Starts from 10 pizzas
Minimum booking is 10 pizzas, with extra pizzas added as needed.
The Crust Monster mobile Neapolitan-style pizza catering for small private events
Some mobile pizza caterers are built around big guest numbers. The Crust Monster is different — we’ll come for as little as 10 pizzas, making proper Neapolitan-style pizza a realistic option for smaller private events too. The name started as a family joke, but it’s grown into a passion: quality ingredients, dialled-in dough, a great bake for just the right amount of crunch and chew and food your guests will actually remember.
Area: based near NN12 8RS and catering small private events within roughly a 45-minute drive.
Intro offer: £150 for 10 pizzas Normally £175
The name
From family joke to pizza setup.
The name came from home. The grown-ups would finish the kids’ leftover pizza crusts and became known as the Crust Monsters.
It stuck. Now it is the name for a small mobile pizza setup with the same simple idea behind it: make pizzas where the crust is not the bit people leave behind.
I’m genuinely passionate about great pizza — from choosing the best ingredients and understanding the flour, to dialling in the dough, bake and flavour combinations. The creative side matters to me, but the best bit is seeing people enjoy something I’ve made.
The pizza
Traditional methods. Fast service. Serious crust.
The dough starts with a biga preferment, a traditional Neapolitan-style method that builds deeper flavour, better texture and a crust with real chew.
It is made with Tipo 00 flour, San Marzano DOP tomatoes and fior di latte mozzarella, then cooked hot in around 90 seconds. That means pizzas come out quickly, fresh and ready for hungry guests.
What we do
Pizza catering for smaller private gatherings
Cooked on site
We bring the setup, stretch the dough, top the pizzas and cook them fresh at your event.
Small outdoor setup
Designed for private events within roughly a 45-minute drive of NN12 8RS, with a suitable outdoor space and nearby van parking.
Pricing
Simple intro pricing.
Clear pricing for smaller private events, with a simple intro offer while The Crust Monster gets up and running.
Intro offer
£150
for 10 pizzas
Normally £175. Additional pizzas are £11 each.
Minimum booking: 10 pizzas.
Crusts in the wild
Tag @thecrustmonster
Tag @thecrustmonster with your best crust shots. We’ll share favourites here with permission — the good, the goofy and the genuinely crust-worthy.
Pizza dictionary
Neapolitan-style glossary.
Neapolitan pizza has a few terms that you'll hear regularly, here's a couple of definitions to help you understand what pizza makers are talking about.
Neapolitan-style
A soft, light pizza style with a thin centre, simple toppings and a puffy crust.
Biga
A pre-fermented dough mix that develops richer flavour, better texture and a more interesting crust.
DOP
A protected origin mark used on certain Italian ingredients, including proper San Marzano tomatoes.
San Marzano DOP tomatoes
Sweet, rich tomatoes used for a simple sauce that does not need hiding under too many toppings.
Fior di latte
A creamy cow’s milk mozzarella that melts softly across the pizza and is traditionally used in pizzerias across Naples.
Tipo 00 flour
Finely milled flour used for a lighter dough, good crust structure and a satisfying chew.
Cornicione
The raised outer crust. The bit the Crust Monster was basically built around.
Leopard spotting
The small dark spots on the crust from a hot bake. They add texture, flavour and character.
Fast bake
A very hot, quick cook — around 90 seconds — so pizzas come out fresh without keeping guests waiting.
Hand-stretched
The dough is shaped by hand rather than rolled flat, helping keep the crust airy.
On the day
What we need to set up.
We cook outdoors from a compact mobile setup. Wet weather is usually fine as we can bring cover, but the space still needs to be safe for cooking and serving.
Suitable outdoor spaceA flat 3x3m, safe area to work from.
Nearby van parkingClose enough for unloading and setup.
Clear accessEnough room to bring equipment in and out.
Safe conditionsNo extreme wind, flooding or unsafe ground.
Booking terms
Clear terms, no surprises.
The important bits in plain English: how bookings are confirmed, what happens if plans change, and how we handle weather.
Booking and payment
A 50% deposit is due 6 weeks before the event to confirm the booking. The remaining balance is due 1 week before the event.
For bookings made within 6 weeks of the event, the 50% deposit is due when the booking is confirmed. For bookings made within 1 week of the event, full payment is due when the booking is confirmed.
Cancellation policy
More than 6 weeks before the event: no cancellation charge.
6 weeks to 2 weeks before the event: the 50% deposit is retained.
Less than 2 weeks before the event: 75% of the total booking value is retained/payable.
Less than 7 days before the event: the full booking balance is retained/payable.
Where possible, we’ll try to move your booking to another suitable date instead of treating it as a cancellation, subject to availability.
Weather
Wet weather is not normally a problem. We can bring cover and operate in most conditions, provided there is a safe outdoor space to set up and cook.
We may need to pause, move or cancel service if conditions become unsafe, such as extreme wind, severe weather warnings, flooding, unsafe ground conditions, or anything that makes cooking or serving unsafe.
Dietary requirements
Vegan options are possible. Gluten-free bases are not currently made in hose, but can be sorced if required.
Ready to feed your inner Crust Monster?
Check availability.
Send the date, location and rough number of pizzas you need. We’ll come back with availability, price and whether we can cover it from our NN12 8RS base.