Hampshire · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Southend, Hampshire
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event makes the food part of your event in Southend.
- Community days and street fairs
- Tournaments and sports days
- Charity fundraisers
Hog roast for events for Southend
Hog roast for events in Southend, slow-roasted on site
A hog roast can help a fundraiser in Southend attract visitors. We will talk through options with you. Typical bookings include school events and village fêtes, serving hog roast rolls, a vegan burger or sausage and halloumi skewers.
Rural events near Southend can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast goes down well. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
What affects the price in Southend
The price comes down to:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Plates or china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Time on site
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
When you contact us, please mention:
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
- A picture of the cooking area
- Your menu choices
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to volunteers cooking, we take the cooking off your volunteers. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- An itemised quote
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- All the equipment comes with us
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Common questions in Southend
What’s the nearest station to Southend?
The closest is Portchester station, roughly 5 miles away.
Is Southend too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you need power on site?
Mainly a pitch and access. Everything else comes with us.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
How the day works
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. In December, Southend is dark by about 4:00pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Space, access and the venue
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- A level pitch
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Southend
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
Why choose hog roast for events in Southend?
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Whatever the occasion in Southend, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Charity fundraisers
- Town and village days
- Vintage rallies
- School events
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of the Holy Trinity, are a natural home for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Any travel or access charges
- Whether plates or china are included
- If the price includes VAT
Also near Southend
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Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Show allergens at the stall
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
If the ground is soft, we will need a firm route on and off, particularly in wet weather.
Chicken widens the choice.
Event catering near Southend
Southend is about 5 miles north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. A hog roast suits events around Southend, whatever the venue. We cater 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Southend to Southampton (12 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Portchester station, about 5 miles south. If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Newtown Soberton Infant School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
We bring hog roasts to events all over SO32. Other places close to Southend we cover include Newtown (1 mile south-west), Soberton Heath (1 mile west), Hoe Gate (1 mile south-east), Woodend (1 mile west) and Hipley (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south), Havant (7 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles west), Fareham (6 miles south-west) and Horndean (5 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Knowle Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Southend includes St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Bold Forester Public House (0.8 miles north-west)
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards