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Hog Roast Catering in Mead End, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast makes the food part of your event in Mead End.
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Sports clubs and societies
Planning an event in Mead End?
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
If timings shift, tell us: we can hold the roast for a while.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Hog roast hire in Mead End, carved to order
It is a simple format that suits most crowds: pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a roll, plus lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan choices if you want them. Whether it is christmas parties and garden parties and barbecues, we can cook halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and coleslaw for your guests.
In a rural place like Mead End, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Your questions about a hog roast in Mead End
Do you come out to small places like Mead End?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
We’re gathering after a service at St Andrew: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: use our quote form.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you cover the whole of Hampshire?
All of Hampshire is in our area. Send us the address for a quote.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. By late September, sunset in Mead End is around 7:10pm, and in December it’s nearer 4:05pm. After dark, a lit path to the food makes a difference.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Why choose a hog roast in Mead End?
Next to a buffet, a hog roast is hot, freshly carved and feels like an occasion. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Mead End
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- All the equipment comes with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
What the cooking area needs
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
Should I cook it myself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Bringing a hog roast to Mead End
Mead End is about 4 miles north-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Hosts in Mead End book us for events of all sizes. Mead End is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 14 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Mead End are Highcliffe Castle (4.8 miles south-west) and Avon Tyrrell House (4.9 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. If guests are travelling by rail, the closest railway station is Sway station, roughly 0.9 miles east of the centre. Mead End is within about 4 miles of the New Forest National Park. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers. Mead End is within about 5 miles of the sea, and sea breezes can be strong. We think about wind when choosing the cooking spot and putting up the cover.
Here we cover the SO41 postcode area. Local streets include Marley Mount and Boundway; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover events in Tiptoe (1 mile south), Sway (1 mile east), Bashley (1 mile south-west), Ashley (2 miles south) and Wootton (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (4 miles south-east), Hythe (11 miles north-east), Ringwood (8 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles south-west) and Dibden Purlieu (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.8 miles east) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (2.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Mead End includes Milford on Sea LNR.
- Pubs nearby include The Plough Public House (0.8 miles south)
Events we cater in Mead End
You can taste the hours of roasting: the meat is tender and the crackling crisp.
However big or small the event in Mead End, a slow roast goes a long way. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Sports clubs and societies
- Weddings, day or evening
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Work summer parties
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Tiptoe Primary School, can book a hog roast stall.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- If the price includes VAT
- The space, cover and access they need
- The menu, including sides and any extras
For event organisers in Mead End
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards