Indulge in Delight
Freshly made sweet and savoury crepes and hot custardy crumble pots- made your way
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We create delicious sweet and savoury crepes and hot custardy crumbles, cooked and prepared before your eyes!
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Our traditional crepe batter is made from whole milk, free range eggs and flour, but we also offer an alternative batter which is gluten and dairy free. This is made from a special blend of GF flours, buckwheat and organic GF oat milk. We also offer vegetarian and vegan options, GF/ dairy free crumbles and custard.
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Our portions are generous - each crepe measures over 15 inches across and if you want it fully loaded it will be (our savoury was recently described as "more cheesy than a cheese toasty, more filling than a pizza and maybe... even healthier!").
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Prices range from £5 for a freshly squeezed lemon and sugar to £9 for a 'Classic' savoury crepe with ham, chorizo, chilli jam, our trademark toasted cheddar edge and baby leaves. We like to keep our menus varied so often offer new fillings on our Specials board. See menus below.
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We both have level 3 food safety certificates, FSA Allergy training and a 5 star food hygiene rating from Durham County Council.
If something you fancy isn't on the menu, just ask! we are happy to create the strangest of combinations. One young and adventurous local customer always asks for Rocky Road and ham! we won't name him- what happens at the crepe box stays at the crepe box.
Gluten free!
More About Us
Our Story
Crepe Expectations belongs to us, Catherine and John.
We embarked on our venture after being inspired by a very happy looking couple in a coffee trailer outside a castle in Scotland while we were on holiday from our demanding jobs.
Further up the coast we discovered another, this time serving crepes. As life long crepe fanatics it seemed like the perfect thing to do!
Later that summer we saw a very dodgy looking old horsebox on ebay and the adventure began! John's skills were put to work and a year or so later we had a functioning catering trailer!
Since then, we have continually improved and modified both the food we offer and the horsebox itself.
We have been on an amazing adventure and have been lucky enough to meet some wonderful people and attend some extraordinary events.
First job- a good wash!
The next job was to take all the inside metal out and strip it back..
First job- a good wash!
Click to see some of the conversion photos
Some Event Highlights so far...
Where have we been? everywhere from tiny markets and pub car parks to Raby and Alnwick Castles, the final night of filming on multi million pound film "The Bone Temple", corporate and sales events, birthday parties, weddings, food festivals, farmers markets, football and cricket matches, colour runs, Pride events, agricultural shows, school events, music festivals (even a heavy metal festival!) and countless other wonderful places..
(Please see our social media to find out where we will pop up next!)
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We have consistently excellent feedback
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Our food is freshly made, wholesome and delicious
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It's not fast food, but it is GOOD food served as fast as we can!
(approx 100 servings an hour)
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5 star hygiene rating
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Level 3 food hygiene certificates
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Additional allergy and intolerance training- we cater for most dietary needs
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Public liability insurance
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We are friendly and professional
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Our horsebox is a thing of beauty and adds character to any event!
Why hire us for your event?
Packages and Pricing
Option 1 Sweet Crepes £600
for 100 freshly made crepes with Nutella, lemon and sugar, homemade caramel, white chocolate, Biscoff and optional cream on top!
Option 3 Add Extra Indulgent Sweet Crepes from an extra £200
Extend the choices from option 1 to include fully loaded crepes such as Banoffee (homemade caramel, whole chopped banana, Nutella ) Millionaires Shortbread (a blend of biscuit pieces, homemade caramel and Nutella) and Rocky Road (a big scoop of mini marshmallows, Nutella and biscuit pieces) all with optional cream on top
Option 2 ADD Crumble pots for an extra £200
Add the choice of a fruit or plain crumble pot instead of a crepe, with hot custard or cream
Option 4 ADD Savoury Crepes for an extra £350
With our trademark crispy toasted cheese edge, we offer fillings including ham and cheese, cheese and onion and mushroom with cream cheese and black pepper, all with baby leaves
Please contact us to discuss your requirements as we are flexible.
Additional costs may be incurred if the event is over 25 miles from our base
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Lesley S
Absolutely brilliant food! wherever we see Crepe Expectations we will always stop for a bite, the Classic is outstanding and you'll struggle to get a better lemon and sugar anywhere. Even better they offer vegan too, which means I don't have to e concerned with my egg intolerance , wins all round!
Andrew H
Really love going to see Catherine and John for our crepe fix! what an amazing couple, their customer service and quality of products really set them apart from other businesses! They have an amazing selection of crepes and crumbles! both absolutely delicious, highly recommend
Nickie H
Totally the best crepes I have ever had! I've now had them from three different events that they are doing, and will always head straight to them if I see the van there. Their non alcoholic winter punch was totally awesome! Happily recommend to anyone.
MENUS
Our basic savoury menu, but please ask if there's a combination you'd prefer- we always have a list of additional fillings
Gluten free and dairy free also available