Staff parties & summer events
Hog roasts, charcoal spit roasts and braai for 30 to 1,000 people, carved in front of your team.
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Hog roast & spit roast catering · London, Surrey & Hampshire
Real fire.Proper crackling.
Free-range British pork and lamb, slow-roasted at your venue on the day and carved in front of your guests. Never pre-cooked. For 30 to 1,000 people.
4.9
166 Google reviews
166 Google reviews
2007Established in
South West London
South West London
30–1,000Guests, garden party
to festival
to festival
5Food hygiene
rating
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What we cook
Pick your fire
Every roast comes with a chef, gazebo, serving table, freshly baked rolls and sauces. Prices are starting points — tell us your guest count and we’ll quote properly.
from£545Most bookedCharcoal spit fire roast
Free-range pork, lamb or both, turning over real charcoal. Add BBQ skewers or roast potatoes from the same fire.
from£750Golden hog roast
The classic. A whole free-range hog roasted on site for hours, with crackling people fight over. Suckling pigs for smaller parties.
from£795Lamb roast
British free-range lamb with salt and rosemary, roasted on gas or over charcoal and served with mint sauce.
from£395South AfricanBraai & BBQ
Boerewors, sosaties, ribs and chops. Build your own braai menu and we’ll run the grill.
from£295Street foodThe Makhulu Wagon
Our restored 1976 Peugeot food truck: 12-hour pulled pork, smash burgers, smoked brisket and loaded fries.
from£225DIY hog roast hire
Hire the machine, with or without the meat. We deliver it and give you a free 20-minute how-to.
Your roast day
Nothing’s cooked until we’re at yours
We never pre-cook. The meat arrives raw, goes on the spit at your venue and comes off golden just as your guests get hungry. This is how the day runs.
- 5–8 hours before
We arrive & set up
Chef, gazebo, serving table and roasting machine, pitched on a 4×4m patch of open ground. Grass is best.
- Straight after
The fire’s lit
Free-range British pork or lamb goes on the spit, freshly prepared. Charcoal or gas, depending on your package.
- The long middle
Low and slow
Five to seven hours of patient roasting, turning over the heat while your party gets going.
- Serving time
Carved in front of you
We carve and serve for an hour: crackling, fresh rolls, apple sauce and our secret South African marinade.
- Afterwards
We pack down
Out quietly by the nearest exit. Leftovers stay with you, in your own dishes.
A 4×4m open space
A power point nearby
Parking close to the access
£10m public liability insurance
Who’s roasting
South African roots, London roasts
We’ve been roasting since 2007 from our base in Chessington, South West London, and now from Bordon in East Hampshire too.
Where we come from, a braai is how you bring people together. We brought that habit with us: home cooking, freshly made salads, real fire, and a team who stay calm while your party happens around them. A lot of our bookings come from return customers and the friends they bring.
- 2007Roasting for London parties since
- 30–1,000Guests, from back gardens to festivals
- £10mPublic liability insurance
- On siteEvery roast prepared and cooked at your venue
Reviews
Guests are still talking about the crackling
Hundreds of reviews across Google, Trustindex, Yell, Trustpilot and Facebook. A few of our favourites:
“Our guests could not compliment the food enough. The crackling was the best we had ever tasted.”
“First time hiring a caterer for a private party so we were slightly nervous, but there was absolutely no need – it was the best decision we made! … Delicious loin and lamb for 35/40 people (at a competitive price) with plenty to go around.”
“Top notch braai. Perfectly done lamb. Amazing potatoes and juicy wors. Couldn’t be a prouder South African. And great service too.”
“They arrived in a lovely little retro van which was so right for the Village Hall venue and he and his team served the most delicious Pulled Pork and Lamb burgers – all cooked fresh!”
“Trying to get 100 co-workers to agree on the catering for our staff party was like herding cats… Everything was cooked fresh and very very tasty.”
“The food was incredible taking ‘burgers’ to a different level. Gary and Steve were a well-oiled machine serving around 70 of us with no fuss.”
Corporate & staff events
From the office lunch to the Christmas party
Staff parties, team days, weekday lunches and festive dos, served on office campuses, in courtyards and out on the lawn.
Weekday lunches from the wagon
The Makhulu Wagon parks up at your office or business park and serves between 12pm and 2pm. T&Cs apply.
Corporate lunchesChristmas parties
A spit roast under festoon lights, or festive turkey lunches from the wagon, Monday to Friday. December dates go first.
Ask about December
Weddings
Your wedding, roasted fresh on the day
from£10.47
a head for 200 guests, with roast potatoes, salads and a chef and assistant to carve and serve.
Three wedding packages for 50 to 200 guests. Slide to your guest count and see the price straight away, china plates included if you want them.
Street food truck · East Hampshire
Meet the Makhulu Wagon
Our sister street food truck is a 1976 Peugeot J7 we found in France after a two-year search. It serves 12-hour smoked pulled pork, brisket, lamb burgers and loaded fries at markets, festivals, pubs, breweries and weddings.
from£295
to book the wagon for your event. T&Cs apply.
£50off your booking
Review us twice, save £50
Leave feedback before your event, on how we handled your enquiry, and again afterwards, on the food. We’ll refund £50 by bank transfer. Valid all year round.
- Book your date with a £100 deposit.
- Review us on any 3 of Google, Yell, Trustpilot, Trustindex or Facebook.
- Update those reviews after your event.
- Let us know and we refund £50. Review on all 5 for £60.
The small print
This isn’t a cash voucher. The discount is refunded by BACS once we’ve seen your reviews. DIY hire bookings get £30 off for two reviews, one before and one after. Booking again and some platforms won’t take a second review? A partner’s account or another email address is fine.
Where we roast
London, Surrey, Hampshire and beyond
Two bases, one team, and we’ll travel. There’s no mileage charge within 20 miles of either base; further out it’s £2 a mile.
Chessington, South West London
10 Mount Road, KT9 1JG
Hog roasts, spit roasts, lamb & braai
Bordon, East Hampshire
15 Falstaff Walk, GU35 0TE
Roasts, the Makhulu Wagon & DIY hire
- Base Chessington
- Base Bordon
- London
- Surrey
- Hampshire
- Berkshire
- Hertfordshire
- Kent
- Sussex
- Essex
- Kingston upon Thames
- Wimbledon
- Surbiton
- New Malden
- Worcester Park
- Epsom
- Leatherhead
- Guildford
- Southampton
Book your date
Got a date? Let’s get the fire booked.
Tell us the date, the guest count and the venue. We answer every enquiry within 24 hours, and a £100 deposit secures your date.
07970 803401