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Hog Roast Catering in Irons Bottom, Surrey
We bring a hog roast across Irons Bottom and Surrey, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Work summer parties
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Birthdays and anniversaries
Hog roast hire for Irons Bottom
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Hog roast hire in Irons Bottom, carved to order
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp when it’s served. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. Whether it’s wedding breakfasts and evening food and parties at home, we can cook halloumi skewers, salads and coleslaw and more.
In a rural place like Irons Bottom, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Your questions about a hog roast in Irons Bottom
Is Irons Bottom close to London?
Roughly 21 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Irons Bottom too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
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.
Is all of Surrey covered?
All of Surrey is in our area. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Do you cover Irons Bottom?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Around midsummer it stays light in Irons Bottom 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.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- We check availability and the space for the roaster and send a clear quote.
- On the day we arrive hours before serving and start the roast under cover.
- We carve and serve when you are ready to eat.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Let us know about tight access
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
How we price a hog roast
Here’s what affects the price:
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Plates or china
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
- The date and time of the event
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Places near Irons Bottom
What else we do in Irons Bottom
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a buffet, a hog roast is hot, freshly carved and feels like an occasion. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. 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 Irons Bottom hosts choose us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Hog roast hire around Irons Bottom
Irons Bottom is about 2 miles south of Reigate, in Surrey. A hog roast suits events around Irons Bottom, whatever the venue. Irons Bottom is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Irons Bottom to Guildford (about 16 miles away).
After a service at Emmanuel Church, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house. If you had Earlswood Common in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Irons Bottom, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Events anywhere in RH2 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Nearby, we also cater events in Sidlow (1 mile north-east), South Park (2 miles north), Leigh (2 miles west), Dawesgreen (2 miles west) and Reigate (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (3 miles south-east), Redhill (3 miles north-east), Ewell (11 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-west) and Caterham (8 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Reigate Castle (2.5 miles north) and Reigate Priory Museum (2.2 miles north). Open spaces near Irons Bottom include Mercers Lake and Colley Hill.
- Local schools include Reigate School (1.6 miles north-east)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
The roaster needs looking after for hours, which is our job, not yours. You can get on with your event.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Who books hog roast hire in Irons Bottom?
For big gatherings in Irons Bottom, a hog roast is hard to beat: a whole hog goes a long way, and the carving gives people something to watch.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Irons Bottom, such as:
- Clubhouse events
- Corporate events
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Burys Court School, can book a hog roast stall.
Comparing caterers
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Allergen information for every dish
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away