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Hog Roast for Events for Ilford
Planning a hog roast for your event in Ilford? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
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Hog roast for events for Ilford
About our hog roast for events in Ilford
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and crackling, and we are often booked for community days and street fairs and car and steam shows.
In Ilford, community events include street parties, school fairs and markets. Public spaces usually need council permission, and the roaster needs a pitch with clearance. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Where
- Ilford (IG1, IG3, IG2, E12)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to cold food, hot food is popular in any season. 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, which is built into the price.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Served at the time you choose
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. For an autumn event in Ilford, sunset is around 7:05pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Community events around Ilford
Ilford is about 4 miles east of Leyton, in Greater London. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Ilford, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Ilford to London (8 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, Ilford station serves Ilford directly. Events in parks such as South Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
Wherever your event is in IG1, IG3, IG2 and E12, we can roast on site for your visitors. From Station Road, Axon Place and Hainault Street or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Being close to the A118, Ilford is easy for us to reach with the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Cranbrook (1 mile north-west), Loxford (1 mile south), Seven Kings (1 mile north-east), Manor Park (1 mile south-west) and Little Ilford (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in London (8 miles south-west), City of Westminster (10 miles west), Marylebone (10 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (9 miles west) and Shoreditch (7 miles west).
A little further out are East Ham (2.1 miles south-west) and Barking Community Hospital (1.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ilford include Hollow Pond and Ripple Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include The Ursuline Academy Ilford (less than half a mile north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Great Spoon of Ilford pub (under half a mile west)
Questions from Ilford
What’s the nearest station to Ilford?
Ilford has its own station: Ilford station.
Do you trade at school fairs around Ilford?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
Some events pay for a package, others want a stall. We’ll work it out together.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We will explain the details with your quote.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Menu choices and extras
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, send us:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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DIY versus a catered hog roast
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Occasions we serve in Ilford
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Ilford, such as:
- Small festivals
- School fairs and sports days
- Church and village fêtes
- Club events
A school like Winston Way Academy can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Who carves and who serves
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Halal is not offered
- Make the stall easy to find
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
Name an organiser to meet us.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards