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Hog Roast Hire for Barkingside
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Barkingside.
- Club events and presentations
- Weddings, day or evening
- Wakes
Hog roast hire in Barkingside
Hog roast hire in Barkingside, slow-roasted on site
We provide a fully catered hog roast: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. If you’d rather do it yourself, we also hire out the machine. We serve rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb, and typical bookings are for birthdays and anniversaries and Fêtes, fairs and shows.
In Barkingside, the roaster might go in a garden, a church car park or a works yard. Tell us how we get the equipment in. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you are not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
- Location
- Barkingside (IG6, IG2, IG5)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In Barkingside, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We clear the serving area and pack away.
Preparing for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Think about shelter for your guests
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Put the menu on the invitation
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, since slow roasting starts early.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
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Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
Barkingside is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- New potatoes
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast serves a lot of people from one roast. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children normally like it too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Your questions about a hog roast in Barkingside
We’re gathering after a service at Children's Church And Lych Gate At Barnardo's: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
What if our house in Barkingside has no side access?
Frequently, if there is a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
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.
Do we need a big space?
Frequently, yes, if there is a level, open spot away from the house and trees, as long as we can get the equipment in. Send us a photo.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Can we have lamb or chicken?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the pork. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well.
Should I cook it myself?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
How we price a hog roast
Your quote depends on:
- Plates or china
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Access to the cooking area
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, please mention:
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
A hog roast in Barkingside: local details
Barkingside is about 3 miles south-east of Woodford, in Greater London. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Barkingside. Barkingside is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Barkingside to London (about 10 miles away).
A green space like Fairlop Waters is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, normally the council’s. If you are gathering after a service at a church like Children's Church And Lych Gate At Barnardo's, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast.
Here we cover the IG6, IG2 and IG5 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Bute Road, Duke Road and Oaks Lane or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Newbury Park (1 mile south), Gants Hill (1 mile south-west), Seven Kings (1 mile south-east) and Redbridge (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south-west), City of Westminster (11 miles south-west), Marylebone (11 miles south-west), Kensington (14 miles south-west), St Pancras (10 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-west).
A little further out are Waltham Holy Cross Urban District (1.2 miles north-east) and King George Hospital (1.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hollow Pond and Hainault Lodge.
- Local schools include Ilford County High School (0.5 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The New Fairlop Oak pub (0.6 miles north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards