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Hog Roast for a Wake in Pratt's Bottom, Greater London
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Pratt's Bottom and across Greater London.
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Wakes at a local club
- Remembrance gatherings
Funeral wake catering in Pratt's Bottom
About our funeral wake catering in Pratt's Bottom
We roast quietly on site while the service takes place, so food is ready when people arrive. We serve without fuss and clear up quietly. Whether it is life celebrations and pub and club wakes, we’ll put together a menu of roast pork in rolls or on plates, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
Wakes in Pratt's Bottom are frequently at home, a church hall or a pub with a garden. We need an outdoor spot to cook. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Where
- Pratt's Bottom (BR6, TN14)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in Pratt's Bottom
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Plates or china
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
- Menu choices and extras
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- An estimate of numbers
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
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Other occasions in Pratt's Bottom
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with family members cooking, we take the cooking off the family’s hands. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We hold the food if people are delayed.
Plates and sides make it a full meal.
Where the roaster can go in Pratt's Bottom
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Parking close by for our vehicle
- Permission from the hall or venue
- A hall or room for eating
Pratt's Bottom 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 in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
Pratt's Bottom: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Pratt's Bottom?
The closest is Knockholt station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Can you cater after a service at All Souls' Church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Do you serve rolls or plates?
Plates come as standard, and china is available on request.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
What do we need to organise?
Only the place, numbers and a contact. We’ll handle the rest.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Wakes in Pratt's Bottom: venues and practical details
Pratt's Bottom is about 3 miles south of Orpington, in Greater London. We cater wakes at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Pratt's Bottom. Pratt's Bottom is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 14 miles away.
If the funeral is at a church such as All Souls' Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. Pratt's Bottom is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
This part of Greater London takes in BR6 and TN14. Local streets include Orchard Road, Runciman Close and Downs View Close; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For wakes just outside Pratt's Bottom, we cover Halstead (1 mile south-east), Chelsfield (1 mile north-east), Bopeep (1 mile north-east), Badgers Mount (1 mile east) and Maypole (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in London (14 miles north-west), Shoreditch (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (14 miles north-west), Stockwell (13 miles north-west), Orpington (3 miles north) and Wimbledon (15 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Crofton Roman Villa (2.4 miles north-west) and Lullingstone Castle (3.8 miles east). The countryside around Pratt's Bottom includes Betsom's Hill and Downe Bank Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Pratt's Bottom include Green Street Green Primary School (1.2 miles north-west)
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
For event organisers in Pratt's Bottom
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
How it works
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Late-December sunset in Pratt's Bottom is about 3:55pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting by the food. In summer, there is daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- The roast cooks while you are at the service.
- Food is ready as guests gather.
- We clear away discreetly.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Why choose funeral wake catering in Pratt's Bottom?
Quiet, respectful service.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Pratt's Bottom. Typical bookings include:
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
If relatives are coming by rail, Knockholt station, about 0.8 miles east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs are handled
- The full menu and the sides
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away