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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in East Meon, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in East Meon? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Garden weddings at home
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Evening receptions
Slow-roasted pork in East Meon
Wedding hog roast in East Meon, carved to order
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: people gather round as the chef carves. It’s food and a bit of theatre. We serve new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for late-night wedding food and post-wedding gatherings.
Rural weddings around East Meon have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
East Meon: your questions answered
Is East Meon too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Which station is closest to East Meon?
The closest is Petersfield station, roughly 4.1 miles away.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. 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.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
It depends on the venue. Ask your venue early, and we will work with them on the details.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
We do not use a fixed price list, because every wedding is different. What matters most:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Menu choices and extras
- How long the roast and service take
- Crockery choices
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
When you enquire, please mention:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A photo of the cooking area
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in East Meon
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
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Weddings in East Meon: venues, ceremonies and travel
East Meon is about 4 miles west of Petersfield, in Hampshire. East Meon and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. East Meon is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from East Meon to Southampton (about 17 miles away).
If you are marrying at a church near East Meon, such as Church of All Saints, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Petersfield station, roughly 4.1 miles east of the centre. The South Downs National Park is within about 5 miles of East Meon, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Wherever your wedding is in GU32, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your wedding is on High Street, Chapel Street and Temple Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Clanfield (4 miles south), Catherington (5 miles south), Hambledon (5 miles south-west), Lovedean (6 miles south) and Horndean (6 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (13 miles west), Gosport (14 miles south), Havant (9 miles south), Eastleigh (14 miles west), Fareham (12 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (15 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Clanfield Earthwork (3.9 miles south-east) and Petersfield Community Hospital (4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Pidham Hill and Shutts Copse.
- Nearby, you will find The George Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast without batches coming off a grill. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why us?
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- No surprises: everything in writing
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Catered or do it yourself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The process
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. For a summer wedding in East Meon, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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Perfect for your wedding in East Meon
The carving station brings guests together, and it makes a lovely photo.
In East Meon and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Garden weddings at home
- The day after the wedding
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
For outdoor photos, Pidham Hill is close by.
Before you book anyone
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Allergen information for every dish
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Just keep us informed.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away