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Wedding Hog Roast in Bitterne Manor
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Wedding hog roast in Bitterne Manor.
- Farm weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
A hog roast near Bitterne Manor
Wedding hog roast in Bitterne Manor, carved to order
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, with china available on request. Whether it’s vow renewals and blessings and marquee weddings, we can cook halloumi skewers, new potatoes and crackling.
In Bitterne Manor, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. The roaster cooks a safe distance from the marquee. Let us know about access. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
- Location
- Bitterne Manor (SO18, SO17, SO14)
- County
- Southampton
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station, often with mint sauce.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
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Bitterne Manor questions
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is Bitterne Manor close to London?
About 69 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Will guests be full?
We’ll plan quantities from your numbers, and the quote lists everything.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
Yes. We’ll agree a serving time around your running order.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Bitterne Manor
- An itemised quote
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Our staff serve and clear
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. At a December wedding in Bitterne Manor, it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:25pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Preparing for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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Why choose wedding hog roast in Bitterne Manor?
No kitchen is needed at the venue, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Bitterne Manor:
- The main wedding meal
- Rustic barn receptions
- The day after the wedding
- Garden weddings at home
Rockstone Place Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
Questions to ask before booking
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether travel is included
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Getting married in Bitterne Manor?
Bitterne Manor is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. We cater weddings at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Bitterne Manor. Bitterne Manor is one of 40 places in Southampton where we cater.
For guests travelling by train, Bitterne station is in Bitterne Manor itself. Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Netley Common, and the countryside around Bitterne Manor suits an outdoor reception. With the New Forest National Park within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue. With the coast within about 2 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in SO18, SO17 and SO14, we can bring the roaster to you. Your wedding could be at a house on Ivy Road, North Road and South Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include St Denys (1 mile north-west), Southampton (1 mile west), Northam (1 mile south), Bitterne Park (1 mile north-east) and Portswood (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west), Eling (5 miles west) and Rownhams (4 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.9 miles east) and Netley Castle (3 miles south). Open spaces near Bitterne Manor include Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include St Mary's Independent School (0.6 miles east) and Bitterne Park School (1 mile north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Junction Inn Public House (less than half a mile north-west)
Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Light near the carving station after dark
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away