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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Eling, Southampton
Planning a hog roast for your party in Eling? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Engagement celebrations
- Christenings and naming days
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
Party hog roast for Eling
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Numbers
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Allergies we should know about
- The address or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
About our party hog roast in Eling
Rolls are easy for party guests to eat standing up, so hog roast rolls are ideal. Alternatives cover anyone who doesn’t eat pork. Typical bookings include retirement parties and back-garden get-togethers, with hog roast rolls, rotisserie chicken and a vegan burger or sausage.
Around Eling, a garden with room to spare is all you need. It suits that kind of party. The hog is roasted on site at your party, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
- Area
- Eling (SO40, SO15)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Working with your venue
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Occasions we serve in Eling
It feeds a crowd at once, so nobody is waiting for the next batch.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Eling:
- Family reunions
- Leaving and retirement do’s
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Getting-engaged parties
For party guests on the train, there’s a station right in Eling: Totton station.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Think about children’s portions
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
We get there early to start the roast, so it is cooking when guests arrive.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A word with the neighbours
- A spot well away from the house
- Somewhere for us to park nearby
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
About the food
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Evening parties in Eling need a little planning: daylight lasts until about 9:25pm at midsummer, but by late September it is around 7:10pm. Lights by the food keep the party going.
- Show us the garden or drive.
- We confirm it works and send a quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- Our staff serve rolls and sides.
- We leave the garden tidy.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Name a contact for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Eling
Which station is closest to Eling?
Totton station, in Eling itself.
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Is our garden suitable?
Often, yes, if there is a level spot away from the house and trees, given access for the equipment. A picture helps.
Do children like hog roasts?
Yes, and tell us how many children are coming, so we can plan quantities.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Can you cater in Eling?
Yes, Eling is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Party venues around Eling
Eling is about 1 mile south-east of Totton, in Southampton. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Eling and the surrounding area. We cover 40 places across Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
If the day starts at Church of St Mary, the roast can be ready when everyone gets back. Within reach of Eling are historic houses such as Southampton Tudor House and Garden (3.6 miles east) and Medieval Merchant's House (3.6 miles east). Grand settings like these often have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. The New Forest National Park is within about 5 miles of Eling, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop. The coast is within about 4 miles, so breezy days are common, and we always plan for it.
Wherever your party is in SO40 and SO15, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Bury Lane, Rose Road and Mill Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Eling sits on or near the A35, so getting the roaster to your party is simple. Neighbouring places where we cater parties include Redbridge (1 mile north-east), Millbrook (2 miles east), Hillyfields (2 miles north-east), Maybush (2 miles north-east) and Regents Park (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Southampton (4 miles east), Townhill Park (6 miles east), Midanbury (5 miles east), Thornhill (6 miles east), Chartwell Green (6 miles east) and Harefield (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Eling Experience (0.6 miles north) and Westquay (3.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Testwood Lakes.
- Local schools include Hounsdown School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Anchor pub (within half a mile east)
What else we do in Eling
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away