Wokingham · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Sindlesham, Wokingham
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Sindlesham and across Wokingham.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Garden weddings at home
- Barn and farm weddings
A hog roast near Sindlesham
How our wedding hog roast works in Sindlesham
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, then carve at the time you’ve set. Typical bookings include weddings in a marquee and late-night wedding food, with salads, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
Near Sindlesham, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That is where a hog roast shines: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Let us know about access and ground. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
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Perfect for your wedding in Sindlesham
Guests gather round the carving, and it makes a lovely photo.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- The main wedding meal
- Marquee weddings
- Home weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Marrying at Church of St Catherine? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Allergen information for every dish
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
The process
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. In Sindlesham, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, so evening food is frequently carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Think about shelter for your guests
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or RG41 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Full catering or machine hire?
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Note which guests do not eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Just keep us informed.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, as an extra.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Questions from Sindlesham
What’s the nearest station to Sindlesham?
The closest is Winnersh station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Sindlesham?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why book with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Timed around your day
- Our staff serve and clear
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Lighting for evening service
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Sindlesham
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
Sindlesham weddings: local tips
Sindlesham is about 2 miles north-west of Wokingham, in Wokingham. We cater weddings of every size in Sindlesham. We cater all 35 towns and villages across Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages.
Holt Copse & Joel Park nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. Planning photos in Maiden Erlegh Local Nature Reserve? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
This part of Wokingham takes in RG41. Streets in the area include Mayfield Mews, May Fields and New Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Winnersh (1 mile north), Woosehill (1 mile south-east), Emmbrook (1 mile east), Wokingham (2 miles south-east) and Woodley (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Reading (4 miles north-west), Crowthorne (5 miles south-east), Newtown (3 miles north-west), Coley Park (5 miles west), Twyford (4 miles north) and Charvil (4 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (under half a mile north-west) and Wokingham Hospital (1.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Sindlesham include Holt Copse & Joel Park and Sonning Hill.
- Nearby schools include The Forest School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Walters Arms (less than half a mile south-east)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards