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Hog Roast Hire in Osidge
Hog roast hire in Osidge: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Work summer parties
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Book a hog roast in Osidge
How our hog roast hire works in Osidge
The smell of roasting pork is half the appeal. We cook at your venue in Osidge, low and slow, then carve the pork into rolls with all the trimmings. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, coleslaw and crackling, and we are often booked for club events and presentations and big birthdays and anniversaries.
Gardens in Osidge tend to be compact, with neighbours on both sides, so we look for a spot well away from fences, sheds and windows. Warn the neighbours: the roast cooks for hours. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
- Where
- Osidge (N14, EN4, N11)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children typically like it too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Other occasions in Osidge
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- Access for our equipment, without steps
Osidge is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast serves a lot of people from one roast, with no waiting for individual orders to cook. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Osidge
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Planned to your running order
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Everything for serving comes with us, so all you need is the space.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
For event organisers in Osidge
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
How it works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. Around midsummer it stays light in Osidge until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, 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.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We check the space and quote.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
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.
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Common questions in Osidge
Which station is closest to Osidge?
The closest is Oakleigh Park station, roughly 1 mile away.
Can you cater after a service at St Andrew's Church?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your event for a quote.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Do you cover the whole of Greater London?
Greater London is part of our area, including Osidge. Contact us for a price.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Bringing a hog roast to Osidge
Osidge is about 2 miles south-east of Barnet, in Greater London. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Osidge suit a hog roast. We cover 764 places in Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 10 miles away.
Within reach of Osidge are historic houses such as Bruce Castle (3.8 miles south-east) and Forty Hall (4 miles north-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. Coming by train? Oakleigh Park station is about 1 mile away.
We cover events in every part of N14, EN4 and N11. That could mean an event in a garden on Dene Road, Farm Lane and Byre Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Osidge is on the A111, which makes the journey straightforward. If your venue is just outside Osidge, we also cover Southgate (1 mile south-east), East Barnet (1 mile west), Brunswick Park (1 mile south-west), Oakwood (1 mile north-east) and Whetstone (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (10 miles south), St Pancras (8 miles south) and Shoreditch (8 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Coppetts Wood Hospital (2.3 miles south) and East Barnet Urban District (1 mile north-west). The countryside around Osidge includes Darland's Lake and Barfield Allotments Nature Park.
- Local schools include Ashmole Academy (under half a mile south-east) and Salcombe School (less than half a mile north-east)
- Local pubs include The Osidge Arms (less than half a mile south)
Who books hog roast hire in Osidge?
People remember a hog roast. It is food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
Whatever the occasion in Osidge, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Corporate events
- Garden parties and barbecues
A green space like Oak Hill Park is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, normally the council’s.
What to look for in a quote
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What crockery is supplied
- Who carves and who serves
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away