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Charcoal BBQ Catering Cornwall & Plymouth

Real charcoal, Cornish oak, cooked at your venue. No griddles, never electric. Our team handles the cooking, guests help themselves.

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BBQ Menus

£8.45

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Five-Star Reviews

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Hygiene Rating

How much does BBQ catering cost in Cornwall?

Salt Wind Catering’s charcoal barbecue catering starts at £8.45 per head delivered, or £9.95 per head cooked on-site across Cornwall and Plymouth. Menus cover marinated meats, vegetarian and vegan options, fresh salads and sides, cooked over real charcoal at your venue. We have catered 700+ events since 2024 and hold a 5.0★ rating from 67 reviews.

As a total, a 50-guest barbecue is from £422.50 delivered. Whether you spell it BBQ, barbecue or barbeque, it is the same service, a cook team, real charcoal and a menu built for your guest count.

Charcoal BBQ Catering

Lumpwood charcoal. Cornish oak. Cooked on-site.

The moment lumpwood catches and Cornish oak starts to smoke, something changes, guests drift towards the heat, the air fills with that unmistakable smell, and the whole event comes alive. That theatre is what sets a Salt Wind Catering BBQ apart from anything cooked on gas or a griddle.

Every cut of meat comes from a Cornish butcher 10 miles from our kitchen, properly sourced, properly butchered. We cook over open flame because flavour demands it, and because your guests deserve the real thing.

Delivered parcels from £8.45pp, or our pitmaster team cooks live at your venue from £9.95pp. No venue kitchen or power needed, completely self-sufficient.

We have catered 700+ events across Cornwall & Devon since 2024, earning a 5.0★ rating from 67 reviews and 43+ repeat clients. We cater from 20 guests with no upper limit, more guests means more grills and crew, carry a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating and £10m public liability cover, and are NCASS accredited · FSB members.

What's included

Min 50 guests cooked on-site · Min 20 guests delivered · We bring everything, grills, gazebos, power & water · Disposable plates, cutlery & napkins included · Veggie options on every menu

Delivered vs on-site

Delivered: we cook and deliver ready to serve. On-site: our pitmaster team cooks live at your venue. On-site: 50-guest minimum. Delivered: from 20 guests.

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"Is BBQ expensive?"

From £8.45pp delivered. Less than a supermarket run for 50. Full cook team included in the on-site price.

"Will they travel to us?"

Cornwall as standard. Devon events welcome, travel is free over £500 to Plymouth and Tavistock, always confirmed in the quote.

"We need a venue kitchen."

Fully self-contained. We bring grills, gazebos, our own water and waste containment. Fields, beaches, marquees, clifftops; your venue supplies nothing.

"The food will be bland."

Lumpwood charcoal and Cornish oak every time. Meat from a local Cornish butcher. 67 five-star reviews say otherwise.

Charcoal BBQ burgers cooking over open flames

The Live-Fire Show

What will your guests see before they taste anything?

Flames licking through the grill bars. Smoke drifting across the lawn. The hiss as the next round of steak hits the bars and a pitmaster turning ribs with bare hands and a pair of tongs. A charcoal BBQ is half theatre, half dinner, and that is exactly why we cook in front of the crowd.

Guests gather. Phones come out. The smell pulls people in long before the food is ready. That is the show, and it is on the house with every on-site BBQ.

Smoke

Cornish oak smouldering low: the smell hits before the first plate does.

Flame

Live flames searing steaks and chicken thighs in full view of the party.

Char

That blackened bark you can’t get off a gas hob: guests notice, every time.

Hand-off

Plates come off the grill and onto the line: guests help themselves.

The food was so good that several guests asked for the caterer’s details afterwards.

Phil Harper· 40-Guest Anniversary★★★★★

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Photos from our BBQ jobs

Chargrilled meats and sides cooked on-site over real flame by our team, self-serve for your guests. Every shot from a real Salt Wind Catering event, no stock photos.

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“We booked Salt Wind for our wedding and they genuinely were the most accommodating and responsive suppliers we've ever used. We were blown away by their service. The hog roast was delicious and the pasties and scones in the evening went down a treat. Thank you so much for making our day run smoothly! Would absolutely recommend!”

K Banks·

“Fantastic company. We had a celebration buffet for wedding guests at Manor House in Looe. Great communication from the start and the food went down well! Lots of compliments from guests and there was more than enough to go round. Would 100% use again and can’t recommend enough. Thank you guys!”

Jimmy

“Exceptional food! Had them for my wedding and the all the guest raved about how good the food was! Will definitely be using them again the future!”

Gemma Mill

“Great service wonderful food. No fuss or drama . Super helpful . Thankyou”

Lucinda Drayton

“Saltwind. Catered for my son’s wedding. The food was exceptional, the menu catered for a variety of challenging requirements and was excellent in quality and generous in quantity. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Henry Thornton”

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Charcoal BBQ Catering

Ready to book your BBQ?

We arrive with everything, grills, charcoal, gazebo, the lot. We cook. Your guests help themselves. Free quote the same day during office hours.

Cook team on-site

Pitmasters do all the cooking: self-serve for guests

Real charcoal, never electric

Cornish oak and lumpwood: the real thing

Cornwall & Plymouth

Fields, marquees, clifftops, barns: anywhere outdoors

Free quote the same day

No obligation: we'll cover all options at quote stage

We Arrive

Fully rigged: charcoal, equipment & crew

We Cook

Live at your venue: no venue kitchen needed

Self-Serve

Guests help themselves; we pack down our kit & take it away