Pizza catering questions, answered

We're The Pop Up Pizza Co, a family-run mobile wood-fired pizza caterer based in Cheltenham. We bring our oven to weddings, parties, offices and events across Gloucestershire, the Cotswolds and the South West, and every pizza is made fresh to order in front of your guests.

No, we're a mobile caterer, so there's no restaurant or takeaway counter. The way to get our pizza is to book us for your event, or hire our oven for a DIY pizza party.

We can't guarantee who'll be at the oven on the day, but you'll be in good hands. We're a young, enthusiastic team of pizza chefs, and everyone is well trained and knows how to make great pizzas.

We cook with a wood-fired oven, and we use gas alongside it too. Every pizza is made fresh to order, whichever oven it comes from.

We're rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 49 reviews (as of October 2026). You can read them all on Google or on our reviews page.

Send us your date, rough guest numbers, venue or postcode, timings and any dietary needs through the enquiry form, and we'll check the diary and come back with a quote, usually within a few hours. When you're happy, a 25% deposit secures your date in the diary.

A 25% deposit secures your date in the diary, and without it we can't confirm your booking. Deposits are non-refundable, as once your date is held we turn other enquiries away for it, and we'll be in touch nearer the time to go over timings, the menu and any dietary needs.

As early as you can, especially for summer weekends, which can book up months ahead. For most events we'd suggest at least six weeks' notice, but midweek dates are often easier to fit in, so if your date is sooner it's always worth asking.

Yes, we're more than happy to pencil you in while you check with your venue or decide. The date is only secured once the deposit is paid, but if anyone else asks about it in the meantime, we'll give you first refusal.

Our pizza catering starts from £12 per head plus VAT, based on about one 10-inch pizza per guest. The final figure depends on your numbers, distance, date and how long you'd like us to serve, so send us your details and we'll come back with a firm quote, usually within a few hours.

Our prices are plus VAT, and every quote shows the VAT clearly, so there are no surprises.

As a planning guide, all plus VAT: under 30 guests from £400, 30 to 50 guests from around £420, 50 to 100 from around £650, and 100 or more from around £1,200. It's a guide rather than a quote, so send us your details for an exact figure.

Our minimum booking is £400 plus VAT for our usual services. For prime summer weekends, May to the end of August, the minimum may be higher depending on demand. If you need fewer than about 20 pizzas, our DIY pizza party is usually the better fit.

It's a fixed price for a set number of pizzas, agreed upfront and all made fresh to order on the day. We'll recommend the right number so you're not paying for waste, and any left at the end are boxed up for your guests.

Travel within about 50 miles of Cheltenham is built into your quote, so there's no surprise charge later. We're happy to go further, though extra travel costs may apply.

Margherita, Pepperoni (add jalapeños for a kick), Meat Feast, Ham & Mushroom and Mixed Veg, plus our G-Bread garlic bread and a Nutella dessert pizza with strawberries and banana. Margherita and Mixed Veg are both vegetarian, and every pizza is made fresh to order.

We're more than happy to swap in a particular topping if you ask when you book. We sometimes run seasonal specials too, so ask what's on when you enquire.

Each pizza is 10 inches, which makes a good meal for one, so for most events we recommend about one pizza per guest.

Yes. Our G-Bread garlic bread is £10 plus VAT each, and we can add a Greek or Italian salad at £35 plus VAT, which serves around 20 to 25 people. There's our Nutella dessert pizza too, so just ask when you enquire and we'll add extras to your quote.

Our bases are completely free from dairy, and we offer vegan cheese on request for our vegetarian pizzas. Everything is cooked in the same oven, so if anyone is vegan or has a milk allergy, tell us when you book and we'll talk it through.

We don't use halal-certified meat, so our vegetarian pizzas are the halal-friendly choice. Everything goes in the same oven, so we can't guarantee against cross-contamination. If you're planning a halal event, let us know when you book and we're more than happy to discuss options.

Yes, we can do gluten-free alternative bases with notice (contains mustard), and every pizza on the menu can be made on one. Please flag a mustard allergy too, and tell us about any allergies or dietary needs when you book.

We take allergies seriously and follow all the protocols and best practice to keep our set-up clean between events, but everything is cooked in the same oven, so we can't guarantee zero cross-contamination. Please tell us about any allergies when you book, and we'll go through them with you personally before the day.

We can do gluten-free alternative bases with notice (contains mustard), but they're cooked in the same oven, on the same stones, as everything else, so we can't rule out cross-contamination. If someone has coeliac disease, tell us when you book and we'll talk it through so you can decide what's right for them.

Our bases are completely free from nuts, but we do make Nutella pizzas, so there's always a risk of cross-contamination, although we follow all the protocols and best practice to keep our set-up clean between events. Please tell us about any nut allergy when you book and we'll talk you through what we can do.

Our bases are completely free from nuts and dairy, but our cheeses and Nutella pizza aren't, and everything shares the oven. Tell us about any allergies when you book and we'll go through the ingredients with you before the day.

We arrive about an hour before service to set up the oven and gazebo. Once we're ready, your guests come up and order whenever they're hungry, and each pizza is made fresh to order.

For private events, service usually runs for 1 to 2 hours depending on your numbers, after about an hour to set up. We're more than happy to stay longer for an extra charge.

As a rule of thumb, one pizza per guest. For 90 guests or more we usually suggest around 90% of your numbers, as a few won't eat, some share and some have two. We'll talk it through with you when we quote.

Any pizzas left at the end of service are boxed up and left with you, so your guests can help themselves later in the evening. Nothing goes to waste.

We can serve up to 100 pizzas an hour. Tell us your numbers and timings and we'll plan the service around them.

No, we bring everything food-related: plates, napkins and sauces for every guest, plus boxes for any leftovers. We take all the rubbish away and clear up before we leave, so all we ask for is the space and hungry guests.

Our gazebo is 3m by 3m, and we need a flat space of at least 3m by 4m, as the ovens sit a metre behind it. A 4m by 4m space is handy if you have it, plus room for the van. If you're not sure, send us a photo and we'll confirm.

No, our set-up is fully self-contained. We don't need mains power or water for the oven, just a flat patch of ground.

Pretty much anywhere outdoors with flat ground: gardens, courtyards, car parks, fields and venue grounds are all fine, and side gates and driveways are usually no problem at all. If you're unsure about access or space, send us a photo and we'll confirm.

We're an outdoor set-up only, so the oven always cooks outside under our gazebo. Your guests are welcome to collect their pizzas and eat them inside.

We're based in Cheltenham and cover about a 50-mile, one-hour radius, including Gloucester, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, the Cotswolds, Bristol, Bath, Oxford, Swindon, Wiltshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Not sure about your postcode? Send it over and we'll let you know.

Yes, we're happy to go further, though travel costs may apply. Send us your venue and we'll let you know.

Yes, weddings are a big part of what we do, from relaxed festival-style wedding breakfasts to an evening reception refuel. We arrive about an hour ahead, set up quietly, and the oven becomes part of the celebration.

Whenever suits your day. Most couples have us serve the evening reception, often around 8pm after the first dance, but we're more than happy to do the wedding breakfast instead.

Wedding pizza catering starts from £12 per head plus VAT, with travel, set-up, service and clean-up included. As a rough guide, around 50 guests starts from about £650 and 100 or more from about £1,200, all plus VAT, so send us your date and numbers for an exact quote.

For private events, any pitch fee your venue charges caterers is between you and the venue, and isn't part of our quote.

Yes. We come to your workplace and feed the team, with no venue to book and no kitchen needed, as we're fully self-contained. We invoice your company directly and can cater for anything from 20 to 500 people.

Office and corporate catering starts from £12 per head plus VAT, with a minimum booking of £400 plus VAT. The final quote depends on your numbers, distance, date and timings, and we'll come back with a firm price, usually within a few hours.

