Hampshire · England
Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Botley, Hampshire
Party hog roast in Botley: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Big family get-togethers
- Naming ceremonies
- Engagement parties
Party hog roast in Botley
How our party hog roast works in Botley
Birthdays, christenings and summer parties in Botley suit a hog roast: hearty food that feeds everyone at once. Our staff serve and clear. Typical bookings include engagement parties and garden parties, serving rotisserie chicken, crackling and hog roast rolls.
In a place like Botley, a party at home is generally the easiest option. Tell us about the drive and the garden, and we’ll bring everything else. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables.
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Sunset in Botley is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June, so an early-evening carve is generally in daylight. Winter parties, dark by about 4:00pm, need lights by the roaster.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the space and send a price.
- We arrive early and get the roast going.
- We carve and serve at food time.
- We tidy up and pack away.
How to prepare
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Think about shelter for your guests
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to doing it all yourself, a catered hog roast gives you the day back. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Also in Botley
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork so we can bring chicken or a vegetarian option
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Think about children’s portions
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
We get there early to start the roast, so it’s cooking when guests arrive.
Rotisserie chicken is popular at family parties.
Parties in Botley: homes, halls and local tips
Botley is about 1 mile east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast for your party to parties anywhere in Botley, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Botley is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater.
For guests coming by train, the closest railway station is Botley station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Among the historic houses close to Botley are South Stoneham House (4.6 miles west). Grand settings like these frequently have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. Near the coast, within about 5 miles, gardens can catch the wind, and we always plan for it.
Here we cover the SO30 postcode area, so your party can be anywhere in it. We can cater a party on streets such as High Street, Boswell Close and Bailey Close or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Botley sits on or near the A334, which makes travel to your party easy. If your venue is just outside Botley, we also cover Boorley Green (1 mile north), Curdridge (2 miles east), Curbridge (2 miles south-east), Durley (2 miles north) and Horton Heath (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north), Gosport (9 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (5 miles north-west), Fareham (6 miles south-east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Moorgreen Hospital (2.2 miles north-west) and Netley Castle (4.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Swanwick Lakes.
- Local schools include Wildern School (1.2 miles west) and Wildern School (1.2 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find The Dolphin Hotel The Dolphin Public House (less than half a mile east)
Questions from Botley
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 usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
How far is Botley from London?
About 65 miles from central London.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What about the neighbours?
It is worth warning them: roasting takes hours. Some hosts invite them over for a roll.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
Who serves?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Occasions we serve in Botley
It feeds a crowd at once, so nobody is waiting for the next batch.
Here’s what people in Botley most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Big family get-togethers
- Leaving and retirement do’s
- Naming ceremonies
- Back-garden get-togethers
Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Church of All Saints, with a hog roast at home or in a hall afterwards.
Questions to ask before you book
- VAT, if it applies
- Who carves and who serves
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A spot well away from the house
- A step-free way into the garden
- Parking close to the house
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Botley
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
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.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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