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Hog Roast Catering in Colindale, Greater London
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Colindale. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Corporate events
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Hog roast hire in Colindale
About our hog roast hire in Colindale
The format is simple and it works for almost any crowd: roast pork in a soft roll, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling, plus lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan choices if you want them. Popular choices include coleslaw, halloumi skewers and crackling, and typical bookings are for big birthdays and anniversaries and wedding breakfasts and evening food.
London gardens around Colindale are often small and close to neighbours, so clearance from fences and windows matters most. Warn the neighbours: the roast cooks for hours. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Area
- Colindale (NW9, NW4, HA8)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from Colindale
Can you do a hog roast in Sunny Hill Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What if our house in Colindale 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.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Planning a hog roast in Colindale
Colindale is about 1 mile south-east of Burnt Oak, in Greater London. A hog roast suits events around Colindale, whatever the venue. Colindale is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Colindale are Heath Hall (3.5 miles east) and Heath House (3.6 miles south-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. If guests are travelling by rail, Hendon station is about 1 mile away.
Anywhere in NW9, NW4 and HA8, we can roast on site for your guests. Local streets include Cecil Road, Booth Road and Ajax Avenue; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Colindale is on the A5150, which makes the journey straightforward. Close by, we cover events in West Hendon (1 mile south), The Hyde (1 mile south), The Burroughs (1 mile east), Hendon (1 mile south-east) and Kingsbury (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in London (9 miles south-east), City of Westminster (7 miles south-east), Marylebone (7 miles south-east), Kensington (7 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Brent Cross Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south-east) and Municipal Borough of Hendon (0.9 miles east). The countryside around Colindale includes Darland's Lake and Parliament Hill.
- Schools near Colindale include Saracens High School (0.5 miles north) and Kisharon College (1.2 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Moon Under Water pub (less than half a mile south)
How we price a hog roast
Each price is built from:
- How many people are eating
- The journey to the venue
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
Send us the date, the address or NW9 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Full catering or machine hire? Catering means we do everything; DIY hire means you roast and carve yourself. For bigger events, catering is normally the easier choice. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why us?
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Timed around your day
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
How the day works
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: around Colindale, it stays light until about 9:20pm at midsummer, but by late December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter bookings need lighting from mid-afternoon.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Parking near the spot
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Access for our equipment, without steps
As a London location, Colindale is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Stuffing
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
Let us know if the day runs late: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
Add lamb or chicken for a second roast.
- 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away