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Hog Roast for Events for Lissenden Gardens
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Lissenden Gardens? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Fun runs and sports events
- Horse and dog shows
- PTA summer fairs
Hog roast for events for Lissenden Gardens
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Permission for cooking on the site
- A safe distance from other traders
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
Lissenden Gardens is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
Hog roast for events in Lissenden Gardens, carved to order
A hog roast fits a village fête perfectly: the smell draws people over, and rolls are easy to eat while walking round. Typical bookings include village fêtes and fundraising events, with rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and a vegan burger or sausage.
Street parties and school fairs in Lissenden Gardens suit a hog roast stall, once the permissions are in place. 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
- Lissenden Gardens (NW5, NW3, N19)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Halal is not offered
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Add coleslaw.
How we price a hog roast for your event
Here’s what affects the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Season and day of the week
- Crockery choices
- Travel to Lissenden Gardens
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
- Rough numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or NW5 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Lissenden Gardens
It’s the stall people find by following their noses.
Here’s what people in Lissenden Gardens most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Charity days
- Car shows and rallies
- Food and music festivals
- Fun runs and sports events
A school like Parliament Hill School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Comparing caterers
- Whether plates or china are included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- If the price includes VAT
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Questions from Lissenden Gardens
Do you trade at school fairs around Lissenden Gardens?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What if our house in Lissenden Gardens has no side access?
Frequently, if there is a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Tell us about steps, gates and parking and we’ll advise.
Is it pay as you go?
It depends on how your event works. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we will talk it through.
Do you need power on site?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. Everything else comes with us.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing normally contains gluten.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Places near Lissenden Gardens
Other occasions in Lissenden Gardens
The process
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. It is worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Late-September events in Lissenden Gardens lose the light at about 7:05pm, so plan lighting if you’re trading into the evening.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Event catering near Lissenden Gardens
Lissenden Gardens is about 1 mile east of Hampstead, in Greater London. We cater events of every size in Lissenden Gardens. Lissenden Gardens is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
If visitors are coming by train, Gospel Oak station is in Lissenden Gardens itself. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Highgate Road Chapel, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
We cover events in every part of NW5, NW3 and N19 and the streets around it. From Rona Road, Dale Road and Fleet Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to events in Gospel Oak (1 mile south), Dartmouth Park (1 mile north-east), Tufnell Park (1 mile east), Kentish Town (1 mile south) and Chalk Farm (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south), Marylebone (3 miles south), Kensington (5 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include O2 Centre (1.5 miles south-west) and Isokon Gallery (0.6 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Parliament Hill and The Long Water.
- Local schools include Gospel Oak Primary School (within half a mile south-west) and The Royal School (1.1 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Bull and Last pub (within half a mile north-east)
- Other local spots include Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead (0.8 miles south-west) and Cecil Sharp House (1.3 miles south)
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to volunteers cooking, we take the cooking off your volunteers. Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What you get with us
- Timed around your day
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Carved to order by a chef
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away