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Event Catering in Highbury
Mobile catering in Highbury: choose a hog roast, a barbecue or both. We serve and tidy up.
- Festive parties
- Wakes
- School fairs and sports days
Event catering for Highbury
What affects the price in Highbury
Your quote depends on:
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The date and time of year
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- The venue or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and time of the event
- Any venue rules
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Event catering in Highbury, served hot
Some caterers need a kitchen; we bring our own cooking to you. That means almost any outdoor space in Highbury can work. We’re frequently asked to cater corporate days and location shoots, with spit-roast lamb, beef brisket and salads.
Events in Highbury range from back-garden birthdays to office courtyards and school fairs. London gardens are often compact, so we look for a spot clear of fences and windows. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Where
- Highbury (N1, N16, N5)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast, BBQ or both
- Also available
- Vegetarian and vegan options, salads and sides
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Event catering in Highbury: what to know
Highbury is about 4 miles north-east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We cover events in Highbury, as well as the surrounding area. Highbury is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater.
If you are organising a fair for a school like Highbury Quadrant Primary School, a hog roast or barbecue stall is popular. If you had Highbury Fields in mind, ask the council or landowner before booking caterers.
For events in N1, N16 and N5, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Streets in the area include Prah Road, Dove Road and Lough Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Main roads around Highbury include the A1199, so getting the roaster to your event is simple. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Islington (1 mile south), West Hackney (1 mile north-east), Hoxton (1 mile south-east), Angel (1 mile south) and Canonbury (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (4 miles south), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (3 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include King's College Hospital Charity (1.1 miles south-west) and Montfichet's Tower (2.7 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Gillespie Park and Dartmouth Park Hill.
- Nearby schools include City of London Academy Highbury Grove (within half a mile south) and Musical Theatre Academy (0.5 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Snooty Fox pub (less than half a mile south-east)
- Local facilities include Stoke Newington (0.6 miles east)
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork for the alternatives
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Collect dietary needs with the RSVPs
- Keep the meat-free options clearly labelled
A hog roast starts hours before serving; a barbecue is cooked through service. We plan our timings from when you want to eat.
A hog roast can come with lamb or chicken alongside.
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Other occasions in Highbury
Who books event catering in Highbury?
A carved hog roast or a full barbecue
Whatever the occasion in Highbury, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Birthdays and garden parties
- Work Christmas parties
- Care home days
- Gatherings after a service
If the day starts at a church like Christ Church, the food can be ready at a reception venue close by.
Before booking anyone
- Any travel or access charges
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether plates or china are included
- If the price includes VAT
Highbury: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Highbury?
Highbury has its own station: Canonbury station.
Could you cook in Highbury Fields?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Do you come to Highbury?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates; china is extra and on request.
Do you only do hog roasts?
We do barbecues too, and many events have both.
Do you cater weddings and work events?
All sorts: weddings, parties, work events, community events and more. Tell us what you are planning.
Does the venue need a kitchen?
No. We cook outdoors under cover: all we need is a level spot outdoors with access.
For planners, venues and organisers
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Step by step
On the day, we arrive in good time and set up under cover on the agreed spot. With a hog roast we start early; with a barbecue we cook as people eat, so we plan our arrival around your serving time. Winter events in Highbury are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting and somewhere warm to eat.
- Tell us about the event: what it is, when and where.
- You get a menu suggestion and a price.
- We confirm the cooking spot with you or the venue.
- On the day, our chef cooks and our staff serve.
- We clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Ask for a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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Is our catering right for your event?
Next to a cold buffet, everything we serve is hot and freshly cooked. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why us?
- Hot food cooked at your venue
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Planned to your running order
Read how we price or hog roast or BBQ?.
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
With lamb as well, there are two roasts to choose from, which works well for larger groups.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A level, open spot outdoors to cook
- A gazebo, marquee or room indoors as a back-up
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
As a London location, Highbury is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Highbury
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Pulled pork
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Beef burgers
- Rotisserie chicken
- Potatoes
- Beef brisket
- Sausages
- Coleslaw
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away