Brighton and Hove · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Seven Dials, Brighton and Hove
Film set catering in Seven Dials: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Milestone days on set
- Period drama shoots
- Farm and estate locations
Planning an event in Seven Dials?
Film set catering for your shoot in Seven Dials
We work with location managers and production offices on access, base layout and timings for shoots around Seven Dials. Whether it is crew appreciation lunches and commercials and music videos, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls and more.
For a location shoot near Seven Dials, base might be in a field or farmyard. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Where
- Seven Dials (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- County
- Brighton and Hove
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Post allergen details at base
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
A cooked roast can wait; just let us know.
A second meat widens the menu.
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. Summer shoots near Seven Dials have light until about 9:15pm, which suits an evening wrap at base.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
Related guides
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue, carving is quicker for big numbers. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why us?
- Planned to your running order
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your crew
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Where the roaster can go in Seven Dials
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere for crew to eat if it rains
- Access agreed with locations
- Sign-off from the location
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
Perfect for your shoot in Seven Dials
We’re self-contained at base.
However big or small the event in Seven Dials, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Base catering
- Shoots on location
- Music video days
- Crew appreciation lunches
Seven Dials is roughly 46 miles from central London.
Questions to ask before you book
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Allergen information for every dish
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Who carves and who serves
Shooting in Seven Dials: unit bases and access
Seven Dials is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. We cater shoots of every size in Seven Dials. Seven Dials is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we cater.
Seven Dials is on or near the A2010, good for unit base access. For crew arriving by train, there is a station right in Seven Dials: Brighton station. The South Downs National Park is within about 7 miles of Seven Dials, so check cooking and vehicle rules with locations. The coast is within about a mile of Seven Dials, and coastal unit bases can be exposed.
We cover shoots in every part of BN1, BN3 and BN50 and the streets around it. Local streets include Dyke Road, Powis Road and York Avenue; a shoot on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around Seven Dials include the A2010, which makes travel to your shoot easy. For shoots just outside Seven Dials, we cover West Hill (1 mile south-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Hanover (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (6 miles east), Roedean (3 miles south-east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). Seven Dials is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove, with lots of choice for shoots.
Nearby you will also find Montefiore Hospital (less than half a mile west) and Brighton Transport Museum (0.6 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.
- Schools near Seven Dials include Stanford Junior School (within half a mile north) and The Drive Prep School (0.9 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Cow pub (under half a mile south)
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Time on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Menu choices and extras
- The date and time of year
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The address or postcode
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Dietary requirements
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Nearby places to Seven Dials
More for events in Seven Dials
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Questions from Seven Dials
Could you cook in St. Ann's Well Gardens?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Is Seven Dials close to London?
Roughly 46 miles from the centre of London.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away