Catering for dinners with friends, birthdays and celebrations at home
Dinner with friends, a birthday, a first communion or a christening in Wassenaar, The Hague and the surrounding area. If you are celebrating a little further out, just ask. We can usually work something out.
WhatsAppWhat’s included with your celebration
- Homemade Spanish food for dinner with friends or a big family lunch: tapas, empanadas, Spanish omelette, croquetas, paella and desserts, in whatever combination you choose.
- Everything arrives ready to serve, in dishes you can put straight on the table, at the time you tell us. For a large group, Magdalena can bring someone to help serve and hire in equipment if needed, and we agree the details when you ask for a quote.
- If you want paella, Magdalena brings it herself: the pan is large and needs careful handling, and it travels in an insulated box so that it arrives hot.
- Home-baked cakes and pastries for the dessert table, including whatever is in season.
- Vegetarian options that are a dish in their own right, not a side.
- Only some dishes can be prepared gluten-free, on request: we do not have a substitute for every tapa. That food is cooked separately, using separate utensils and fresh oil to prevent cross-contamination, and we will confirm which dishes we can adapt.
- Delivery is available for orders over a certain amount. That amount varies with the season and the distance, and we confirm it in the quote. You can also collect from our home in Wassenaar.
How we prepare for your celebration
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Get in touch
On WhatsApp or by email. Tell us what you are celebrating, how many of you, which day, and whether we should know about any allergies or dietary needs.
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We send you a quote
In writing, with that day’s prices and a validity date, and no obligation. Read it in your own time and talk it over with whoever you need to.
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We finalise your menu
You choose from our menu and we adapt it together. Your menu is agreed in writing before the day, so nobody has to keep it in their head.
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The day of the celebration
Each dish is made at the right time, so it is at its best; some doughs need to prove overnight. It all arrives at the agreed time. You look after your guests; we look after the food.
Questions about your celebration
Do we choose the dishes, or is there a set menu?
You choose from our menu and we take it from there: we adapt dishes and make things that are not on it. Tell us what you have in mind.
Is the food shared, or plated for each guest?
To share, in the middle of the table, which is how this food is meant to be eaten: everyone helps themselves and goes back for the ones they like. Some dishes come labelled, and we talk you through the rest when we drop it off. Crockery and cutlery are not included unless we agree to include them as part of the catering.
What if our date is not fixed yet?
Get in touch anyway. With the month or the season we can already give you an idea, and as soon as you have a date we can tell you whether we are available.
Can you cater a wedding?
Family weddings, yes. A large wedding calls for a different kind of set-up. It is not about numbers, because Magdalena has catered receptions for over four hundred people. It is about running the whole day, and that is not what we do. If yours is a family celebration, ask us: we will talk it through and tell you honestly.