Portsmouth · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Portsmouth Point, Portsmouth
Looking for a hog roast day in Portsmouth Point? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Residents’ themed days
- Day centre lunches
- Milestone days for the home
Book a hog roast in Portsmouth Point
Care home hog roast in Portsmouth Point, slow-roasted on site
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. We’re often asked to cater day centre lunches and residents’ themed days, with halloumi skewers, apple sauce and thinly carved roast pork.
Smaller homes around Portsmouth Point may only have a modest garden, so send us a picture and we will tell you honestly whether the roaster fits. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
- Area
- Portsmouth Point (PO1, PO5, PO12)
- County
- Portsmouth
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Portsmouth Point: care homes and access
Portsmouth Point is about 2 miles west of Southsea, in Portsmouth. Wherever your care home event is in Portsmouth Point, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cover all 19 towns and villages in Portsmouth, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Portsmouth Point to Southampton (about 15 miles away).
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Portsmouth Garrison church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Milton Locks is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. With the sea within about 2 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Here we cover the PO1, PO5 and PO12 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Local streets include Park Road, Nobbs Lane and Bath Square; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Portsmouth Point we cover include Portsea (1 mile north), Clayhall (1 mile south-west), Haslar (1 mile south-west), Alverstoke (2 miles south-west) and Privett (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Hilsea (3 miles north-east), Wymering (4 miles north), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (4 miles north-east), Drayton (5 miles north-east) and Farlington (5 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Portsmouth Museum And Art Gallery (less than half a mile east) and Southsea Castle (1.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.
- Nearby schools include Portsmouth Grammar School (within half a mile east) and Charter Academy (0.9 miles east)
- Local pubs include Bridge Tavern (under half a mile south)
- Local facilities include Southsea (0.9 miles south-east)
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- The date and time of year
- How long the roast and service take
- Site access
- Distance from us
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- A photo of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Request gluten-free rolls
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Serving on plates is often easier.
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A hog roast compared with other options
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why Portsmouth Point hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Approval from the home
- A named contact on the day
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Portsmouth Point
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Why choose care home hog roast in Portsmouth Point?
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
However big or small the event in Portsmouth Point, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Staff appreciation days
- Retirement community days
- Days for relatives
- Care home summer fairs
Visitors arriving by train should know that Portsmouth Harbour station is in Portsmouth Point itself.
What your quote should include
- The space, cover and access they need
- What the price includes, item by item
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Allergen information for every dish
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
FAQs for Portsmouth Point
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Is Portsmouth Point close to London?
About 66 miles from central London.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates with thin slices are easy to arrange.
What about residents who don’t eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Can you serve at lunch?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we will be ready.
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. Late May in Portsmouth Point has light until about 8:55pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- 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
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Read more
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away