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Hog Roast for Events for Arborfield
Give your visitors slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Arborfield. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Club events
- Charity days
- Community days and street fairs
Slow-roasted pork in Arborfield
Working with your venue
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
How our hog roast for events works in Arborfield
Sports clubs, fun runs and tournaments suit a hog roast. We’re frequently asked to cater community events and car shows and rallies, with apple sauce, a vegan burger or sausage and hog roast rolls.
Rural events near Arborfield can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Arborfield questions
What’s the nearest station to Arborfield?
The closest is Winnersh station, roughly 2.5 miles away.
Do you trade at school fairs around Arborfield?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What will our event need from you?
Requirements vary. Let us know what you need.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
What about visitors who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Where the roaster can go in Arborfield
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Room for a queue that doesn’t block paths
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Permission for cooking on the site
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Arborfield
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Numbers
- Site access
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Roughly how many people
- The address or postcode
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Arborfield?
For big events, ask us about the expected crowds early, so we can plan. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Arborfield hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- All the equipment comes with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Arborfield events: pitches and permissions
Arborfield is about 3 miles west of Wokingham, in Reading. Hosts in Arborfield book us for events of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to all 34 towns and villages in Reading, from the larger towns to small villages.
For anyone arriving by train, the closest railway station is Winnersh station, roughly 2.5 miles north-east of the centre. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Bartholomew, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Events anywhere in RG2 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many visitors. Whether your event is on Church Lane, Walden Avenue and Cartershill Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Shinfield (2 miles west), Lower Earley (2 miles north), Ryeish Green (2 miles west), Earley (2 miles north) and Whitley Wood (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Caversham (6 miles north-west), Norcot (6 miles north-west), West Reading (5 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (6 miles north-west), Caversham Heights (6 miles north-west) and Horncastle (6 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Wokingham Hospital (3 miles east) and Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.8 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find South Lake and Sonning Hill.
- Nearby schools include Bohunt School Wokingham (1.9 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include Swan Inn (0.6 miles south-east)
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Nearby places to Arborfield
Other occasions in Arborfield
Step by step
Here’s how the day normally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. In late May, sunset in Arborfield is about 8:55pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:25pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We discuss the package or stall options.
- We roast on the pitch.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Ask for a quote
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Arborfield, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Halal is not offered
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
Tell us about ground conditions, especially after rain.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
- 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 when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards