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Funeral Wake Catering in Summerstown
We bring a hog roast for the wake to Summerstown and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Family get-togethers after a service
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Hall gatherings after a service
Funeral wake catering for Summerstown
Working with your venue
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Funeral wake catering in Summerstown, slow-roasted on site
Roast pork with salads, new potatoes and coleslaw makes a proper meal, or rolls keep it simple. Chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option are there for anyone who doesn’t eat pork. For family meals after a funeral and memorial events, we will put together a menu of roast pork in rolls or on plates, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
In Summerstown, a hall with outdoor space is often the easiest option, though home can work with a garden and side access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Area
- Summerstown (SW17, SW18, SW19)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Nearby places to Summerstown
Other occasions in Summerstown
Why choose funeral wake catering in Summerstown?
If the service runs late, the food waits.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Summerstown and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- One-year memorials
- Wakes at a local club
- Memorial gatherings
Local halls and clubs near Summerstown can host a wake if home is too small.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Whether plates or china are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Who carves and who serves
How the day works
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. In winter, it is dark in Summerstown by about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the serving area and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Contact us as soon as you have a date.
- We check the cooking spot with the venue.
- We cook on site.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We leave the venue tidy.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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How we price a hog roast for the wake
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The number of people
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- An estimate of numbers
- The address or postcode
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Rather than relatives cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why Summerstown hosts choose us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Timed around your day
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See how we price or the cost guide.
Questions from Summerstown
Can you do a hog roast in King George's Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
We are gathering after a service at St Mary's Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
What if the service runs late?
Give us a contact for the day and we will serve when everyone is there.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Check with family about dietary needs
We hold the food if people are delayed.
Let us know if there’s something the person especially liked.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Where the roaster can go in Summerstown
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A friend or relative we can call
- Space away from the building and any trees
- A short route for the equipment
Summerstown 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 before you book.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
Wakes in Summerstown: venues and practical details
Summerstown is about 1 mile north-east of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Planning a hog roast for the wake in Summerstown? We cover the whole area. Summerstown is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Summerstown to London (6 miles away).
Summerstown is on or near the A218, handy for relatives driving in. For anyone coming to the funeral by train, the closest railway station is Earlsfield station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre.
Anywhere in SW17, SW18 and SW19, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your wake is on Weir Road, Acuba Road and Mount Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. With the A218 close by, Summerstown is simple for us to get to with the roaster. Nearby, we also cater wakes in Earlsfield (1 mile north), Southfields (1 mile north), Tooting Bec (1 mile south-east), Tooting (1 mile south-east) and South Wimbledon (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (5 miles north), St Pancras (7 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are St Leonard's (2.4 miles east) and Southside Wandsworth (1.4 miles north). The countryside around Summerstown includes Wandle Meadow Nature Park and Battersea Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit (within half a mile south-east) and Hillcroft School (0.8 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Leather Bottle pub (under half a mile north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away