Hampshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Portmore
We bring a hog roast for the wake to Portmore and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Pub and club wakes
- Memorial gatherings
- Family meals after a funeral
Funeral wake catering in Portmore
Common questions in Portmore
Can you cater after a service at Saint Nicholas Chapel?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Do you come out to small places like Portmore?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Where can you serve a wake?
Most places, if the roaster can cook outside.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can you serve on plates?
Both are possible: rolls for a simple meal, plates with salads and potatoes for a fuller one.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Funeral wake catering near Portmore
We cater wakes in Portmore and the surrounding area, at homes, halls and venues, with the roast cooked on site. Typical bookings include scattering-of-ashes gatherings and gatherings at clubs and pubs, serving roast pork in rolls or on plates, rotisserie chicken and salads.
Near Portmore, wakes are frequently at home or in the hall. Let us know about access. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Planning the wake in Portmore
There are options for those who don’t eat pork.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Portmore, including:
- Life celebrations
- Pub and club wakes
- Ashes ceremonies
- Wakes in village halls
Relatives arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Lymington Town station, about 1.1 miles south-west.
Comparing caterers
- The space, cover and access they need
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the price includes, item by item
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Portmore
- Whether you want china
- How many people are eating
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 we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The date and time of the event
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Portmore?
Some families mix a hog roast with cakes brought by friends. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why Portmore hosts choose us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Sides to make it a full meal
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Step by step
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Wakes in Portmore are generally in the afternoon, so light is rarely a problem, but by late December it is dark at about 4:00pm.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We check the cooking spot with the venue.
- We cook on site.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Let us know about tight access
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Wake catering near Portmore
Portmore is about 2 miles north-east of Lymington, in Hampshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, wakes around Portmore suit a hog roast. We cover 683 places in Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Portmore to Southampton (about 11 miles away).
Families holding a service at Saint Nicholas Chapel often gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready. The New Forest National Park is within about 4 miles of Portmore; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural. The coast is within about 2 miles of Portmore, and coastal halls can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered cooking spot.
Wakes anywhere in SO41 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Your wake could be at a house on Warborne Lane, Jordans Lane and Main Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to wakes in Warborne (1 mile west), Pilley (1 mile north-west), Bull Hill (1 mile north), Pilley Bailey (1 mile north) and Walhampton (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Fareham (15 miles east), Totton (10 miles north), Hedge End (14 miles north-east), Romsey (15 miles north) and Hythe (8 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Lymington New Forest Hospital (1 mile south-west) and Yarmouth Castle (4.8 miles south). The countryside around Portmore includes Boldre Foreshore.
- Schools near Portmore include William Gilpin Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles north-west) and Priestlands School (2 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Walhampton Arms (0.6 miles south-west)
Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A contact for the day who is not immediate family
- A safe distance from the hall
- Flat ground outside the hall or house
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
Food is served as everyone gathers, quietly and respectfully.
If there was a favourite dish from our menu, tell us.
Also near Portmore
Other occasions in Portmore
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away