Can you work at a villa in ’t Zoute without bothering the neighbours?

We pay deliberate attention to that. We unload outside rush hours, keep the van out of the way and place the oven so the smoke can drift off freely. Afterwards no rubbish or equipment is left behind, not even on the pavement.

Is a wedding dinner with pizza chic enough for ’t Zoute?

A Neapolitan sourdough pizza, made with ingredients straight from Italy and fired in a wood-burning oven, is crafted and surprising. With an Aperitivo first and dolci afterwards it becomes a proper dinner that guests will talk about for a long time.

Can you cater a client evening for a gallery?

Yes. For a reception the Aperitivo of focaccia, bruschetta and antipasti works well, perhaps supplemented with pizza in small wedges that circulate. That way guests stay on their feet and talk, and can look at the works in peace meanwhile.

What about guests who eat gluten-free or vegan?

Vegetarian pizzas are always planned. Gluten-free and vegan pizzas are prepared on request in a screened-off area, and an allergen list is sent to you in advance. That way you can reassure international guests with specific wishes as well.

Pizza catering by Prestigio in Het Zoute

Pizza catering in Het Zoute

Behind the hedges of ’t Zoute people celebrate differently: without fuss, with an eye for detail and guests who expect calm. Our pizza catering responds with a wood-fired oven that does its work quietly and a team that stays in the background.

Discretion as a starting point

Our team works calmly and unobtrusively and leaves the attention on your guests and the conversation. Only the glow of the oven is allowed to steal a little of the show.

A menu built around your guest list

A reception for art lovers calls for something different from a birthday with grandchildren. We put the menu together around who is coming, dietary wishes included.

Compact in narrow lanes

One-way lanes and little parking: we unload outside peak times, keep the work zone small and leave the street as clean as we found it.

Villas, hedges and golf: the setting of ’t Zoute

Het Zoute is the eastern part of Knokke, bordering the Zwin. The district grew into a neighbourhood of country-house-style villas, often with white facades, dark beams and sometimes a thatched roof, hidden behind dense hedges. Around the golf courses and the Zoutelaan lie gardens that look more like small parks: lawns, old trees and terraces overlooking the green.

Parties here usually take place behind those hedges. A summer reception for friends, a birthday in the garden, a wedding dinner with family from home and abroad, or a client evening for a gallery nearby. The common denominator: guests who are used to quality and a host who would rather stand in the middle of the conversation than in the kitchen.

An evening that never feels rushed

In ’t Zoute a party rarely begins with a rush for the oven. First comes the Aperitivo: steaming focaccia from the oven floor, bruschetta, a generous platter of antipasti and either an Aperol or some Italian wine. Guests stroll through the garden, the light softens and the oven burns calmly in the background.

Only when everyone has arrived and the first toast has been made do the pizzas begin. We bake them one at a time and let them circulate in slices, so there is always something new to try without the table getting overloaded. The tempo follows the evening: slower during a speech, quicker when the conversations grow louder.

Towards the end the dolci appear: tiramisu and cannoli, with a limoncello for those who still want to chat on the terrace. Between first pizza and last dolce, two to two and a half hours go by. After that we pack up without disturbing the evening, so the last guests can savour it in peace.

Setting up without disturbing the neighbours

The lanes around the Zoutelaan are narrow and often one-way, with little room to stop. So we arrive outside busy hours, unload quickly and then move the van out of sight. The work zone stays compact: a square tent on a level piece of lawn or terrace, with a 2.5-metre access route leading to it.

Because the oven burns wood, we look for a place where the smoke can drift away freely without heading for the neighbours or the facade. We make that choice beforehand, together with you or your garden architect, from photos and a sketch of the garden. On the day itself nothing then needs to be shifted.