
Sheila Morning James, Just wanted
to drop you an email to say thanks so much for our meal on Saturday night at Rock Bank Cottage. You have been really helpful on the run up to the event which made everything a lot easier
for me to organise and on the evening itself everything was perfect. You were so professional yet really friendly which
made us all feel very comfortable. We all thoroughly enjoyed the meal – the
food was absolutely gorgeous. We were still talking about the hand made delicious bread rolls and after dinner chocolates
the day afterwards!!!!!!! We all felt thoroughly spoilt and it was so special to be in your own home / weekend cottage but yet have a 3 course,
5 star meal AND be waited on – what more could you ask for!!!
Our weekend was for a special occasion and your dinner on the Saturday night was the icing on the cake!
Thanks again James – I wouldn’t hesitate in
recommending you and your services to anyone! Alexandra [27 June 2009]
Hen party in the Cotswolds
We normally cook for at least one hen party a week in the Cotswolds. On the 6th June we cooked for 4 hen
parties in the same evening - James cooked for one, Adam cooked for one, Gill cooked for another and one was delivered ready
for the hens to finish themselves. The following few comments are from the organisers of those different parties.
For more info on hen weekends in the Cotswolds click here.
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Saturday 6th June
Dear James,
I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how much we enjoyed our meal at The Old Mill cottage last
Saturday. The food was absolutely fantastic and the chef and her assistant were great!
Unfortunately, I didn't get either of their names, but I would be grateful if you could pass on our thanks
to them as they really were wonderful!
Kind regards
Anna
RE: Saturday 6th June
Hi
James
Just
wanted to say how much we enjoyed Saturday evening. The food and service was fantastic and I can not recommend your
company enough. The whole group were impressed by our chef and using your company to have a meal cooked for us in the
house really made the night.
Thanks
so much.
Kind
regards
Shona
Thank you!
Hi James,
Just a quick note to say thank you for the wonderful food that you provided for us on Saturday. The effort
that had gone into catering for the dietary requirements was particularly impressive.
The lamb was lovely and I have it on good authority that the veggie options were too.
Very many thanks,
Siobhan
Littleton Manor delivery, 6 June
RE:
Hen Do Upper Court 6th June
Hello
James,
Just a quick note to thankyou for all of your efforts on Saturday night and Sunday morning. The food was wonderful
and we all had a great time.
Will be sure to recommend you to friends in your area in the future.
Vicky Jackson
Re: Catering at the boathouse May 23rd
James,
Just to say how much we all enjoyed the meal on Saturday.
Thank you to your team.
Best regards
Pam Shaw
Sunday 3/05/09
James,
Just
a note to thank you and your staff for putting on a splendid lunch at Wellacres last Sunday and prepared supper on Saturday.
Residents
and guests greatly enjoyed the dishes and the generous portions served.
I
am pleased that Michael recommended you for catering at Wellacres and that we had the sense to engage you.
With
best wishes for your success in the future and many thanks,
Peter.
Hello James,
Thank you so much for cooking such
a wonderful lunch yesterday. It was seasonal,
fresh & absolutely delicious & was very much appreciated by our guests. After our holiday in France we will fix our entertainments
for the rest of the year.
With very best wishes,
Sylvia Rondel. [28 April 2009]
[The following 2 events were
catered for simultaneously about 30 miles apart]
Dear James,
Many thanks for looking after us the
other weekend. The fact that we didn't have to think about catering for ourselves made it a relaxing weekend.
Your knowledge of the property and where
everything is in the kitchen made life easier for you and therefore hassle-free for us!
As I said to Michael: I don't suppose
that there would be anybody else remotely able to compete at all.
Good luck for your future business.
Giles & Rosie [16 - 19 April 2009]
Re: Weekend
catering package Upper Court, 17 - 18 April 2009
James,
I must say that the food you organised for us last weekend
was fantastic. I thank you sincerely for your help and will be talking to you re: possibility of catering for our proposed
wedding in Sept.
Regards,
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Mark Hurst
James,
Thank you for making Saturday such a success. The food
was amazing & the service first class!!
