Thea Leworthy Private Chef - About Us

Based in Wadhurst on the East Sussex / Kent border very close to Tunbridge Wells, Thea Leworthy & Partners (formerly Thea Lawrence) provide excellent private catering for all occasions throughout Sussex, Kent and the South East. We can cater for a small intimate dinner party, to wedding receptions, to canapés parties, to event catering, to providing waitered dinners for up to 150 guests.
We also provide a coporate catering service for office lunches, meetings and parties in the Tunbridge Wells district.

The Team

Thea has many years experience in catering having trained at the Cordon Bleu school London. She then ran a bistro style restaurant in Ascot, alongside catering for private clients. Since 1997 Thea has been running her own successful private catering business in Cornwall, before moving back to East Sussex in 2004.
After a long association, Sharon Camden joined Thea in 2004 to develop the new business and provides attention to detail and styling advice, ensuring your day runs smoothly, elegantly and efficiently. Sharon's enthusiasm for fine food grew from her years living and working in France, which enables her to source French produce including wine and cheese at competitive prices.
Sarah Aitkenhead brings years of experience in organising functions; her role at Thea LeWorthy is to co-ordinate and manage all aspects of your event before and on the day to make sure it is a great success.

Why choose us

Our aim is to provide you with a smooth running event, by catering for all your needs with particular attention to the finer details. Our ingredients are of the highest quality and where possible locally sourced. We provide excellent value for money.
You can always be assured of a top quality personal service, tailored specifically to suit your catering budget. Our professionalism is demonstrated in everything we do: ensuring your day or event is an unrivalled success.

Example menus : Canapés ~ Starters ~ Cold Buffets ~ Country Kitchen ~ Salads ~ Main Courses
Puddings ~ Weddings ~ Alfresco ~ Office Catering

Testimonials

"...for all your excellent catering for us on 11th March. I do congratulate you and your team for doing everything so well and most efficiently. It all seemed to go like clockwork. We are all really grateful to you for looking after everything, and relieving us of all the hassle. Very many thanks again from all of us for all your help in making the day go so smoothly."
Angela Minchin - Wadhurst

"We were delighted with all your hard work for the party which was all the more sucessful as no one had anything to worry about. All the food was quite delicious."
Elizabeth Denning - Ticehurst

"The whole evening ran extremely well and the food, as usual, was delicious."
Lady Cornwallis - Goudhurst.

"Many thanks for putting on such a good 'do' at Scotney. Everything was perfect - food, flowers, marquee..."
Emma Nicolson / Dottie Owens - National Trust, Scotney Castle.

"Fabulous food as usual"
JV Productions - Wadhurst

"Thank you so much for your extremely efficient catering and service... The response from my guests has been overwhelming."
Roy Reed - Wadhurst.

"A huge thank you for giving us such a delicious evening, indeed John and I only just finished the "lefts" last night - very generous helpings!"
Beth Hardcastle - Whiligh, Wadhurst

"Thank you for producing such wonderful food on Brendas surprise Birthday Party. Everyone commented on how good the food tasted and how pleasant the staff were. The staff were both professional and friendly which all added to the sucess of the evening."
Michael Scragg - Mayfield

"The food was delicious as always."
Lady Neville, Possingworth Manor.