Spoon Hire

Planning a catered event requires specific cutlery to match the menu and setting. Spoons serve fundamental purposes from appetisers to desserts. You can arrange spoons hire directly through our website for immediate use. We supply clean, polished cutlery, eliminating preparation time at your venue.

Spoons Hire for Every Course

Different dishes demand specific spoon designs to support the dining format. Each design suits particular courses and dining styles. We stock classic stainless steel and traditional silver plate finishes.

• Dessert Spoons: Dessert spoons suit puddings, fruit salads, cereals, and some starters. A standard stainless steel dessert spoon measures around 18cm in length. You can choose these for any course needing a medium-size bowl. They function well for most event menus. We stock dessert spoons in both durable stainless steel and elegant silver plate.
• Tea Spoons: Smaller than dessert spoons, tea spoons measure around 13cm in length. Guests use these for stirring hot drinks like tea or coffee, and for consuming individual desserts, small condiments, or amuse-bouche. We supply tea spoons in hard-wearing stainless steel. These items suit events with high guest numbers.
• Soup Spoons: Featuring a rounder, wider bowl compared to a standard dessert spoon, soup spoons make eating liquid dishes straightforward. Stainless steel soup spoons suit any event serving soup courses. Guests consume their meal without difficulty.
• Serving Spoons: Larger than individual place setting spoons, serving spoons help catering staff portion food from communal dishes. We stock stainless steel serving spoons in different sizes. These items suit dishing out vegetables, rice, salads, or main course components. You can book these as individual items to match your serving requirements alongside your catering equipment hire.

Materials and Hygiene Standards

Your choice between stainless steel and silver plate depends on the desired aesthetic and durability. Stainless steel cutlery delivers a modern finish and high resistance to tarnishing. It suits corporate functions or casual gatherings where practicality remains key. Silver plate spoons present a traditional, lustrous appearance. Event organisers often choose silver plate for formal dinners, weddings, or celebratory banquets to add a classic, refined touch to table settings. The silver plate finish requires careful handling but provides an unmistakable sheen.

The condition of hired cutlery reflects the quality of your event. Expo Hire cleans and polishes all items to a high standard. Each spoon passes through commercial-grade dishwashers at high temperatures to sanitise. Our team hand polishes every piece. Every spoon arrives spotless, free from watermarks, and ready for immediate placement on your tables alongside your crockery hire. You do not need to undertake any washing or polishing before use. This saves your team time and labour onsite. We pack all cutlery for secure transit, protecting its pristine condition until it reaches your location.

Returning your items takes minimal effort with our "Send It Back Dirty" service. You return all crockery, glassware, and cutlery unwashed, as we handle the cleaning at our depot. We also include a Free Minor Damage Waiver on every order to cover accidental breakages. You do not pay a security deposit when booking with us. Our system calculates delivery from £40 ex-VAT based on road distance from your nearest depot. Prices and live stock levels display directly on the site. Add your required spoons hire to your basket and confirm your dates online today.

No security deposit

Expo Hire does not charge a security deposit. A free minor damage waiver covers minor damage and loss. Excessive or negligent damage is charged at 10 times the hire price. Full details in our terms and conditions.

Delivery and collection

Use the carriage calculator to find your nearest branch and get an accurate delivery quote. At checkout we show an itemised delivery cost before you confirm the order.

On the day, track your driver in real time on our order tracking page, or use the link in the automated text we send.

Advance deposit

For orders over £1,000, you can confirm a booking with a 25% deposit and pay the balance up to 28 days before delivery. The checkout offers this automatically. Full details in our terms and conditions.