Hampshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Burley Street
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for the wake makes the food part of your wake in Burley Street.
- Life celebrations
- Gatherings at the family home
- Family meals after a funeral
Slow-roasted pork in Burley Street
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
- Give us numbers for the alternatives
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We hold the food if people are delayed.
Serve on plates with salads and potatoes for a sit-down meal.
Funeral wake catering near Burley Street
Roast pork with salads, new potatoes and coleslaw makes a proper meal, or rolls keep it simple. Chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option are there for anyone who doesn’t eat pork. We are often asked to cater home wakes and pub and club wakes, with salads, roast pork in rolls or on plates and new potatoes.
Near Burley Street, wakes are often at home or in the hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. The hog is roasted on site at your wake, slowly, over several hours.
Also in Burley Street
A hog roast compared with other options
If the hall or pub provides food, ask whether outside caterers are allowed. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why us?
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
FAQs for Burley Street
Can you cater after a service at Burley Street Mission Hall?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Is Burley Street too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Can you cater at home?
At home, a hall, a club or a venue, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook.
What should we provide?
Not much: an outdoor cooking spot and someone to meet us.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
Chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Arranging a wake in Burley Street
Burley Street is in Hampshire. A hog roast suits wakes around Burley Street, whatever the venue. Burley Street is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
The New Forest National Park is within about a mile of Burley Street, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
This part of Hampshire takes in BH24, so your wake can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Tyrells Lane, Ringwood Road and Forest Road; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Burley Street, we also cover Burley (1 mile south-east), Foulford (2 miles north-west), Forest Corner (2 miles north-west), Shobley (2 miles north-west) and Bagnum (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (9 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), Hythe (14 miles east), New Milton (6 miles south) and Ringwood (3 miles west).
Open spaces near Burley Street include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Nearby, you will find The Queen's Head pub (0.8 miles south-east)
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, which keeps it hot and moist.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A contact for the day who is not immediate family
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
Events we cater in Burley Street
One roast feeds everyone together, so people can sit and talk.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Burley Street. Here are some of the most popular:
- Wakes at home
- Celebrations of life
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Memorial gatherings
Families holding a service at Burley Street Mission Hall often gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
What your quote should include
- What crockery is supplied
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
How it works
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Most wakes in Burley Street are held in the afternoon, which is daylight for most of the year, but by late December it’s dark at about 4:05pm.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- The roast cooks while you’re at the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We pack up quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Burley Street
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- Whether you want china
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
- The journey to the venue
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.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Every wake is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wake: use our quote form.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards