Catering in
Torquay

Catering in Torquay — Devon Event Catering from Salt Wind Torquay's TV and film pedigree runs deep. Agatha Christie was born here. Fawlty Towers was set here. The English Riviera Film Festival brings productions and post-production crews to the bay every year. If you're working on the Riviera, you need a catering team who can handle a long shoot day and a coastal location. We've fed location crews across the South West and we travel the South Devon coast regularly — the long drive in is part of the job, not a reason to charge extra without saying so upfront. Salt Wind Catering is based at 37 Fore Street, Redruth — around 2h 10m (91 miles) from Torquay via the A38 up through Plymouth, then the A380 down to the Riviera. We travel into Devon regularly for weddings, corporate events, festivals and film/TV productions. We're fully self-sufficient — we bring our own kit, our own fuel, our own everything. Cook on-site, serve on-site, clear up on-site. No venue kitchen needed, no awkward conversations with in-house chefs. A note on travel — Devon is a travel supplement area. We're based in Redruth, and crossing the Tamar adds a real cost to the day in fuel and crew time. The supplement is calculated to your exact postcode and confirmed upfront in your written quote. There are no surprises on the day, no hidden charges added at the end. You'll know what you're paying before you book, and the figure won't change. What We Bring to Your Torquay Event Every event we cater in Torquay is freshly prepared and cooked on-site. Here's what we offer: Film & TV Location Catering — Crew catering on shoot days — breakfast, lunch and dinner delivered to call sheet, fresh and hot, on the unit base. We've fed productions across Cornwall and Devon, and we know how a shoot day actually runs. BBQ Catering — Premium charcoal BBQs with proper meats, vibrant fresh sides and real smoke flavour. Forget the supermarket sausage. We bring the kit, the fuel, the food, and we cook it on the spot. Street Food Catering — Festival-style street food carts and counters for events that want food to be part of the entertainment. Live cooking, queues that move, food that's worth waiting in them for. Venues and Locations We Cover Around Torquay Whether your event is at a known venue or a private home, we handle the catering logistics. Here are three Torquay-area venues we know well: The Grand Hotel Torquay — A Victorian seafront hotel with function suites overlooking the bay. For private hospitality, awards dinners and corporate functions the grounds and terrace will take a charcoal BBQ or hog roast comfortably. Oldway Mansion (Paignton, 15 min) — Just up the road in Paignton, the Grade II*-listed Beaux-Arts mansion has confirmed Monty Python's Flying Circus Series 2 filming credits and remains a major commercial hire venue. Street food setups in the grounds, BBQ on the terrace — both fit the scale. Princess Theatre Torquay — The seafront theatre with foyer, function rooms and outdoor space along the Princess Gardens. Suits drinks-and-canapés style hospitality, and the gardens give us room to set up street food carts for festival hospitality. We cover the wider Riviera too — Babbacombe, Cockington, St Marychurch — and over to Paignton and Brixham. TQ1 to TQ5, all of it. Why Salt Wind for a Devon Event We're 5-star food hygiene rated, FSB members and NCASS registered. Everything's freshly prepared in our Redruth kitchen using locally-sourced produce — no packet food, no warmed-up trays from a warehouse, no pre-portioned plastic anything. Our hog roast and BBQ setups are fully self-contained: we don't need your venue's power, water or kitchen facilities. We arrive, set up, cook, serve, clear and leave the space as we found it. Most of our team has been doing this work for years — and the kit, the experience and the standards travel with us across the Tamar. We've provided catering support for organisations including the NHS, National Grid, Cornwall Council, WWF and Savills — clients who need reliability, professionalism and food that doesn't let them down. The drive into Devon doesn't change any of that. We plan our Devon days around the journey: prep starts earlier, the team leaves earlier, and the cooking on-site is timed exactly the same as it would be for an event ten minutes from our kitchen. We're not a national chain. We're not running fifteen events at once and slotting yours in between. When we book a Torquay job we commit to it properly — proper crew, proper kit, proper food. Guests notice. Venue managers notice. Production managers notice. And on the back of that, we get asked back. Not Just Weddings — Corporate, Festival and Production We cater for everything in Torquay. Corporate days, supplier events, summer parties on the company grounds, awards dinners, Christmas hospitality. We feed film and TV crews on shoot days — breakfast on the unit base before call, hot lunch on schedule, hot dinner if the day overruns. We work festival sites, community gatherings, charity fundraisers and milestone birthdays. Funeral wakes too — handled with care and discretion, always. If it needs feeding properly, we'll cater it. How Booking Works Send us an enquiry through the website with your event date, postcode and rough guest numbers. We'll come back with a tailored quote — including the Devon travel supplement calculated to your exact postcode — within a working day or two. For weddings and large events we recommend booking 4-6 weeks ahead; for corporate orders we can usually turn a quote around within 48 hours. Every menu accommodates vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free guests as standard, and any specific dietary requirements are built in at quote stage rather than as an afterthought. Frequently Asked Questions — Catering in Torquay Do you actually travel from Cornwall to Torquay? Yes — regularly. We're based in Redruth and we cover the whole of Devon as standard. Torquay is around 2h 10m from our kitchen via the A38 up through Plymouth, then the A380 down to the Riviera It's a familiar drive. How does the Devon travel supplement work? Devon is a travel supplement area. The supplement is calculated to your exact postcode based on distance and crew time, and it's confirmed in your written quote upfront. No surprises on the day, no hidden charges. You'll know exactly what you're paying before you book. What's the minimum guest count for a hog roast in Torquay? For a whole hog you'll typically want around 60 guests to make it worthwhile, but we can roast a smaller pig for groups of 30+. For BBQs and giant pan cooking there's no real minimum — we scale the kit to the booking. Do you need a kitchen at the Torquay venue? No. Our hog roast, BBQ and giant pan setups are fully self-contained. We bring our own gas, our own charcoal, our own water if needed, and our own serving kit. All we need is reasonable vehicle access and somewhere outdoor to set up. No venue kitchen, no power, no fuss. Get a Quote for Catering in Torquay Tell us what you're planning in Torquay and we'll put together a menu that fits — with the travel supplement calculated and confirmed upfront. Request a free quote at saltwind.catering, call us on 01209 206255, or email [email protected]. We're at 37 Fore Street, Redruth — around 2h 10m from Torquay via the A30.