December · office parties · the family dinner · rooms with a bar
The holiday party
nobody has to cook.
The office party, the department dinner, the family thing on the twenty-third. December is the month the calendar fills, so the rule is simple: hold the date now, settle the menu later. The Big Feast is built for it, and the Wilmington tavern has rooms with their own doors and a bar down the hall.
The package for a feast
The Big Feast, 32.99 a guest: every smokehouse meat — brisket, ribs, pulled pork, chicken, turkey, ham — slow-smoked wings, three sides, cornbread and house made brioche sliders, and donuts for dessert. Fifty guests is 1,649.50 in food. An office that wants a lunch, not a banquet, books The Cookout at 16.99 or The Tailgate at 23.99.
A room, or the whole restaurant
Wilmington seats up to 150 with a full bar, craft cocktails, beer and wine and a dance floor, and has private rooms for the group of 25 that wants a door. Mullica Hill seats 75, BYOB with no corkage. Rooms and buyouts are planned with the catering desk, not booked online, because a bar package and a room change the number.
December logistics
Weekends in December go first; hold yours with a 50% deposit as soon as the date is set. Inside seven days the order is paid in full. Drop-off and setup are priced by distance and setup, confirmed by phone before the event; pickup is always free. Sales tax follows the event, 6.625% in New Jersey and none in Delaware, and the office pays no service fee.
For the drinks table
Off the pit
Two smokehouses, one pit
Either kitchen cooks it
You never pick a smokehouse. We assign the kitchen to your date and address after you book.
The catering desk
Plan it with a human
Tell us the shape of the day and we call back within a day with a menu and a number. Packages, pans and trays can also be booked online with a deposit.
Before you drive over
Questions
How early should we book a December holiday party?
As soon as the date is set. A party-size order needs a day's notice, but December Fridays and Saturdays are the first weekends of the year to fill. A 50% deposit holds the date; the menu can change until the week before.
Can we hold the event at the restaurant?
Yes. 322 BBQ & Tavern in Wilmington, DE seats up to 150 with a full bar and dance floor and has private rooms with their own doors. 322 BBQ in Mullica Hill, NJ seats up to 75, BYOB with no corkage, with a picnic grove in season.
Can you do a holiday lunch for the office instead of a dinner?
Yes. The Cookout or The Tailgate dropped off hot at noon, per guest, ten-guest minimum. Boxed lunches are arranged through the catering desk.
How do I hold a date, and what do I pay up front?
Book at 322bbq.com/catering/order. More than seven days out, a 50% deposit holds the date and the balance is due on the day, cash or card (card adds 2.9%). Inside seven days the order is paid in full online. No service fee.
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