The Pop Up Pizza Co

Local Guide · 4 min read

Wood-fired pizzain Cheltenham

Straight answer first: we're not a restaurant. We're Cheltenham's mobile wood-fired pizza caterer, rated 4.9 from 40 Google reviews, and our oven comes to you: garden parties, weddings, office lunches and everything between. If you've been searching for proper wood-fired pizza in Cheltenham, here's what makes it proper, and how to get ours at your own event.

What makes wood-fired pizza different

Heat, mostly. A domestic oven tops out around 250°C and takes ten minutes to bake a pizza into submission. A wood-fired oven runs at 500°C and cooks a pizza in 90 seconds: the base blisters, the edges char and puff, the mozzarella melts without the toppings drying out. That speed is also why a single oven can feed a whole party. Watch one cook and you'll see why we've never wanted to do it any other way.

Our menu keeps it honest: classics like margherita and pepperoni, premium and vegetarian options, wood-fired garlic bread and a Nutella dessert pizza, with gluten free alternatives and vegan cheese available when you book ahead.

Who we are

The Pop Up Pizza Co is based in Cheltenham and cooks across the town and a 50-mile radius around it, from Montpellier gardens to Cotswold wedding venues, including Ellenborough Park. We hold a 5-star food hygiene rating, carry full public liability insurance, and our 40 Google reviews average 4.9. We'll let the reviews do the bragging.

“We booked Jacob for our 10-year wedding anniversary celebration, and he was absolutely brilliant from start to finish. He made the whole process so easy and took the stress out of organising. The pizzas were delicious and a huge hit with all our guests.”
Rebecca B · Wedding Anniversary, Cheltenham
Handcrafted jalapeño pizza on a wooden board at a South West event

How to get it, since we're not a takeaway

The honest trade-off of a mobile caterer: you can't order a Friday-night delivery from us, but you can have the whole oven and team in your garden. Cheltenham bookings run from private parties, through weddings to office lunches, with pricing that starts from £12 per head and smaller gatherings from £300. For hands-on groups of up to 30 there's also the DIY Pizza Experience, where you hire the oven and your guests do the firing.

The detail lives on our Cheltenham catering page and the pricing page, or see the gallery for what the char actually looks like.

Cheltenham questions, answered

Do you have a restaurant or takeaway in Cheltenham?

No. We're a mobile wood-fired pizza caterer based in Cheltenham, not a restaurant, so there's no counter to walk up to on a Tuesday night. We cook at private and corporate events across the town and a 50-mile radius around it. If you want our pizza, the way to get it is to book us for your event, or hire the oven itself through our DIY Pizza Experience.

How does mobile pizza catering work on the day?

We arrive and set up our wood-fired oven, which takes around an hour. Once we're ready, your guests can come and order from our menu whenever they're hungry. Each pizza is made fresh to order in 90 seconds at 500°C. We handle everything food-related, including plates, napkins, sauces, and rubbish disposal.

What areas do you cover for pizza catering?

We cover a 50-mile radius across South West England and the Cotswolds, including Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, Bristol, Bath, Oxford, Swindon, Bourton-on-the-Water, Wiltshire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. If you're unsure whether we cover your area, get in touch and we'll let you know.

Booking

Want the oven in your garden?

Tell us your date, venue and guest count and we'll send a personalised quote, usually within a few hours.

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