BBQ CATERING
BBQ catering in Leicester
Barbecue catering across Leicester and Leicestershire, cooked on site by our chefs and served for an hour with seconds for anyone who wants them. £13.00 a head, minimum fifty guests.
Not a drop-off. We arrive an hour and a half before service, cook in front of your guests and clear away afterwards, which is the difference between catering a barbecue and hosting one.
From£13.00 a head, cooked on site by our chefs
4.9/5 from 210+ Google reviews
- We arrive
- 1.5 hours before your service time
- Space needed
- About 3m x 5m, flat, with no steps to the serving area
- Service runs
- 1 hour, with seconds for anyone who wants them
- Minimum numbers
- 50 guests, or the equivalent booking value
Booked as an event and quoted on your date and numbers. Delivered buffets are the other thing we do — those have a published price, free delivery and a 4pm cut-off.
What we serve, and what it costs
The Standard
£13.00per person
- Quarter pound flame grilled burgers
- Butchers best sausages
- Spicy bean burger (v)
- Vegan sausage (vg)
Minimum 50 people. Disposable plates and napkins included.
The Classic
£19.50per person
- Everything in The Standard
- Tandoori chicken
- Mediterranean Quorn kebab (v)
The Premium
£30.00per person
- Everything in The Standard
- Spatchcock chicken
- BBQ pulled pork
- Grilled field mushroom burgers with goats cheese (v)
Every dish is listed in full on the menus — prices, allergens and what is included:
Every one of these is priced on your date, your numbers and the site. Tell us those three and a figure comes back the same working day.
How a Leicester barbecue works
We arrive an hour and a half before your service time, set up in about three metres by five of flat ground with no steps to the serving area, and cook to order. Service runs an hour and we say when it is coming to an end so people can go back.
Disposable plates and napkins are included. Fifty guests is the minimum, or the equivalent booking value — under that, a delivered buffet from £5.50 a head is better value and we will tell you so.
Where we cater barbecues in Leicester
Business parks around Meridian and Genesis for staff summer parties, the university and De Montfort campuses, cricket and sports clubs across the county, and private gardens in Oadby, Knighton and out towards Wigston.
For a workplace barbecue the question that decides it is usually where the smoke goes rather than where the tables go. A car park corner away from air intakes is the usual answer, and it is worth checking with the building manager early.
WHERE WE DELIVER
Leicester and around it
We deliver across Leicester City Centre, Oadby, Wigston, Birstall, Glenfield, Syston, Braunstone, Evington, Aylestone and Knighton, everywhere between them, and a good way beyond. If you are not sure whether we reach you, ring the office and ask — the answer is usually yes.
Venues we cater at in Leicester
- Meridian Business Park — Off junction 21 of the M1, one of the city's largest office and logistics estates
- Colton Square Business Park — City-centre offices off Charles Street
- Wigston Business Park — Off Welford Road, south of the city
- Genesis Park — Industrial and warehouse units north of the city
- Dock Leicester — Council-run workspace for tech and innovation businesses
- LCB Depot — Creative-industry studios and offices in the Cultural Quarter
- King Power Stadium — Leicester City FC — conference and banqueting suites
- Welford Road Stadium — Leicester Tigers — one of the largest conference venues in the East Midlands
- Leicester Racecourse — Oadby — function rooms and marquee space
Not an exhaustive list — if the venue you have in mind is not named here, it is almost certainly still one we cover.
Why Leicester chooses us
Cooked on site, not delivered
Our chefs bring the equipment and cook in front of your guests. Service runs an hour with seconds, and we clear the cooking away.
Vegetarian and vegan built in
A spicy bean burger and a vegan sausage are in the standard package rather than being an extra, and halal portions are prepared separately and labelled at no charge.
Three packages, all published
£13.00 a head for the standard, £19.50 with tandoori chicken and a Quorn kebab, £30.00 with spatchcock chicken and BBQ pulled pork.
A wet-weather plan matters
The cooking copes; the queue does not. We need cover for the grill and somewhere for guests to eat that is not open lawn — worth settling before you book.
What Leicester customers say
4.9 out of 5 from 210+ Google reviews
It was a brilliant idea to hire Sadlergates Catering Leicester for my daughter 20th birthday celebration. The food was excellent. Lovely, friendly and professional staff. Would definitely use them again.
Rod · 20th birthday party
Recently attended a wedding in which the bride and groom used this company! Highly recommend! Staff were super efficient and helpful. Everything was to perfection with a wide variety that catered for all!
Rachel · Wedding
Amazing Food as always and incredible service, thank you Nathan and all the awesome Staff.
Michael · Regular customer
We have catered Leicester since 2012. If you have a date in mind, the earlier we know it the more likely it is still free.
BBQ catering in Leicester — your questions answered
How much is BBQ catering in Leicester?
£13.00 a head for The Standard — quarter pound flame grilled burgers, butchers best sausages, a spicy bean burger and a vegan sausage. The Classic is £19.50 and adds tandoori chicken and a Mediterranean Quorn kebab; The Premium is £30.00 with spatchcock chicken and BBQ pulled pork. Minimum fifty guests.
Can you cater halal at a barbecue?
Halal-sourced portions are prepared separately and labelled at no extra charge, which matters in Leicester more than most places we cover. We are not a certified halal kitchen and pork is on the menu, so if you need certified halal with no pork on site we will say so rather than take the booking.
Is there a minimum number?
Fifty guests, or the equivalent booking value if your numbers are smaller. Below that a delivered buffet from £5.50 a head is usually better value and we will say so.
What space do you need?
About three metres by five, flat, with no steps between us and where guests will be served. Outdoors as standard — tell us in advance if it has to be indoors, because that is a different set of arrangements.
What deposit do you take?
25% when you book, which secures the date, and the balance thirty days before. Either can be paid by bank transfer or card.
What happens if it rains?
The cooking is under a gazebo, so the food is unaffected. What matters is where your guests eat — a marquee, a barn or a big garage all work, and open lawn does not. If you have nowhere covered, a delivered cold buffet is the safer booking and we would rather say that in advance than on the day.
- Catering since 201214 years, over 6,000 events a year
- 4.9 out of 5from 210+ Google reviews
- Every diet cateredPrepared separately and labelled
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Catering in Leicester?
Tell us the date, the numbers and the venue and we will price it properly. Or call the Leicester office and speak to someone today.