Portsmouth · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Baffins
We bring a hog roast day to Baffins and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Families’ days
- Community open days
- Seasonal events
Slow-roasted pork in Baffins
Care home hog roast in Baffins, carved to order
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. We’re often asked to cater retirement housing events and day centre lunches, with new potatoes, roast potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
Around Baffins, some homes have limited outdoor space, so we check the space with photos first. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
- Area
- Baffins (PO3, PO4, PO2)
- Area hub
- Portsmouth
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Request thin slices
- Halal isn’t offered
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Occasions we serve in Baffins
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Baffins, including:
- Retirement community days
- Open afternoons
- Home anniversaries
- Summer fêtes
With the A288 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach.
Comparing caterers
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How dietary needs are handled
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Whether travel is included
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you are ready. Late May in Baffins has light until about 8:55pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Let us know about tight access
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: fill in our quote form.
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Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a trip out, it’s easier for everyone to enjoy. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why Baffins hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Care homes around Baffins
Baffins is about 1 mile east of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Thinking about a hog roast day in Baffins? We cover the whole area. Baffins is one of 19 towns and villages in Portsmouth where we cater. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
Old photos of Milton Locks can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Fratton station, about 1 mile south-west. With the sea within about 3 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
For care home events in PO3, PO4 and PO2, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. Your care home event could be at a house on Byron Road, James Road and Dover Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. With the A288 close by, Baffins is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Copnor (1 mile north-west), Kingston (1 mile south-west), Fratton (1 mile south-west), Portsmouth (1 mile west) and North End (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Wymering (3 miles north), Paulsgrove (3 miles north-west), Drayton (3 miles north) and Farlington (3 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Southsea Castle (2.4 miles south-west) and Southsea (2.3 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.
- Local schools include Miltoncross Academy (0.5 miles south) and St Edmund's Catholic School (1.4 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Baffins pub (within half a mile north)
Where the roaster can go in Baffins
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- A named contact on the day
- A spot that keeps access clear
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
What else we do in Baffins
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The number of people
- How long the roast and service take
- How easy it is to reach the spot
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your date and serving time
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
FAQs for Baffins
Which station is closest to Baffins?
Fratton station, about 1 mile south-west of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast in Alexandra Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Can families and staff join in?
It works well as a day with families.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Do you provide allergen information?
Every dish comes with allergen information.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
For event organisers in Baffins
Marquee hire companies often 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 often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards