Mission Statement & Testimonials

The Henley Food Festival is committed to provide a local showcase for chefs, restaurateurs and food producers. 'Food beauty' is in the eye of the beholder; hence without prejudice, HFF will champion a variety of diverse subjects from the food world. Whilst some of our contributors will be considered 'best in the world' others will be more simply 'best in class' and even 'best in Henley'. All have a vital role to play in the success of The Festival.

The Festival strives to provide a unique visitor experience, where the public can rub shoulders with the great and good of the food world and can all contribute to a truly enlightening, interactive and egalitarian event for the whole family.

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Customer Testimonials (2009)

"The show was a great success for us and was by far one of the best food events we have attented!  Great setting and lovely products/produce. We look forward to coming back next year".   
Kin Knives ~ Retail Exhibitor

"I just wanted to put in writing how pleased I was to be part of the event, and to say thank you for all your help and support but also to say a big thank you to the rest of the team involved in the running of the festival, who all did a fantastic job too.   We had a great time, made lots of great contacts and got lots of good feedback on our product".  
Lou la Belle Fine Foods... Producer / Supplier Exhibitor

"Just a quick email to say that we thoroughly enjoyed exhibiting at The Henley Food Festival at the weekend and look forward to participating next year!" 
The Hinds Head Bray ~ Restaurant Exhibitor and Chef

"Well done to all you workers from the Henley Food Festival.  I really appreciate the hard work that must have been involved.  My guests and I were blown away by the scale and the quality of the event.  Henley has become a centre for good food and entertaining and we felt it really showed all that Henley is about.  I did not think it would be something that I would enjoy as much as I did but I ended up visiting both days and came away with a full belly and many bags!   The Thames Lounge was a top class "oasis" for an occasional breather (and to step out of the rain!) and was thoroughly enjoyed by all (except I apparently should not have eaten the strawberries!).   It was a pleasure to be associated with the event; I only wish you could have enjoyed better weather although this did not really detract from it"  
Mark Evans, Towergate Insurance ~ Sponsor

"We wanted to say a big congratulations to you all for a fantastic Food Festival this year. It was a huge success and the whole team really, really enjoyed it - although we have probably seen enough venison burgers and steak sandwiches for a while...! Several people commented on how it was the best year ever. We hope you're really proud of the weekend and are now able to enjoy a few days off to recover from all your hard work!  Let's definitely keep in touch as hopefully there might be a few opportunities to work together in the future. In the meantime, sign us up for next year!" 
 Pot Kiln Anywhere ~   Restaurant Exhibitor and Chef

'An excellent event despite the blustery, weather ...We had a packed house of truly interested guests for each of our tutored tasting in the 'Theatre of Wine'. The whole event was a great opportunity for visitors to taste top class food from great local establishments, learn more about food and wine and have a thoroughly good day out. All very well organised with lovely people which is testament to its great success.'
Lynn Murray - Hatch Mansfield ~ Theatre of Wine Sponsor

"Thank you very much for all your hard work which made this festival such an amazing one! We really had fun over the 2 days of the festival and our pavilion was always really busy."
Béatrice Marraud des Grottes le Cordon Bleu ~ Top Sponsor

"Just a quick note to say that the festival looked like a great success, should be proud of the achievement as it was in a field for the first time, and thanks for the boat ride."
John Campbell ~ The Vineyard at Stockcross ~ Restaurant Sponsor and Chef     

"It's been great for us with a definite upsurge in business in the few days since the festival...we were even fully booked on a Tuesday night...we'll definitely be back next year."
Andrew Hall - The Half Moon Cuxham ~ Restaurateur

"The event was a real success for us - our stand was extremely busy and we enlisted around 200 people on to our free legal support scheme which was 'key objective'! "
Ema Murphy PR & Media Relations Darbys Solicitors LLP ~ Retail Exhibitor