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Funeral Wake Catering in Selsdon
Planning a hog roast for the wake in Selsdon? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Celebrations of life
- Church and village hall wakes
- Wakes at home
Funeral wake catering in Selsdon
About our funeral wake catering in Selsdon
A wake in Selsdon is a chance to gather, talk and share a warm meal. Roast pork in a roll or on a plate is comforting and familiar, and it takes the cooking off the family. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, roast pork in rolls or on plates and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for gatherings at clubs and pubs and celebration-of-life gatherings.
In Selsdon, the hall is frequently where people gather. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Selsdon: your questions answered
We are gathering after a service at St Francis: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
How far is Selsdon from London?
Roughly 11 miles from the centre of London.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
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.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Do you serve rolls or plates?
Both are possible: plates with sides or simple rolls.
Why choose a hog roast in Selsdon?
A hog roast can sit alongside cakes and tea, which is fine with us. The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Our staff serve and clear
- Carved to order by a chef
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
Our staff are discreet and respectful.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
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.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
How it works
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your wake in Selsdon. Autumn and winter afternoons in Selsdon get dark early: about 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December, so a later wake may need lighting outside.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a simple quote.
- The roast cooks while you are at the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Getting a price
Every wake is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wake: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Places near Selsdon
What else we do in Selsdon
What affects the price in Selsdon
Here’s what affects the price:
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How many people are eating
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.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Your menu choices
- Dietary requirements
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning the wake in Selsdon
The family can spend time with guests.
Whatever the occasion in Selsdon, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- One-year memorials
- Wakes at home
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Life celebrations
If relatives are coming by rail, Sanderstead station is about 1.7 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- Any travel or access charges
- What crockery is supplied
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- VAT, if it applies
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- One contact on the day
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Arranging a wake in Selsdon
Selsdon is about 2 miles south-east of Croydon, in Surrey. We bring a hog roast for the wake to wakes anywhere in Selsdon, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cover 395 places across Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Selsdon to London (11 miles away).
If there is not room at home, a hall or club near Selsdon may suit. After a service at St Francis, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
This part of Surrey takes in CR2 and CR0. We can cater a wake on streets such as York Road, Byron Road and Abbey Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater wakes include Forestdale (1 mile east), Addington (1 mile north-east), Sanderstead (1 mile south-west), Coombe (1 mile north-west) and Farleigh (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Epsom (9 miles west), Horley (13 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles south-west), Ewell (9 miles west), Reigate (10 miles south-west) and Caterham (4 miles south).
Nearby you will also find County Borough of Croydon (2.7 miles north-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (2.9 miles west). Within reach you will find Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
- Local schools include The Quest Academy (under half a mile north) and Royal Russell School (1 mile north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Sir Julian Huxley pub (less than half a mile west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards