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Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Penryn | Granite Quayside, Freshly Made Platters

Catering in Penryn — University Town, Historic Harbour, Proper Food Penryn sits just up the creek from Falmouth, a granite-built market town with a proper high street, the university campus on the hill, and a harbour that's been working since medieval times. Between the students, the creative community, the independent shops on Broad Street, and the surrounding villages of Flushing, Mylor, and Mabe — Penryn punches well above its weight for events. Weddings at waterside venues, graduation...

T Tristan

23 Jun 2025 4 min read

Event Catering

Retirement Party Catering Cornwall | Celebration Buffets

A retirement party should feel like a celebration, not an afterthought. Whether it's a workplace send-off in the office, a family gathering at home, or a big do in a village hall, the food needs to match the occasion. Salt Wind Catering provides retirement buffets and party food across Cornwall for every format and budget. Elegant or Casual — Your Call For a sophisticated spread, our grazing platters paired with a Pimp Your Prosecco station creates an elegant centrepiece. The prosecco station...

Jn Jenna

16 Jun 2025 2 min read

Catering Services

BBQ Catering in Cornwall | Charcoal BBQ for Events | Salt Wind Catering

BBQ Catering in Cornwall — Proper Charcoal, Proper Cuts, No Messing About There's a big difference between a BBQ and a good BBQ. Anyone can chuck some cheap sausages on a disposable grill from the petrol station. What we do is something else entirely — premium cuts of locally sourced meat cooked over proper charcoal, homemade sides and salads, and food that makes people come back for seconds and thirds. Salt Wind Catering BBQ is built for outdoor events across Cornwall. Garden parties,...

L Chef Lowen

6 Jun 2025 2 min read

Event Catering

Funeral Catering Cornwall | Wake Buffets & Reception Food

Funeral Catering That Takes the Pressure Off Organising a funeral is hard enough without worrying about the food. At Salt Wind Catering , we provide simple, respectful funeral catering across Cornwall. We handle everything so you can focus on what matters — being with family and friends. We understand that this is not a time when you want to be ringing around for quotes or comparing menus. That is why we keep our wake catering service as straightforward as possible. Tell us the number of...

Jn Jenna

3 Jun 2025 4 min read

Event Catering

Engagement Party Catering Cornwall | Celebration Food & Drink

You have just said yes — time to celebrate properly. Salt Wind Catering provides engagement party catering across Cornwall, from intimate drinks and nibbles for close family to full party spreads with all the extras. An engagement party is the first big celebration of your journey to the wedding — and the food should feel like the start of something special. Setting the Right Tone Engagement parties are about celebration, not formality. The food should be social, shareable, and fun —...

D Demelza

25 May 2025 4 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Helston | From Flora Day to Christmas — Always Ready

Catering in Helston — Gateway to the Lizard, Heart of West Cornwall Helston sits at the northern tip of the Lizard Peninsula — Cornwall's most southerly stretch, and one of its most dramatic. It's a proper market town with centuries of history, the famous Flora Day Furry Dance every May, the Blue Anchor pub still brewing Spingo after 600 years, and the National Trust's Penrose Estate and Loe Pool on its doorstep. Salt Wind Catering covers Helston from our kitchen in Redruth — about 20...

T Tristan

15 May 2025 7 min read

Event Catering

Baby Shower Catering Cornwall | Elegant Party Food Delivered

Baby Shower Catering — Beautiful Food Without the Fuss A baby shower should be about celebrating — not stressing over food. At Salt Wind Catering , we deliver beautifully presented baby shower food across Cornwall so you can focus on the mum-to-be and the party games. Afternoon Tea Style Our afternoon tea catering is perfect for baby showers — finger sandwiches, scones, cakes, and fruit platters that look as good as they taste. Add a Pimp Your Prosecco station for the guests who aren't...

E Elowen

11 May 2025 1 min read

Event Catering

Graduation Party Catering Cornwall | Celebration Food

Whether it is finishing university, college, sixth form, or an apprenticeship, a graduation deserves a proper celebration. Salt Wind Catering delivers graduation party catering across Cornwall that matches the achievement — from relaxed garden gatherings to full-scale house parties. Three years of lectures, deadlines, and dissertations deserve more than a bag of crisps and some lukewarm Prosecco. Fun Food for a Big Achievement Graduation parties bridge two worlds — the graduate's friends...

Jn Jenna

24 Apr 2025 4 min read

Event Catering

Kids Party Catering Cornwall | Children's Party Food Delivered

Organising a children's party is chaotic enough without worrying about the food. Salt Wind Catering provides kids' party food across Cornwall that children actually eat — delivered fresh and ready to serve so you can focus on party bags, pass the parcel, and keeping twenty sugar-fuelled six-year-olds from climbing the walls. Food Kids Actually Eat Our children's party food collection is designed around what kids actually eat at parties. Mini pizzas made with real dough. Chicken goujons that...

L Chef Lowen

10 Apr 2025 4 min read

Catering Services

Grazing Platter & Cart Catering Cornwall | Interactive Food Stations

Forget table service. Forget queuing at a buffet table. Grazing stations and carts are how modern events are done — interactive, photogenic, and genuinely fun. At Salt Wind Catering, our grazing cart stations are one of the most popular things we do. Once you've seen a crowd around the donut dunking bar, you'll understand why. Our Grazing Cart Collection We've built a collection of interactive food stations that work for any event. The donut dunking bar lets guests dip warm donuts into melted...

J Chef Jago

29 Mar 2025 3 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Fowey | Steep Streets, No Problem — Just Ring Us

Catering in Fowey — Harbour Town, Daphne du Maurier Country, Proper Food Fowey is one of Cornwall's most beautiful harbour towns — steep streets tumbling down to the river, the Royal Regatta every August, the du Maurier Festival drawing literary crowds each May, and sailing boats filling the estuary all summer long. It's a town that celebrates in style, from weddings at waterfront venues to birthday parties in Polruan, sailing club socials, corporate hospitality on the water, and literary...

T Tristan

28 Mar 2025 4 min read

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Giant Pan Catering Cornwall | Live Paella, Tagine & Street Food

Giant Pan Catering — Dinner and a Show There's nothing like watching your meal being cooked live in a massive pan right in front of you. The sizzle, the smell, the theatre of it — giant pan catering turns food into an event. At Salt Wind Catering , we cook fresh paella, tagine, noodle dishes, and more in oversized pans on-site at your venue. What We Cook Spanish paella loaded with seafood and saffron rice. Moroccan tagine with slow-cooked lamb and apricots. Asian-style noodle stir-fry cooked...

J Chef Jago

25 Mar 2025 3 min read

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