5★
Food Hygiene Rating
50+
Five-Star Reviews
30+
Years cooking experience
12+
Party types catered
Cornwall party catering, done properly
Most of what Salt Wind does is private parties. Eighteenths in the back garden, retirement dos at the village hall, hen weekends in a barn conversion, christenings in a marquee, milestone birthdays at the local rugby club. We are a small Cornish cook team — not a faceless events company — and the food is the food we would serve our own families.
For most parties between 5 and 50 guests, the answer is a delivered buffet (cold from £6.75pp, hot from £8.50pp) dropped to the venue and set up on platters. For 50 guests and up, on-site cooking — charcoal BBQ, hog roast on the spit, or a 1m giant paella pan — is where it starts to make sense.
We cover every postcode in Cornwall plus most of Devon, with a small travel supplement for anywhere past Bodmin or into Devon proper. Below is the menu by occasion — pick the one closest to your event for the long-form guide.
By occasion
Birthday parties
18ths, 21sts, 40ths, 50ths, 60ths, 70ths, 80ths — buffets and hot food for milestone birthdays.
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Anniversary parties
Silver, ruby, golden, diamond — relaxed celebrations for family and friends.
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Hen & stag parties
BBQs, hog roasts, brunch boards and grazing tables for hen weekends and stag dos.
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Baby showers
Elegant afternoon-tea and finger-buffet spreads delivered to your door.
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Engagement parties
From intimate dinners to garden-party buffets for 100+ guests.
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Christenings
Sunday-lunch-style buffets and finger food for family church gatherings.
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Graduation parties
Summer garden parties for new grads — BBQs, hog roast, paella.
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Kids parties
Kid-friendly buffets, party boxes and pizza stations.
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Retirement parties
Office and family send-offs — buffets, hog roast, afternoon tea.
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Garden parties
Summer outdoor catering — afternoon tea, BBQ, grazing tables.
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NYE parties
New Year’s Eve buffets and party food across Cornwall.
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Christmas parties
Festive buffets, hog roast and full Christmas-party packages.
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Choosing the right party menu
Standing party, drinks-focused
Grazing boards, finger buffet, sharing platters. Designed to graze through — guests aren’t sitting down with cutlery. Cold buffet from £6.75pp. Good for engagement parties, milestone birthdays where the bar is the centrepiece, work leaving dos.
Garden party, 50+ guests
Charcoal BBQ or hog roast as a centrepiece. The cook team becomes part of the party — guests gather round the grill, watch the carving, take photos. Best fit for summer garden parties, milestone birthdays in a marquee, multi-generational family gatherings.
Sit-down lunch or dinner
Hot buffet — curry and rice, lasagne, slow-cooked beef, veggie tagine — delivered hot in insulated boxes, served on platters. From £8.50pp. Right for christenings, wakes, anniversary lunches, retirement parties.
Daytime, afternoon vibe
Afternoon tea boards — finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, traybakes, fruit. Suitable for baby showers, christenings, retirement parties, ladies’ birthdays.
Theatrical / something different
Giant-pan paella or rotating street-food stations. A 1m pan cooked in front of guests, or loaded fries, halloumi wraps, vegan chilli served from a station. Works for hen weekends, milestone birthdays where you want a story, festivals.
“The catering for our wake was well received by our guests, all of them gave back good fed back on selection of sandwiches, cake and scones. Thumbs up all round. Pasted on your details to several people who enquired as to who do the food.”
“Can't thank you enough for the spread you put on today will highly recommend and will pass on your details to everyone I know for any future events”
“We had bbq catering for a surprise 40th birthday. The team arrived on time & had a prompt & professional set up. There was a great range of food & it was all delicious. Everyone waa raving about the food. Will definitely be recommending them to everyone & will use them in the future.”
“Catered for our wedding and would highly recommend. Amazing service and really good pricing considering the amount and quality of the food. We catered for 40 guests and there was still way more than enough.”
“I recently booked Salt Wind Catering for one of our corporate events and I can honestly say they exceeded expectations in every area. From the initial enquiry through to the event itself, the communication was excellent.”
Vegan, vegetarian & gluten-free options available on request — info@saltwind.catering