Wokingham · England
Film Set Catering in Earley
Looking for a hog roast for the crew in Earley? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Lunch at base
- Music video days
- Farm and estate locations
Book a hog roast in Earley
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to grilling to order, carving is quicker for big numbers. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Earley hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Carved to order by a chef
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Film set catering in Earley, carved to order
Crew numbers can be large, and carving feeds a lot of people quickly. Rolls or plates, salads and potatoes make a proper lunch. For historic house shoots and ad shoots, we’ll put together a menu of a vegan option, hog roast rolls and spit-roast lamb and more.
In a town like Earley, unit bases are often in car parks, school grounds or yards. A hog roast suits any of them. You’ll know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
The process
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. Your crew will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Summer shoots near Earley have light until about 9:25pm, so a wrap party can run into the evening.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We check access to base and quote.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We serve when lunch is called.
- We clear our spot.
How to prepare
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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What affects the price in Earley
The price comes down to:
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Location catering around Earley
Earley is about 2 miles south-east of Reading, in Wokingham. Planning a hog roast for the crew in Earley? We cover the whole area. We bring hog roasts to all 35 towns and villages across Wokingham.
For cast and crew travelling by train, Earley station is about 0.9 miles away. Earley is on or near the A327 and A3290, good for unit base access.
We cater shoots across the RG6, RG2 and RG1 postcode area. Streets in the area include Elm Road, Elm Lane and Mays Lane, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Being close to the A327 and A3290, Earley is simple for us to get to with the roaster. For shoots just outside Earley, we cover Lower Earley (1 mile south-east), Whitley (1 mile west), Newtown (2 miles north-west), Whitley Wood (2 miles south-west) and Shinfield (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Wokingham (4 miles south-east), Crowthorne (7 miles south-east), Woosehill (4 miles south-east), Emmbrook (3 miles east), Twyford (4 miles north-east) and Charvil (4 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Wokingham, Earley has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (1.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
- Schools near Earley include Maiden Erlegh School (0.5 miles north-east) and Leighton Park School (0.7 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Three Tuns pub (0.7 miles north)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include University of Reading library (0.7 miles north-west)
Organising for someone else?
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
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Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- Shelter for crew
- The location manager’s agreement
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
About the food
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station, frequently with mint sauce.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg, in a roll or on a plate.
Questions from Earley
Can you do a hog roast in Maiden Erlegh Local Nature Reserve?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Earley close to London?
About 36 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you have documents for locations?
Requirements vary by production; share your list and we’ll respond.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Label the alternatives clearly
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Plan separately for halal if needed
If lunch moves, we hold the roast a little; just let us know.
A second meat widens the menu.
Perfect for your shoot in Earley
We’re self-contained at base.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Earley, including:
- Farm and estate locations
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Milestone days on set
- Music video days
Earley is roughly 36 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
Before booking anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- A clear list of what’s included
- What crockery is supplied
- Allergen information for every dish
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away