Yes. Every corporate booking gets a full VAT invoice made out to your company, and if you use purchase orders we'll add your PO number to the quote and the invoice.

Yes, and for office lunches we recommend it. Send us everyone's order in advance and each pizza comes off the oven boxed and named, ready to hand out, or we can serve counter-style with people ordering fresh as they come out.

Christmas lunches and parties at your workplace start from £12 per head plus VAT, with a minimum booking of £400 plus VAT. The final quote depends on your numbers, the day, timings and distance, and we'll come back with a firm price, usually within a few hours.

As early as you can. We take one lunchtime booking a day and December weekdays go first come, first served, so for a mid-December lunch we'd suggest booking in October. We're open all winter too, and January can be a quieter alternative.

Yes, we cater regular crew lunches on construction sites, solar farms and warehouses, weekly, fortnightly or monthly. We price a recurring slot as one quote and invoice your company, and the rate comes down if you commit to six weeks or more.

Up to 50 people is £14 a head, 51 to 100 is £13 a head, and over 100 is £12 a head, all plus VAT, with a minimum booking of £400 plus VAT per visit. Book a block of six weeks or more and we take 5% off, or 10% off for ten weeks or more.

Yes, private parties are one of our favourites, from birthdays and anniversaries to garden celebrations for all ages. We set up, cook everything fresh to order and clear away afterwards, and if you need fewer than about 20 pizzas, our DIY pizza party is a great fit.

It's our drop-off option for smaller groups, and we recommend it if you need fewer than about 20 pizzas. We bring one of our stone ovens, a table for it, a pizza paddle and our bases ready to top, and give you a quick demo. You buy the toppings, and your guests make and cook their own pizzas.

It's £250 plus VAT. It's drop-off only, so after a quick demo with our best tips, you and your guests are in charge of the cooking.

Yes. For fêtes, markets, fundraisers, club events and some evening receptions, we can come along and sell pizzas directly to your guests. Instead of a set number of pizzas, there's a flat attendance fee of £250 to £500 plus VAT, depending on the day of the week and time of year.

Anything from small private parties right up to large weddings and events of 500 or more. Our minimum booking is £400 plus VAT, so a smaller party can still book if that minimum works for you. For bigger numbers we bring a second oven so the queue keeps moving.

The deposit is paid by bank transfer to The Pop Up Pizza Co Ltd, and the bank details come with your quote. Once it lands, your date is confirmed in the diary.

The balance is due before or on the day of your event, and we'll send a clear invoice well in advance so there are no surprises.

Yes, we're fully insured with £5 million public liability insurance, and we hold a 5-star food hygiene rating. Jacob, our founder, also holds a Level 3 food safety qualification.

Yes, risk assessments are available on request for venues that need them. Just let us know what your venue has asked for when you book.

We cook under our own gazebo, so rain doesn't stop service. We're a British business and a grey sky doesn't scare us, and if the forecast turns properly wild we'll work with you on where to set up.

Yes, we're open all winter. We cook under our own gazebo, rain or shine, and your guests can collect their pizzas and eat them inside in the warm.

We've never had a problem with bad weather yet. If something out of our control does happen, we'd look to move your event to a new date.

Plans change, we get it. If you need to move your date, your deposit can carry over, subject to availability, though the quote may go up depending on the time of year and day of the week of your new date.

Deposits are non-refundable, but if your event has to be cancelled, your deposit stays valid for 3 months towards a new date. Talk to us as early as you can and we'll find the fairest outcome together.

Fill in the enquiry form on our website, call or WhatsApp us on 07399 863888, or email hello@popuppizza.co. You'll also find us on Instagram at @popuppizza.co.

We reply within a few hours during business hours, and never more than 24 hours, even at the height of wedding season. If it's urgent, give us a ring or WhatsApp on 07399 863888.

Yes. When you send the enquiry form, our AI assistant rings you within a minute to go over the details of your event, so your quote can go out sooner. If you would rather not get that call, tick the box on the form and one of the team will be in touch instead.