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Party Hog Roast for Sonning Common
We bring a hog roast for your party to Sonning Common and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Milestone birthdays
- Getting-engaged parties
- Anniversary parties
Planning an event in Sonning Common?
Party hog roast in Sonning Common, slow-roasted on site
Plan where the roaster will go: a level spot away from the house and trees, under cover. We’ll help you choose. Typical bookings include back-garden get-togethers and wedding anniversaries, with apple sauce, a vegan burger or sausage and jacket potatoes.
Around Sonning Common, a garden with room to spare is all you need. It suits that kind of party. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
What happens on the day
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. A summer party in Sonning Common stays light until about 9:25pm at midsummer, so a garden party can run well into the evening. In late September it’s dark by about 7:10pm; add lights for the evening.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the space and send a price.
- We set up hours ahead.
- We carve and serve at food time.
- We tidy up and pack away.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or RG4 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- A level patio, lawn or driveway
- Clearance from walls, fences and overhanging branches
- A side gate or passage wide enough to wheel the equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
On the day, we arrive hours before the party starts, so the smell is the first thing guests notice.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
Common questions in Sonning Common
We are gathering after a service at The Church of Christ the King: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
Which station is closest to Sonning Common?
Henley-On-Thames station, about 3.7 miles east of the centre.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Do we need a marquee for a party hog roast?
We bring cover for the roaster; plan shelter for guests in bad weather.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do children like hog roasts?
Plain pork rolls go down well with children, with chicken as an alternative.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Places near Sonning Common
Also in Sonning Common
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to doing it all yourself, you get to enjoy the party. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why us?
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Planned to your running order
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The address or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- An estimate of numbers
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Parties in Sonning Common: homes, halls and local tips
Sonning Common is about 3 miles north of Caversham, in Reading. Sonning Common and the surrounding area are covered for parties. We bring hog roasts to 34 places in Reading.
If the day starts at The Church of Christ the King, the roast can be ready when everyone gets back. For guests coming by train, Henley-On-Thames station is about 3.7 miles away.
Here we cover the RG4 and RG9 postcode area, and we can cater your party anywhere in it. Your party could be at a house on Wood Lane, Green Lane and Woodbury Close or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover parties in Peppard Hill (1 mile north-west), Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile north), Kidmore End (1 mile south-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile north-west) and Shepherd's Green (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Caversham (3 miles south), Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (5 miles south-west), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south). Sonning Common is among the bigger towns we cover in Reading, with lots of choice for parties.
Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (3.8 miles east) and Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). The countryside around Sonning Common includes Sonning Hill and Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (0.5 miles south-west) and The Warwick School (0.5 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include Hare & Hounds pub (within half a mile north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away