Chicken Spit Braai

Jumbo chicken leg quarters roasted on the spit over coals — R116 per guest, the lowest rate on our card.

What the chicken option is

The chicken spit is jumbo chicken leg quarters, basted and roasted in the spitbraai machine, at R116 a guest with roast potatoes and bread rolls alongside. It is the same machine, the same setup and the same on-site service as a lamb function — what changes is the protein. Leg quarters are used rather than whole birds or breast because thigh and drumstick meat holds moisture through a long service window, where breast dries out once it has been sitting.

Why it costs less, and what you trade

At R116 a guest against lamb’s R150, chicken brings the per-function cost down, which is what makes it the option for large headcounts, sports clubs, church functions and year-end events where the budget is fixed before the guest list is. What you give up is the centrepiece: leg quarters on a spit do not draw a crowd the way a whole lamb turning does, and there is no carving moment. Spectacle is part of why many people book a spit braai in the first place, so that trade is worth weighing. Chicken spit notes goes into the detail.

Timing and service

Leg quarters come up faster than a whole lamb, so the cook window is shorter and the arrival time moves accordingly. Service is simpler too — portions are already individual, so there is no queue past a carving station and guests can be served from a line. For functions running to a tight programme, that predictability is sometimes the reason to choose chicken rather than the price.

Mixing chicken with lamb

Chicken is often added alongside lamb rather than instead of it, which covers guests who do not eat lamb and takes pressure off the carcass at higher headcounts. Flag it on the quote request with your numbers; lamb and chicken together is the mixed-meat rate, R204 a guest. The 25-guest minimum, the 50% non-refundable deposit and the travel bands apply to chicken exactly as they do to the others.

Rates at a glance

How it works

Share your date and suburb, confirm headcount (min 25) and what goes on the spit, then lock a written quote. On the day we set up the spit over coals (lamb 4–6 hours), manage the cook and carve when guests are ready. See spit braai prices.

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