Kent · England
Barbecue Catering in Kingston, Kent
A catered barbecue for your event in Kingston: cooked outdoors under cover with staff to serve and clear, so you can enjoy the day.
- Retirement do’s
- Reunions and family get-togethers
- Back-garden get-togethers
BBQ catering for Kingston
Why choose BBQ catering in Kingston?
Cooked in front of your guests
A barbecue suits all kinds of events in Kingston. Popular bookings include:
- Back-garden get-togethers
- 18th, 21st, 40th and 50th birthdays
- Fundraising barbecues
- Evening wedding food
For anyone arriving by rail, the closest railway station is Adisham station, roughly 2.7 miles north-east of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Any travel or access charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
About our BBQ catering in Kingston
Barbecue food is sociable food: the smell, the queue and the plates piled high. In Kingston, we will set up where it suits your event. Popular choices include chicken skewers, BBQ ribs and pulled pork, and we are regularly asked to cater cricket, football and rugby club days and leaving parties.
Near Kingston, barbecues often happen in gardens and fields. Let us know about access, and we will plan the route. Everything is cooked through properly, with raw and cooked food kept apart.
Places near Kingston
What else we do in Kingston
What affects the price in Kingston
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the event is
- Any venue rules
- Rough numbers
Send us the date, the address or CT4 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
A barbecue needs a level, open spot outdoors with cover. Here’s what we look for:
- A spot well clear of buildings
- A green light from whoever owns the site
- Somewhere the smoke can drift away from open windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Chicken skewers
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Sausages
- Jacket potatoes
- Pulled pork
- Beef burgers
- Beef brisket
- BBQ ribs
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Add a dietary question to the invitation
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Tell us how many vegetarians and vegans to expect
- Mention any guests who avoid beef
We bring everything we need to cook and serve, so you do not need to find grills or tongs.
For a more filling menu, add pulled pork or brisket.
For event organisers in Kingston
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
What happens on the day
Our chef runs the grill while our staff serve, so the queue keeps moving. When everyone has eaten, we clear the serving area. For an evening barbecue in Kingston, think about light: it is light until about 9:15pm in June but only about 7:00pm in late September. After dark, the serving table needs lighting.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us roughly how many children are coming
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Sausages
Cooked through and browned on the grill, they’re the easy crowd-pleaser.
Beef brisket
Brisket is a favourite with people who like their beef, in a roll or with sides.
Kingston: your questions answered
Could you cook in Jumping Downs?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Is Kingston too small for a barbecue?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How do you handle food safety?
Meat is cooked until it is steaming hot all the way through, with no pink and juices running clear, following Food Standards Agency advice.
How far ahead should we book a barbecue?
Once your date is fixed, especially for June to September. But ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
Can you cater in Kingston?
We do. Send us the address and we will check the date.
Do you offer halal meat?
No, we do not offer halal meat. Our meat-free options are there, or halal food would need to be arranged separately.
Do you have vegetarian and vegan options?
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V) and a vegan burger or sausage (Ve). Tell us numbers so there’s enough.
What meats do you barbecue?
You choose from burgers, sausages, chicken skewers, ribs, pulled pork and brisket. Three or four meats is plenty for most groups.
A barbecue or other catering?
Compared with a DIY barbecue, nobody you know spends the event at the grill, and the cooking is in experienced hands. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book with us
- Pair it with a hog roast if you like
- Meat-free choices on every menu
- Timed around your day
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read our prices page or BBQ menu ideas.
Planning a barbecue in Kingston
Kingston is about 5 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Kingston for events. Kingston is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
If you had Jumping Downs in mind, ask the council or landowner first: barbecues are frequently restricted in parks. Within reach of Kingston are historic houses such as Goodnestone Park (3.8 miles north-east). Historic venues often limit cooking on site, so ask early if you’re booking one. Kingston is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so a countryside barbecue here comes with a view. Venues there may restrict open cooking, so ask about their rules first.
Anywhere in CT4, we can bring the barbecue to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From The Street, Church Lane and Covet Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the barbecue to you. Nearby, we also cater events in Out Elmstead (1 mile south-east), Barham (1 mile south-east), Marley (1 mile south-west), Bishopsbourne (1 mile north-west) and Derringstone (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south) and Ramsgate (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Kent and Canterbury Hospital (4.2 miles north-west).
- Pubs nearby include Black Robin Public House (within half a mile south-east)
- Cooked on site by our chef, outdoors under cover
- A full barbecue menu, not just burgers
- Vegetarian and vegan options: halloumi skewers and a vegan burger or sausage
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards