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Funeral Wake Catering in Willesden
Planning a hog roast for the wake in Willesden? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
- Wakes at home
- Family meals after a funeral
Funeral wake catering in Willesden
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Funeral wake catering in Willesden, carved to order
A wake in Willesden is a chance to gather, talk and share a warm meal. A hog roast is simple, hearty food that most people enjoy, and it takes the cooking off the family. For gatherings at the family home and gatherings at clubs and pubs, we can cook roast pork in rolls or on plates, apple sauce and new potatoes and more.
Wakes in Willesden are often at home, a church hall or a pub with a garden. We need an outdoor spot to cook. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
- Location
- Willesden (NW10, NW2)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The journey to the venue
- Time on site
- Whether you want china
- Site access
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Dietary requirements
- The date and time of the event
To get a quote, just 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. Use our quote form.
How it works
The roaster cooks outdoors, under a gazebo on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. For a summer wake in Willesden, there’s light until about 9:20pm, so a garden gathering works well.
- Contact us as soon as you have a date.
- We check the cooking spot with the venue.
- We set up and roast on the day.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Get a quote
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Willesden: halls, homes and travel
Willesden is about 2 miles west of Hampstead, in Greater London. We cover wakes in Willesden. Willesden is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 7 miles away.
Local halls and clubs near Willesden can host a wake if home is too small. Relatives driving in can use the B453 to reach Willesden.
We bring hog roasts to wakes all over NW10 and NW2 and the streets around it. We can cater a wake on streets such as Tudor Mews, Chaplin Road and Belton Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Willesden include the B453, which makes travel to your wake easy. For wakes just outside Willesden, we cover Willesden Green (1 mile south), Neasden (1 mile north-west), Church End (1 mile west), Cricklewood (1 mile north-east) and Harlesden (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south-east), Marylebone (4 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-east), St Pancras (5 miles east) and Shoreditch (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Middlesex (1.6 miles west) and St Andrew's Hospital (0.9 miles north). Within reach you will find The Long Water and Primrose Hill.
- Nearby schools include Capital City Academy (0.6 miles south) and Brondesbury College (1 mile south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Royal Oak Inn (0.9 miles south-west)
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Space inside for guests
- Clearance from walls and branches
As a London location, Willesden is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Willesden
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
A hog roast or other catering?
Rather than relatives cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. 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. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Carved to order by a chef
- Timed around your day
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Nearby places to Willesden
More for events in Willesden
Who books funeral wake catering in Willesden?
Quiet, respectful service.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Memorial gatherings
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
- Church and village hall wakes
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
If relatives are coming by rail, Kensal Rise station, about 1.1 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- What crockery is supplied
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Travel and any London charges
- A clear list of what’s included
Willesden questions
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Andrew: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can you do a hog roast in Roundwood Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
Can you cater in Willesden?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Give us numbers for the alternatives
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We set up quietly and start the roast early, well away from the entrance.
If there was a favourite dish from our menu, tell us.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away