CHRISTMAS CATERING
Christmas catering in Derby
Christmas catering across Derby: festive sandwich buffets from £5.50 a head, hot turkey rolls, Christmas dinner served at your venue at £23.50, and hog roasts from £795.
This is our fourteenth December in Derby. A fair number of the offices we cater for in December have been booking us since before some of their staff joined.
AvailableThroughout December, where we have catered since 2012
4.9/5 from 210+ Google reviews
- Platters
- Collected the next working day
- Order by
- 4pm
- Delivery
- Free across Derby
- Notice needed
- next working day if you order by 4pm; a Monday delivery closes at 4pm on the Friday
The cut-off and minimum apply to delivered buffets. Hog roasts, barbecues and anything cooked on site are booked as events and quoted individually.
What we serve, and what it costs
Festive sandwich buffets
From £5.50per person
- Any of Buffets 1 to 9
- Christmas-inspired fillings and festive savouries
- Seasonal sweet treats
Festive swaps at no extra cost. Minimum 4 people. Orderable online.
Festive turkey rolls
£7.95per person
- Warm roast turkey, sage & onion stuffing, cranberry sauce, in a crusty roll
- Festive feast with roast potatoes, pigs in blankets and gravy, £11.95, served on site
- Vegan option available
Turkey rolls delivered hot, minimum 30 guests. The festive feast is served on site, minimum 50.
Christmas feast bowl
£12.95per person
- Roast potatoes, roast turkey, sage & onion stuffing
- Pigs in blankets, rich gravy, cranberry sauce
- Vegan bowl available
Served on site. Minimum 50 guests, subject to availability.
Christmas dinner
£23.50per person
- Roast turkey, topside of beef or honey roast gammon
- Pigs in blankets, seasonal vegetables, baby roast potatoes
- A hot buffet our team serves, or In the Middle for £6.00 more
Served on site. Minimum 50 guests, subject to availability. Dessert £7.50.
Christmas hog roast
From £795up to 50 guests
- Pork, bread rolls, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Silver adds coleslaw, salad and wedges
- Gold adds hot dog burnt ends
Priced by guest numbers up to 200; 200+ by enquiry.
Every dish is listed in full on the menus: prices, allergens and what is included:
Those are the prices. There is nothing to quote. Ordering for Derby takes about three minutes, or ring if that is easier.
Christmas parties across Derby
The Derby December is mostly the business parks: Pride Park, the A52 corridor, RTC, Wyvern, Riverside and Ascot Drive. Some want a festive buffet or hot turkey rolls delivered to the office at lunchtime; more want a Christmas dinner at a venue with our team serving it.
Having been here since 2012 we know most of the venues involved, which matters more in December than at any other time. A function room that works fine for forty in June is a different proposition when the same forty want a hot Christmas dinner at seven o’clock on a Friday.
Tell us the venue when you enquire and we will say plainly whether the space works. On-site dates are limited, so ask early.
Family gatherings and the hog roast
The same menu goes out to houses, village halls and clubs across the city and into the county. For anything over about forty a Christmas hog roast usually beats a sit-down dinner on both cost and atmosphere: pork, bread rolls, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce, from £795 up to fifty guests.
Silver adds coleslaw, salad and potato wedges; Gold adds hot dog burnt ends. Priced by numbers up to two hundred, and quoted beyond that.
Where we deliver in Derby at Christmas
The city and out into the county: Pride Park, Spondon, Alvaston, Chaddesden, Mickleover, Littleover, Allestree, Sinfin and Borrowash, and on towards Belper, Duffield and Ashbourne. Delivery is free.
Offices, business parks, hotels, clubs, halls and houses. December is the one month where the delivery slot matters as much as the food, so tell us the hour you need it.
