Greater London · England
Corporate Hog Roast for Barbican Estate
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Barbican Estate? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Client and customer events
- New premises openings
- Summer staff parties
Book a hog roast in Barbican Estate
About our corporate hog roast in Barbican Estate
Instead of booking a restaurant, bring the food to the team. Keep everyone on site with a hog roast. On the menu are crackling, spit-roast lamb and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for away days and staff summer days.
In Barbican Estate, lunch breaks are frequently short, so we roast ahead and carve fast. Tell us about site access and security. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- Barbican Estate (EC1V, EC2A, EC1Y)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Barbican Estate questions
What if our house in Barbican Estate has no side access?
Often, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What’s the nearest station to Barbican Estate?
Moorgate station, in Barbican Estate itself.
Can you do a hog roast for a client event?
It can be dressed up, depending on the crockery and menu.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We’ll bring the rest.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Why choose corporate hog roast in Barbican Estate?
There are options for people who don’t eat pork.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Barbican Estate, such as:
- End-of-project celebrations
- Open days and family days
- Summer team parties
- New premises openings
Nearby historic houses include Mansion House (0.5 miles south-east) and Dr Johnson's House (0.6 miles south-west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Plates, china and cutlery
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What the price includes, item by item
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Numbers
- Time on site
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- An estimate of numbers
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
Business events near Barbican Estate
Barbican Estate is about 1 mile north of London, in Greater London. Hosts in Barbican Estate book us for staff events of all sizes. We cover 764 places across Greater London.
The A1 and A40 put Barbican Estate within easy reach for us. Commuters will know that Barbican Estate has its own station, Moorgate station.
For staff events in EC1V, EC2A and EC1Y, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many staff. Streets in the area include Oat Lane, Shoe Lane and Long Lane, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Main roads around Barbican Estate include the A1 and A40, which makes travel to your staff event easy. Nearby, we also cater staff events in Finsbury (1 mile north), City of London (1 mile south), St Luke's (1 mile north), Bishopsgate (1 mile east) and Aldgate (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in City of Westminster (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west) and Brompton (3 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Gabriel's Wharf (1 mile south-west) and County of London (within half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include Charterhouse Square School (within half a mile north-west) and Central Foundation Boys' School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Jugged Hare pub (within half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include Barts Health Archives (under half a mile south-west)
Space, access and the venue
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- A contact on site
- Sign-off for outside caterers
Barbican Estate is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Barbican Estate
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Find out how many don’t eat pork, for the alternatives
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
On the day, we arrive early and set up where agreed, and the roast cooks through the morning.
Add sides for a bigger lunch.
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Towns and villages near Barbican Estate
What else we do in Barbican Estate
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
What happens on the day
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Evening staff events in Barbican Estate need light after sunset: about 9:20pm in June, 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your staff event: fill in our quote form.
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- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards