Greater London · England
Corporate Hog Roast in St John's Wood
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your team turns the food into a centrepiece of your staff event in St John's Wood.
- Site openings
- Away days
- Project wrap-ups
Slow-roasted pork in St John's Wood
Common questions in St John's Wood
What’s the nearest station to St John's Wood?
South Hampstead station, in St John's Wood itself.
Could you cook in Primrose Hill?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Who serves?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How does payment work for businesses?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we will explain the booking terms.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do you cover St John's Wood?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including St John's Wood and Greater London. Send us the address for a quote.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
How our corporate hog roast works in St John's Wood
Most teams have a set break, so the roast is timed to the minute and serve quickly. Rolls are the quickest way to serve. We serve crackling, salads and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for staff thank-you lunches and team-building days.
Around St John's Wood, workplace bookings tend to use car parks, yards and courtyards. Facilities teams typically need to approve gas equipment and access. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Area
- St John's Wood (NW8, NW6, NW3)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near St John's Wood
What else we do in St John's Wood
What affects the price in St John's Wood
We work out each quote from:
- Plates or china
- Travel to St John's Wood
- The number of people
- Menu choices and extras
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any venue rules
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for staff who don’t eat pork.
Why choose corporate hog roast in St John's Wood?
Service is fast, which suits fixed lunch breaks.
Whatever the occasion in St John's Wood, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Summer staff parties
- Team days and away days
- End-of-project celebrations
For staff and visitors coming by train, St John's Wood has its own station, South Hampstead station.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether plates or china are included
- Who carves and who serves
Should I cook it myself?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Where the roaster can go in St John's Wood
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
St John's Wood is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
Business events near St John's Wood
St John's Wood is about 1 mile south of Hampstead, in Greater London. We cover St John's Wood and its neighbours for staff events. We cover 764 places in Greater London.
Historic houses near St John's Wood include Winfield House (0.6 miles south-east) and Keats House (1.4 miles north). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. By road, St John's Wood is on or near the A5205, which makes it easy for us to reach.
Anywhere in NW8, NW6 and NW3, we can roast on site for your staff, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your staff event could be at a house on The Lane, Hall Road and Hill Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. You’ll find St John's Wood on the A5205, which makes the journey straightforward. For staff events just outside St John's Wood, we cover South Hampstead (1 mile north), Swiss Cottage (1 mile north), Primrose Hill (1 mile north-east), Lisson Grove (1 mile south) and Haverstock (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles south-east), Kensington (3 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east) and Hoxton (4 miles east).
A little further out are O2 Centre (0.9 miles north) and Sherlock Holmes Museum (1.1 miles south-east). The countryside around St John's Wood includes The Long Water and Primrose Hill.
- Nearby schools include Quintin Kynaston Community Academy (under half a mile north-west) and Arnold House School (under half a mile south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Cafe Med pub (under half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Cecil Sharp House (1.1 miles east) and Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead (1.1 miles north)
The process
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Open days in St John's Wood usually finish in daylight, but in December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so late events need lighting.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- We pack away and leave the site as we found it.
How to prepare
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Think about shelter for your staff
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to street-food vans, a hog roast feeds plenty of people quickly from one roast. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- An itemised quote
Take a look at 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
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards