Slough · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Upton, Slough
Give your guests a proper hog roast at your wedding in Upton. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Weddings in a family garden
- Evening receptions
Slow-roasted pork in Upton
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
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.
Wedding hog roast in Upton, carved to order
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, with china available on request. For weddings in a marquee and blessings and renewals, we can cook rotisserie chicken, carved roast pork and new potatoes.
In Upton, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. We roast outside, well clear of the marquee. Let us know about access. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Towns and villages near Upton
Other occasions in Upton
Organising for someone else?
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll, just as they should.
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which suits bigger events.
Common questions in Upton
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Laurence: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Is Upton close to London?
Roughly 21 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
Many couples do exactly that, with alternatives for non-pork eaters.
Do we need extra food?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are typically enough.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A common mix is a plated meal followed by an evening hog roast; others have the hog roast as the main event. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What you get with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Carved to order by a chef
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Upton
Upton is about 1 mile south-east of Slough, in Slough. Wherever your wedding is in Upton, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover 31 places across Slough. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 17 miles away.
If you want countryside in your photos, Stoke Common is not far, and the countryside around Upton suits an outdoor reception. Planning photos in Herschel Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
Here we cover the SL1, SL3 and SL2 postcode area. Local streets include Mere Road, Upton Road and High Street; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Upton sits on or near the M4 and A332, which makes travel to your wedding easy. For weddings just outside Upton, we cover Middlegreen (2 miles east), Langley (2 miles east), George Green (2 miles north-east), Wexham Court (2 miles north) and Wexham Street (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Britwell (3 miles north-west), Burnham (3 miles north-west), Stoke Poges (3 miles north), Huntercombe (3 miles north-west), Farnham Common (4 miles north) and Farnham Royal (3 miles north-west). Upton is one of the larger places we cover in Slough, with lots of choice for weddings.
A little further out are Museum of Eton Life (1.2 miles south-west) and Upton Hospital (under half a mile north-west). Open spaces near Upton include Stoke Common and Taplow Lake.
- Schools near Upton include Long Close School (under half a mile south-east) and Upton Court Grammar School (0.6 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Red Cow Public House (within half a mile east)
- Other local spots include Municipal Borough of Slough (0.5 miles north)
What happens on the day
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. For a summer wedding in Upton, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, 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.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Before we arrive
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Ask for a quote
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.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Power for lights in the evening
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Should I cook it myself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Occasions we serve in Upton
Evening guests love hot food, especially after dancing.
In Upton and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- The day after the wedding
- Home weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Laurence, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
Comparing caterers
- What crockery is supplied
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether travel is included
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away