Rhys, Private Dining Guest
“A fantastic culinary service for all occasions. Catering to all tastes, John and his team provided a fine dining experience that really made our weekend whole. I would highly recommend John for all events and shall be booking him again shortly.”
Paddy, Alpe d’Huez
Chalet Principal
“When we were introduced before the holiday John's communication and planning was excellent. He was flexible on the menu options, and really helpful in agreeing to pick up all of our food and drinks for the week.
John worked amazingly hard as he put his heart and soul into preparing our food. Every meal was of the highest quality, with us all commenting on how a few of the meals were the best we'd ever had.
On top of that John was lovely to have around. Having a stranger with your families for a week can sometimes be risky - it's key you all get on. John was bubbly, fun, and good company - and he put all adults and kids at ease.
We've had chefs on ski holidays before and John is by far the best we've had. We enjoyed his company and cooking so much that we are looking to book him again immediately for next year.”
Alessandro, The Hamptons Principle/Drumlanrig Castle
“My family and I had the privilege of having John Penman as our private chef in our family home in Long Island USA, for almost ten weeks. John was a natural fit for our family with his warm and flexible personality. This allowed him to gel well with a multi-generational family composed of varying age groups.
John’s excellent performance led to us making the decision to re-hire him to carry out a 2-day banquet dinner for a shooting party at Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland. I am delighted to say that John exceeded every expectation in carrying out his duties!
I would be happy to recommend John – both as a resident chef as well as for specific events – and wish him all the best in his future endeavours. "
Jack James - Director, Wild Bones
“I couldn't recommend John highly enough. He became an integral part to the running of our production and we will without a doubt look to use his services again at the first given opportunity. John is a person you can rely on to produce the very best food and drinks service, and to be able to please and converse with a wide range of different people from different backgrounds with ease and grace”
James - Event Organiser
“From the moment Chef John and his waiter arrived they were professional, courteous and most importantly delivered. Each of the meals, and each of the courses, were exceptionally well presented with the taste to match. The pair balanced being available without being intrusive, perfectly. I will be partnering with Penman Catering again and can’t recommend them highly enough to colleagues and friends. 5/5 stars.”