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Christmas Party Catering in West Reading, Reading
Looking for a hog roast for your Christmas party in West Reading? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Festive open evenings
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Winter fairs and markets
Planning an event in West Reading?
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
Your quote depends on:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
- Plates or china
- How many people are eating
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in West Reading
At a Christmas fair or lights switch-on in West Reading, a hog roast draws a queue: hot food in the hand on a cold evening. Whether it’s christmas markets and boxing Day and New Year gatherings, we will put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, crackling and apple sauce.
In West Reading, festive gatherings tend to be at home or the hall. The roaster needs a lit spot and firm ground. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
West Reading questions
What’s the nearest station to West Reading?
West Reading has its own station: Reading West station.
Can you do a hog roast in Round Copse?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Can we have roast turkey?
Yes, roast turkey is available for Christmas events, as well as the hog.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Is it too cold for a hog roast?
Winter is a great time for a hog roast, as long as guests have shelter.
Festive bookings around West Reading
West Reading is about 1 mile north-west of Reading, in Reading. Planning a hog roast for your Christmas party in West Reading? We cover the whole area. We bring hog roasts to all 34 towns and villages in Reading.
For colleagues travelling by train, Reading West station is in West Reading itself. The A4 make West Reading easy to reach on a dark winter evening.
Christmas parties anywhere in RG30, RG1 and RG31 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Local streets include Lundy Lane, Wilson Road and Wilton Road; a Christmas party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around West Reading include the A4, so getting the roaster to your Christmas party is simple. Nearby, we also cater Christmas parties in Coley Park (1 mile south-east), Reading (1 mile south-east), Caversham Heights (2 miles north), Lower Caversham (2 miles north-east) and Green Park (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east), Sonning Common (4 miles north), Caversham Park Village (3 miles north-east) and Sonning (4 miles east). Being one of Reading’s larger places, West Reading has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (under half a mile north) and Broad Street Mall (0.8 miles east). Within reach you will find Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
- Local schools include The WREN School (0.5 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Rose And Thistle Public House (less than half a mile east)
Towns and villages near West Reading
More for events in West Reading
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children normally like it too.
The process
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your Christmas party in West Reading. By about 3:55pm in late December, West Reading is dark. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights.
- Tell us when and where the party is.
- We check the outdoor cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- We carve and serve hot on cue.
- We clear away whatever the weather.
How to prepare
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in West Reading
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in West Reading?
Our staff serve and clear, even on a wet, dark night.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near West Reading:
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- December open days
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Office Christmas parties
A Christmas fair at Church of St Mark is just the kind of event a hog roast suits.
What your quote should include
- What crockery is supplied
- Who carves and who serves
- VAT, if it applies
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask about dietary needs when people RSVP
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Share the allergen information in advance
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
Lighting at the serving table matters after dark, so tell us what’s already there.
Add roast potatoes for a festive plate.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Mix and match: turkey and pork together. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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