Thanks again,
Duncan and Erin [4 April 2009]
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Thank you
Hi James,
I just wanted
to email, rather belatedly, to thank you and Adam for the delicious meal which you prepared for us on Saturday 14th March
at Oak House. Having you cook for us in the house made the weekend extra-special and we will remember it for a long
time to come. Thank you also to Adam for leaving the kitchen spotless before he left!
Very best
wishes,
Kate [14 March
2009]
And while Adam cooked there, James was cooking a few miles away at Wellacres.....
Re: March 14/15
Dear James
This is to thank you - from us all - for the most delicious meals that you prepared for us
at Wellacres last weekend. We all enjoyed them hugely and the little ones are still talking about their 3 course tea
!! Your quiet efficiency particularly on Saturday night meant that we forgot that you were in the room with us and we
could not have had a happier or more memorable evening. And your instructions for Sunday lunch were foolproof so that too
was a delicious meal.
I will certainly keep your details and very much hope that there will be another opportunity
to ask you to cater for us in the future.
With best wishes and again many many thanks
Ann Campbell
Re: Valentine's Day delivery
Our valentines meal was great. The quality of the fresh food
was so tasty, the scallops were beautiful and the beef melted in your mouth, and the trio of deserts was a great idea to taste
a number of different things. I loved the added touch of the beautiful rolls, chocolates and the printed menu. Then to top
it all off my kitchen was still spotless after a 3 course meal. I would recommend James to anyone and cant wait to have some
more of his great food on our holiday in June.
Thanks again Mr and Mrs Webb - Offenham.
Thank you for saturday evening at Rectory Park [24 January
2009)
Dear James
We are home at last after a superb weekend at Rectory Park.
Thank you so much for producing that wonderful meal on Saturday night,
all with so little fuss. Our guests generally are all used to a very high standard of catering, but they had nothing
but praise.
The meal being delayed by the late arrival of one of our quests seemed
to make no difference to you, the meat was still nicely pink. We finally got to bed around 3.30am - always a sign
of a good party!
I will not hesitate to recommend you to friends who live in the Cotswolds.
Thank you again for giving me a relaxing evening to enjoy my 60th birthday.
With best wishes
Scilla Rodwell
RE: Catering on Jan 17th
James,
Thank you very much for our excellent
meal on Saturday night, everybody enjoyed it and my mum had a wonderful time.
Kind regards
Hannah
RE: Your Christmas lunch delivered at http://www.christmaslunchdelivery.co.uk
Dear James,
Many thanks for the fantastic Christmas dinner you delivered for my father-in-law and his mother. They both really enjoyed
it and were very pleased with the generous portion sizes! For Granny to say she really enjoyed it is very hig praise indeed.....
previous attempts at change have not gone well....
Many thanks, once again - a great service & wonderful food.
Yours sincerely
Jane Freeman
Littleton Manor 29th, 30th and 31st december
Well James what can I say other than Fabulous!
Your service provided on each evening was perfect, so
well organized, simple instructions (even for me to follow!) and the food was of such high standard, attention to detail was
amazing and the girls were so efficient and friendly.
My entire gang were so impressed they now want me to
arrange a 50th birthday and have you cook breakfasts and dinners each night! I will be in touch about that when I have recovered....
Thank you so much James, we were all very impressed
by the quality and presentation of the food and of your service, there was not one negative comment made, absolutely perfect.
My daughter Maggie, was deeply upset when we got home and I cooked dinner she wanted Chef Ratatouille!
I will be in touch, many thanks Louise
.....I also forgot to mention that Daniela from
Decadence cakes is absolutely fabulous. She comes highly recommended, she did exactly what I asked her to do, the cake was
stunning and tasted out of this world. She was also reasonable considering the end result. Perfect.
Many thanks Louise
Thank you.
Hello James,
Margaret and I would like to thank you most sincerely for the
services you provided at the Guildhouse last Friday and Saturday.
The Bistro meal on the Friday was perfection, and the entire
menu was highly acclaimed by our Guests.
