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Christmas Hog Roast for Green Park
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Green Park and across Reading.
- Christmas markets
- Festive open evenings
- Sports club Christmas do’s
Planning an event in Green Park?
How it works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Christmas parties in Green Park are almost always after dark: sunset is about 3:55pm in December. The cooking area is lit; the route to it may need lights too.
- Send us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the space and send a price.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- Our chef carves and staff serve.
- We pack up, even in the rain.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Ask for a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or RG2 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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How our Christmas hog roast works in Green Park
Fridays in December go first, so get in touch as soon as you know your date. We are often asked to cater lights switch-on evenings and sports club Christmas do’s, with halloumi skewers, apple sauce and roast potatoes.
For a Christmas party near Green Park, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
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For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a restaurant Christmas party, you avoid set-menu prices and keep everyone in one place. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Green Park hosts choose us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
FAQs for Green Park
How far is Green Park from London?
About 39 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Green Park?
The closest is Reading Green Park station, roughly 0.5 miles away.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Festive bookings around Green Park
Green Park is about 2 miles south of Reading, in Reading. Green Park and the surrounding area are covered for Christmas parties. Green Park is one of 34 places in Reading where we cater.
If a church like St Paul's Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening. A winter fair at a school like Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School gets dark early, so hot food is popular.
Christmas parties anywhere in RG2, RG30 and RG7 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Whether your Christmas party is on Sunapee Road, Flagstaff Road and Longwater Avenue or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Green Park we cover include Great Lea Common (1 mile south-east), Whitley (1 mile east), Whitley Wood (1 mile south-east), Coley Park (1 mile north) and Three Mile Cross (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Caversham (4 miles north), Norcot (3 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (3 miles north-west), Arborfield Garrison (5 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (4 miles north) and Sonning Common (6 miles north).
A little further out are The Oracle (2.2 miles north) and Beaumys Castle (3.4 miles south). The countryside around Green Park includes Sonning Hill and Longwater.
- Local schools include John Madejski Academy (1.3 miles east)
Where the roaster can go in Green Park
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A firm surface, as winter grass can be soft
- A level outdoor area that can be lit
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast turkey
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Collect dietary needs with Christmas party sign-ups
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
Give us a contact for the evening.
Festive lights around the serving area look great.
What affects the price in Green Park
Here’s what affects the price:
- The number of people
- The date and time of year
- Site access
- Travel to Green Park
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the cooking area
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Roughly how many people
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards