Indulge in Delight
Freshly made sweet and savoury crepes and hot custardy crumble pots- made your way
Our Passion...
We are passionate about what we do and our aim is to make all our customers smile!
We create delicious sweet and savoury crepes and hot custardy crumbles, cooked and prepared how you want them, right in front of you, using the best locally sourced ingredients.
-
Our traditional crepe batter is made from whole milk, free range eggs and flour, but we also offer an alternative batter which is gluten, egg and dairy free. This is made from a special blend of GF flours, buckwheat and organic GF oat milk. We have perfected both our recipes over time and never use packet mixes. We also offer vegetarian and vegan options, GF/ dairy free crumbles and custard.
-
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!").
-
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.
-
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.
This one is 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 tired 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.
For several months every visitor to our home had to sample our crepes, and in the four years since then, we have continually tweaked and improved 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 truly extraordinary events.
New crumble sign, new menu boards and new flowers
Click to see some of the conversion photos!
Some Event Highlights so far...
Where have we been and what have we done!?
Everything! although a definite highlight was catering for the cast and crew of Sony's multi million pound film "The Bone Temple", ALL night on their final night of filming (having now seen the film we wonder how they still had an appetite!) We also do a number of different events at Raby Castle, various corporate and sales events, weddings, birthday parties, staff parties or wellbeing events, christenings, food festivals, local evening food markets, Christmas markets, university open days, farmers markets, classic car shows, football and cricket matches, colour runs, Pride events, agricultural shows, school events, music festivals (we've even done a heavy metal festival!) and regular pop ups at our local pubs and villages, along with countless other wonderful places...
(Please see our social media to find out where we will pop up next!)
-
We have consistently excellent feedback
-
Our food is freshly made, wholesome, good quality and delicious
-
We are happy to create off menu requests
-
We serve both sweet and savoury crepes and can also offer crumble pots
-
It's not fast food, it is GOOD food served fast (approx 100 servings an hour)
-
5 star hygiene rating
-
Level 3 food hygiene certificates
-
Additional allergy and intolerance training- we cater for most dietary needs
-
Public liability insurance
-
We are friendly and professional
-
We use solar energy, batteries and gas so can operate silently and in remote places
-
Our horsebox is a thing of beauty and adds character to any event!
Why hire us for your event?
Packages and Pricing for 100
Option 1 Sweet Crepes £600
For 100 freshly made crepes with simple sauces or toppings including Nutella, lemon and sugar, homemade caramel, white chocolate, Biscoff
(and 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 3 ADD Extra Indulgent Sweet Crepes for 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 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 if wanted!
Please contact us or submit an enquiry form to discuss your requirements as we are flexible.
Additional costs may be incurred if the event is over 25 miles from our base
Testimonials/ Reviews
Here are just a few of our recent reviews, to read more please take a look at our facebook page
"We loved having Crepe Expectations cater for our event at Durham Castle. From our initial enquiry (would the trailer fit through a historic gatehouse?) to setting up on the day, both Catherine and John were responsive, friendly and helpful. We chose Crepe Expectations partly for the name (love a pun), how good their deserts are and for how well they handle allergens, and came up with some great gluten free and vegan options. Would really recommend for events. " Ellen
"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" Nickie H
"100 % would recommend. We hired them for a work thankyou event and it went down amazingly well xx" Kellie J
"Visited our school on Pancake Day, the children had a fantastic experience. Food was amazing, lots of smiles, and chocolatey faces all round." Friends of Cotherstone School
"Quality main menu and always innovating. Fantastic service." Alison B
"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 be concerned with my egg intolerance, wins all round! " Lesley S
"100 % recommend. Cater for gluten free which is amazing as it can be difficult to find food suitable out and about, they were really patient and good with the kids as well. Oh, and the kids loved their crepes. Suzy S
"My daughter loves the crepes with nutella, I have tried a savoury one and it was lovely! we recently tried the crumble and custard with homemade caramel... super tasty!! The crepes are very reasonably priced as they are quite filling. Definitely recommend trying!!"Gemma S
"Absolutely incredible find at Redcar Dessert festival! Almost walked past these guys as didn't expect for either me (DF) or my son (GF) to have either a crepe or crumble...but chatting to the lovely owners I got a caramel apple crumble completely DF and my son enjoyed a massive GF crepe! To make festivals like this accessible to us is incredible, and the taste was genuinely out of this world, so delicious, hot and just yummy. Can't wait to bump into you guys again, thank you." Rebecca V
"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." Andrew H
"I would 100 % recommend. Exceeded expectations and catered for all dietary requirements, very friendly and the best crumble ever" Nicola M
"Absolutely delicious crepes and crumbles, we had the classic crepe and the apple crumble with biscoff sauce. Excellent service and always greeted with a smile, highly recommend" Lynn D
"Fabulous crepes and crumbles. So tasty, I love the cheesy crust and chilli jam personally, but everything Catherine and John make are delicious. Definitely recommend." Anita S
"The apple crumble crepe is simply the best thing I've tasted ever, My goodness, what a tremendous flavour. You guys are amazing, Thank you, see you next time." Dylan B
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