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Event Catering in Reading
Event catering across Reading: hog roast and BBQ menus cooked at your venue, and served by our staff. Contact us for a quote.
Event Catering in Reading
Event catering across Reading
Event catering for weddings, parties, staff days and community events, with a hog roast, a barbecue or both, cooked on site and served by our staff. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and ask us for a quote.
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What else we do in Reading
- Funerals and wakes
- Christmas parties
- Hog roast hire
- Parties and birthdays
- Wedding hog roast
- Corporate and staff days
- BBQ catering
- Festivals, fêtes and school events
- Film and TV sets
- Care homes
Postcodes in Reading
Our event catering in Reading
Across Reading, we cater everything from garden parties to staff days. We adapt the menu to the event, but the approach is the same: cooked on site, served hot, cleared away afterwards. We’re frequently asked to cater weddings and evening receptions and christmas parties, with pulled pork, beef brisket and rotisserie chicken.
A hog roast is cooked before serving and carved to order; a barbecue is cooked as people come up. Either way, our staff serve and clear.
- Share the date, the place and how many.
- Choose your menu with us.
- We arrive in good time and set up under cover.
- We serve when you are ready.
- The serving area is cleared before we leave.
What you will pay
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why hosts in Reading choose us
- Planned to your running order
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
How to get a price
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Around Caversham
Bookings here are often close to Eldon Square, Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre and Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School. Other local landmarks include The Hill Primary School (within half a mile north-east), Grace Church (under half a mile east) and The White Horse pub (within half a mile north). The closest station to Caversham is Reading station, about 1.3 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Berkshire Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Broad Street Mall (1.6 miles south). Open spaces near Caversham include South Lake and Sonning Hill.
Catering events across Reading
Across Reading, we cater events in the larger towns and neighbourhoods, from Caversham outwards, though we’ll travel to smaller villages too. Wherever it is, we need somewhere level outside to cook.
Caversham: Nearby historic houses include Mapledurham House (3 miles west) and Greys Court (4.7 miles north). Estates like these tend to set strict rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. After a wedding, christening or funeral at a church such as Grace Church, we can cater at a hall, home or venue nearby. In Caversham, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so most summer events eat in daylight. By late December, sunset is about 3:55pm.
For event organisers in Reading
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Flat ground outdoors for the cooking
- A clear way in from where we park
- Room for a serving table and a queue
Is our catering right for you?
Compared with doing it yourself, nobody you know spends the event cooking.
Comparing caterers
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- If the price includes VAT
- Any travel or access charges
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
What catering costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Access to the cooking area
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
- Season and day of the week
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- An estimate of numbers
- Your date and serving time
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Reading
Staff to serve and clear
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Reading. Typical bookings include:
- Christmas parties
- Crew lunches
- Residents’ days
- Gatherings after a service
Common questions in Reading
Can you cater a big event in Reading?
Large events suit a hog roast especially well. Send us the details for a quote.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December go first, so ask early. Weekday dates are normally easier to get. Use our quote form.
Do you supply china?
We bring plates; china is extra and on request.
Which menu suits our event?
A hog roast feeds everyone at once and makes a centrepiece; a barbecue offers more choice. For big events, both works well.
Do you work with wedding planners and venues?
Yes: we will liaise with the venue on access and set-up.
Are you a full-service caterer?
We cook on site at your event: hog roast and BBQ menus, with meat-free options. We serve and tidy up.
Can you cater a small event?
Send us the date and rough numbers and we will advise, with no obligation.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards