Spit Braai Menus Bloemfontein

• Spit Braai Menus Bloemfontein helps you put together a spit braai menu: meats, starches, vegetables, salads, breads and desserts.
• Most caterers work from a list and let you pick a set number from each group.
• The combinations below are examples of what caterers commonly offer, not packages sold by this website.

How Spit Braai Menus Are Built

A typical caterer menu lets you choose one or two meats, one or two starches, one or two hot vegetables, two or three salads and bread. Dessert is an add-on.

Meats

Meat	Notes
Lamb on the spit	The default. Serve with mint sauce
Spit chicken	Cheapest; good second meat
Pork	Crackling and apple sauce; check guests' diets
Beef	Rolled topside, rump or brisket, with gravy
Boerewors	Often added for bigger eaters and children
Mutton	Cheaper than lamb, slower to cook

Starches

• Potatoes roasted in the spit drippings, the most popular.
• Baby potatoes with herbs and butter.
• Savoury or yellow rice.
• Pap, stywe pap or krummelpap, with tomato and onion sous.
• Samp and beans.
• Potato bake.

Hot Vegetables

• Butternut or pumpkin with cinnamon.
• Creamed spinach.
• Green beans.
• Glazed carrots.
• Cauliflower and broccoli bake.
• Roasted mielies.

Salads

• Greek salad.
• Potato salad.
• Coleslaw.
• Three-bean salad.
• Beetroot salad.
• Pasta salad.
• Chakalaka.
• Garden salad.

Breads

Garlic bread, bread rolls with butter, roosterkoek, potbrood and braaibroodjies.

Desserts

Malva pudding and custard, melktert, peppermint crisp tart, koeksisters, trifle and ice cream. Most caterers charge dessert per person.

Example Spit Braai Menus Bloemfontein Caterers Offer

Style	Typical combination
Classic	Lamb, drip-tray potatoes, Greek salad, potato salad, garlic bread
Family	Lamb and chicken, rice, butternut, coleslaw, rolls, malva pudding
Boerekos	Lamb and boerewors, pap and sous, pumpkin, beetroot salad, roosterkoek
Carvery	Pork and beef, roast veg, gravy, cauliflower bake, rolls
Budget	Chicken, rice, coleslaw, bread
Formal	Platters to start, lamb and beef, three sides, two salads, plated dessert

Dietary Choices

• Vegetarian. Vegetable lasagne, veggie potjie, grilled halloumi or stuffed butternut. Order about 5 - 10% of portions vegetarian unless you know the number.
• Halaal. Certified meat and equipment. See halaal spit braai.
• No pork. Tell the caterer so no pork products are used in sides.
• Gluten-free. Plain roast meat and most salads are fine; check sauces and marinades.
• Children. Some caterers offer a half-price kids' plate.

Spit Braai Menu Prices

Menu style	Indicative price per person
Budget chicken menu	R130 - R200
Classic lamb menu	R180 - R280
Two meats, three sides	R220 - R330
Formal, with starters and dessert	R320 - R550

More on costs in the spit braai prices guide.

How It Works

1. Tell us about your function. Date, guest numbers, venue and the food you have in mind.
2. Receive quotes from suitable local caterers. Caterers covering Bloemfontein contact you directly with their menus and prices.
3. Compare your options and choose the one that suits you. Or nobody. There is no obligation.

Spit Braai Bloemfontein lets you send one menu to several caterers and compare what each one charges for it.

Spit Braai Menus Questions

What goes with a spit braai?

Usually potatoes roasted under the spit, garlic bread and two or three salads. Pap and sous, rice and hot vegetables are common additions.

How many sides should I choose?

Three or four sides including a starch is enough for most functions. More sides mean less meat is eaten.

Can I choose my own menu?

Most caterers let you pick from their list and will price changes.

Do spit braai menus include dessert?

Usually not. Dessert is typically R30 - R70 per person extra.

How do I cater for vegetarians?

Ask for a vegetarian main such as a vegetable bake or veggie potjie, plus the salads and sides.

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