Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Catering in Soake, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast across Soake and Hampshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Parties at home
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Village fêtes and school fairs
Planning an event in Soake?
About our hog roast hire in Soake
We provide a fully catered hog roast: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. If you’d rather do it yourself, we also hire out the machine. We are frequently asked to cater christmas parties and community events, with coleslaw, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
In a rural place like Soake, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Numbers
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
Planning a hog roast in Soake
Soake is about 1 mile north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. Thinking about a hog roast in Soake? We cover the whole area. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Soake to Southampton (about 15 miles away).
If guests are travelling by rail, the closest railway station is Bedhampton station, roughly 3.7 miles south-east of the centre. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Denmead Junior School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Here we cover the PO7 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as Soake Road and Hambledon Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover events in Furzeley Corner (1 mile south-west), Hart Plain (1 mile east), Cowplain (1 mile east), Waterlooville (1 mile south-east) and Purbrook Heath (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Gosport (8 miles south-west), Havant (4 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles west), Fareham (7 miles south-west), Hedge End (11 miles west) and Petersfield (9 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Clanfield Earthwork (4.7 miles north-east) and Queen Alexandra Hospital (3.2 miles south). Within reach you will find Southmoor Nature Reserve and Portsdown Hill.
- Schools near Soake include The Cowplain School (1.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Mead End pub (0.5 miles north-west)
Allergies and dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive hours ahead, set up, roast, carve and serve, and our staff clear the serving area afterwards.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice.
Why choose a hog roast in Soake?
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. So we offer lamb, chicken and vegetarian and vegan choices too for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- All the equipment comes with us
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Soake questions
Is Soake close to London?
Roughly 59 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Soake?
Bedhampton station, about 3.7 miles south-east of the centre.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Do you cover Soake?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Soake and the rest of Hampshire included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Is hog roast hire catered or DIY?
Either: we can cater fully or hire out the machine. Most people choose catering.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Occasions we serve in Soake
Rolls are easy to eat standing up, so it suits informal events, and plates turn it into a proper meal.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Christmas fairs
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Club events and presentations
- Staff days and open days
Churches such as The Mead End rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by usually does.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- What crockery is supplied
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Towns and villages near Soake
What else we do in Soake
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
What happens on the day
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. Evenings in Soake stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- 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 arrive hours before serving and start the roast under cover.
- At serving time, the chef carves and the team serves.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards