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Film Set Catering for Tower Hamlets
Planning a hog roast for the crew in Tower Hamlets? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Base catering
- Ad shoots
- Shoots on location
Film set catering in Tower Hamlets
Film set catering for your shoot in Tower Hamlets
Crews can be big, and carving serves a crowd fast. Rolls or plates, salads and potatoes make a proper lunch. Typical bookings include location shoots and unit base lunches, with a vegan option, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls.
Around Tower Hamlets, locations can be rural. Tell us about the route to base. The hog is roasted on site at your shoot, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your crew.
Why choose film set catering in Tower Hamlets?
Alternatives cover everyone.
However big or small the event in Tower Hamlets, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Ad shoots
- Base catering
- Farm and estate locations
For crew arriving by train, Tower Hamlets has its own station, Dover Priory station.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How dietary needs are handled
- The space, cover and access they need
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. In December, daylight in Tower Hamlets ends around 3:50pm, so a late lunch or wrap at base needs lighting. Summer shoots have daylight until about 9:15pm.
- Tell us the base location.
- We agree our position with locations.
- We roast under cover at base.
- We serve rolls or plates quickly.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or CT17 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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Tower Hamlets: your questions answered
Can you roast near the sea around Tower Hamlets?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Can you do a hog roast in High Meadow?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can you cater for vegans on set?
Add alternatives to suit your crew.
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, perfect for eating on the move. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, and handy for anyone who doesn’t eat pork.
For event organisers in Tower Hamlets
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- The journey to the venue
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- An estimate of numbers
- A photo of the cooking area
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your shoot for a quote: fill in our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to shop-bought sandwiches, hot food makes a difference on a long day. The main driver is numbers: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Timed around your day
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Post allergen details at base
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Request gluten-free rolls
When lunch is called, we carve fast.
Sides make a proper lunch.
Tower Hamlets for film and TV crews
Tower Hamlets is about 1 mile south of Dover, in Kent. Shoots in Tower Hamlets are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Tower Hamlets is roughly 65 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews. The A256 give trucks and catering a straightforward route to Tower Hamlets. With the sea within about a mile, coastal shoots need a sheltered base, so plan where crew will eat.
We bring hog roasts to shoots all over CT17, CT16 and CT15. Your shoot could be at a house on Cow Lane, Odo Road and Eric Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. With the A256 close by, Tower Hamlets is easy for us to reach with the roaster. For shoots just outside Tower Hamlets, we cover Charlton-in-Dover (1 mile north-east), Guston (2 miles north-east), Church Whitfield (2 miles north), East Langdon (3 miles north-east) and West Cliffe (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (7 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (10 miles south-west) and Walmer (7 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Dover Castle (1 mile east) and Royal Victoria Hospital (under half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include Dover Western Heights.
- Local schools include Dover Grammar School for Girls (less than half a mile north-east) and St Edmund's Catholic School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Eagle Inn (within half a mile north-east)
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Access agreed with locations
- The location manager’s agreement
- Away from vehicles and equipment
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- New potatoes
Places near Tower Hamlets
Other occasions in Tower Hamlets
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards