Greater London · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Poplar
We bring a hog roast for your team to Poplar and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Milestone celebrations
- Team days and away days
- Launch days
Corporate hog roast for Poplar
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
Name someone in facilities or reception for the day, so we can find you quickly.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
About our corporate hog roast in Poplar
For a staff day in Poplar, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser: quick to serve, easy to eat standing up and enjoyed by most people. Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options cover everyone else. We are often asked to cater retirements and long-service awards and customer days, serving coleslaw, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
For offices in and around Poplar, the roaster typically goes in a car park, yard or courtyard, if the building allows gas cooking. Get facilities’ approval for gas cooking early. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
- Location
- Poplar (E14, SE16, E22)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Poplar for staff days and open days
Poplar is about 2 miles south-west of Plaistow, in Greater London. Hosts in Poplar book us for staff events of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Historic houses near Poplar include Queen's House (1.9 miles south) and Mansion House (3.1 miles west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. Commuters will know that Canary Wharf station serves Poplar directly.
For staff events in E14, SE16 and E22, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many staff. We can cater a staff event on streets such as Market Way, Castor Lane and Dockyard Lane or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Poplar sits on or near the A102 and A1261, which makes travel to your staff event easy. For staff events just outside Poplar, we cover London Docklands (1 mile south), Canary Wharf (1 mile south-west), Heron Quays (1 mile south-west), Coldharbour (1 mile south-east) and Blackwall (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Poplar Hospital (0.6 miles north-east) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Poplar includes Lavender Pond and St. James's Park Lake.
- Local schools include Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School (under half a mile north) and Langdon Park Secondary School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Ledger Building pub (less than half a mile west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Holy Trinity (1.8 miles north-west)
Nearby places to Poplar
What else we do in Poplar
Catered or do it yourself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
How we price a hog roast for your team
We work out each quote from:
- Plates or china
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Travel to Poplar
- Access to the cooking area
The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Dietary requirements
- Roughly how many people
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Poplar, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
The process
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell generally brings people over long before we carve. Evening staff events in Poplar need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:20pm in June to 3:55pm in December.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- A named contact for the day
As a London location, Poplar 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.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
FAQs for Poplar
Could you cook in Bartlett Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
What if our house in Poplar 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.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls are the fastest way to serve.
Can you cater in Poplar?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Poplar and Greater London. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to sandwich platters, a hog roast is hot, fresh and feels like an event. 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.
Why us?
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Serving and clearing done for you
- All the equipment comes with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See how we price and the cost guide.
- 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