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Hog Roast for Events for Southcote
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Southcote and across Reading.
- Vintage rallies
- Community events
- Club events
Planning an event in Southcote?
About our hog roast for events in Southcote
School fairs and sports days need food that families like. There are options for most visitors. We serve hog roast rolls, crackling and a vegan burger or sausage, and we’re often booked for car and steam shows and club events.
For events in a place like Southcote, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. A hog roast does that. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you are not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Event catering near Southcote
Southcote is about 2 miles west of Reading, in Reading. We bring a hog roast for your event to events anywhere in Southcote, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Southcote is one of 34 places in Reading we cover.
A summer fête at St Matthew's is the classic setting for a hog roast. For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Reading Green Park station, about 1.1 miles south.
This part of Reading takes in RG30, RG31 and RG1, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Bath Road, Dwyer Road and Brunel Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Southcote, we also cover Fords Farm (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile west), Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south-west), Tilehurst Within (1 mile north-west) and Norcot (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Caversham (3 miles north-east), Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (3 miles north), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east) and Sonning Common (5 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Beaumys Castle (4.7 miles south) and Battle Hospital (1.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Local schools include Prospect School (0.5 miles north-west) and Elvian School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Happy Prospect pub (under half a mile east)
What happens on the day
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In late May, sunset in Southcote is about 8:55pm, while at midsummer it is about 9:25pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We serve to order through the event.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Think about shelter for your visitors
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Get a quote
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. Fill in our quote form.
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Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Southcote
Could you cook in Calcot Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Is Southcote close to London?
About 40 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your visitors will want somewhere dry to eat.
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.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you cover Southcote?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Southcote and Reading. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
What paperwork do you provide?
Tell us what your event requires, and we will confirm what we can provide.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Time on site
- The date and time of year
- How many people are eating
- The journey to the venue
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Rough numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- A firm way on and off the field
- A level pitch
- A queuing area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Halal is not offered
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, timed for the gates opening.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to volunteers cooking, a professional hog roast frees up your helpers. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Full catering or machine hire?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Nearby places to Southcote
Other occasions in Southcote
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards