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Hog Roast Hire for Caversham Heights
Hog roast hire in Caversham Heights: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Community events
- Staff days and open days
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
Hog roast hire for Caversham Heights
Hog roast hire for your event in Caversham Heights
In Caversham Heights, we cater birthdays, weddings, staff days and fêtes. The idea is always the same: a slow roast on site, carved fresh and served by our team. We’re frequently asked to cater weddings and receptions and gatherings after a funeral, with salads, coleslaw and new potatoes.
Around Caversham Heights, bookings are frequently at homes, village halls and playing fields. If access is tight, we will plan around it. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Why choose a hog roast in Caversham Heights?
Compared with a plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which often makes it better value. The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- All the equipment comes with us
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Apple sauce
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
For event organisers in Caversham Heights
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
What affects the price in Caversham Heights
There is no fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- Distance from us
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How long the roast and service take
- Which meats and sides you choose
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- What the outdoor space is like
- The venue or postcode
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Caversham Heights, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it’s needed
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
Let us know if the day runs late: we can hold the roast for a while.
Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.
Planning a hog roast in Caversham Heights
Caversham Heights is about 1 mile west of Caversham, in Reading. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Caversham Heights suit a hog roast. Caversham Heights is one of 34 places in Reading where we cater.
After a service at St. Andrew's Church, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house. PTAs at schools such as Caversham Primary School often look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days.
This part of Reading takes in RG4, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as River Road, Chazey Road and Albert Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to events in Caversham (1 mile east), Tokers Green (1 mile north), Emmer Green (1 mile north-east), Lower Caversham (1 mile south-east) and Chalkhouse Green (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (8 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west), Whitley Wood (4 miles south), Sonning Common (3 miles north) and Fords Farm (3 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in Reading, Caversham Heights has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
A little further out are Battle Hospital (1.3 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (1.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Caversham Heights include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
- Local schools include Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (0.7 miles north-east) and Hemdean House School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Last Crumb pub (0.9 miles south-east)
The process
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Around midsummer it stays light in Caversham Heights until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Caversham Heights: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Caversham Heights?
The closest is Reading station, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Is Caversham Heights close to London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
Will people get crackling?
Yes, the crackling is shared out as we carve.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards