Slough · England
Hog Roast Catering in Cippenham, Slough
We bring a hog roast to Cippenham and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Club events and presentations
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Festive gatherings
Planning an event in Cippenham?
Your questions about a hog roast in Cippenham
Is Cippenham close to London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Cippenham?
The closest is Burnham station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Can you cook a hog roast in a small garden?
Many gardens are big enough, and a way to wheel the equipment through. Send us a photo.
Is crackling included?
Of course: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can you work around our timings?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
About our hog roast hire in Cippenham
We roast the hog at your event, not in a kitchen miles away, which means it’s carved hot, with crisp crackling. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. We serve halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and hog roast rolls, and we’re regularly asked to cater wakes and garden parties and barbecues.
Around Cippenham, bookings are frequently at homes, village halls and playing fields. If access is tight, we’ll plan around it. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Where the roaster can go in Cippenham
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Parking near the spot
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
What affects the price in Cippenham
The price comes down to:
- Season and day of the week
- Site access
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Plates or china
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Anything the venue has asked for
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Other occasions in Cippenham
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so you only need to provide the space.
Salads, coleslaw and potatoes make it a full meal, and they’re listed in your quote.
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Cippenham, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Who books hog roast hire in Cippenham?
You can taste the hours of roasting: tender pork and proper crackling.
Whatever the occasion in Cippenham, a slow roast goes a long way. We are often asked to cater:
- Christmas fairs
- Corporate events
- Weddings, day or evening
- Club events and presentations
For a fundraiser at a school like Cippenham Primary School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school.
What your quote should include
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether travel is included
Planning a hog roast in Cippenham
Cippenham is about 1 mile west of Slough, in Slough. Cippenham is well within our area for events and the places nearby. We cover all 31 towns and villages across Slough, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 15 miles away.
Historic houses near Cippenham include Dorney Court (1.6 miles south-west) and Windsor Castle (2.7 miles south-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you are booking one. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Burnham station, about 0.6 miles north-west.
For events in SL1 and SL2, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Local streets include Bath Road, Earls Lane and Eagle Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Cippenham we cover include Huntercombe (1 mile north-west), Lake End (1 mile west), Dorney (1 mile south-west), Slough (1 mile east) and Burnham (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Langley (4 miles east), Datchet (3 miles south-east), Stoke Poges (3 miles north-east), Ditton (4 miles south-east), Farnham Common (3 miles north) and Wexham Court (3 miles east). As one of the bigger places in Slough, Cippenham has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
A little further out are The History On Wheels Museum (1.1 miles south-east) and Windsor Castle (2.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Cippenham include Bray Pit and Taplow Lake.
- Nearby schools include The Westgate School (0.5 miles east) and Westgate School (0.5 miles east)
- Local pubs include Swan Place pub (under half a mile south)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Slough (2 miles east)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards