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Funeral Wake Catering in Yateley
Looking for a hog roast for the wake in Yateley? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Home wakes
- Memorial gatherings
- Family get-togethers after a service
Book a hog roast in Yateley
How our funeral wake catering works in Yateley
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 does not eat pork. Popular choices include roast pork in rolls or on plates, salads and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater ashes ceremonies and celebration-of-life gatherings.
For a wake in Yateley, somewhere close to the church or crematorium helps. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Common questions in Yateley
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Peter: 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 generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Can you do a hog roast in Ambarrow Court?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
What if the service runs late?
That’s fine: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Is there an alternative to pork?
Yes, add chicken or a vegetarian option.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
Food is served as everyone gathers, calmly and without fuss.
Ask about china.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The journey to the venue
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Roughly how many people
- The address or postcode
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose funeral wake catering in Yateley?
It feeds everyone at once, so people can sit and talk.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Yateley. Typical bookings include:
- Home wakes
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Memorial events
Families holding a service at Church of St Peter often gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
What your quote should include
- The space, cover and access they need
- What the price includes, item by item
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a cold buffet, roast pork on a plate with potatoes is more filling. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- An itemised quote
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
The process
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. Wakes in Yateley are normally in the afternoon, so light is rarely a problem, but by late December it’s dark at about 3:55pm.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- Food is ready as guests gather.
- We pack up quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Send final numbers in good time
- Give us a contact number for the day
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or GU46 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A contact for the day who is not immediate family
- Clearance from walls and branches
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Yateley
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Yateley: halls, homes and travel
Yateley is about 4 miles north-west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Wakes in Yateley are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Yateley is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Yateley to Reading (about 10 miles away).
With the B3272 nearby, it’s easy for family travelling by car to reach Yateley. For family travelling by train, Sandhurst station, about 1.3 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
We cover wakes in every part of the GU46 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a wake in a garden on Hall Lane, Calcott Park and Wistaria Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. With the B3272 close by, Yateley is easy for us to reach for your wake. Other places close to Yateley we cover include Darby Green (1 mile east), Eversley Cross (1 mile north-west), Little Sandhurst (1 mile north-east), Minley (2 miles south) and Eversley Centre (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Basingstoke (13 miles south-west), Farnborough (4 miles south-east), Fleet (4 miles south), Aldershot (7 miles south-east), Alton (14 miles south-west) and Tadley (13 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Staff College Museum (3.6 miles east) and Pinewood Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Horseshoe Lake and Hitches Hill.
- Schools near Yateley include Cranford Park Primary (under half a mile east)
- Pubs nearby include Dog & Partridge pub (within half a mile north-east)
For event organisers in Yateley
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away