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Funeral Wake Catering for Avery Hill
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for the wake in Avery Hill.
- Ashes ceremonies
- Wakes at home
- Wakes in village halls
Planning an event in Avery Hill?
How we price a hog roast for the wake
Each price is built from:
- Time on site
- Distance from us
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Rough numbers
- Your date and serving time
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the event is
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Funeral wake catering near Avery Hill
Wake catering across Avery Hill and Greater London, wherever the family gathers. For hall gatherings after a service and memorial events, we’ll put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, apple sauce and new potatoes for your guests.
For a wake in Avery Hill, a hall or club with a yard or garden is frequently simplest. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Where
- Avery Hill (SE9, DA15, DA16)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
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What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a cold buffet, a warm plated meal is more comforting. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why Avery Hill hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Timed around your day
- All the equipment comes with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
- One contact on the day
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
Avery Hill is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Avery Hill
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Give us numbers for the alternatives
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
We arrive in good time and roast quietly, out of the way of arriving guests.
Add chicken as an alternative.
Working with your venue
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. For a summer wake in Avery Hill, there’s light until about 9:20pm, so a garden gathering works well.
- You tell us the date, the venue, rough numbers and when people will arrive.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a simple quote.
- The roast cooks while the service is under way.
- We serve when everyone arrives, calmly and without fuss.
- We clear away discreetly.
Before we arrive
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or SE9 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
After a funeral in Avery Hill
Avery Hill is about 1 mile north-east of Eltham, in Greater London. From village halls to gardens and fields, wakes around Avery Hill suit a hog roast. Avery Hill is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 8 miles away.
With the A210 nearby, it’s easy for family travelling by car to reach Avery Hill. If relatives are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Falconwood station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre.
For wakes in SE9, DA15 and DA16, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. From Bexley Road, Glenure Road and Perpins Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Being close to the A210, Avery Hill is easy for us to reach. Close by, we cover wakes in Blackfen (1 mile east), Eltham (1 mile south-west), New Eltham (1 mile south), Falconwood (1 mile north-east) and Well Hall (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (12 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Greenwich Castle (3.8 miles north-west) and Metropolitan Police Museum (1.7 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Summer Hill and The Tarn.
- Schools near Avery Hill include Alderwood Primary School (0.5 miles south-east)
Questions from Avery Hill
What’s the nearest station to Avery Hill?
Falconwood station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre.
What if our house in Avery Hill has no side access?
It depends on access: a rear gate or yard generally works. Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
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. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do you serve rolls or plates?
Either: plates with sides or simple rolls.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
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.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Occasions we serve in Avery Hill
Hearty food that most people like, just right after a funeral.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Avery Hill. Typical bookings include:
- Wakes at home
- Family get-togethers after a service
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
- Celebrations of life
After a service at Church of Holy Trinity, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Who carves and who serves
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away