Leafi Ltd

Really disappointed with the food we received at a recent ball in St Albans (the food was dry and unpleasant). The service was very poor too
Apr 24th, 2023

We too attended the gala event in St Albanys museum and were extremely disappointed with the food. The starter was a filo pastry with mushroom which was so minuscule it was laughable The main course again was a dry piece of chicken with a few green beans and tomatoes served luke warm with a gravy so thick we could have sliced it with a knife The dessert was ok but again a tiny portion All in all a total disappointment from star to finish
Apr 4th, 2023

In over 30 years of dining experience, this was the worst chicken Ive ever tried (including times where I actually got sick). It was a white dry skinless flavourless block of nothingness. Starter was some lettuce without any dressing whatsoever with a piece of cardboard on top, with 0.5g of mushroom. Also probably the worst starter I had in my life. This was for a school gala and the appalling food has been a running joke since then. They have just refused to give any sort of refund. Avoid at all costs.
Apr 3rd, 2023

We attended the same school ball as mentioned below and where to start well first of all Ive had better dinners on a budget airline. The starter was a pathetic looking mushroom tart with some bagged salad chucked on top of it . Uninspiring and not tasty at all. I had the vegetarian main - aubergine cannelloni. It was cold and unappetising. I could not eat past the first forkful . My husband had the dried out chicken breast which he said you could have built a wall with it and the cement gravy that accompanied! Dessert was a kids size dry chocolate brownie . I think kids could make a better one. There were no jugs of water and glasses on the table . No salt and pepper . I could tell staff were getting twitchy about 10pm and then I learnt they were throwing us out at 11 instead of midnight. This meant no time to set up the dance floor and enjoy what was meant to be a ball. The venue was beautiful and the school PTA had arranged what was going to be a great night. Everyone dressed up in black tie and lovely dresses had to decamp to the local pub ! Ive been to many events of all budgets where catering has to be arranged for large numbers and you expect food not to be amazing Michelin standards but you come away having had a decent meal and service . This company Leafi are extremely lacking on both food and service. We would have been better sending out for Five Guys next door. Such a shame that this company spoilt the night - I say its a Mickey Mouse outfit but at least with Mickey there would have been some sparkle and magic not the case with Leafi ! Avoid at all costs using this company for your events .
Apr 12th, 2023

We hired LEAFI to cater our school Black Tie event at the Assembly rooms in St Albans. The Venue was beautiful and the Museum staff were exceptionally helpful pre event to help us get the room set up. However the moment the LEAFI staff were involved the ambiance changed we felt like we were a burden and a chore for them to serve, and the food we did receive was terrible. Common etiquette of table service was not observed and there were situations where the same table was receiving food 20minutes apart. The main meal was Chicken and was so dry it needed gravy but the gravy that was served was so thick it just sat on top of the chicken like icing on a bun. The assembly room was hired until 12 midnight however last orders were called at 10:30 and the staff were immediately clearing tables and asking guests to leave so much so that the last of our guest were out of the room by 11:07 wondering why their evening had ended so soon. It is easy to forgive terrible food if you have good service or terrrible service if you have good food but unfortunatley if LEAFI are your caterers then nothing is good.
Apr 3rd, 2023