Spit Braai Cape Town

Spit braai Cape Town catering costs between R116 and R272 per person, and Spitbraais publishes every rate on the site rather than hiding it behind a quote form. We bring the spit, the fire and the chef to your venue anywhere from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Winelands, cook a whole lamb at 600 g a head, serve it, and clear everything away.

What a spit braai Cape Town booking costs

Six menus, one per-head rate each, set by what goes on the spit. Every one includes the chef, the fire and the clear-up; salads and dessert are added by the head if you want them.

The full breakdown is on spit braai prices, including the extras, the travel bands and how a lamb spit compares to doing it yourself.

Our spit braai menus

The menu is the meat: lamb, pork, chicken, beef, or lamb with a second meat alongside. What comes with it does not change — garlic roast potatoes, fresh rolls, the spit and gas, a gazebo, chafing trays, a chef for the whole cook, and everything cleared away after.

Spit braai catering for weddings, corporates and year-end functions

The same lamb and the same per-head pricing, set up for the occasion. Year-end bookings from September onward fill first — October and November are the busiest two months of the Cape Town spit braai year.

What every spit braai Cape Town booking includes

The per-head rate is the whole service, not just the meat. On every one of the six menus, Spitbraais brings:

• A-grade meat
• Roasted potatoes in garlic
• Fresh bread rolls
• Spit braai equipment and gas
• A gazebo over the serving area
• Serving utensils and chafing trays for the buffet
• Setup and clean-up
• A chef on site for the whole cook

How long a spit braai takes

A whole lamb cooks for four to six hours over coals, depending on its weight and the wind. The chef arrives four to seven hours before you plan to eat, depending on the meat, lights the fire, spits the meat and stays with it for the whole cook, then carves at the spit, serves, and packs everything away. You set the time you want to eat; the start time is worked back from it.

Small event catering in Cape Town: 25 to 40 guests

The minimum is 25 guests, which suits a birthday, a small office function or a family gathering. One 18 kg lamb feeds 25 to 30 people and a 22 kg lamb 35 to 40, so a small function still gets a whole lamb carved at the spit:

Guests	Chicken spit (R116 pp)	Lamb spit (R150 pp)
25 guests	R2,900	R3,750
30 guests	R3,480	R4,500
35 guests	R4,060	R5,250
40 guests	R4,640	R6,000

Travel across greater Cape Town

There is no travel fee within 30 km of the Spitbraais base in Durbanville. Beyond that it is a flat band by distance, shown on the quote:

Distance from our base	Travel fee
Within 30 km	No travel fee
30-50 km	R500-R800
50-100 km	R1,000-R1,500
Over 100 km	Quoted

How booking a spit braai works

1. Send the details. Date, area, guest count and the menu you are looking at, through the quote form.
2. Get a written quote. Usually the same working day. It shows the per-head rate, the guest count and the total, and it holds for 30 days.
3. On the day. The chef arrives four to seven hours before you plan to eat, depending on the meat, cooks on site, carves and serves.
4. Clear-up. Everything is packed down and taken away; nothing is left for you to clean.

Areas we cover

We travel across the metro and out into the Winelands. Six service regions, each with its own page and its own travel notes: