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Event Catering in Brighton and Hove
Event caterers in Brighton and Hove: hog roast and BBQ menus cooked at your venue, and served by our staff.
- Corporate days
- Birthdays and garden parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
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How we compare with other caterers
Next to a row of food trucks, one caterer keeps everyone eating together from one menu. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Brighton and Hove hosts choose us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Hog roast and BBQ menus
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our pricing or how the two menus compare.
Event catering in Brighton and Hove, served hot
Not every venue in Brighton and Hove has a kitchen, and with us it does not need one: all the cooking happens outdoors under cover. So gardens, yards, fields and marquees all work. For milestone birthdays and weddings and evening receptions, we’ll put together a menu of salads, rotisserie chicken and pulled pork and more.
Plenty of events in Brighton and Hove happen at home, in the garden or on the drive, and our catering means nobody in the family is stuck in the kitchen. Let us know how we reach the garden. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to.
- Area
- Brighton and Hove (BN3, BN41, BN1)
- County
- Brighton and Hove
- What we cook
- A carved hog roast or a barbecue
- Alongside
- Vegetarian and vegan options, salads and sides
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Brighton and Hove questions
What’s the nearest station to Brighton and Hove?
Aldrington station, in Brighton and Hove itself.
Do you cater at venues in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Do you supply china?
We bring plates; china is extra and on request.
Do you cater indoors?
The cooking happens outside; serving can usually be inside a hall, barn or marquee. Ask your venue what they allow.
Can we have something other than a hog roast?
No: there’s a full barbecue menu as well.
Can you cater in Brighton and Hove?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Brighton and Hove and the rest of Brighton and Hove included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Can you cater a small event?
Share your numbers and we will suggest the right menu.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes: we will liaise with the venue on access and set-up.
What happens on the day
With cover over the cooking, rain rarely holds us up, but plan somewhere dry for people to eat. Evening events in Brighton and Hove need a little planning: it’s light until about 9:20pm in June but only about 7:05pm in late September. After dark, the serving table needs lighting.
- Start with the occasion, the date and the venue.
- You get a menu suggestion and a price.
- We agree where we’ll cook.
- We cook on site and serve at the agreed time.
- We clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Some guests will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Keep the meat-free options clearly labelled
- Find out who avoids pork so we can plan lamb, chicken or beef
- Collect dietary needs with the RSVPs
We bring the cooking equipment with us, so you don’t need to borrow anything for the cooking.
China crockery is available on request, at extra cost.
Organising for someone else?
If you are 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.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Event catering in Brighton and Hove: what to know
Brighton and Hove is in England. We cater events of every size in Brighton and Hove. We bring hog roasts to 30 places across Brighton and Hove.
Coming by train? There is a station right in Brighton and Hove: Aldrington station. After a wedding, christening or funeral at a church such as Holy Cross Church, we can cater at a hall, home or venue nearby. Brighton and Hove is within about 7 miles of the South Downs National Park, with plenty of countryside venues nearby. Venues there may limit outside caterers, so ask about their rules first. With the coast within about 3 miles of Brighton and Hove, wind is worth planning for: a sheltered spot keeps the cooking steady.
Here we cover the BN3, BN41 and BN1 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Your event could be at a house on New Church Road, Princes Square and Station Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. With the A270 and A293 close by, Brighton and Hove is easy for us to reach with the roaster. Close by, we cover events in Hove (1 mile south-east), Brighton (3 miles east), Shoreham-by-Sea (4 miles west), Burgess Hill (9 miles north) and Lewes (9 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include British Engineerium (0.7 miles north-east) and Churchill Square (2.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Brighton and Hove includes Thundersbarrow Hill and Ladies Mile.
- Schools near Brighton and Hove include Hove Park School (0.5 miles north-east) and The Drive Prep School (1 mile east)
- Pubs nearby include The Atlas pub (under half a mile north)
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and time of the event
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station, often with mint sauce.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Planning the cooking spot
Gardens, yards, car parks and fields can all work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and trees
- Flat ground outdoors for the cooking
- Space to serve as well as cook
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Beef brisket
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Potatoes
- Pulled pork
- Rotisserie chicken
- Sausages
- Beef burgers
- Coleslaw
Events we cater in Brighton and Hove
A menu planned around your occasion
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Corporate days
- Care home days
- Festive parties
- Weddings
Among the historic houses close to Brighton and Hove are Portslade Manor (1.3 miles west) and Preston Manor & Gardens (1.7 miles east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check whether it uses approved caterers and allows cooking on site.
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More for events in Brighton and Hove
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards