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Hog Roast Catering in Esher, Surrey
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Esher.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Parties at home
- Christmas fairs
Slow-roasted pork in Esher
Hog roast hire in Esher, slow-roasted on site
Booking a hog roast means you do not have to cook. We get there early, put up the cover and roast for hours, ready to carve when you are. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and hog roast rolls, and we are regularly asked to cater community events and summer garden parties.
For a place the size of Esher, your own garden is frequently the best venue: space to cook, no venue hire and no cooking for you. Let us know how we reach the garden. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
How we price a hog roast
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Time on site
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- Roughly how many people
- What the outdoor space is like
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in Esher
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Stuffing
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Apple sauce
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Put the menu on the invitation
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it’s needed
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
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.
Salads, coleslaw and potatoes make it a full meal, and they’re listed in your quote.
What happens on the day
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Around midsummer it stays light in Esher until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
How to prepare
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Ask for a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is typically easier.
Perfect for your event in Esher
For big gatherings in Esher, a hog roast is hard to beat: a whole hog goes a long way, and the carving gives people something to watch.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Esher and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Staff days and open days
- Community events
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Milbourne Lodge School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Questions to ask before you book
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether plates or china are included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Allergen information for every dish
Questions from Esher
Which station is closest to Esher?
The closest is Esher station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
We are gathering after a service at St George's Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
Will people get crackling?
Yes, the crackling is shared out as we carve.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Is it just pork?
Pork is the classic, and you can add spit-roast lamb or rotisserie chicken. Vegetarian and vegan options are available too.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
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.
Places near Esher
More for events in Esher
Planning a hog roast in Esher
Esher is about 5 miles north-west of Epsom, in Surrey. A hog roast suits events around Esher, whatever the venue. Esher is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Esher to Guildford (about 12 miles away).
If you’re gathering after a service at a church like St George's Church, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. Within reach of Esher are historic houses such as The Homewood (1.8 miles south-west) and Hampton Court Palace (2.6 miles north-east). Estates like these tend to have strict rules for caterers, so check before you book.
Events anywhere in KT10, KT7 and KT8 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. From High Street, Station Road and Warren Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. With the A244 and A307 close by, Esher is easy for us to reach for your event. Close by, we cover events in West End (1 mile south-west), Lower Green (1 mile north), Hinchley Wood (1 mile east), Claygate (1 mile south-east) and Weston Green (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (12 miles south-west), Woking (10 miles west), Epsom (5 miles south-east), Redhill (12 miles south-east), Ewell (5 miles east) and Egham (9 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Elmbridge Museum (within half a mile east) and Bentall Centre (3.9 miles north-east). The countryside around Esher includes Jubilee Wood and The Lake.
- Schools near Esher include Esher Church School (less than half a mile south) and Esher Church of England High School (0.5 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find Albert Arms (less than half a mile west)
- Other local spots include Municipal Borough of Surbiton (2.9 miles east)
Why choose a hog roast in Esher?
The obvious catch is that a hog roast is pork. That’s why we offer lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why Esher hosts choose us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards