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Hog Roast for Events for Irons Bottom
Hog roast for events in Irons Bottom: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Fundraising events
- Agricultural and country shows
- Small festivals
Planning an event in Irons Bottom?
About our hog roast for events in Irons Bottom
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. We serve halloumi skewers, hog roast rolls and crackling, and we are often booked for horse and dog shows and community days and street fairs.
For a village fête or field event near Irons Bottom, we can cook in a field. Tell us about the ground and the way in. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
How we price a hog roast for your event
We do not use a fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- The date and time of year
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The number of people
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Where the event is
- A photo of the cooking area
- An estimate of numbers
- Your menu choices
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Irons Bottom
Do you come out to small places like Irons Bottom?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How far is Irons Bottom from London?
About 21 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
What about visitors who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
For planners, venues and organisers
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
Events we cater in Irons Bottom
It copes with an all-day event, carving as people arrive.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- School events
- Small festivals
- Horse and dog shows
- Church and village fêtes
A summer fête at Emmanuel Church is the classic setting for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Any travel or access charges
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Plates, china and cutlery
- If the price includes VAT
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to cold food, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. 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, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Irons Bottom hosts choose us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Signpost the stall clearly
We get to the pitch early, timed for the gates opening.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
Event catering near Irons Bottom
Irons Bottom is about 2 miles south of Reigate, in Surrey. Events in Irons Bottom are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. Irons Bottom is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Irons Bottom to Guildford (about 16 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Burys Court School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, Salfords station is about 2.1 miles away. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Irons Bottom, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
We cover events in every part of the RH2 postcode area and the streets around it. Close by, we cover events in Sidlow (1 mile north-east), South Park (2 miles north), Leigh (2 miles west), Dawesgreen (2 miles west) and Reigate (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (3 miles south-east), Redhill (3 miles north-east), Ewell (11 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-west) and Caterham (8 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Reigate Castle (2.5 miles north) and Reigate Priory Museum (2.2 miles north). Open spaces near Irons Bottom include Mercers Lake and Colley Hill.
- Nearby schools include Reigate School (1.6 miles north-east)
Step by step
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your event in Irons Bottom. At midsummer, events in Irons Bottom stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Think about shelter for your visitors
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away