Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Hire for Denmead
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Denmead. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Work summer parties
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Parties at home
Hog roast hire for Denmead
Hog roast hire in Denmead, carved to order
We provide a fully catered hog roast: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. If you’d rather do it yourself, we also hire out the machine. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and new potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater festive gatherings and wakes and memorial gatherings.
Around Denmead, bookings are often at homes, village halls and playing fields. If the lane is narrow, tell us so we can plan our vehicle. You will know what’s included before booking: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Your questions about a hog roast in Denmead
Which station is closest to Denmead?
Cosham station, about 4.1 miles south of the centre.
We are gathering after a service at Church of All Saints: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we’ll check.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
Do we need a big space?
Access and clearance matter more than size. Describe the space and we’ll tell you honestly.
What do people get?
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.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast feeds a crowd quickly from one roast, with no waiting for individual orders to cook. Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why us?
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
The roaster needs looking after for hours, and that is what we’re there for. You can relax and enjoy the day.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What affects the price in Denmead
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Time on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Numbers
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
- Your date and serving time
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
A hog roast in Denmead: local details
Denmead is about 2 miles north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. We cover events in Denmead. We bring hog roasts to 683 places across Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Denmead to Southampton (about 14 miles away).
Churches such as Church of All Saints rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by generally does. PTAs at schools such as Denmead Junior School frequently look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days.
We bring hog roasts to events all over PO7 and the streets around it. That could mean an event in a garden on Ashling Park Road, Chestnut Close and The Orchard, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Denmead is on the B2150, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. For events just outside Denmead, we cover Anmore (1 mile east), Anthill Common (1 mile north-west), Wecock Farm (2 miles east), Lovedean (2 miles east) and Hambledon (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (15 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south-west), Havant (4 miles south-east), Eastleigh (13 miles west), Fareham (7 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-west).
A little further out are Queen Alexandra Hospital (3.5 miles south) and Portchester Castle (4.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
- Nearby schools include The Cowplain School (2 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Harvest Home pub (within half a mile west)
Places near Denmead
Also in Denmead
For event organisers in Denmead
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Step by step
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Planning an evening hog roast in Denmead? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light at the carving station.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- We check availability and the space for the roaster and send a clear quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- We carve and serve when you’re ready to eat.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and 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 when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards