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Now booking Christmas 2026

Christmas Catering
Cornwall & Plymouth

Festive buffets, party platters and afternoon teas for your home, party or family gathering, freshly made and delivered across Cornwall and Plymouth.

From £9.45ppHome & Private Parties5-Star Hygiene
Two grazing boards photographed from above, one with folded ham, salami and chorizo alongside celery and baby cucumbers, the other with blue and crumbly cheeses, strawberries, grapes, pretzels, sliced pear and radishes

£9.45

From per head

4

Christmas Menu Styles

5★

Hygiene Rating

67+

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Christmas ordering deadline: order by 15 December 2026. After that, ask us about New Year’s Eve.Christmas cancellation terms

Christmas dates fill fast. December bookings typically close in October. Get in early.

Organising an office Christmas party or end-of-year client event?

See corporate Christmas catering →

You deal with the party. We deal with the food.

Office party, family get-together, festive afternoon tea, tell us the date and headcount and we sort the rest. Everything arrives freshly made and ready to serve.

Cold and hot buffets, corporate lunches, afternoon teas, all available with seasonal options. We cook fresh in our Redruth kitchen and deliver across Cornwall and Plymouth.

What's included

All food, disposable plates, cutlery & napkins included · Delivery across Cornwall & Plymouth · Dietary requirements catered for · Cook-team-on-site service available as upgrade

Why book with Salt Wind Catering

You plan the party. We do the food.

Date, headcount, budget. We sort the menu, cook everything fresh, and deliver to your door. Nothing for you to faff with.

Freshly made, not supermarket trays

Everything cooked in our Redruth kitchen from locally sourced ingredients. No cellophane-wrapped platters from a warehouse.

Corporate and private events

Office parties, team lunches, family gatherings, client events. We have cooked for NHS, Cornwall Council and plenty more.

Any venue, any size

Offices, village halls, hotels, homes, marquees. We cover Cornwall and Plymouth. Intimate lunches to 200+ guests.

Christmas 2026

Christmas Catering Menus

Our usual menus with festive seasonal options. Per person pricing, 20 guest minimum for buffets.

Festive Buffets

from £9.45pp

Five Christmas buffets, delivered and set out ready to eat. Every vegetarian and vegan dish is named rather than left to an unmarked platter.

Delivered across TR and PL postcodes · 20 guest minimum · Cold menus hold for a couple of hours; the hot menu arrives in thermal containers

The Festive Finger Buffet

£9.45pp
  • Festive finger sandwiches: separate meat and vegetarian platters
  • Sausage rolls
  • Cocktail sausages
  • Quiche wedges
  • Crudités with house-made dips
  • Kettle crisps
  • Christmas cake
  • Mince pies

The Festive Party Buffet

£12.45pp
  • Festive finger sandwiches: separate meat and vegetarian platters
  • Pigs in blankets
  • Sausage rolls
  • Pork pies
  • Quiche wedges
  • Cheese straws and bread sticks
  • Crudités with house-made dips
  • Coleslaw
  • Seasonal fruit platter
  • Christmas cake and mince pies

The Cornish Festive Buffet

£15.45pp
  • Festive finger sandwiches: separate meat and vegetarian platters
  • Cornish pasty: beef, potato, onion and swede
  • Pigs in blankets
  • Sausage rolls
  • Cheesemas board: Cornish cheeses, crackers, grapes and chutney
  • Quiche wedges
  • Crudités with house-made dips
  • Cornish saffron cake
  • Cornish hevva cake
  • Scones with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry preserve
  • Mince pies

The Festive Grazing Buffet

£18.95pp
  • Festive finger sandwiches: separate meat and vegetarian platters
  • Baked brie with cranberry compote
  • Continental cold meats and cheeses with French stick
  • Cheesemas board: cheeses, crackers, grapes and chutney
  • Pork pies
  • Quiche wedges
  • Filo prawns with sweet chilli
  • Loaded potato skins with house-made dips
  • Crudités with house-made dips
  • Seasonal fruit platter
  • Christmas cake and mince pies

The Festive Hot Buffet

£21.45pp
  • Slow-cooked turkey in cranberry and port
  • Hand-carved honey-glazed gammon
  • Pigs in blankets
  • Seared sprouts with smoky bacon
  • Roast root vegetable & chestnut wellington (V)
  • Rosemary roasted new potatoes
  • Honey-roast parsnips & carrots
  • Sage & onion stuffing
  • Bread rolls with Cornish butter
  • Coleslaw
  • Pasta salad with sun-dried tomato and basil
  • Cranberry sauce, apple sauce and horseradish
  • Rich turkey gravy
  • Mince pies

Christmas Hot Buffets

from £21.45pp

Proper hot food for a winter party. Delivered in thermal containers, ready to serve when you are.

