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Care Home Hog Roast for Mansbridge
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast day in Mansbridge.
- Retirement community days
- Day centre lunches
- Themed days
Planning an event in Mansbridge?
About our care home hog roast in Mansbridge
Serving times fit around the home’s day, whether that is lunch or an afternoon event. We are often asked to cater anniversaries of the home and seasonal events, serving halloumi skewers, new potatoes and apple sauce.
Around Mansbridge, some homes have limited outdoor space, so we check the space with photos first. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Area
- Mansbridge (SO18, SO16, SO17)
- Region
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing typically contains gluten.
Events we cater in Mansbridge
We plan around the home’s routines.
However big or small the event in Mansbridge, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Retirement community days
- Families’ days
- Milestone days for the home
- Themed days
Residents who remember days out at Netley Common may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- How dietary needs are handled
- The full menu and the sides
- VAT, if it applies
Towns and villages near Mansbridge
Other occasions in Mansbridge
For event organisers in Mansbridge
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Sign-off from management
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
Care homes around Mansbridge
Mansbridge is about 2 miles north-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Hosts in Mansbridge book us for care home events of all sizes. We cater 40 places across Southampton.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Swaythling station, about 0.6 miles north-west, is the nearest station. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like St. Mary's Church, is a good occasion for a hog roast. The coast is within about 3 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Here we cover the SO18, SO16 and SO17 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Whether your care home event is on Wide Lane, Dart Road and Copse Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Main roads around Mansbridge include the A27, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. If your venue is just outside Mansbridge, we also cover Townhill Park (1 mile south-east), Swaythling (1 mile west), Midanbury (1 mile south), Chartwell Green (1 mile south-east) and Bitterne Park (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Shirley (3 miles west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Sholing (3 miles south), Maybush (4 miles west), Woolston (3 miles south) and Coxford (3 miles west).
A little further out are Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (1.6 miles south) and Netley Castle (4.1 miles south). Within reach you will find Netley Common.
- Local schools include The Gregg School (0.5 miles south-east) and Bitterne Park School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fleming Arms Public House (0.6 miles north-west)
Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. For a summer hog roast day in Mansbridge, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 4:00pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We pack up calmly.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Getting a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose a hog roast in Mansbridge?
For residents who need modified textures, your kitchen looks after those portions. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Mansbridge hosts choose us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
What affects the price in Mansbridge
Your quote depends on:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Any venue rules
- Your menu choices
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- An estimate of numbers
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Mansbridge questions
Could you cook in Riverside Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
How far is Mansbridge from London?
About 67 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Where will the roaster go?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is typically fine if the venue is happy.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
- 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