On the Saturday your Dinner Party menu, being cooked and served
by you was exceptional, your attention to detail was obvious, and like us, our guests were very impressed, not only with
the presentation and service, but also the standard and quality you achieved with the food. The added bonus was, Margaret
did not have to spend time in the kitchen and I did not get the order to "Wash-up"
So thank you once again for making our stay at the Guildhouse
most enjoyable, and should we require the type of service you offer in the future, we will most certainly, be in
contact with you.
Have a great Christmas and a profitable new year.
Kindest Regards,
Brian and Margaret Colegate.
[12 & 13 December 2008]
Note - On 22 November we catered for 4 functions - 3 cooked and served
in the home and 1 delivered, the organiser of each wrote back to say how much they had enjoyed it - as you can see below:
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RE: Delivery, Upper Court, 22 November 2008
Hi James
I would just like to thank you for the delicious meal on Saturday. Everyone
really enjoyed it, really tasty and excellent value for money.
Thanks again
Reena Hawkins
RE: Catering, Watermill Cottage, Upper
Court, 22 November 2008
Dear James
Some time has elapsed since you arranged
my 60th birthday party, however, I did want to say how deilighted we all were with the dinner you arranged. Everybody enjoyed
the experience and we couldn't fault either the food or the service.
It was a lovely way to do things and something
we all thought we would like to do again.
Many thanks
Sheila
Re: 22nd November
James,
Just a quick note to thankyou for such an amazing
dinner on saturday - food and service were both exceptional and we had so much more fun than had we eaten out. Will hopefully
get to use you again at some point.
Rick
Re: Catering, Oak House, 22 November 2008
Excellent dinner guys - thank you both very much
Andrew
Re: Catering, Rectory Park, 24 - 26 October 2008
James,
Just
wanted to say thank you for the catering last weekend. We really enjoyed the food, and you (and Adam) provided
a great service. We'd be more than happy to recommend you to others and to use your services again ourselves.
Thanks
again.
Rob
Hi
James
Thank
you so much for a fantastic weekend of food. All of the guests have been raving about the food as well as the instructions
for preparing/heating. It certainly helped make the weekend a memorable one.
I
know that a few of them asked you about the fish pie recipe, if you are willing to share with us that would be great but I
understand if not!
Once
again, many thanks and I hope that we will be able to use you again soon.
Kind
regards
Linda
Marchant, 10 - 12 October 2008
Re: Tim's 65th
Dear
James Benson,
We
had a wonderful weekend at Upper Court for Tim's 65th birthday, and the delicious food you prepared for us was a real treat
- I wish you'd been able to see the whole gang fall on it with such relish! And you even managed perfect weather for
us too.
Once
again, very many thanks.
Regards,
C. Margaret Barr
10 - 12 October 2008
Hi James
Thank you for the canapés yesterday. We had compliments on the spread
and particularly high praise from one lass whose parents run a restaurant in the Cotswolds. Your reputation
as a chef of distinction does you credit.
The hard work is done - I now have a formula which I
know works so I can roll it out again and again.
Warmest wishes
Lesley Long
Women Go Wild
Re: Corporate lunch menus
Hi James,
I just wanted to thank you for the fantastic catering at the weekend. Everyone loved the food
it was a great success, if and when I do this again I will use your company.
Once again many thanks it was great.
Cheers
Helen (26 - 29 September 2008)
Re: Thanks
James,
Just a very quick thanks for the great service you've provided. The food
for the 70th birthday celebrations was a great hit and enjoyed thoroughly by everyone. The beef was particulalry memorable
according to the birthday boy!
Thanks again. Have to say that the amount of food was generous to say the
least!
Hope the busiest week to date goes well!
All the
best
Chris Shambrook
(20 September 2008)
Dear James,
Thank you for your time and attention to our party last
weekend. Everyone was very complimentary about the food and service you provided, and my wife and I particularly are most
grateful for your substantial contribution to the success of the weekend. I hope we can make use of your services again sometime.
Best regards,
Neville (22 - 24 August 2008)
Dear James,
... we would like to thank you for your culinary expertise at Upper
Court for Suzie and Steve's wedding. Everything was quite delicious and attractively displayed. We had many compliments....
J. Lacey (16 August 2008)
Dear James,
We just wanted to write and thank you so much for the delicious
meal that you cooked for us on Saturday night at The Chestnuts. We all thought that the food was delcious and that the whole
experience was so much nicer than going out for a meal. It was also great to not have to worry about any clearing up.
Many thanks from us all.
Emily, Lou and Leonie.
6/7/2008
Dinner party at Broad Marston, Saturday June 28th
Hi James,
We were so involved having fun when you left that I didn't get a chance to thank you and your assistant for the
dinner party. Suffice to say it was fabulous, and your cooking attracted loads of compliments. It was such a luxury to relax
and enjoy such good food, to not have to worry about drinking, and - amazing! - to leave the dining room at the end of the
night and realise we had no clearing up to do either!
I was incredibly impressed and will recommend you to my friends.
Shelley Harris
Hi James,
...... Everyone and ourselves have been talking about how delicious and wonderful the food
was. Thank you so much. I wish I could eat it all again.
Best wishes
Mandy
(21 June 2008)
RE: Catering at Rectory Park 7 June 2008
I
just wanted to thank you very much for Saturday nights meal.
It
was excellent and everyone commented on how good it was.
I’ll
definitely be in touch again for the next party.
Brett Jackson
Uppercourt.
Dear James,
We arrived tired and hungry at around 9 pm after a horrendous journey from Devon
because of an accident on the M6. Our meal was efficiently delivered prior to our arrival with excellent instructions and
we enjoyed the first two courses before falling into bed exhausted. We ate at the local Pub (the Crown) the next evening but
although we were encouraged by the chef to have a dessert we had seen our final course and so had no hesitation in refusing
and rushing back to the Dovecote to enjoy an excellent raspberry roulade. Many thanks. We will recommend both Uppercourt and
James Benson any time to all our friends.
Many thanks
Ann Yates
Wellacres Catering
Dear James,
A quick note of thanks for the wonderful
food on Saturday night. It made Jen's party really special and everyone commented on how good the food and service
was. I am sure that your business will go from strength to strength.
Kind Regards
Jon & Jen
Hi James,
Just wanted to say a big thank you to you both from myself and Lisa and the rest of
the ladys of the weekend for making our saturday night so lovely, the food was delicious and the service was excellent. It
was a lovely feeling that no one was having to cook or clear away after and that you'd done it all for us. Thank you very
much for making it very special and elegant.
Many Thanks,
E. Talbot & L. Hollins
Dear
James,
Just a note
to thank you and your team for the fantastic meal we had last Saturday at Upper Court. the food was delicious and the service
brilliant. We were so well looked after and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was had by everyone.
I shall certainly
keep you in mind for future occasions and will not hesitate to recommend you to others.
Many thanks
and best wishes,
A. Van der
Feltz
Delivery
meal at Broadwell Farm 1 March 2008
Dear James,
Thank you so much for the
wonderful food you delivered to us last Saturday, it was absolutely fantastic and made our weekend really perfect. Everyone
was so excited by your delivering our dinner, and it more than lived up to expectations. My [own] roast the next
day could not live up to the previous evening! Thank you so much - it was really brilliant and we all hope to repeat
the experience very soon.
Kind regards
Kathy
Thank you for Saturday night!
HI James
Just wanted to send you a note
on behalf of all of us to say thanks so much for the amazing food you magiced up on Saturday night!
It really was absolutely delicious
and everyone commented on it - despite the slight distraction of the butlers!
Many many thanks and sorry we didn't
eat more of the Sticky Toffee Puddings - they were delicious!
We will certainly recommend you
to others as it was all top notch.
Thanks again
Sally, Wendy, Laura and the rest
of the Hen Party x
4/3/08
Dear James,
We're writing to thank you very much for all the help you gave us before and
during our launch party. Your customer service was excellent and the food was superb. So many people said how delicious the
canapes were as well as the wine. Thank you very much for the recommendation of Three Choirs Cuvee. Thank you also for the
donation for the Old Spot Trust raffle.
If you need any testimonials or recommendations for potential clients, please
let us know!
Kind regards,
Hilary and Caroline,
Vivid
Re: Valentine's Meal
Dear James,
I would just like to thank you for delivering a smashing meal to us here
in Cheltenham. It was delicious. We hope to use you again in the future and I will be recommending you.
Best wishes,
Jude 19/02/08
Dinner at Wellacres Sat 9 Feb
Hello James,
A short note to say how much we enjoyed our dinner at Wellacres House. All the
food was delicious, and the service provided by Gill was excellent. A great birthday evening for my
wife.
Thanks and best regards
Geoffrey
RE: Christmas lunch
Dear James,
We just wanted to thank you, on behalf of our family, for the superb Christmas day lunch at Stourton Manor. It
surpassed our expectations and was professionally served.
Best wishes for 2008.
Muriel Sanderson
Re: Drinks Party
Hello James,
Thank you once again for all the work your team put in yesterday to make our party
so successful - lots of compliments from
our guests on the canapes
with best regards,
P. von Holzing 17/12/2007
Thanks
Dear James,
This is to say thank you, more than I know how, for all the effort
and trouble you went to to help me out when I felt so terrible and overwhwelmed. We have enjoyed your cooking enormously
and are so impressed by the thoroughness with which you carry everything out: the personal delivery, the practical packaging
with clear and helpful instructions - everything made so easy. When one is feeling miserable all that counts 200%!
Please accept our sincerest thanks, to you and to your mother.
Again, please accept our deepest thanks for your generous help
and kindness and marvelous cooking!
Yours sincerely,
Catherine B. Squires 3/10/2007
Re: Meal delivery
Hi James,
Just to thank you for the lovely meal on Saturday, It was
all we anticipated and more! We shall certainly recommend you to our friends and hope to use your services again before too
long!
Kind regards,
Malcolm Watson
Re: Saturday dinner
Dear James,
A
huge thank you to you and your staff for all you hard work and efforts at our dinner party on Saturday evening at Upper Court. I can't believe how easy it all was - you provided fantastic food and were helpful
and completely unobtrusive- we wouldn't have known you were there had it not been for the superb food!
The presentation
was excellent and the quality of the food was unquestionable. Please extend our
sincere thanks to your assistants on the evening who set up and prepared everything, and whom left the kitchen absolutely
pristine with everything cleared away and tidy
when they left.
Benson of
Broadway's hard work made an evening of eating in for ten so totally effortless it truly was as though a restaurant had come
to us!!
I have absolutely
no hesitation in recommending Benson of Broadway and please feel free to give out my contact details should you ever require
a recommendation.
With our thanks
and very kindest regards,
Irene Venning
RE: food for aug 31st and sept 1st
Hi James,
I want to say a huge THANKYOU for the food we had at Foxes Manor
at the weekend.
Gill looked after us so well on the Saturday we can’t
speak too highly of her and we had a wonderful meal. We’ve just arrived back in Newcastle it’s going to be an Indian takeaway tonight!
Thanks again for the food please thank Gill again for
us.
Hope we can do it again sometime.
Judy
3/9/2007
Re: Weekend of 31
August
James,
Just wanted
to check that Gill had spoken to you...
We were all
extremely impressed.
Your food
is great and all of us would recommend your service and use it again in the area.
Thanks very
much
David
3/9/2007
RE: Weekend
of 17th August - Upper Court
Hello James,
What can I
say that Jane hasn’t already said, the food was absolutely fantastic and your staff brilliant - they made us all
feel very comfortable. It really made such a difference to have great food with the people you care most about and being able
to be yourself with great staff who want to look after you.
So once again
many thanks for all the great food that we had over the weekend and for helping make my weekend so very special.
Warmest Regards
Natalie (the
hen)
RE: Weekend of 17th
August - Upper Court
Hi James
From all the girls
in the Coach House last weekend, I would like to express our sincere thanks for such wonderful service, food and most of all
for being such a good sport!!! You, and your two staff did well to put up with the sheer noise of us.
Not only that,
the food was absolutely (and this come from everyone) BEAUTIFUL!!! The barbecue food was still being eaten long into
the evening there was so much of it… and such fantastic quality. We were really, really pleased, and it really
made the weekend for our Hen Natalie, she had a fantastic time… and you are partly responsible for that, so we all thank
you from the bottom of our (very drunk at the time, but very sober now) hearts.
Many thanks,
Jane
PS She’s gutted
she didn’t book you for her wedding!!!!
24/8/2007
Re: FW: Weekend catering at
Upper Court
Hi James,
Thank you very much for all
the delicious food, it was fab and we enjoyed every meal. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind letting me have the recipe
for the spinache dumplings with tomato sauce as Kit my 2 year old just loved it!
Thanks again, Kathleen
21/8/2007
James,
Once again your food impressed, and presentation & cooking instructions
were faultless.
We all enjoyed the menu and the food ensured a super dinner party.
Thank you,
V. Svendson
13/8/2007
Re: Golden Wedding
Barry and I would like to thank you for the wonderful buffet meal you served at Oak House for our Golden Wedding.
I enjoyed our discussions beforehand and the menu you then executed was just what we had hoped for. On the day you team was
so efficient and the food looked and tasted delicious. We heard many compliments from discerning guests!
Best wishes.
M. Foster
23/7/2007
Dinner party at Swan House
James,
Thank
you so much for making my parents 40th wedding anniversary such a memorable occasion. Your calm approach to creating
such a wonderful meal meant we could all relax and enjoy their story telling across the decades. I shall be recommending you
to others who are lucky enough to stay at Swan House.
Best, Catrina
(18 June 2007)
THANK YOU
Dear James,
The
Sunday lunch you delivered on 3.06.07 was amazing. There was enough for a family of six to enjoy! [it was for 4 people]
It really made our
holiday start with a bang.
Our two elderly relatives
were captured by it all.
Good luck for the future
and thank you.
S. Jozefowicz (4/6/2007)
Dear James,
Just a few lines to
thank you so much for the excellent meal you provided for us on Saturday.
The Coq Au Vin was fabulous and as for the summer puddings.....mmmmm!
We all had a fabulous
time and will let the people who run Sayres House know how pleased we were with your service.
Kind regards,
J Todd (29 May 2007)
Hello James,
I wanted to send this email
before now, as I wanted to thank you for producing such a marvellous, tasty and thoroughly enjoyable meal for my friend's
hen do on Saturday 12th May. There were lots of oohs, ahhs and mmms at the table!
So thank you,
keep up the good work and I wish you success for the future.
Sorcha. (29 May 2007)
To James,
Martin and I would like to thank you for making our wedding day buffet so beautiful.
I have had nothing but praise for the wonderful food that you provided. I had the roast beef which was delightful.
Thank you once again and we look forward to meeting you again in the future.
M Billings (25 April 2007)
Hi James,
Just wanted to thank you again for all your attention over the week-end, it was
all very delicious and we all enjoyed it, and thank you again for Sunday Brunch, I shall never forget your wonderful pancakes.
Thank you. Best wishes and
much success.
A Cleeton-Watkins (23 April 2007)
Dear James
I would like to thank you for the super food you prepared for us last
Saturday. We all enjoyed everything and the fish in particular was excellent. The instructions were also very easy to follow.
Thank you again.
C Hakham (16 April 2007)
Dear James,
I am writing on behalf of the group to say thank you for cooking such a fantastic meal
at Oak House last weekend. Everybody commented on the fantastic meal and I'm sure you noticed we had a great time! It was
wonderful to enjoy sch a high-class meal in private surroundings so tha we could get up to our mischief with no worries at
all!
You were both very pleasant & courteos and we were thoroughly impressed with how
calm you both were!
We would not hesitate to reccommend your services to anyone else.
