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Hog Roast Hire for Arborfield
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Arborfield and the surrounding area.
- Parties at home
- Christmas parties
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
Hog roast hire in Arborfield
How our hog roast hire works in Arborfield
It’s a simple format that suits most crowds: pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a roll, plus lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan choices if you want them. We are often asked to cater clubhouse events and work summer parties, with rotisserie chicken, salads and new potatoes.
In a hamlet or village like Arborfield, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Where the roaster can go in Arborfield
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- Parking near the spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Arborfield
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Working with your venue
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
How it works
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Light matters for a long roast: around Arborfield, it stays light until about 9:25pm at midsummer, while in December the light goes at about 3:55pm.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
How to prepare
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting a price
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: send us your details through our quote form.
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A hog roast in Arborfield: local details
Arborfield is about 3 miles west of Wokingham, in Reading. A hog roast suits events around Arborfield, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to all 34 towns and villages across Reading, from the larger towns to small villages.
For a fundraiser at a school like The Coombes Church of England Primary School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school. Parks such as Pearman's Copse generally need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first.
Anywhere in RG2, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your event is on Church Lane, Walden Avenue and Cartershill Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. 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). Further out, we also cater in 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).
Other landmarks nearby include 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)
- Pubs nearby include Swan Inn (0.6 miles south-east)
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
You won’t need to worry about the food on the day. We arrive hours ahead, set up, roast, carve and serve, then clear up.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice.
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Your questions about a hog roast in Arborfield
Is Arborfield too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is Arborfield close to London?
Roughly 36 miles from the centre of London.
What is hog roast hire?
We bring the roaster, roast the hog on site for hours, then our chef carves it and our staff serve, in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Is hog roast hire catered or DIY?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. Your quote will set out what’s included.
What we serve, dish by dish
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 off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Why choose hog roast hire in Arborfield?
There is very little for you to organise: just an outdoor spot for the roaster. We bring the rest.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Christmas parties
- Weddings and receptions
- Garden parties and barbecues
For anyone arriving by rail, Winnersh station is about 2.5 miles away.
What your quote should include
- Staffing on the day
- Travel and any London charges
- Plates, china and cutlery
- VAT, if it applies
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with a barbecue, one roast feeds everyone at once, instead of food coming off the grill in batches. See our guide to hog roast or barbecue. 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, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Arborfield
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- An itemised quote
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away