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BBQ Catering for Charcott
A catered barbecue for events around Charcott: hot food off the grill, salads and sides, and staff to serve.
- Fundraising barbecues
- Team days and staff summer parties
- Neighbourhood parties
BBQ catering for Charcott
About our BBQ catering in Charcott
In Charcott, a barbecue is a favourite for relaxed events: plenty of choice, nothing fussy and everyone happy. The difference with a catered barbecue is that nobody from your party is stuck at the grill. Whether it is leaving and retirement parties and 18th, 21st, 40th and 50th birthdays, we will put together a menu of sausages, pulled pork and chicken skewers for your guests.
Near Charcott, barbecues frequently happen in gardens and fields. Tell us about lanes and ground, and we will handle the rest. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
A catered barbecue compared with other options
Instead of asking a friend to man the grill, a catered barbecue means everyone gets to be a guest, and the food is cooked by people who do it every week. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What you get with us
- A full barbecue menu
- Barbecue and hog roast together for big events
- Our staff serve and clear
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option
Read how we price or menu ideas for your barbecue.
Towns and villages near Charcott
Also in Charcott
What the cooking area needs
The grill needs flat ground outdoors and cover overhead. Here’s what we look for:
- Enough room for the grill, the serving table and a queue
- Flat ground outdoors for the barbecue
- Parking near the grill
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Pulled pork
- Beef burgers
- BBQ ribs
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Chicken skewers
- Beef brisket
- New potatoes
- Jacket potatoes
- Sausages
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Barbecue venues around Charcott
Charcott is about 4 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. We cover events in Charcott, along with the towns and villages around it. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Charcott to London (about 24 miles away).
If you had Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens in mind, ask the council or landowner first: barbecues are often restricted in parks. If guests are travelling by rail, Penshurst station, about 0.5 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
This part of Kent takes in TN11, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. If your venue is just outside Charcott, we also cover Hall's Green (1 mile north), Woodhatch (2 miles north-east), Bough Beech (2 miles west), Sevenoaks Weald (2 miles north) and Goathurst Common (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (5 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles south-east), Tonbridge (4 miles east), Swanley (13 miles north), Kings Hill (11 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (9 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Chiddingstone Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (4.5 miles south-east). The countryside around Charcott includes Barden Lake.
- Nearby, you will find The Greyhound pub (under half a mile west)
Why choose BBQ catering in Charcott?
Cooked in front of your guests
In Charcott, we cook barbecues for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Evening wedding food
- Neighbourhood parties
- Charity fundraisers
- Cricket, football and rugby club days
If the day starts at a church like Church of St Luke, the barbecue can be ready at a hall or garden close by.
Questions to ask before booking
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Any travel or access charges
- How dietary needs are handled
- VAT, if it applies
How we price a catered barbecue
Here’s what affects the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- Whether you want china
- The journey to the venue
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- The venue or postcode
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Roughly how many people
- Allergies we should know about
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Charcott
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Step by step
A barbecue is cooked as people eat, so we time our arrival around your serving time. That keeps everything hot and fresh. Autumn and winter barbecues in Charcott get dark early: about 7:05pm by late September and 3:55pm by December. For a late-season barbecue, lunchtime is easiest.
- Send a photo of where the barbecue could go.
- We confirm it works and send a quote.
- We grill outdoors at your event.
- We serve as your guests come up.
- We leave the spot tidy.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Keep the grill downwind of the seating
- Choose the menu a week or so before
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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Charcott: your questions answered
Can you do a barbecue in Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Is Charcott too small for a barbecue?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What does the venue need to provide?
Mostly space and access: a level spot outdoors, clear of buildings, with cover over the grill. We will confirm details when we quote.
Is the barbecue cooked on site?
Yes, on site, outdoors and under cover, with our staff serving and clearing.
What do children usually eat?
Usually, yes: burgers and sausages in a roll are easy for small hands. Give us a rough number of children.
Can you cater in Charcott?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
What meats do you barbecue?
Beef burgers, sausages, chicken skewers, BBQ ribs, pulled pork and beef brisket, with halloumi and vegetable skewers and a vegan burger or sausage. Sides include salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Is barbecued chicken safe?
That is one of the best reasons to have it catered: raw and cooked food are kept apart, with separate tongs and boards.
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Ask us to label vegetarian and vegan food
- Add a dietary question to the invitation
- Think about who doesn’t eat pork or beef so the menu has enough choice
- Mention any guests who avoid beef
We get there well before service, put the cover up and get the barbecue hot.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Beef burgers
Beef burgers are grilled on site and served in a bun, straight from the grill to the bun.
- Grilled at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- A full barbecue menu, not just burgers
- Meat-free choices cooked separately
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards