Catering Advice
Practical guides to catering your event in Cornwall, from how much it costs to how we handle allergens, wake catering, festivals, retirement parties, and sports clubs.
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Hog roast, charcoal BBQ, giant pan paella or a delivered buffet, the four routes to a Cornish wedding menu, what each costs per head in 2026, and worked totals for 50, 80 and 120 guests. No wedding surcharge, ever.
It is the first question everyone asks and the one most caterers refuse to answer properly. The honest answer is: it depends on several things that are genuinely important to understand before you book. Here is what actually drives the cost of catering in Cornwall, and the questions you should ask any caterer before you sign anything.
When the red weather warnings for Storm Goretti were issued, emergency plans across Cornwall were pushed from theory into a brutal reality. As a proud member of NCASS (The Nationwide Caterers Association), the UK's professional body for independent food businesses. Salt Wind Catering was officially deployed and paid on behalf of the National Grid to provide emergency welfare support . We were fully operational and on-site in Penryn within 3 hours of the call. However, over the four days...
Baby Shower Catering. Beautiful Food Without the Fuss A baby shower should be about celebrating, not stressing over food. At Salt Wind Catering , we deliver beautifully presented baby shower food across Cornwall so you can focus on the mum-to-be and the party games. Afternoon Tea Style Our afternoon tea catering is perfect for baby showers, finger sandwiches, scones, cakes, and fruit platters that look as good as they taste. Add a Pimp Your Prosecco station for the guests who aren't...
Organising a children's party is chaotic enough without worrying about the food. Salt Wind Catering provides kids' party food across Cornwall that children actually eat, delivered fresh and ready to serve so you can focus on party bags, pass the parcel, and keeping twenty sugar-fuelled six-year-olds from climbing the walls. Food Kids Actually Eat Our children's party food collection is designed around what kids actually eat at parties. Mini pizzas made with real dough. Chicken goujons that...
Schools and charities in Cornwall run events year-round, summer fetes, fundraising dinners, sports days, award ceremonies, open days, volunteer appreciation lunches, and end-of-term celebrations. At Salt Wind Catering, we provide professional catering for schools, charities, and community organisations at prices that respect tight budgets. School Event Catering School events come in all shapes and sizes. Summer fetes need food that can be served outdoors to hundreds of visitors. Award...
Match Day Buffets & Club Catering Across Cornwall Every rugby club, football club and cricket club in Cornwall has the same problem on match day, presentation night or end of season: someone's got to sort the food. And it's usually the same volunteer who did it last year, cobbling together supermarket platters in the clubhouse kitchen at the last minute. There's a better way. Salt Wind Catering delivers ready-to-serve buffets, hot pasties, sharing platters and match day food direct to...
