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Film Set Catering in Dagenham Green
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the crew turns the food into a centrepiece of your shoot in Dagenham Green.
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Location days
- Rural locations
Planning an event in Dagenham Green?
How our film set catering works in Dagenham Green
Wrap parties suit a hog roast too. We serve hog roast rolls, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and we are regularly asked to cater commercials and music videos and wrap days.
In Dagenham Green, unit bases are frequently in car parks or yards. The location manager will agree where we set up. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
- Where
- Dagenham Green (RM9, RM10, RM13)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in Dagenham Green
Each price is built from:
- The number of people
- Distance from us
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Season and day of the week
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
- The date and time of the event
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Send us the date, the address or RM9 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for crew who do not eat pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Dagenham Green questions
Could you cook in Parsloes Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What if our house in Dagenham Green has no side access?
Frequently, if there is a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Tell us about steps, gates and parking and we’ll advise.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you cover Dagenham Green?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Dagenham Green and the rest of Greater London included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Can you cater for vegans on set?
Add alternatives to suit your crew.
Occasions we serve in Dagenham Green
We are self-contained at base.
Hosts in Dagenham Green book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Commercials and music videos
- Location days
- Period drama shoots
- Lunch at base
Crew coming by rail can use the station: Dagenham Dock station serves Dagenham Green directly.
What your quote should include
- What crockery is supplied
- The space, cover and access they need
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
Dagenham Green for film and TV crews
Dagenham Green is about 1 mile south-west of Dagenham, in Greater London. We bring a hog roast for the crew to shoots anywhere in Dagenham Green, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Dagenham Green is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 11 miles away.
Within reach of Dagenham Green are historic houses such as Rainham Hall (1.9 miles east) and Eastbury Manor House (2.2 miles west). Historic houses are popular locations, and most keep cooking well away from the house, so plan the unit base with locations.
Wherever your shoot is in RM9, RM10 and RM13, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a shoot on streets such as New Road, Link Road and Ripple Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Dagenham Green, we also cover Dagenham Dock (1 mile south-west), Beam Park (1 mile east), Hornchurch Marshes (1 mile south-east), Dagenham (1 mile north-east) and Castle Green (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in London (11 miles west), City of Westminster (13 miles west), Marylebone (13 miles west), Kensington (15 miles west), St Pancras (12 miles west) and Shoreditch (10 miles west).
A little further out are River (less than half a mile south-east) and Barking Community Hospital (2.3 miles west). Within reach you’ll find Scrattons Eco Park.
- Local schools include Dagenham Park Community School (0.5 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Cross Keys pub (1 mile north-east)
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How the day works
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Late-September shoots near Dagenham Green lose the light at about 7:05pm, so plan lights for evening service.
- You send the location, date and lunch call.
- We check access to base and quote.
- We agree where we set up and when we arrive.
- We carve to order the moment lunch is called.
- Afterwards we clear our spot at base.
How to prepare
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us a contact number for the day
How to get a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Dagenham Green, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, use our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Dagenham Green?
Next to a full location catering unit, a hog roast is simpler and suits smaller shoots and one-off days. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Served at the time you choose
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- Flat ground at the unit base
- A covered eating area
Dagenham Green 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’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
For event organisers in Dagenham Green
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We work to the location’s rules.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away