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The Bearded Chef Beards & Bites

Centurion • Pretoria • Gauteng

Fire, flavour
& a proper feast.

From white-tablecloth fine dining to slow-fire spit braais and a fully kitted mobile kitchen — The Bearded Chef brings restaurant-quality food and warm hospitality to your event, wherever it is.

  • ✦ Weddings
  • ✦ Corporate events
  • ✦ Birthdays
  • ✦ Schools & markets
  • ✦ Intimate dinners
Whole chickens roasting on spits over open flames

Cooked over real fire

What we do

Four ways to feed a crowd

Every event is tailored to you — the menu, the setup, the pace. Pick a lane or mix and match.

Grilled fillet medallion with creamy pepper sauce, shaved cheese and rocket

Fine Dining Private Functions

An elegant, multi-course culinary journey curated for your private function. Premium ingredients, refined technique and plating that delights the eye before the palate — with impeccable service from the first canapé to the last course. Perfect for special occasions and intimate gatherings where every detail should feel considered.

  • Bespoke multi-course menus
  • Premium, seasonal ingredients
  • Full front-of-house service
Chocolate brownie dessert with chantilly cream and a cherry, dusted with icing sugar

Curated Wine Pairing

Complete the experience with wines selected course by course. Each pour is chosen to complement the flavours, textures and aromas on the plate — bold reds, crisp whites or elegant bubbles — for a perfect harmony between food and glass.

  • Course-by-course pairings
  • Local & international selections
  • Guided tasting notes at the table

What's included

  • Bespoke cocktail menus
  • Premium spirits & quality mixers
  • Professional bartending service
  • Fresh & artisanal garnishes
  • Tailored packages for any function

Private Cocktail Parties

A sophisticated bar experience for intimate gatherings, milestone celebrations, corporate events and elegant soirées. Our menu blends classic favourites with contemporary signature creations — crafted with premium spirits, fresh ingredients and artisanal garnishes, and served with style from setup to last call.

Whole lamb on the spit, roasting over glowing coals and open flame

Private Spit Braai Functions

Traditional South African fire cooking done properly. Premium cuts, slow-roasted over open flame until tender, with freshly prepared sides, salads, breads and desserts to round out the menu. Ideal for weddings, birthdays, corporate events and family celebrations — we handle setup, carving and serving so you can enjoy your own party.

  • Premium slow-roasted meats
  • Customised menus & fresh sides
  • Professional carving & serving
  • Full private & corporate event catering

The Street Feed

Our mobile kitchen
comes to you.

A fully equipped kitchen on wheels for events, schools, markets, sports days and festivals — hot, fresh food served fast, right where the crowd is.

Book the mobile kitchen
The Bearded Chef fully wrapped mobile kitchen trailer with the serving hatch open
  • Burgers
  • Hotdogs
  • Boerewors Rolls
  • Prego Steaks
  • Jaffles
  • French Fries
  • Curry & Rice
  • Corn Dogs
  • …and more

Platters

Platters for every jol

Standard platters comfortably feed 8–10 people; mini platters feed 4–6. Meat-free options are available on most platters — just ask when you order.

✦ Party classics

The Wrap Star platter – rolled chicken, beef and veggie wraps

The Wrap Star

Chicken, beef and veggie wraps rolled tight with a kick of sweet chilli.

The Mini Roll Call platter – bite-size filled rolls

The Mini Roll Call

Bite-size filled rolletjies to get the party going. Meat-free option available.

The Sarmie Social platter – assorted sandwiches

The Sarmie Social

A generous spread of assorted sandwiches. Meat-free option available.

✦ Wings & things

The Coop Deluxe platter – wings, chicken bites, kebabs and pies with dip

The Coop Deluxe

Wings, chicken bites, kebabs and mini pies with samoosas, spring rolls and a sweet chilli dip.

The Cluck Yeah platter – crispy wings, strips and bites with mustard dip

The Cluck Yeah

Crispy hot wings, strips and bites with a sweet mustard dipping sauce.

The Sticky Situation platter – three flavours of sticky wings

The Sticky Situation

A triple helping of sticky wings — pick any three: Sweet & Sticky, BBQ, Peri-Peri or Moroccan.

