The Roving Restaurant

26/01/2025

As many of you know, Roving Restaurant has always been a side hustle for me. As my marketing agency (shameless plug for Launch Consulting) has continued to grow, it's become harder and harder to keep up with the demand of the catering company, forcing me to sacrifice time with family and friends.

Thanks to all you amazing people, we've been very fortunate to be booking months in advance. At the same time, as a solo-preneur handling the operations and the majority of the cooking on my own, it's reached a point where it's no long manageable.

It's for these reasons we've decided to close this chapter of Roving Restaurant and are no longer accepting new bookings.

For those of you that currently have bookings - don't panic as those will all still be honoured by myself and/or a combination of chefs from our partner network.

And if you have purchased a certificate for a dinner we donated to charity auctions, those will all still be honoured as well.

For those looking for private dinning and catering, here's some amazing people providing similar services:
nl is moving out of Bannerman and going all in on private dinning and catering

who has partnered with us many times over the years is launching some new menus and services soon.

brings some tasty 4-5 course comfort food.

knowing for their food trucks but also brings the heat to your kitchen

is the only authentic Mexican in St. John's and it's absolutely dynamite.

To all off you, thank you for the great memories over the past few years. This isn't goodbye, it's just see you later.

23/09/2024

Run. It. Back.

For one weekend only we're back with the incredible crew to bring you a tailgate inspired menu in celebration of peek sports season.

Drop out and bring some pals, enjoy some grab, have a couple pints, and take in the view.

Oct 4th and 5th from open til close. Walk-ins only so get there early!

23/09/2024

Run. It. Back.

We're teaming up with the incredible crew for another collaboration to celebrate peak sports season with a tailgate inspired menu.

Walk-ins only so get there early - Friday October 4th and Saturday October 5th.

Bring some pals, enjoy some grub, have a couple cold ones and take in the view.

11/08/2024

We wanted to take a moment to shout out who's been riding shotgun on this whole journey from small friend & family gatherings to now big ol' parties, weddings and pop-ups!

Starting with no culinary training, he's been a sponge learning recipes and the business as a whole, while working like a dog to pull gigs off with our tiny little team.

22/07/2024

We've been doing the Newfoundland Fusion menu ALOT this summer, and nobody wants to see photos of that. But on Saturday we had the opportunity to do our revised Mexican Street Food menu for a great crew of loyal clients!

Pico, guac, chipotle honey jam, and homemade tortilla chips

Smoked Michelada shrimp, cream corn purée, smoked corn, cilantro oil

Carnita Tostada, manchego cheese, chipotle cream, pickled reds, cilantro

Lollipop Al Pastor Chicken, smoked pineapple, Mexican rice, pineapple reduction, crispy chicken skin.

Lava Cake dessert not pictured.

02/07/2024

Introducing our newest team member and line cook, Willa Jo Dunne!

As her second birthday approaches this month we feel like she's ready to step into the role and be a valuable asset to the Roving Restaurant team.

Please join us in welcoming Willa to the team!

13/06/2024

Today was the ultimate day of worlds colliding.

For those that don't, I run a marketing agency called a Launch Consulting during the weekdays, before swapping out the blazer for an apron to run primarily on the weekends.

Earlier today I had the chance to cater a networking hour hosted by which brought together marketing agency owners from across the country. (Which I forgot to take pics of of course)

Then this evening an organization I volunteer with, , hosted an incredibly insightful session with and from .

There is creativity in everyone, and we've all got our outlets - whether it's through cooking, designing, building or writing. Let it flourish.

14/05/2024

With a number of wedding bookings and other events in the calendar, we've got just 2 weekends open from now until Sept 1st.

If you're interested in booking, drop us a line.

Looking for a date not listed above? We now have a strategic partnership with who would be more than happy to help with your next event!

09/05/2024

What are you doing for May Two-Four next weekend?

Heading out to we hope!

We're fired up to be doing a colab menu featuring modern takes on some campfire favourites.

All day Friday and Saturday. Walk-ins Only.

23/04/2024

Had lots of good times doing pop-ups over the years - from Jiggs Dinner take-outs during Covid times, to Newfoundland Night charity dinners with .

It was pretty cool when Len asked me to submit a recipe that would be featured in The Deps cookbook highlighting 100 dishes that came out of those four walls over its 10+ year history of incredible chefs.

Getting back from an extended vacation yesterday to see the book in its final form was awesome. I know a lot of people poured their heart and soul into bringing this to life and its evident by quality of the finished book.

You can grab a copy most places you get your book so if you're looking some unique dish ideas from 100 chefs across 80 different counties, boy is this the book for you!

16/02/2024