The craft
The craft
Chef-owned. Every menu is written, cooked and finished by the hands that own the name.
Meet the chef
The plate
The plate
First class ingredients, generous portions, plated with pride and priced fairly.
See the food
The table
The table
The occasion. Warm service that lets your guests settle in while we take care of the rest.
What we caterSomerset West · catering across the Cape
We cater for weddings.
A chef-owned catering company for weddings, corporate & industrial events, schools and care homes. First class food, warmly served, at a fair price.
“We live and breathe food, its presentation and its taste.”
A modern, chef-owned catering company that treats every client like a guest. We want to be your business partner, not merely a service provider.
A taste of what we do
Feast your eyes.
From an intimate dinner to a lavish affair, this is catering built by a chef and plated to be remembered.
Grazing & abundance
No order is too big.
Grazing tables, buffets and canteens, styled to overflow.
What we cater
One caterer for every occasion.
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The chef
Founded and led by an executive chef.
King Protea Services was founded by Dirk Isak Smit, a Head Chef with 12 years’ experience across demanding catering environments: menu design, food and beverage management, quality and standards, training and development.
Our strength is being a service company run by professionals with an intimate knowledge of the culinary, hospitality and large-scale catering industry.
Needs identification
We take what you need and combine it with our culinary knowledge to create dishes that are healthy, tasty and cost-effective, for any setting.
Conceptualisation & creation
Once we have your brief we consult internally to shape the best concept for you, and bring it to life through creative thinking.
In the kitchen
We don’t photograph the food. We film it.
Chef-built, plated with care, and captured in motion, the way an occasion should feel.
Straight from our kitchen
Real plates, made with care.
A glimpse straight from our own kitchen.
References
Trusted where it matters most.
The sweet part
Always save room for dessert.
Confectionery, patisserie and desserts, made in-house.
Good to know
Catering questions, answered.
Where is King Protea Services based?
We’re a chef-owned catering company in Somerset West, Western Cape. We cater across the Helderberg, the Winelands and Cape Town, and can serve clients in other provinces of South Africa.
What kinds of events do you cater?
Weddings and private functions, corporate and industrial events, schools, hospitals, retirement villages and care homes — plus grazing tables, buffets, canteens, confectionery and desserts. One caterer for every occasion.
Do you cater for special diets and care homes?
Yes. We prepare special-diet meals for assisted-living and frail-care, delivered daily, with menus drawn up personally and changed according to season and dietary need.
Who owns and runs King Protea Services?
It was founded and is led by executive chef Dirk Isak Smit, who has 12 years’ experience across demanding catering environments. Every menu is written, cooked and finished by the chef who owns the name.
How large an event can you cater?
Our capacity is unlimited — no order is too big. We’re backed by a network of qualified chefs on demand, from an intimate dinner to a large and lavish affair.
How do I get a catering quote?
Build your event with our online quote builder and it lands in Dirk’s inbox already written, or call and WhatsApp 084 541 0581.
Get a quote
Build your event. Send it to Dirk.
Answer a few quick things and it lands in Dirk’s inbox, already written, ready for him to reply.
What’s the occasion?
How many guests? 120
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