Bespoke Barbecue Menus
Drawing on Michelin-level experience, we design stunning barbecue menus tailored to your exact vision. Whether you prefer an elegant outdoor feast or a relaxed summer gathering, we create unforgettable food.
Stress-Free Hosting
From initial menu brainstorming to managing timings on the day, our professional team handles every detail. We use our extensive event experience to ensure your barbecue runs flawlessly from start to finish.
All the Essentials
We supply everything required for a premium outdoor dining experience. Alongside our professional service team, we provide elegant fine crockery, crisp linens, polished cutlery, and beautiful glassware.
Seamless Service
All of your freshly prepared dishes are served by our team to you and your guests from our elegant chafing trays—there is no need to wait at the grill for meats to be finished—along with your choice of delicious salads to accompany them.
Experience restaurant-quality fine dining in the comfort of your own home, in a relaxed setting without any of the hassle.
Fine Dining at Home
We provide all the essentials – including fine crockery, linen, cutlery and glassware – as well as personalised menus and a dedicated service team.
All the Essentials
Every menu is tailored to your preferences, dietary requirements and the occasion – it's your event, not ours.
Bespoke Menus
You're welcome to supply your own wines - we'll handle the pouring and service. Alternatively, we work closely with a fantastic vintner who can suggest pairings to suit any budget.
Wine Service
Private Barbecue Chef
Cooking over flames is incredibly popular, but our approach to a private barbecue is entirely different from the average garden gathering. Drawing on my Michelin experience, forget the standard burnt sausages; think instead of dry-aged fillets of beef, perfectly pink in the middle, and succulent, sticky honey and soya-glazed salmon.
To guarantee perfection, all meats are precisely cooked sous vide before being finished over intensely hot, restaurant-grade lumpwood charcoal. Together with my professional service team, we manage every detail and serve your guests seamlessly from chafing stations, ensuring a flawless, stress-free dining experience in your own garden.
Our Menus
Example BBQ Menu
What an amazing experience. I asked Chef Simon McKenzie if he would agree to do a BBQ evening at my house for my Stag night. We were not disappointed.
Laurence M.
We recently hired chef Simon McKenzie and the team for a big birthday celebration at our home. Having never done this before we really did not know what to expect, but the whole evening completely surpassed our best expectations.
Josephine H.
Thankyou Simon, Aisling and team for a really special garden party with beautiful food and presentation - it is just as good in real life as in the photos. And so grateful for your flexibility on timing and numbers as we juggled the HRR racing schedule and the weather.
Janette B.
Had a fantastic experience with Simon for an event during the summer, and also was very impressed by how well he created a menu based off of our event theme!
Excel Communications
Areas Covered
Based in Burghfield, Berkshire, we bring restaurant-quality dining to venues across the Home Counties, and occasionally even further. We regularly serve clients throughout Berkshire, Oxfordshire and surrounding areas, and we're happy to travel approximately two hours from our base for your special event.
Our service areas include Cookham, Beaconsfield, Henley-on-Thames, Wantage, Witney, Oxford, Wokingham, Pangbourne, Reading, Ascot, Windsor, Maidenhead and more.
Not sure if we cover your area? Get in touch and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
Where We Work
All of our preparation takes place in our professional kitchen, which holds the highest Food Hygiene Rating of 5.
Working from a dedicated, fully certified kitchen allows us to maintain the strictest standards of cleanliness and food safety. Every dish is prepared with meticulous care in a controlled environment, ensuring absolute quality from start to finish.
We take allergies, intolerances, and dietary requirements extremely seriously. Our professional setup enables us to manage ingredients carefully, prevent cross-contamination, and guarantee that every meal is prepared safely to your exact specifications. Whether you follow a specific diet or have particular ingredients to avoid, we'll work closely with you to create a menu that's both delicious and completely safe.
From initial prep to final plating, our certified kitchen gives us the freedom to focus entirely on creating an exceptional dining experience for you and your guests.
Frequently asked questions
