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Care Home Hog Roast in Silvertown
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Silvertown.
- Days for relatives
- Retirement community days
- Anniversaries of the home
Book a hog roast in Silvertown
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. Winter afternoons in Silvertown are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
How to prepare
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Care home hog roast for your care home event in Silvertown
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff. Popular choices include new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce, and we’re often booked for community open days and day centre lunches.
London care homes around Silvertown frequently sit on busy streets with tight access, so we agree access and timings with the home first. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
- Where
- Silvertown (E16, SE10, SE7)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in Silvertown
What’s the nearest station to Silvertown?
Custom House station, about 0.7 miles north of the centre.
Could you cook in Thames Barrier Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Can you do soft food?
Modified textures are best done by the home; we will work alongside your kitchen.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Sign-off from management
As a London location, Silvertown is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
Who books care home hog roast in Silvertown?
Families and staff can join in.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Silvertown, including:
- Retirement housing events
- Days for relatives
- Seasonal events
- Summer fêtes
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Custom House station, roughly 0.7 miles north of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Travel and any London charges
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Towns and villages near Silvertown
What else we do in Silvertown
Why choose a hog roast in Silvertown?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why Silvertown hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Count families and staff too
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Serving on plates is often easier.
Silvertown: care homes and access
Silvertown is about 1 mile south of Canning Town, in Greater London. Hosts in Silvertown book us for care home events of all sizes. We cater 764 places across Greater London.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St Barnabas' Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Gilbert's Pit is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Here we cover the E16, SE10 and SE7 postcode area. From Booth Road, Thames Road and Knights Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in West Silvertown (1 mile north-west), Custom House (1 mile north), Royal Docks (1 mile north-east), Canning Town (1 mile north) and Limmo Peninsula (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
A little further out are Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital (0.9 miles north) and East Ham (2.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Tower Hill and Gilbert's Pit.
- Local schools include Royal Greenwich Trust School (0.8 miles south-east) and The Royal Docks Community School (0.8 miles north)
- Local pubs include Anchor & Hope pub (within half a mile south)
How we price a hog roast day
Here’s what affects the price:
- Plates or china
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Which meats and sides you choose
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
What to tell us
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- An estimate of numbers
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Silvertown, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards