Ever fancied having an evening of fine dining while wearing your pyjamas?
There's a dining experience which will allow you to do just that.
Husband and wife team Sean and Nicola Martin saw a unique way to offer the people living in the city a slap up meal during the pandemic when restaurants were closed.
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The service sees them drive a food van onto your driveway and prepare three or four courses which are then brought to your doorstep. As each course is prepared, you'll get a knock on your door and you can take the food inside any enjoy, as former Langland Brasserie head chef Sean, aged 38, gets your next dish prepared.
It all started after a request was made by an emergency service worker who was looking for a way to mark a special occasion, and it has taken off from there, winning a lot of support across the city thanks to word of mouth.
Mrs Martin explained: "A police officer contacted us because it was his 40th birthday and asked if we would mind cooking a special meal for him and bringing it around to his house.
"We did that, and Sean was cooking a meal and driving each course to their house, which was not convenient. I remember him saying, 'This is the last steak I am taking to someone's house'.
"We decided to purchase a catering van. What we do is bring you a three or four course meal outside your house, so it's a very posh delivery service.
"We place each course on a table, knock the door when each course is ready, then you can take it into your house and enjoy the meal."
The unique service offered many a way to have a special experience together, in some cases, creating moments that will never be forgotten.
"We have done weddings for people who were only able to go to the registry office and not have a celebration with their families, so came home and had a three, four course meal with us," Mrs Martin said.
"We had vulnerable people that were not allowed to see their families, celebrating golden wedding anniversaries, really really special moments. We've had some elderly couples being able to enjoy their last moments together. People have passed away that we were able to help celebrate just before. It has been quite a moving time to be part of such precious moments."
Mr and Mrs Martin, who met on a cruise ship when she was a spa manager and he worked as a chef for Marco Pierre White, described themselves as "blessed" as the demand for their business has kept growing.
"You can have your pyjamas on, which many people do! You can have a wonderful restaurant quality meal," Mrs Martin said.
"We have got a two-year-old now called Kian, and he is the reason why we are doing this. It has been a hard journey but it has been worth it. We hope to grow and one day it will all be for him.
"We were really blessed, it took off fantastically and then the cafe came up, so the business has just grown, and grown and grown.
"It's been amazing and we are extremely proud of what we have achieved. Something that has come out of such fear, has brought out a wonderful opportunity for us all.
"One of the footballers for Swansea City was one of our first customers, and that spread like wildfire. At the time you weren't allowed to go to people's houses and people weren't allowed to go to restaurants, so we found a loophole in the system really. We were still delivering the food, but cooking it on the drive."
The menu can be catered to any style you want - whether its recreating a special moment in your life - or if you just want a posh takeaway brought to your door.
"Sean is an extremely talented chef and we can cater to any tastes, any flavours," Mrs Martin said.
"We have even replicated people's wedding meals or their first date. We did an anniversary where we replicated their first drink, things like that, and had a little love note embroidered on the napkin.
"We can go as completely over the top as they want or as basic. We had people who just wanted to have a posh Chinese, so Sean will go there and prepare an à la carte Chinese."
Although coronavirus restrictions have been all but lifted and people can now return to dine as they once did before the pandemic began, there is still demand for the service, in particular with the older generation, and the hope is that their business can be expanded further afield.
"I'm searching high and low, but I don't believe anyone else has done this idea," Mrs Martin, aged 36, said.
"My dream is to franchise the business out and have a van in every city if possible. Some people find it uneasy having a chef coming into your house, because you have to make sure the house is clean and what not, but with us we're literally just putting the food outside your door.
"There is still the old generation who don't want to be out socialising still, so the demand is still there.
"I think this service will always be desirable, it's very talked about in Swansea, and all word of mouth, which is fantastic.
"We've got bookings up until 2023. If you were to look at our diary, people have booked Christmas Eve for next year, New Years Eve, because it is such a luxury experience.
"We want to treat everyone like a celebrity. It doesn't matter if you live in Bonymaen or Mumbles, we'll come to you and you will be our Brad Pitt for the evening."
You can book your at home fine dining experience via Facebook by clicking here, or you can call into the cafe at Phoenix Way in Llansamlet.
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