Portsmouth · England
Film Set Catering for Portsea
We bring a hog roast for the crew across Portsea and Portsmouth, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Period locations
- Crew thank-you days
- Music video days
Film set catering in Portsea
Questions from Portsea
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
What’s the nearest station to Portsea?
Portsea has its own station: Portsmouth Harbour station.
Do you do wrap parties?
Of course. Tell us the date and location.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Is crockery included?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do you work to set times?
We work to your schedule, holding the roast if lunch moves.
What does the production need from you?
Every production is different; share your list and we’ll respond.
How our film set catering works in Portsea
Crews can be big, and carving feeds plenty of people quickly. Add sides for a full meal. We serve rotisserie chicken, a vegan option and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for end-of-shoot wraps and period locations.
Near Portsea, base may be a field or yard, so ground conditions matter. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Where
- Portsea (PO1, PO12, PO5)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. By late September, sunset near Portsea is about 7:10pm, so a late wrap needs lighting at base.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We check access to base and quote.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We clear our spot.
How to prepare
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Name a contact for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Towns and villages near Portsea
Also in Portsea
How we price a hog roast for the crew
The biggest factors are:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
- The journey to the venue
- Whether you want china
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Roughly how many people
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- A picture of the cooking area
- The venue or postcode
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your shoot?
Compared with a barbecue, one roast serves everyone together. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Working with your venue
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Perfect for your shoot in Portsea
We’re self-contained at base.
Hosts in Portsea book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Music video days
- Historic house shoots
- Shoots on location
- Farm and estate locations
Portsea is roughly 65 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
Before booking anyone
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether travel is included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Crew catering near Portsea
Portsea is about 1 mile south-west of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. From village halls to gardens and fields, shoots around Portsea suit a hog roast. We cater all 19 towns and villages across Portsmouth. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
Crew coming by rail can use the station: Portsea has its own station, Portsmouth Harbour station. With the sea within about 2 miles, coastal shoots need a sheltered base.
This part of Portsmouth takes in PO1, PO12 and PO5, and we can cater your shoot anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Main Road, Park Road and Scott Road, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover shoots in Portsmouth Point (1 mile south), Clayhall (2 miles south-west), Haslar (2 miles south-west), Alverstoke (2 miles south-west) and Privett (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Hilsea (3 miles north-east), Wymering (4 miles north-east), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north-east), Drayton (4 miles north-east) and Farlington (5 miles north-east).
A little further out are Tricorn Centre (0.8 miles east) and Southsea Castle (1.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
- Nearby schools include St Jude's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles south-east) and Charter Academy (0.8 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Ship & Castle pub (under half a mile west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Southsea (1.3 miles south-east)
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- The location manager’s agreement
- Vehicle access to base
- Shelter for crew
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
We serve quickly on the call.
Ask for gluten-free rolls.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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