When it comes to dining either employees or clients, you have to be aware of the tax implications. If you dine your employees, it is considered an allowable business expense for the company but a taxable benefit for the employee. Unless the company has put a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) in place those benefits have to be reported on the employee's P11D and the employee will end up paying taxes on those. When you dine clients however, this is considered entertainment and it is therefore not an allowable business expense from a corporation tax standpoint (effectively increasing the tax rate for the company).
