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Wedding Hog Roast for Battersea
Wedding hog roast in Battersea: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Farm weddings
- Evening receptions
- Second-day get-togethers
Slow-roasted pork in Battersea
Wedding hog roast in Battersea, carved to order
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, on china if you’d like. We’re frequently asked to cater the day after the wedding and late-night wedding food, serving crackling, carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
Couples in Battersea frequently hold the reception at a local venue or at home. We need an outdoor cooking area clear of the venue, which many London venues can’t offer, so ask early. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Area
- Battersea (SW11, SW18, SW4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Battersea questions
What’s the nearest station to Battersea?
Battersea has its own station: Clapham Junction station.
Can you cater after a service at Clapham Welsh Presbyterian Church?
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.
Do you do evening food?
It is one of our most popular wedding bookings. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
Do we need extra food?
We’ll plan quantities from your numbers, and the quote lists everything.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We will sort the details with them.
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Give your coordinator the final menu
Evening food typically goes out an hour or two after the first dance, timed with you in advance.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Crockery choices
- Travel to Battersea
- Menu choices and extras
- Season and day of the week
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, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Send us the date, the address or SW11 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.
Should I cook it myself?
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Who books wedding hog roast in Battersea?
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Battersea. Here are some of the most popular:
- Wedding breakfasts
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Intimate weddings
- Garden weddings at home
If you are hoping for photos in Imperial Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Before you book anyone
- Whether plates or china are included
- The space, cover and access they need
- Travel and any London charges
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Getting married in Battersea?
Battersea is about 3 miles south-east of Kensington, in Greater London. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Battersea suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Battersea Park Lake, and the countryside around Battersea suits an outdoor reception. If you are marrying at a church near Battersea, such as Clapham Welsh Presbyterian Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
Anywhere in SW11, SW18 and SW4, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From York Road, Este Road and Home Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Battersea sits on or near the A3207, which makes travel to your wedding easy. If your venue is just outside Battersea, we also cover Clapham Junction (1 mile north-west), Sands End (1 mile north-west), Chelsea Harbour (1 mile north-west), Wandsworth (1 mile south-west) and Clapham (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (4 miles north-east), City of Westminster (4 miles north), Marylebone (4 miles north), Kensington (3 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-east).
A little further out are Soseki Museum (0.9 miles east) and Streatham Hill (2.5 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Henman Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include Thames Christian College (0.5 miles north-west) and Emanuel School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Falcon pub (under half a mile west)
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Next to a wedding barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book our hog roast in Battersea
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Our staff serve and clear
- Served at the time you choose
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
The process
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. For a summer wedding in Battersea, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Think about shelter for your guests
Ask for a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Planning help
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Light near the carving station after dark
Battersea 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 in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
Nearby places to Battersea
Other occasions in Battersea
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away