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Film Set Catering in Richmond
Film set catering in Richmond: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Period locations
- Shoots on location
- Crew appreciation lunches
Film set catering in Richmond
How our film set catering works in Richmond
From commercials to long-form drama, we work to your schedule. We are frequently asked to cater countryside locations and location days, serving hog roast rolls, salads and halloumi skewers.
London locations around Richmond can have tight access, so tell us the route and any restrictions. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
- Location
- Richmond (TW9, TW1, TW10)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Occasions we serve in Richmond
Good for wraps too.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Richmond, such as:
- Lunch at base
- Extended shoot days
- Period locations
- Location shoots
For cast and crew travelling by train, Richmond station is about 0.5 miles away.
What your quote should include
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Who carves and who serves
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- VAT, if it applies
Places near Richmond
What else we do in Richmond
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some crew will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every shoot is different. What matters most:
- Crockery choices
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
What happens on the day
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your crew, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In December, daylight in Richmond ends around 3:55pm, so the unit base needs lighting for late service. In summer, light lasts until about 9:20pm.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Name a contact for the day
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- Vehicle access to base
- One contact for the day
Richmond is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
Allergies and dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Label the alternatives clearly
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Post allergen details at base
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
When lunch is called, we carve fast.
Add salads and potatoes for a full lunch.
A hog roast or other catering?
At the end of a shoot, a hog roast feels like a reward. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What you get with us
- An itemised quote
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Richmond questions
Which station is closest to Richmond?
The closest is Richmond station, roughly 0.5 miles away.
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Richmond?
Often, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What about crew who do not eat pork?
We can add chicken, lamb or vegetarian options.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Do you cover Richmond?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Richmond and the rest of Greater London included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Location catering around Richmond
Richmond is about 5 miles south-west of Kensington, in Greater London. Richmond is well within our area for shoots. We cater all 764 towns and villages in Greater London. Our bookings stretch from Richmond to London (9 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Pembroke Lodge (1 mile south) and Ham House (1 mile south-west). Historic houses are popular locations, and most keep cooking well away from the house, so plan the unit base with locations.
Here we cover the TW9, TW1 and TW10 postcode area, and we can cater your shoot anywhere in it. Your shoot could be at a house on Kew Road, Dee Road and Park Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. For shoots just outside Richmond, we cover Petersham (1 mile south), St Margarets (1 mile west), Eel Pie Island (1 mile south-west), Ham (1 mile south) and Isleworth (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (8 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (5 miles north-east), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include South Middlesex Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Eel Pie Island Museum (1.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Richmond Hill and Ham Lands.
- Schools near Richmond include Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (0.6 miles east) and Kneller Hall Junior School (0.7 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Victoria pub (less than half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth (2.3 miles north-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards