About Us
Dougherty & Allen is a family business started by Phil Dougherty, Nick Allen and Gordon Wigginton. Gordon is a lifelong friend of Phil and father-in-law of Nick. The common denominator shared by the 3 is a passion for the highest quality produce, converted to the most exciting products, served with a seamless pride to catch the attention to detail and strive for faultless service. With over 100 years combined knowledge and experience in the best hotels, sports venues, gourmet restaurants, private catering and events management.
From canapé receptions, weddings, company launches, corporate catering, charity gala dinners, sporting events, conferences and private dinner parties, either in the office, a venue of your choice or the comfort of your own home, we strive to provide exceptional service whatever your plans. From our Cheshire base, we are proud to serve The Wirral, Liverpool, Manchester, North West and beyond.
Our specialities are fine dining, outside catering, consultancy and event management. We pride ourselves on our flexibility and approachable attitude to embrace any ideas or budgets brought to us.
If you're planning an event or would like to discuss some ideas, please get in touch.
Meet Dougherty & Allen
We are very proud of our team, each of whom bring to the table their own special skills and key experience in all avenues of the hospitality and catering industry. Together we work in perfect harmony to provide impeccable service and an effortless experience from start to finish.
We believe knowledge is best passed on and so we strive to develop young talent within the industry; offering apprentice schemes within the kitchen as well as training programs within all other aspects of the business.
Phil Dougherty
Phillip Dougherty is a well-known and respected local who has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry. Having trained and progressed to senior management level at the famous Gleneagles Hotel, Phillip then joined the Chester Grosvenor Hotel and spent 18 years there again in senior management and was instrumental in the hotel gaining it’s 5 star status.
Phillip then had a change of direction and was head hunted by Paul Heathcote to open the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington and also was made head of catering for the hugely successful Chester Racecourse operations for 9 years. Phillip has a hidden passion for wine and in 1996 was sommelier of the year.
Nick Allen
Nick started his career working in professional kitchens at the age of 15 and soon realised he wanted to make a career creating great food. Nick has a huge passion for food and at a young age is already an author of his own book, The Essential Camping Cookbook. Starting in London at The Dorchester Hotel at 17, he worked his way up and played an important part in the kitchen there, especially in private fine Dining and the exclusive Krug Room experience. He was then asked to be part of the team to open the new 5* Coworth Park in Ascot, Berkshire and again played an important part in developing the hotels food offering.In 2013 Nick moved up to Cheshire to be with his fiancee whom he met at Coworth Park and was introduced to Phil, which is how Dougherty & Allen was created!
Our Food
Our team of dedicated chefs have been handpicked for their expertise and use all of their knowledge to provide inventive, seasonal menus and to serve only the very best food to you on the day.
Our chefs play a key part in your event from day one, designing bespoke menus specific to suit your requirements and in ensuring perfection as every dish leaves the kitchen on the day of your event.
We pride ourselves on sourcing our produce as locally as possible, using only the best there is to offer, celebrating our fabulous region. Our skills and expert eye for detail will deliver the most perfectly presented food which will live up to your expectations.
Our Friends
Some of our friends and suppliers we work with closely include:
Williams of Flint was started in 1933 by Wynne Williams in the rolling hills of North Wales. This award winning butchers now serve their stunning Welsh lamb, beef and other fine meats to hotels and restaurants across the country.
Arc Recruitment has been our trusted partner for years when it comes to providing professional staffing to our events. Founded by Michael Gavin in 2008 the agency has seen a rapid growth expanding all over UK.
Ribble Farm Fare, based in Longridge, Lancashire, is a family run business specialising in fruit and vegetables. Roger and Richard Coulston successfully run the business, along with their fully committed management team and 150 strong workforce.
Services
Not only do we provide a complete events management service, we offer wedding coordination, food and wine consulting, private fine dining, catering services, venue finding and equipment hire in Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral and the North West area.
Our client base is ever growing and we are currently extremely proud to be working alongside The Royal Liver Building, Royal estates and celebrities as well as local sports clubs and well known restaurant chains so you know you’ll be in safe hands!
Uniquely, before your event we can arrange for you to experience the menu in our purpose built Tasting Room which allows you to watch the chefs prepare your meal on CCTV. This will give us the opportunity to meet with you and allow you to truly personalise your event to your exact requirements.
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Latest News
Yet again we’ve been a bit tardy in putting another post together but it’s only because we’ve been so busy! Since our last blog Dougherty and Allen have been going from strength to strength in every way possible and setting our sights on new ventures We’ve recently taken over the management of Boughton Hall Cricket Club, who we provide all catering to and now look after their bar and all events held there. It’s the perfect place just outside the city centre for a birthday celebration, christmas party, family get together or a meeting place for any social group. In the take over we’ve introduced live football to the bar screening all major premier league matches with a £2 special… Read More…
Firstly, apologies in the delay in getting this post up…it’s been a busy few weeks for the Dougherty and Allen team. Great for us, but not so great for Tumblr. Sorry Tumblr! On Saturday 27th September we were delighted to be a part of Helen and Jonathan’s beautiful wedding day. Set in the beautiful Cheshire countryside, just a stones throw from theice cream shop; overlooking Tattenhall Marina, and Beeston Castle in the distance it was a perfect backdrop to a perfect day! The day before whilst setting up the weather hadn’t been too kind, but luckily the weather gods were shining upon us and it stayed a glorious dry and clear day for everyone The entire day was based within… Read More…
Contact Us
Dougherty & Allen
Unit 8, The Tardis
Borders Industrial Park
River Lane
Saltney
Chester
CH4 8RJ
Tel: 01244 675 715
Email: info@doughertyandallen.com
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