Kind regards,
A Eliades & the rest of the hen party (6 March 2007)
WEEKEND
BOOKING 11/12 NOVEMBER, UPPER COURT
“Dear James
I apologise for not emailing
sooner, but I’ve had a very hectic couple of weeks since our idyllic weekend break at Upper
Court a couple of weeks ago (11-12 November).
I just wanted to say, on
behalf of the whole group, how much we appreciated your efforts that weekend. The
food was absolutely divine particularly so since it was created in a kitchen that was not much bigger than a cupboard!
None of us could have anticipated
that the food would be of such high quality and it really made the weekend special and memorable.
We very much appreciated
both your and Suzanne’s very discreet and helpful presence during the weekend which meant that we were able to just
relax and enjoy ourselves.
With many thanks
Best wishes
Jackie
PS Don’t hesitate to ask if you need a further reference, but please feel free to use this email if
you wish. “
(27th November 2006)
THANK
YOU
“Hi James
I just wanted to say a huge
thanks for the catering you did on the weekend of 10th November at Upper Court. The group couldn’t praise you highly enough – they were so impressed with
the way that you managed to cater for all of them with the space and facilities available and to such a high standard.
You really made their break
special.
Thanks again.
Best regards
Tori “ (21st November
2006)
Re: The Vale
of Evesham Food Festival
From the delicious canapes
to your impressive demonstration you shined as a star at the festival! Thank you so much.
P. Bossom (19th Ocotober
2006)
TO
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
“I recently booked
Benson of Broadway for a small dinner party and found James Benson and his assistants to be very professional, efficient and
courteous.
The dinner James cooked,
chosen in advance from a wide menu, was absolutely delicious. We were particularly
impressed with the local and fresh ingredients used throughout the meal.
At the end of the evening,
my kitchen was left clean and tidy with no evidence of the hard work that had taken place.
I will have no hesitation
in booking Benson of Broadway again and happily recommend James to provide superb home based dinner parties without any hassle.
Valerie Svendsen
Aston Somerville “ (August 2006)
RYEFIELD
RUBY WEDDING
“Hello James
We wanted to let you know
how much we all enjoyed the fantastic meal that you prepared and served to us last Friday.
It made my parents’ ruby wedding anniversary a very memorable one. I
think that we all decided that having your own personal chef is something we could all get used to on a regular basis! I am sure we will be calling on your services in the near future and we will certainly
recommend you to all our friends. Good luck with your new business.
Many thanks, Rachel and Russ
Sutton “ (13th August 2006)
BOOKING FOR 28TH
OCTOBER – RECTORY PARK, FOLLOW-
UP
“James,
The meal was wonderful thank
you. I received many plaudits from the rest of the group on the choice of caterers. I will send a mail to the company that own the house to let them know how pleased
we were with your food.
Many thanks,
Rob “
(2nd November 2006)
THANK
YOU
“Hi James,
Just a note to say a big
thank you for a superb meal on Saturday. Not only was the food first class but
the attention to detail and the services of both Jason and Jaime were brilliant!
I have written to Michael
this morning saying how much we enjoyed staying at Brook House and I have let him know that we would not hesitate to recommend
the services of Bensons of Broadway to all of his guests!
Thank you, and the team once
again – as and when we visit Brook House again, we will definitely be in touch!
Regards
Hazel, Tracy
and the girls”
(17th August 2006)
HEN
PARTY AT BIG COTTAGE FOLLOW UP
“Hi James
Just got back!! – A
few of us stayed on Sunday night too
Just wanted to say that the
food was amazing!! – Absolutely gorgeous and everyone loved it!
Thank you so much –
the Lasagne and BBQ was so easy to set up for us – and so creative and was the talk of the Hen weekend (as well as the
Hen of course!) It was fantastic that all the produce was locally sourced and
the home grown salads were delicious.
I will pass your contacts
to the Hen – as a lot of them work in the food industry and were asking for your details – We really appreciated
everything you did for us – thank you for making the weekend extra special!!
Many thanks
Emma “
(17th July 2006)
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