Surrey · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Christmas Pie
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for the wake in Christmas Pie.
- Gatherings at the family home
- Remembrance gatherings
- Church and village hall wakes
Funeral wake catering for Christmas Pie
For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
About our funeral wake catering in Christmas Pie
Wake catering across Christmas Pie and Surrey, wherever the family gathers. We serve halloumi skewers, roast pork in rolls or on plates and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for memorial events and home wakes.
For a wake near Christmas Pie, a farmhouse or village hall often works well. You will know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A level outdoor area
- A safe distance from the hall
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
Nearby places to Christmas Pie
What else we do in Christmas Pie
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to booking a function room menu, a hog roast at a hall is often simpler. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why book with us
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
See our prices page or the cost guide.
What affects the price in Christmas Pie
The biggest factors are:
- Travel to Christmas Pie
- Access to the cooking area
- Time on site
- Whether you want china
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Rough numbers
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
- Dietary requirements
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Christmas Pie, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
Events we cater in Christmas Pie
Nobody in the family has to cook or serve.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Christmas Pie and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Family meals after a funeral
- Church and village hall wakes
- Pub and club wakes
- Remembrance gatherings
If relatives are coming by rail, Wanborough station serves Christmas Pie directly.
Questions to ask before booking
- Staffing on the day
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The space, cover and access they need
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Autumn and winter afternoons in Christmas Pie get dark early: about 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December, so we plan lighting for later gatherings.
- Share the date, place and numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- The roast cooks while you’re at the service.
- Food is ready as guests gather.
- We pack up quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Christmas Pie questions
Do you come out to small places like Christmas Pie?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Christmas Pie from London?
About 31 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Can you do something else?
Chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Halal isn’t available.
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
- Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Rotisserie chicken is a good alternative for those who don’t eat pork.
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Arranging a wake in Christmas Pie
Christmas Pie is about 2 miles east of Ash, in Surrey. We cater wakes across Christmas Pie and nearby, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to 395 places in Surrey.
After a service at Church of St Bartholomew, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone. A club or hall near Christmas Pie gives space for everyone and outdoor room for the roaster.
Wakes anywhere in GU3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. That could mean a wake in a garden on Cull's Road, Westwood Lane and Flexford Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Christmas Pie we cover include Flexford (1 mile north), Wanborough (1 mile south-east), Normandy (1 mile north), Puttenham (1 mile south) and Willey Green (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (4 miles east), Woking (7 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north), Farnham (6 miles west), Egham (14 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-east).
A little further out are Guildford Hospital (2.6 miles east) and Guildford Castle (4.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Ash Ranges and Hog's Back.
- Local schools include Ash Manor School (2.5 miles west)
- Other local spots include Seale and Tongham (2.6 miles south-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards