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Funeral Wake Catering for Covent Garden
Planning a hog roast for the wake in Covent Garden? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Wakes at home
- Remembrance gatherings
- Gatherings after a cremation
Funeral wake catering for Covent Garden
How we price a hog roast for the wake
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Whether you want china
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.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- Your menu choices
- Any venue rules
- Your date and serving time
- Roughly how many people
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Funeral wake catering in Covent Garden, slow-roasted on site
We keep things simple for families: a short conversation, a clear quote and a calm service on the day. Popular choices include apple sauce, roast pork in rolls or on plates and halloumi skewers, and we’re often booked for gatherings after a cremation and gatherings at clubs and pubs.
In Covent Garden, a hall with outdoor space is frequently the easiest option. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
- Where
- Covent Garden (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so we don’t need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Wakes in Covent Garden are generally in the afternoon, which is daylight for most of the year, but by late December it is dark at about 3:55pm.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We confirm the space.
- We cook on site.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We leave the venue tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Places near Covent Garden
Other occasions in Covent Garden
Planning the wake in Covent Garden
We serve calmly and clear away discreetly.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Covent Garden, including:
- Family meals after a funeral
- One-year memorials
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Life celebrations
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, London Charing Cross station serves Covent Garden directly.
Before you book anyone
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Whether travel is included
- Whether VAT is included
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Count anyone who does not eat pork
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Ask close family about dietary needs
We set up quietly and start the roast early, well away from the entrance.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Why choose a hog roast in Covent Garden?
If the hall or pub provides food, check whether we can cater there. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Timed around your day
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Wake catering near Covent Garden
Covent Garden is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. A hog roast suits wakes around Covent Garden, whatever the venue. We cover 764 places across Greater London.
Covent Garden is on or near the A301 and A400, handy for relatives driving in. A club or hall near Covent Garden gives space for everyone and outdoor room for the roaster.
Wakes anywhere in W1F, W1D and W1T start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Your wake could be at a house on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and New Square or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Covent Garden sits on or near the A301 and A400, which makes travel to your wake easy. We also bring hog roasts to wakes in Seven Dials (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile east), Adelphi (1 mile south), St Giles (1 mile north-west) and Clare Market (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find London Museum and Institute of Natural History (within half a mile east) and Montfichet's Tower (0.9 miles east). Open spaces near Covent Garden include Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
- Local schools include London Nautical School (0.7 miles south-east) and Mercers' School (0.7 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Punch & Judy pub (less than half a mile south-west)
- Local facilities include Liberty of the Savoy (less than half a mile south-east) and LSE Shaw Library (within half a mile north-east)
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Questions from Covent Garden
Could you cook in Victoria Embankment Gardens?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
What’s the nearest station to Covent Garden?
Covent Garden has its own station: London Charing Cross station.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you cater at home?
Most places, with an outdoor spot for cooking.
Do you serve rolls or plates?
Plates come as standard, and china is available on request.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
Where the roaster can go in Covent Garden
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
- Space away from the building and any trees
- Approval from the landlord or committee
Covent Garden 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 are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away