WHERE WE DELIVER
Derby and around it
We deliver across the city centre, Pride Park, Spondon, Alvaston, Chaddesden, Mickleover, Littleover, Allestree, Sinfin and Borrowash, 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 Derby
- RTC Business Park
- Aspen Business Park
- Riverlands Business Park
- Riverside Business Park
- Wyvern Business Park
- Willow Farm Business Park
- Ascot Drive Business Park
- Sidney Robinson Business Park
- College Business Centre
- Pride Park StadiumDerby County FC, conference and banqueting suites
- Derby ArenaEvents and exhibition space at Pride Park
- Derby Conference CentreLondon Road, conferences and dinners
- University of Derby
Not an exhaustive list, if the venue you have in mind is not named here, it is almost certainly still one we cover.
Why Derby chooses us
Every Christmas since 2012
The business started in Derby and has catered every December since, which is long enough to know which function rooms work and which do not.
Priced on the page
Festive buffets from £5.50 a head, turkey rolls £7.95, Christmas dinner £23.50, hog roasts from £795. No December surcharge.
Hold the date, confirm later
A 25% deposit holds your date. Final numbers are due a week before and you can move them freely until then.
Turkey, stuffing and all of it
Roast turkey with all the trimmings at a Christmas dinner, in a feast bowl or in a hot turkey roll, or festive swaps on any of our sandwich buffets.
What Derby customers say
4.9 out of 5 from 210+ Google reviews
Sadlergates provided us with a cold buffet for 12 people at a holiday cottage. The meal was delivered on time by a very friendly driver. All of the food was of an excellent standard with plenty of variety. The gluten-free food was also very much appreciated.
Trevor · Cold buffet at a holiday cottage
We received a sample buffet at our workplace and were very happy. The food and variety was fantastic. The ham is so good… Details have been shared around Disability Direct, and we will be ordering in the future.
Sarah · Office buffet
A huge thank you to Ryan and Elize for looking after the catering for our daughter’s wedding! Excellent service from start to finish. The food was lovely and everyone at the wedding commented on how nice it was. Plenty of food also for all.
Michael · Wedding
We deliver into Derby every week. Tell us the date and roughly how many, and the rest is straightforward.
Christmas catering in Derby, your questions answered
How long have you catered Christmas in Derby?
Since 2012: this is our fourteenth December here, and Derby is still where most of our work goes.
Can you cater at a venue with no kitchen?
Yes, and most Derby function rooms fall into that category. We bring what we need. Tell us the venue when you enquire and we will tell you honestly whether the space works for a hot service or whether a buffet is the better answer.
How much is Christmas catering per head?
Festive sandwich buffets start at £5.50 a head and festive turkey rolls are £7.95, delivered hot. The Christmas feast bowl is £12.95 and the Christmas dinner £23.50 a head, both served on site, with dessert a further £7.50. Hog roasts are priced by guest numbers from £795. All prices are subject to VAT at 20%.
What dates can you cater?
Throughout December 2026. Festive sandwich buffets follow the usual 4pm cut-off; turkey rolls, feast bowls, Christmas dinners and hog roasts depend on what is still free that day, so ask about your date when you book.
When should we book?
As early as you can. December fills from October and the last two weeks go first, Thursdays and Fridays especially. On-site service is subject to availability, so a date served by our team is the one to settle first.
How much does it cost to hold a date?
A 25% deposit secures it, with the balance due 30 days before. Final numbers are confirmed seven days before and you can move them freely until then.
What are the vegetarian and vegan options?
There is a vegan festive turkey roll, a vegan Christmas feast bowl and a vegan meatloaf with the Christmas dinner on request. The sandwich buffets are 30% vegetarian as standard, with vegan portions on request. Everything is prepared separately and labelled.
Do you cater works parties and family ones?
Both, at the same price. Office parties tend to want a festive buffet or turkey rolls delivered; family gatherings more often want the hog roast.
- Catering since 201214 years, over 6,000 events a year
- 4.9 out of 5from 210+ Google reviews
- Every diet cateredPrepared separately and labelled
More catering in Derby
Catering in Derby?
Tell us the date, the numbers and the venue and we will price it properly. Or call the Derby office and speak to someone today.