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Wedding Hog Roast in Shadwell
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Shadwell? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Second-day get-togethers
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Small, informal weddings
Wedding hog roast for Shadwell
How the day works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Golden-hour photos in Shadwell at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
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About our wedding hog roast in Shadwell
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: it can be held for a while once cooked, so the food copes with a delayed running order. For small, informal weddings and anniversary vow renewals, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, salads and new potatoes and more.
For a wedding in Shadwell, the venue’s rules decide where a hog roast can go. A courtyard, garden or yard is ideal, and we’ll agree the details with them. 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
- Shadwell (SE16, E1, E1W)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
You won’t have to think about the food. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Some couples add lights around the serving area.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
For event organisers in Shadwell
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Shadwell
Shadwell is about 1 mile south-east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in Shadwell, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We bring hog roasts to all 764 towns and villages in Greater London.
For guests travelling by train, Wapping station is in Shadwell itself. Nearby historic houses include Mansion House (1.9 miles west) and Queen's House (2.6 miles south-east). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
Here we cover the SE16, E1 and E1W postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on Swan Road, Thame Road and Brunel Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Shadwell is on the A101 and A126, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Other places close to Shadwell we cover include Ratcliff (1 mile north), East End of London (1 mile north-west), Wapping (1 mile west), St George in the East (1 mile west) and Limehouse (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in City of Westminster (5 miles west), Marylebone (4 miles west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north-west), Walthamstow (6 miles north) and Hampstead (7 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Tower of London (1.3 miles west) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (0.8 miles south). The countryside around Shadwell includes Lavender Pond and Tower Hill.
- Local schools include Bacon's College (less than half a mile south-east) and St Mellitus College (0.6 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Prospect of Whitby pub (under half a mile west)
- Local facilities include Holy Trinity (1.2 miles north) and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.6 miles north-west)
Who books wedding hog roast in Shadwell?
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, so it is good value.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Late-night wedding food
- The day after the wedding
- Marquee weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
After a ceremony at a church like St Paul's Church, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
Comparing caterers
- What crockery is supplied
- Allergen information for every dish
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- What the price includes, item by item
Shadwell: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Russia Dock Woodland?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
We are gathering after a service at St Paul's Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
Of course. We will time it around your first dance and band.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, and our staff serve your guests.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Planned to your running order
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, because every wedding is different. What matters most:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
What else we do in Shadwell
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards