Hampshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Lower Common
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 Lower Common.
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Anniversary memorials
- Church and village hall wakes
Funeral wake catering in Lower Common
Funeral wake catering in Lower Common, carved to order
Services can run over, and that’s fine: we will hold the food until people arrive. Give us a contact for the day. We are frequently asked to cater family meals after a funeral and celebration-of-life gatherings, serving new potatoes, apple sauce and salads.
In rural Lower Common, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Events we cater in Lower Common
Nobody in the family has to cook or serve.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Lower Common:
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
- Celebrations of life
- Memorial gatherings
After a service at Church of St Mary, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
What your quote should include
- The space, cover and access they need
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- What crockery is supplied
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
Food is served as everyone gathers, quietly and respectfully.
Add chicken as an alternative.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Time on site
- Crockery choices
- The number of people
- Site access
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, with everything listed.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Where the event is
- An estimate of numbers
- Dietary requirements
- Any venue rules
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Step by step
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. For a summer wake in Lower Common, there’s light until about 9:25pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Contact us as soon as you have a date.
- We check the cooking spot with the venue.
- We cook on site.
- We serve quietly.
- We leave the venue tidy.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us a contact number for the day
Get a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Related guides
Where the roaster can go in Lower Common
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
- Somewhere indoors for people to eat
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Lower Common
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
Also near Lower Common
What else we do in Lower Common
Planners, venues and businesses
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Wake catering near Lower Common
Lower Common is about 3 miles west of Yateley, in Hampshire. Wakes in Lower Common are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Lower Common is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Lower Common to Reading (7 miles away).
If relatives are coming by rail, Crowthorne station, about 3.5 miles east, is the nearest station.
Wherever your wake is in RG27, we can roast on site for your guests. Whether your wake is on Mud Lane, Lower Common and Warbrook Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Lower Common we cover include Eversley (1 mile north-east), Eversley Centre (1 mile east), Eversley Cross (2 miles east), Finchampstead (2 miles east) and California (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (11 miles south-west), Farnborough (7 miles south-east), Fleet (6 miles south-east), Aldershot (9 miles south-east), Alton (14 miles south) and Yateley (3 miles east).
A little further out are West Green House Agricultural Museum (3.9 miles south) and Beaumys Castle (4 miles north-west). Within reach you will find The Marshes Local Nature Reserve and Horseshoe Lake.
- Schools near Lower Common include Bohunt School Wokingham (1.7 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Hart Public House (within half a mile east)
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If the hall or pub provides food, check whether we can cater there. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Planned to your running order
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Common questions in Lower Common
Can you do a hog roast in Shepperlands Farm Nature Reserve?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Lower Common from London?
About 36 miles from central London.
Can you do something else?
Yes, add chicken or a vegetarian option for those who need them.
What if it rains?
Rain does not stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
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.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away