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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Lissenden Gardens, Greater London
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Lissenden Gardens. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Late-night wedding food
- Marquee weddings
Wedding hog roast in Lissenden Gardens
A closer look at the menu
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it’s carved the same way.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
How our wedding hog roast works in Lissenden Gardens
A hog roast is made for marquee, barn and garden weddings near Lissenden Gardens. The roaster cooks outside under cover, and the food is served in the marquee or barn. We are often asked to cater marquee weddings and second-day get-togethers, with crackling, halloumi skewers and salads.
Couples in Lissenden Gardens often hold the reception at a local venue or at home. We need an outdoor cooking area clear of the venue, which many London venues cannot offer, so ask early. You’ll know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
- Where
- Lissenden Gardens (NW5, NW3, N19)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
A hog roast compared with other options
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why Lissenden Gardens hosts choose us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Some couples add lights around the serving area; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
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Step by step
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For a summer wedding in Lissenden Gardens, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Lissenden Gardens weddings: local tips
Lissenden Gardens is about 1 mile east of Hampstead, in Greater London. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Lissenden Gardens and the surrounding area. We cover all 764 towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Nearby historic houses include Keats House (0.8 miles west) and 2 Willow Road (0.8 miles west). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. Put the station on your invitation: Lissenden Gardens has its own station, Gospel Oak station.
Wherever your wedding is in NW5, NW3 and N19, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Rona Road, Dale Road and Fleet Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Lissenden Gardens, we also cover Gospel Oak (1 mile south), Dartmouth Park (1 mile north-east), Tufnell Park (1 mile east), Kentish Town (1 mile south) and Chalk Farm (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south), Marylebone (3 miles south), Kensington (5 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find O2 Centre (1.5 miles south-west) and Isokon Gallery (0.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Lissenden Gardens include Parliament Hill and The Long Water.
- Schools near Lissenden Gardens include Gospel Oak Primary School (under half a mile south-west) and The Royal School (1.1 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Bull and Last pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- Other local spots include Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead (0.8 miles south-west) and Cecil Sharp House (1.3 miles south)
Where the roaster can go in Lissenden Gardens
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Permission for outside catering
- Power for lights in the evening
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
Lissenden Gardens is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
FAQs for Lissenden Gardens
Could you cook in Parliament Hill?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
We are gathering after a service at Highgate Road Chapel: 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 generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Your venue decides: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you come to Lissenden Gardens?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Lissenden Gardens and the rest of Greater London included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Perfect for your wedding in Lissenden Gardens
No kitchen is needed at the venue, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Lissenden Gardens, including:
- Blessings and renewals
- Small, informal weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Evening receptions
Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Parliament Hill.
Questions to ask before booking
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How dietary needs are handled
- Staffing on the day
- The space, cover and access they need
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards