About us

Since starting out as the Canterbury Spit Roast Company in 1991, we have built a solid reputation for providing great food and outstanding service.

We pride ourselves on being experts at spit roasting meat – of course we do, it’s our specialty, and a spectacular, popular option for feeding a crowd. We also have a range of other menu options for you to choose from, and can cater for any occasion, large or small, from black tie dining to casual BBQs, and platters for conferences or corporate events.

Whether you’re planning a wedding, birthday celebration or Christmas function, we offer great catered food at competitive prices. Our expert team can come and cook onsite at your venue or, if you prefer, we can prepare everything in our commercial kitchen, and deliver it to you, hot and ready to eat.

Choose from a range of great value and tasty set menus for catering made easy, or talk to us about your personal preferences or specific dietary requirements, and let us put together a catered menu just for you.

Whatever you choose, you’ll have the confidence of working with a well-established and experienced company. The Spitroast.com team really know how to throw a party (or impress your clients!).

Check out our menus and catering tips, and get in touch with us for help with planning your next event.

Meet the Christchurch & North Canterbury team

Spitroast.com Canterbury is a family owned business, and the team, led by Manager Dee Taylor, are a friendly, professional bunch with plenty of hospitality experience.

Coming from a big farming family, they have many fond memories of fun-filled gatherings and get-togethers with friends and relatives, always making sure that everyone was well looked after and well fed.

Passionate about food, entertaining and hospitality and having run a boutique catering business for many years, when the chance to take Christchurch and Canterbury Spitroast.com, they thought it would be a great opportunity for the family, and a wonderful way to make sure that many more people could enjoy delicious food at great prices.

Dee has experience of working both in corporate finance and as a chef, so she understands firsthand the importance of keeping your clients, colleagues and customers happy.

The Christchurch-based crew also loves to travel and can cater on site for groups of 40+ people (DIY options are available for smaller groups by arrangement) and cover the North Canterbury region, from Christchurch and Hanmer, to Kaikoura and Akaroa; quite literally from the mountains to the sea; we also go as far south as the Rakaia river.

When you invite Spitroast.com Canterbury along to your parties, anniversaries, office shouts, BBQs, wedding or any other special event, you can be sure that your guests will tuck in to and enjoy a great meal, while you can relax and enjoy the occasion.

Contact us to discuss your requirements or request a quote today.