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Hog Roast for Events in Hook Common
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Hook Common and the surrounding area.
- PTA summer fairs
- Village fêtes
- Community days and street fairs
A hog roast near Hook Common
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Balance the food line-up
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Tell us about any theme, such as a vintage fête.
Hog roast for events near Hook Common
A hog roast can help a fundraiser in Hook Common attract visitors. Tell us about the event and we will suggest how it could work. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, crackling and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for community days and street fairs and fun runs and sports events.
A fête near Hook Common might be on a field with no mains power; we cook on gas, so we don’t need mains power. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- Plates or china
- The number of people
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Summer events in Hook Common have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
How to prepare
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or RG27 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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What else we do in Hook Common
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A firm way on and off the field
- A level pitch with firm ground
- A safe distance from other traders
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Hook Common
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
Why choose hog roast for events in Hook Common?
Alternatives cover non-pork eaters.
People around Hook Common book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- School fairs and sports days
- Food and music festivals
- Club events
- Agricultural and country shows
PTAs at schools such as Hook Infant School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Event catering near Hook Common
Hook Common is about 1 mile south-west of Hook, in Hampshire. Planning a hog roast for your event in Hook Common? We can help. Hook Common is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Reading, about 12 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Hook station, about 0.5 miles east. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St John the Evangelist, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
This part of Hampshire takes in RG27. That could mean an event in a garden on London Road, Newnham Road and Hook Common or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater events in Nately Scures (1 mile south-west), Newnham (1 mile north-west), Hook (1 mile north-east), Warnborough Green (1 mile south-east) and Up Nately (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (6 miles west), Farnborough (9 miles east), Fleet (6 miles east), Aldershot (9 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (7 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include West Green House Agricultural Museum (2.5 miles north-east) and Odiham Castle (1.2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Hook Common include Tundry Hill and The Mill Field.
- Schools near Hook Common include Robert May's School (1.9 miles south-east)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some visitors will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
FAQs for Hook Common
Do you come out to small places like Hook Common?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you trade at school fairs around Hook Common?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Do you cover Hook Common?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Hook Common and the rest of Hampshire included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your visitors will want somewhere dry to eat.
What will our event need from you?
Tell us what your event requires, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away