Hampshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering in Worting
We bring a hog roast for the wake to Worting and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Pub and club wakes
- Life celebrations
- Anniversary memorials
Planning an event in Worting?
How the day works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late-December sunset in Worting is about 4:00pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the serving area and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a simple quote.
- We set up and roast while you’re at the service.
- We serve quietly as people gather.
- We clear away discreetly.
How to prepare
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or RG22 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Funeral wake catering near Worting
We keep things simple for families: one call, one quote and quiet, reliable service. We are frequently asked to cater remembrance days and celebrations of life, serving apple sauce, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
In Worting, the hall or the family home is a natural choice. Let us know where the roaster could go. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Site access
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Travel to Worting
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The address or postcode
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and time of the event
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Nearby places to Worting
Other occasions in Worting
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, which keeps it hot and moist.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Space away from the building and any trees
- Parking close by for our vehicle
- Space inside for guests
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
Common questions in Worting
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Thomas A Becket: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Which station is closest to Worting?
The closest is Basingstoke station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Can you serve on plates?
Either: rolls for a simple meal, plates with salads and potatoes for a fuller one.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
A hog roast or other catering?
Rather than relatives cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why book our hog roast in Worting
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Planned to your running order
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- A choice of salads and potatoes
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Wake catering near Worting
Worting is about 2 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Worting and the surrounding area are covered for wakes. We bring hog roasts to 683 places across Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Worting to Reading (about 15 miles away).
For a service at a church like Church of St Thomas A Becket, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
For wakes in RG22 and RG23, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Local streets include Warham Road, Church Lane and Wayside Road; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater wakes include Buckskin (1 mile south-east), Winklebury (1 mile north-east), South Ham (1 mile east), Kempshott (1 mile south) and Newfound (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Fleet (13 miles east), Andover (15 miles west), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (14 miles east), Tadley (6 miles north) and Hook (8 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Park Prewett Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and Basing House (3.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Schools near Worting include Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (0.7 miles south-east) and Coppice Spring School (1.1 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Hart Inn (less than half a mile east)
Who books funeral wake catering in Worting?
If the service runs late, the food waits.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Worting and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Wakes at home
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- One-year memorials
- Wakes at a local club
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Basingstoke station is about 2.1 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- VAT, if it applies
- Who carves and who serves
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
Food is served as everyone gathers, calmly and without fuss.
Plates and sides make it a full meal.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away