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Film Set Catering in Puddle Dock
Film set catering in Puddle Dock: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Period drama shoots
- Base catering
- Commercials and music videos
Slow-roasted pork in Puddle Dock
About the food
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
How our film set catering works in Puddle Dock
For a wrap party, a hog roast is relaxed and generous, with crew eating together at the end of the shoot. Popular choices include salads, spit-roast lamb and a vegan option, and we are often booked for wrap days and shoots on location.
London locations around Puddle Dock can have tight access, so send us the route and restrictions. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Area
- Puddle Dock (RM14)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
For event organisers in Puddle Dock
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
What affects the price in Puddle Dock
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The date and time of year
- Distance from us
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Numbers
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Your menu choices
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the event is
- A picture of the cooking area
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Halal is not offered
- Count crew needing an alternative
We arrive early and set up at base, roasting through the morning.
China crockery is available on request.
Nearby places to Puddle Dock
Also in Puddle Dock
Your questions about a hog roast for the crew in Puddle Dock
What’s the nearest station to Puddle Dock?
The closest is Upminster station, roughly 1.9 miles away.
What if our house in Puddle Dock has no side access?
It depends on access: a rear gate or yard normally works. Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Can you cater our wrap?
Of course. Send us the details.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- One contact for the day
- Access agreed with locations
- Away from vehicles and equipment
As a London location, Puddle Dock is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Puddle Dock
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast can be a special day alongside regular catering. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Puddle Dock
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your crew
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Step by step
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. Because the roast starts early, and in December Puddle Dock is dark by about 3:50pm, so we may set up under lights.
- Production sends us the location and call times.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We serve when lunch is called.
- We clear our spot.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Give us a contact number for the day
Ask for a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Crew catering near Puddle Dock
Puddle Dock is in Greater London. We cater shoots across Puddle Dock and nearby. Puddle Dock is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 17 miles away.
For cast and crew travelling by train, the nearest station is Upminster station, about 1.9 miles west.
Shoots anywhere in RM14 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many crew. For shoots just outside Puddle Dock, we cover Cranham (1 mile west), North Ockendon (1 mile south), Upminster (2 miles west), Upminster Bridge (2 miles west) and Emerson Park (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Walthamstow (14 miles west), Orpington (15 miles south-west), Plaistow (12 miles west), Leyton (13 miles west), New Cross (15 miles south-west) and Romford (5 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (1.7 miles west) and Spire Hartswood Hospital (2.8 miles north). The countryside around Puddle Dock includes Cranham Brickfields.
- Local schools include Hall Mead School (1.4 miles west)
Events we cater in Puddle Dock
Carving serves a crew fast.
People around Puddle Dock book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Wrap days
- Milestone days on set
- Extended shoot days
- Location days
Nearby historic houses include Hare Hall (4.1 miles north-west). Historic houses are popular locations, and most keep cooking well away from the house, so plan the unit base with locations.
Before you book anyone
- Whether plates or china are included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and 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 when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards