Greater London · England
Film Set Catering for Summerstown
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 Summerstown.
- Long shoot days
- Ad shoots
- Base catering
Planning an event in Summerstown?
Film set catering in Summerstown, slow-roasted on site
On a long shoot day near Summerstown, a hot lunch on time matters. A hog roast suits a unit base: it roasts through the morning and is carved fast when lunch is called. We are frequently asked to cater music video days and farm and estate locations, with salads, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
Shoots in Summerstown often use streets, yards and car parks as unit bases. Locations will arrange our position. Timings are planned around your shoot, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Area
- Summerstown (SW17, SW18, SW19)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Summerstown questions
Can you do a hog roast in King George's Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What if our house in Summerstown has no side access?
Frequently, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Do you come to Summerstown?
We do. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
What affects the price in Summerstown
Here’s what affects the price:
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your menu choices
- Dietary requirements
- The venue or postcode
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Shooting in Summerstown: unit bases and access
Summerstown is about 1 mile north-east of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Shoots in Summerstown are part of our patch. We cater all 764 towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Summerstown to London (about 6 miles away).
With the A218 nearby, Summerstown is easy for us and the trucks to reach. Nearby historic houses include Southside House (2.4 miles south-west) and Fulham Palace (2.8 miles north-west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property.
We cover shoots in every part of the SW17, SW18 and SW19 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Weir Road, Acuba Road and Mount Road; a shoot on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around Summerstown include the A218, which makes travel to your shoot easy. Other places close to Summerstown we cover include Earlsfield (1 mile north), Southfields (1 mile north), Tooting Bec (1 mile south-east), Tooting (1 mile south-east) and South Wimbledon (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (5 miles north), St Pancras (7 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are St Leonard's (2.4 miles east) and Southside Wandsworth (1.4 miles north). Within reach you will find Wandle Meadow Nature Park and Battersea Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit (within half a mile south-east) and Hillcroft School (0.8 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find Leather Bottle pub (less than half a mile north)
Also near Summerstown
Also in Summerstown
The process
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. On a winter shoot near Summerstown, the light goes by about 3:55pm, so a late lunch or wrap at base needs lighting. In summer, light lasts until about 9:20pm.
- You send the location, date and lunch call.
- You get a check on access and a quote.
- We agree where we set up and when we arrive.
- We roast through the morning and carve fast when lunch is called.
- We pack away straight after service.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
A cooked roast can wait.
Ask about china.
Where the roaster can go in Summerstown
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- The location manager’s agreement
- A covered eating area
- A safe distance from kit
Summerstown 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.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Is a hog roast right for your shoot?
Next to shop-bought sandwiches, a hot hog roast keeps morale up. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What you get with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Timed around your day
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some crew will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb roasted on the spit is a lovely alternative to pork, especially for crew who do not eat pork.
Occasions we serve in Summerstown
We are self-contained at base.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Summerstown, including:
- Unit base lunches
- Crew thank-you days
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Commercials and music videos
For cast and crew travelling by train, the closest railway station is Earlsfield station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre.
Questions to ask before booking
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether plates or china are included
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether VAT is included
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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