Essen Catering

18/08/2026

🥣✨ OVERNIGHT OATS ARE COMING TO ESSEN! ✨🥣

I’ve been trying out some of our new breakfast options for Essen Coffee & Takeaway… and these are definitely a winner! 😍

This particular flavour is Biscoff 🤎 and honestly… they taste AMAZING! 🤤

Perfect for a quick, delicious breakfast on the go! ☕️🥣

Essen Coffee & Takeaway — opening early September! ✨

Carlisle

18/08/2026

🎉 A very special 90th birthday celebration 🎉

We had the pleasure of creating this cute little buffet for a very special 90th birthday! 🥂💐

A lovely selection of homemade goodies, freshly prepared and beautifully presented for everyone to enjoy. ❤️

We hope you had the most wonderful birthday and a fabulous celebration! 🎂✨

Thank you for choosing Essen Catering to be part of such a special occasion. 💕

📞 07557 401850
📍 Carlisle & surrounding areas

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16/08/2026

✨ OUR NEW SHOP IS COMING TOGETHER! ✨

We’ve been very busy behind the scenes getting our new shop on its way, and we thought it was time to share a few little pictures of how it’s looking so far! 🖤✨

There’s still lots to do, but we’re so excited to see Essen Coffee & Takeaway starting to take shape! ☕🥪

Our aim is to be OPENING AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 🎉

We’ll keep you updated every step of the way, so keep your eyes peeled for:
📸 More pictures
🥪 Our menus
☕ What we’ll be serving
📅 Our confirmed opening date

We honestly can’t wait to welcome you all into our new home! ❤️

Essen Coffee & Takeaway
📍 Shaddongate, Carlisle

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15/08/2026

Yesterday we created and delivered a beautiful bespoke funeral tea buffet, thoughtfully prepared to provide a selection of homemade savoury and sweet treats for family and friends to enjoy together. 🤍

At Essen Catering, we understand how important it is to take away some of the stress during difficult times. We can create funeral teas to suit your requirements, with everything freshly prepared and delivered ready to serve.

🤍 Bespoke funeral teas
🤍 Freshly prepared homemade food
🤍 Delivery available

For enquiries or to discuss your requirements, please contact us on 07557 401850.

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14/08/2026

✨ Yesterday’s Bespoke Buffet ✨

Another beautiful bespoke buffet put together for a special celebration yesterday! 🤍

A delicious selection of charcuterie boxes alongside a fresh finger buffet, packed with lots of our homemade goodies — all made fresh with plenty of love and care. 🥐🥪🧀🍰

We love creating bespoke buffets to suit every occasion and making sure there’s something for everyone to enjoy. 💛

📞 To discuss your catering requirements, contact us on 07557 401850.

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08/08/2026

✨ Two beautiful bespoke buffets from yesterday! ✨

Yesterday we had the pleasure of creating two completely bespoke buffets, each tailored to our customers’ tastes and occasions. 🤍

🥐 Buffet One
A fantastic selection of charcuterie, freshly made sandwiches, pastries, chicken goujons, sticky sausages and delicious sweet treats — a little bit of everything for everyone! 🧀🥪🍗🌭🍰

🍗 Buffet Two
A beautiful homemade buffet featuring freshly made sandwiches and wraps, homemade pastries, chicken goujons, sticky sausages and a tempting selection of sweet treats. 😍

We love creating bespoke buffets made around you — whether you’re looking for something traditional, something a little different, or a delicious mixture of your favourites.

📞 Essen Catering – 07557 401850
📧 [email protected]

Perfect for birthdays, celebrations, business events and all those special occasions where good food brings everyone together. 🥂✨

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03/08/2026

On Saturday, we had the pleasure of creating a delicious buffet for a special 60th birthday celebration! 🥳🎉

Our customer chose to celebrate at home with her family and opted for a finger buffet, along with a selection of our homemade hot meals to enjoy later in the day – a lovely combination that meant everyone was catered for from lunch right through to the evening. 🩷

Whether you’re celebrating a milestone birthday, anniversary, christening, baby shower or any special occasion, we can create a menu that’s tailored just for you.

Get in touch to discuss your catering requirements – we’d love to help make your celebration extra special!

📞 07557 401850
📧 [email protected]

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02/08/2026

02/08/2026

On Friday, we had the privilege of serving a beautiful buffet for a Celebration of Life. 🩷

It was an honour to help family and friends come together to remember and celebrate a loved one. We understand how important these occasions are and take great care in providing fresh, beautifully presented food with a compassionate and professional service.

If you’re looking for catering for a Celebration of Life, funeral tea, or any special occasion, we’d be honoured to help.

📞 07557 401850
📧 [email protected]

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30/07/2026

✨ Another busy day at Essen Catering! ✨

Today has been another busy one in the kitchen! 👩‍🍳

As well as preparing a selection of delicious ready meals (which we completely forgot to photograph! 🙈📸), we also put together another business buffet and catered for 24 children at the Summer Club at Yewdale Community Centre with a sandwich platter, fruit platter, sausage rolls and mini sausages. 🥪🍓🌭

Whether it’s business catering, community events, private functions or outside catering, we’re proud to provide fresh, homemade food for every occasion.

📞 07557 401850
📧 [email protected]

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