£21.45pp · Delivered in thermal containers · 20 guest minimum

The Festive Hot Buffet

  • Slow-cooked turkey in cranberry and port
  • Hand-carved honey-glazed gammon
  • Pigs in blankets
  • Seared sprouts with smoky bacon
  • Roast root vegetable & chestnut wellington (V)
  • Rosemary roasted new potatoes
  • Honey-roast parsnips & carrots
  • Sage & onion stuffing
  • Bread rolls with Cornish butter
  • Coleslaw
  • Pasta salad with sun-dried tomato and basil
  • Cranberry sauce, apple sauce and horseradish
  • Rich turkey gravy
  • Mince pies

The Cornish Festive Roast

from £25.95pp

A proper Christmas roast, cooked by our team. Slow-roast turkey crown carved into its own gravy, slow-roasted Cornish pork with the crackling kept crisp and served on the side, honey-glazed Cornish ham, pigs in blankets, rosemary roast potatoes, honey-roast parsnips and carrots, cauliflower cheese, and mulled cider braised red cabbage. Chestnut wellington and roasted stuffed peppers for the vegetarians and vegans. Christmas pudding with Cornish clotted cream to finish.

£25.95pp delivered · £27.45pp cooked on site · 20 guest minimum delivered, 50 on site

Festive Sharing Platters & Stations

Cheese, cured meats and festive extras, either as a platter delivered ready to put out or served from our mobile sharing cart. November and December only.

Platters priced per platter · Sharing station priced per person · Available November–December

Christmas Festive Sharing Station

£22pp
  • Turkey & cranberry sliders, served warm
  • Pigs in blankets, roast turkey slices and pâté
  • Cheese board
  • Mini mince pies, pickled walnuts, cranberry sauce and stuffing balls
  • Served from our mobile sharing cart with stainless steel wells

The Deluxe Artisan Sharing Platter

£52.20 per platter
  • Five artisan cheeses
  • Cured meats selection
  • Falafel selection
  • Artisan crackers, cornichons and mini onions
  • Olives, grapes and fresh fruit
  • Apricots, dried figs and nuts
  • Two chutneys

The Classic British Sharing Platter

£56.95 per platter
  • Somerset Brie, Wensleydale with cranberries, vintage Cheddar and Stilton
  • Pork pies, savoury eggs and sausage rolls
  • Quiche
  • Peter's Yard crackers
  • Cornichons, mini onions and fresh fruit

The Festive Wreath Centrepiece

£108.75 per platter

feeds up to 10

  • Six cheeses arranged as a wreath base
  • Mediterranean cured meats selection
  • Falafel selection
  • Crackers, cornichons and mini onions
  • Olives and nuts
  • Two chutneys

The Grand Festive Sharing Table

£193.75 per platter

feeds 8–12

  • Six artisan cheeses
  • Mediterranean cured meats selection
  • Falafel selection
  • Crackers, cornichons and mini onions
  • Olives, grapes and fresh fruit
  • Apricots, dried figs and nuts
  • Two chutneys and festive garnish

Corporate Christmas Parties

Office Christmas parties, end-of-year client hospitality and department dinners. Hot fork buffets, hog roast feasts and three-course sit-downs, on its own dedicated page.

Hot fork buffets, hog roast feasts and three-course sit-downs, see the corporate Christmas page for per-head pricing.

Christmas Afternoon Tea

from £22.00pp

Festive scones with Cornish clotted cream, finger sandwiches, cakes and seasonal sweet treats. A good option for daytime Christmas events.

From £22 per person · Luxury options available

Nothing quite right? We can mix items from different menus, just get in touch and we will work something out.

Vegan, vegetarian & gluten-free options available on request: info@saltwind.catering

Severe allergies: Our kitchen handles nuts, gluten and sesame daily. For severe nut, peanut, coeliac or sesame allergies we cannot guarantee a completely trace-free environment, so please tell us at enquiry stage. We will advise honestly, and we ask that the guest keeps any prescribed medication on hand.

December books out faster than you think

Friday and Saturday evenings in December go first, usually by October. Check availability now, we reply to all enquiries the same day during office hours.

“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”

henry thornton

Got Questions?

When should I book Christmas catering?
As early as you can. Popular December dates go by October. Friday and Saturday evenings first.
What Christmas menus do you offer?
Cold finger buffets, fork buffets, hot buffets, corporate lunches and afternoon tea, all with festive seasonal options.
How much does Christmas catering cost?
Festive buffets from £9.45pp. The Festive Hot Buffet is £21.45pp. The Cornish Festive Roast is £25.95pp delivered. Afternoon tea from £22pp. Get in touch for an exact quote.
Do you cater for office Christmas parties?
Yes. Office parties, team lunches, client entertaining, corporate celebrations. We have cooked for NHS, National Grid, Cornwall Council, WWF and Savills.
Can you cater on Christmas Day?
Yes, our Christmas Day heat-at-home dinner box is a full Christmas dinner delivered on Christmas Eve to heat at home on Christmas Day (TR & PL postcodes). For a cook team on-site on Christmas Day, call 01209 206255, availability is very limited.
What's included in the price?
All food, plates, cutlery and napkins. Delivery across Cornwall. Cook-team-on-site service available as an upgrade.

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Get your Christmas catering sorted.

Free quote, back to you the same day during office hours. Buffets, corporate lunches and afternoon teas across Cornwall and Plymouth.