Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Hound
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Hound and across Hampshire.
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre get-togethers
- Community open days
Slow-roasted pork in Hound
About our care home hog roast in Hound
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us. Typical bookings include milestone days for the home and community open days, serving thinly carved roast pork, apple sauce and halloumi skewers.
Rural care homes near Hound can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Whether you want china
- Access to the cooking area
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and time of the event
- Allergies we should know about
- An estimate of numbers
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Occasions we serve in Hound
It turns a normal day into an event.
In Hound and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Day centre get-togethers
- Retirement housing events
- Families’ days
- Home anniversaries
Old photos of Mercury Marshes can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Comparing caterers
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- VAT, if it applies
- Any travel or access charges
- Plates, china and cutlery
What happens on the day
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Winter afternoons in Hound are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Hound: your questions answered
How far is Hound from London?
Roughly 69 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
Towns and villages near Hound
What else we do in Hound
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Serving and clearing done for you
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- No surprises: everything in writing
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Space, access and the venue
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- A spot that keeps access clear
- A named contact on the day
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Hound
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Hog roast days near Hound
Hound is about 3 miles east of Hythe, in Hampshire. We cater care home events of every size in Hound. Hound is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Hound has its own station, Netley station. Some homes in Hound have links with a local church such as Church of St Mary, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Hound is within about 7 miles of the New Forest National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. With the sea within about 2 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over SO31 and the streets around it. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Hound Road, Hound Road Gardens and Hound Close or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Butlocks Heath (1 mile north), Netley (1 mile north-west), Hamble-le-Rice (1 mile south-east), Old Netley (1 mile north-east) and Bursledon (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (13 miles north), Gosport (9 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (6 miles east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.2 miles north-east) and Netley Castle (1 mile west). The countryside around Hound includes Mercury Marshes.
- Local schools include Netley Abbey Infant School (0.7 miles north-west) and Grove Park Business and Enterprise College (1.3 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Prince Consort Public House (0.7 miles west)
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
We clear away quietly.
China crockery is available on request.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards