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Hog Roast Hire for Sidcup
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Hog roast hire in Sidcup.
- Community events
- Wakes
- Parties at home
A hog roast near Sidcup
Hog roast hire for your event in Sidcup
It is a simple format that suits most crowds: pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a roll, and alternatives for anyone who does not eat pork. We are frequently asked to cater big birthdays and anniversaries and weddings, day or evening, serving salads, crackling and halloumi skewers.
Around Sidcup, most London bookings are in back gardens, yards, school grounds and car parks. Many terraced houses have no side access, so tell us whether there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use, and a picture helps us check. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Where
- Sidcup (DA14, DA15, SE9, DA5)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a cold buffet, hot roast pork carved in front of you is a different experience. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Served at the time you choose
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
How we price a hog roast
Here’s what affects the price:
- Site access
- How many people are eating
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- The date and time of the event
- Rough numbers
- A photo of the cooking area
- Where the event is
Send us the date, the address or DA14 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
The process
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Around midsummer it stays light in Sidcup until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is usually in daylight. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need light by the roaster and the serving table.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
As a London location, Sidcup 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 you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Stuffing
Sidcup questions
Could you cook in Waring Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
How long does the roast need?
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.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
What meats can we have?
The hog is the centrepiece, with lamb and chicken as extras.
Is hog roast hire catered or DIY?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. We will explain what’s included in each when we quote.
Why choose hog roast hire in Sidcup?
There’s very little for you to organise: just an outdoor spot for the roaster. Everything else comes with us.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Sidcup, such as:
- Community events
- Club events and presentations
- Weddings, day or evening
- Birthdays and anniversaries
Churches such as Holy Trinity Church rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by normally does.
What your quote should include
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Travel and any London charges
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Planning a hog roast in Sidcup
Sidcup is about 3 miles north of Orpington, in Greater London. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Sidcup suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to 764 places across Greater London. Our bookings stretch from Sidcup to London (about 10 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Birkbeck Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. If you had Waring Park in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park. Sidcup is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
We cover events in every part of the DA14, DA15, SE9 and DA5 postcode area. That could mean an event in a garden on Station Road, High Street and Jubilee Way or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. You’ll find Sidcup on the A211 and A2001, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. Close by, we cover events in Albany Park (1 mile south), Blendon (1 mile north-east), Foots Cray (1 mile south-east), Bexley (2 miles north-east) and North Cray (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in London (10 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Queen Mary's Hospital (1 mile south) and Broadway Shopping Centre (2.4 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find Summer Hill and The Tarn.
- Schools near Sidcup include Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (within half a mile north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Alma pub (within half a mile south)
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
We’ll be with you for a good part of the day, since slow roasting starts early.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
Full catering or machine hire?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
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What else we do in Sidcup
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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