Christmas Office Party Catering Across Cornwall

Christmas office party catering across Cornwall from Salt Wind Catering — finger buffets, hot festive menus and live on-site cook for groups of 15 to 200. December books out fast: Q3 is the safe window for Saturdays, with disposables included and dietary handled cleanly off your staff list.

Book Early — Cornwall December Fills Fast

If you're reading this in November chasing a December date, you're already late. Not impossible — we'll see what we can do — but late. Cornwall has a finite number of catering teams and a small mountain of company parties trying to land between the 5th and 22nd of December. Saturdays go first, mid-weeks second, the in-between dates last.

Comfortable lead time: lock in by end of September for a December Saturday. By end of October for any other December date. Anything firmer than that is realistic. If you're trying to book in November for December, ring rather than email and we'll tell you straight what's available.

Three Formats for the Office Christmas Party

Format one — delivered finger buffet. Best for office-based parties, 15-60 people, where guests stand, talk, eat off plates while drinks flow. Festive sharing platters, turkey and cranberry rolls, pigs in blankets, mini quiches, vegetarian and vegan options properly thought through, mini desserts. Drops at a time of your choosing, set out for self-service.

Format two — hot festive buffet. Best for 40-150 at a venue with a clear food space. Turkey crown, gammon, roast potatoes, stuffing, pigs in blankets, sprouts done properly, a vegetarian centrepiece, sauces, breads, Christmas pudding with cream or custard. Served hot off chafer dishes. People queue, plate, sit, eat. See our hot vs cold buffet guide for the deeper comparison.

Format three — live cook on-site. Best for company parties wanting a bit of theatre — giant pan paella, hog roast, smoked BBQ, all done at the venue with people watching. Works at country venues, large warehouses, marquees. For more on the live-cook offer see giant pan catering Cornwall.

Group Sizes — What Works

15-30: delivered finger buffet in the office, kitchen or boardroom. No on-site cook needed. Drops at lunchtime or 5pm before drinks. 30-80: delivered hot festive buffet or live cook depending on venue. Most company Christmas parties in Cornwall sit in this band. 80-200: live cook on-site or a hot festive buffet at a country venue. Tighter service-window plan, second team if the cook style demands it.

Dietary — Off a Spreadsheet, Not a Guess

Send us the staff dietary spreadsheet at confirmation. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, pescatarian — we plan it in. Proper portions, not a sad single-serve box at the end of the table. Allergen info is available on request as standard. For severe nut allergies or coeliac, we'll tell you honestly what we can guarantee in a kitchen that handles both — straight talk beats marketing copy.

Labels on the buffet table tell people which dishes are which. No fuss, no awkward huddles asking the chef.

Invoicing, POs and the Boring Stuff

VAT-registered invoicing, PO numbers welcome on the invoice, 30-day terms available for established accounts. 30% deposit confirms the booking, balance due 7 days before the event. We don't invent fictional kitchen-hire or logistics line items — the quote is the price. For the wider corporate offer browse the corporate catering guide.

What's Included and What Isn't

Included: all cooking and prep, food delivery or on-site cook, compostable disposable plates, cutlery, napkins, serving tongs, full clean-down of the food area. Not included: drinks or bar service, hired china and glassware, marquees, tablecloths, front-of-house waiting staff. We're a cook team — those bits sit with your venue or a separate hire firm.

Related Salt Wind Catering services

Browse office lunch delivery for everyday working lunches, NYE party catering for the follow-up event, or our buffet catering service. Request a quote or call 01209 206255.