Hampshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering in Hill Grove
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Funeral wake catering in Hill Grove.
- Pub and club wakes
- Life celebrations
- One-year memorials
Planning an event in Hill Grove?
Funeral wake catering in Hill Grove, carved to order
Served on plates with salads and potatoes, a hog roast is a full meal. There are alternatives for those who do not eat pork. We serve apple sauce, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for family get-togethers after a service and remembrance days.
Near Hill Grove, wakes are frequently at home or in the hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Your questions about a hog roast for the wake in Hill Grove
How far is Hill Grove from London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Barnabas: can you cater?
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 typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
Do you need anything from the family?
Not much: an outdoor cooking spot and someone to meet us.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you wait?
Name someone we can call and we’ll serve when everyone is there.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
A hog roast compared with other options
If the venue has its own caterer, check whether we can cater there. 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.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
After a funeral in Hill Grove
Hill Grove is about 6 miles east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast for the wake to wakes anywhere in Hill Grove, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Hill Grove to Southampton (about 10 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Barnabas, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Wakes anywhere in SO32 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. We can cater a wake on streets such as Droxford Road, Hill Grove Lane and Dodds Lane, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to wakes in Swanmore (1 mile west), Upper Swanmore (1 mile north), Mislingford (1 mile south), Kingsmead (2 miles south) and Shirrell Heath (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (10 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (8 miles west), Fareham (6 miles south) and Horndean (7 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Knowle Hospital (4.4 miles south) and Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include St Clair's Meadow and Beacon Hill.
- Nearby schools include Swanmore College of Technology (0.8 miles west)
Where the roaster can go in Hill Grove
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Parking close by for our vehicle
- A hall or room for eating
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
How we price a hog roast for the wake
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Site access
- How many people are eating
- Crockery choices
- Distance from us
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The address or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many people
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Hill Grove
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Count anyone who does not eat pork
- Keep the alternatives labelled
If the service runs late, we wait.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
How it works
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. In winter, it’s dark in Hill Grove by about 4:00pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the serving area and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Contact us as soon as you have a date.
- We confirm the space.
- We set up and roast on the day.
- We serve quietly.
- We leave the venue tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Getting 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.
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Why choose funeral wake catering in Hill Grove?
Quiet, respectful service.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Hill Grove:
- Celebrations of life
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Remembrance days
- Remembrance gatherings
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Botley station is about 4.1 miles away.
What your quote should include
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
Nearby places to Hill Grove
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A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away