Catering
Catering
The Barbecue They Came For
in the Quantity You Need
Haywood Smokehouse has been serving Western North Carolina since 2013. We cater at all three of our locations, and with enough advance notice we may be able to arrange delivery or full service catering.
Everything we cater is the same food we serve in our dining rooms. Slow-smoked over real hickory, every piece probe cooked, and made fresh the day you pick it up. Nothing precooked, nothing rewarmed, nothing brought in from somewhere else.
Start Here: How Many Are You Feeding?
Two ways to order, and the number of people decides which one you want.
Under 20 People
Order online from your location page under Bulk To-Go and pick your pickup time.
Depending on the size of the order, we can often have it ready the same day.
20 or More
Order from our full catering menu, up to six months ahead.
Would you rather talk it through with someone?
How Much Do You Need?
The question everybody asks, and the one worth getting right. These are the numbers we work from.
| Meat | What it feeds |
|---|---|
| One pound of any meat | About two 8-ounce servings, or four 4-ounce servings |
| Whole brisket, about 7 pounds | Plan 8 ounces per person for plates, or 5 to 6 ounces per sandwich |
| Whole Boston butt, about 5 pounds | About 10 eight-ounce platters, or 15 to 20 good size sandwiches |
| Whole turkey breast, about 4 pounds | Feeds 8 to 12 people |
| Full slab of ribs, 12 bones | As the main meat, 3 to 6 ribs per person. Alongside another meat, 2 to 3 |
| Sides, sweets, and drinks | What it feeds |
|---|---|
| Quart | Serves 4 to 8 |
| Half pan | Serves 15 to 20 |
| Full pan | Serves 50 to 60 |
| Half pan of banana pudding or cobbler | Serves 10 to 12 |
| Full pan of banana pudding or cobbler | Serves 30 to 35 |
| Whole pie | 8 servings |
| Gallon of tea or lemonade | Serves 8 to 10 |
Not sure? Order for a few more than you invited. Nobody has ever complained about leftover brisket.
Order Early
Bulk pickup orders may require advance notice depending on the size of the order. Notice requirements are listed with each item when you order.
Weekends fill up first, so the sooner your order is in, the better we can plan around it.
Need Something Different?
Delivery and full service are special requests. So is anything you do not see on the catering menu. Send us a catering request and we will tell you what we can arrange.
Why People Keep Calling Us
In 2023, Yelp ranked our brisket No. 1 in the United States and Canada. In 2024, we landed in the top 10 of Yelp's Top 100 BBQ Spots and were the top-ranked barbecue restaurant in North Carolina. That is the same barbecue going on your table. See every award.
Questions
Most answers are on our frequently asked questions page. Anything specific, send it through our contact page and it goes straight to the location you are asking about.
Hours, addresses, and full menus: Waynesville, Dillsboro, Franklin.