Back Forty Barbeque
Back FortyBarbeque

Athabasca & Beyond

Catering

Full-service BBQ catering for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations — with completely custom menus built for your event.

Quality first

What Goes Into Every Meal

Great barbecue is not cheap food dressed up with smoke. At Back Forty Barbeque, our pricing reflects the care, time, and quality that go into every meal before your guests ever pick up a fork.

We use hand-selected, fresh ingredients because the finished meal is only as good as what goes into it. Our meats are never frozen, and our vegetables are always fresh. Everything is chosen with the same standard we would use if we were cooking for our own family.

If your menu calls for roast beef sandwiches, we hand-select the beef, brine it, slow smoke it, and slice it thin ourselves. We could buy pre-sliced sandwich meat and call it good, but that would never meet our standards.

The difference is in the details.

Real barbecue takes time. Brisket does not rush. Proper sides are not poured out of a bag and reheated. We trim, season, smoke, prep, cook, transport, serve, and clean up with the attention needed to keep the food generous, hot, and memorable.

We know there are cheaper options. There always are. But our goal is not to be the cheapest caterer in the room. Our goal is to be the one your guests are still talking about years later.

Back Forty Barbeque charcuterie grazing display

Charcuterie & grazing tables

Built for cocktail hours, celebrations, and tables people remember

From charcuterie for two to grazing tables for 200, we build generous spreads in planned serving tiers so the table looks abundant, balanced, and ready for the room.

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Build a menu around your event, guest count, service style, and the proteins your people will actually get excited about.

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Trusted locally

Five-star food, real Alberta events

Back Forty Barbeque in Athabasca holds a 5.0-star rating across 13 Google reviews. The common thread is simple: generous food, easy communication, and service people remember.

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★★★★★
Responsive, accommodating, and an absolute joy to work with.
Joanna RaymondReading retreat catering
★★★★★
Communication was great.
Cindy OrstenBirthday charcuterie
★★★★★
Simply delicious food.
H. StockingLocal food favourite
★★★★★
Great food. Great service.
Juju_15 CyrEvent service

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