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Christmas Party Catering in Highgate, Greater London
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Highgate and the surrounding area.
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Year-end thank-yous
- Work Christmas parties
Slow-roasted pork in Highgate
Christmas hog roast in Highgate, slow-roasted on site
Christmas get-togethers can mean a lot of people, and a hog roast feeds everyone without anyone stuck in the kitchen. We serve roast turkey, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls, and we are regularly asked to cater winter fairs and markets and end-of-year team celebrations.
Around Highgate, a Christmas booking needs a lit, covered outdoor cooking spot. Plan access early. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Why choose a hog roast in Highgate?
Compared with a barbecue, slow roasting suits winter far better. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- All the equipment comes with us
- Served at the time you choose
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Perfect for your Christmas party in Highgate
Turkey and pork together cover everyone.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Highgate, such as:
- December open days
- End-of-year team celebrations
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Club and society Christmas parties
For anyone getting the train home after the party, the nearest station is Upper Holloway station, about 0.9 miles south-east.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Staffing on the day
- The full menu and the sides
How the day works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Sunset in Highgate in late December is about 3:55pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the roaster and the serving table. We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- We check the venue and send a price.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- We carve and serve hot when you are ready.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or N6 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Count who doesn’t eat pork
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
Name someone to meet us.
Lights around the carving station add atmosphere.
FAQs for Highgate
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Highgate?
Frequently, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Can you do a hog roast in Whittington Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Do you come to Highgate?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Highgate and Greater London. Send us the address for a quote.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
When should we book our Christmas party?
Very quickly, so ask early. Weekdays often have more availability.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Also near Highgate
More for events in Highgate
Highgate in December: what to know
Highgate is about 2 miles north-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Christmas parties in Highgate are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. We cater 764 places across Greater London.
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as St Michael's Church of England Primary School, suit a hog roast. If a church like Highgate United Reformed Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Wherever your Christmas party is in N6, N19 and NW5, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your Christmas party could be at a house on Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater Christmas parties include Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south), Marylebone (4 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
A little further out are The Mall Wood Green (2.2 miles north-east) and Kenwood House (1 mile west). The countryside around Highgate includes Darland's Lake and Parkland Walk.
- Schools near Highgate include St Aloysius RC College (under half a mile south-east) and Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine (0.5 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Angel Inn (under half a mile south-west)
- Local facilities include Hornsey (1.2 miles north-east)
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Working with your venue
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A level spot outdoors with lighting nearby
- Indoor space for eating
- A firm surface, as winter grass can be soft
As a London location, Highgate is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Highgate
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast turkey
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away