The Firestarter platter – peri-peri sticky wings and crispy hot wings

The Firestarter

Peri-peri sticky wings paired with crispy hot wings. Not for the faint-hearted.

Wings 'n Strips platter – crispy strips with sticky wings

Wings 'n Strips

Crispy chicken strips with two sticky wing flavours of your choice.

Ribs & Drums platter – BBQ and peri-peri drumsticks with ribbetjies

Ribs & Drums

Saucy BBQ and peri-peri drumsticks with sticky ribbetjies.

✦ Proudly Mzansi

The Big Jol platter – quiches, meatballs, sausage rolls, wings, samoosas and grillers

The Big Jol

Mini quiches, meatballs, spring rolls, sausage rolls, chicken strips, sticky wings, samoosas and cheese grillers with a sweet chilli dip.

The Mzansi platter – boerie skewers, ribbetjies, wings and samoosas with BBQ dip

The Mzansi

Boerie skewers, cheese grillers, hot wings, sausage rolls, samoosas, chicken kebabs, ribbetjies and meatballs with a BBQ dip.

Eish, It's Hot platter – spicy kebabs, peri-peri wings and jalapeño rissoles

Eish, It's Hot!

Spicy chicken kebabs, peri-peri wings, spicy bites, samoosas and jalapeño rissoles with a chilli dip.

✦ Something different

The Big Cheese platter – cheesy bites, samoosas, rissoles and cheese puffs

The Big Cheese

Cheesy chicken bites and strips, cheese & corn samoosas, grillers, jalapeño rissoles, quiches and cheese puffs with sweet chilli.

The Fromage Board – blue, gouda, camembert and cheddar with crackers and grapes

The Fromage Board

A proper cheese board — blue, gouda, camembert, cheddar and more with crackers, grapes and a creamy dip.

The Catch platter – fish bites, fish sticks, mini fish cakes and shrimp rissoles

The Catch

Crumbed fish bites, battered fish sticks, mini fish cakes, potato bites and shrimp rissoles with a creamy dip.

The Cool Customer platter – cold meats, stuffed peppers and devilled eggs

The Cool Customer

A chilled spread of cold meats, stuffed peppers, devilled eggs and other tasty bites.

The Green Scene platter – meat-free quiches, samoosas, spring rolls and cheese puffs

The Green Scene

Meat-free munchies: quiches, potato balls, samoosas, veggie spring rolls, jalapeño rissoles and cheese puffs.

The Garden Party platter – fresh crudités, olives and cheese-and-tomato skewers

The Garden Party

Fresh crudités, olives, cheese-and-tomato skewers and pineapple with a creamy cheese dip.

The Fruit Frenzy platter – seasonal fruit kebabs with yoghurt dip

The Fruit Frenzy

Seasonal fruit kebabs with a yoghurt dip — fresh, bright and easy.

The Sweet Tooth platter – mini doughnuts, tartlets, cupcakes and eclairs

The Sweet Tooth

Mini doughnuts, scones, meringue tartlets, cupcakes and chocolate eclairs.

The Little Okes platter – kid-friendly bites with tomato sauce

The Little Okes

Kid-friendly bites: potato balls, mini sausage rolls, chicken bites, cheese puffs, cocktail viennas and pizza squares with tomato sauce.

Platter photos are illustrative — actual contents may vary with seasonal availability.

Design your own

Build your own platter

Nobody knows your crowd like you do. Pick your bites, pick your dips, and we'll build it, plate it and deliver it.

  1. 1.Pick your size — standard (feeds 8–10) or mini (feeds 4–6).
  2. 2.Choose your bites — samoosas, wings, kebabs, sausage rolls, spring rolls, fish bites, cheese puffs and more.
  3. 3.Pick your dips — BBQ, sweet chilli, sweet mustard, tomato or chilli sauce.
  4. 4.We do the rest — built fresh and ready for your event.
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Get in touch

Let's plan your event

Tell us the date, the headcount and the vibe — Marc will come back to you with a tailored quote.

Phone
065 891 6711 Marc — call or WhatsApp
Address
Centurion Gate Office Park 124 Akkerboom Street, Centurion, Pretoria
Office hours
Office hours: Mon–Fri, 08:00–17:00 Events run whenever your event does — evenings and weekends included.

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