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Christmas Party Catering in Maidstone, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your Christmas party turns the food into a centrepiece of your Christmas party in Maidstone.
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
Slow-roasted pork in Maidstone
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Maidstone
December is dark early, so we set up in daylight and roast through the afternoon. We will need light around the serving area. On the menu are roast turkey, roast potatoes and apple sauce, and we are frequently booked for club and society Christmas parties and end-of-term celebrations.
Christmas bookings in Maidstone range from work parties to family gatherings. We need a level spot with good lighting. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
Next to a restaurant booking, a hog roast at your venue keeps everyone together and is often better value. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book our hog roast in Maidstone
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
What happens on the day
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’s ready when you want to eat. Christmas parties in Maidstone are almost always after dark: sunset is about 3:50pm in December. We bring lighting for the cooking area; the route to it may need lights too.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- We check the date and the outdoor cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- We carve and serve hot when you’re ready.
- We tidy up and go, whatever the weather.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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Christmas parties in Maidstone: local tips
Maidstone is about 31 miles south-east of London, in Kent. We’re happy to travel to Maidstone for Christmas parties. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Maidstone to Canterbury (about 24 miles away).
If people are coming by rail, Maidstone West station, about 0.6 miles north-west, is the nearest station. The A20 and A26 make Maidstone easy to reach on a dark winter evening. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Maidstone, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Christmas parties anywhere in ME15, ME16, ME14 and ME17 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. That could mean a Christmas party in a garden on Square Hill Road, Arundel Square and Square Hill or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Main roads around Maidstone include the A20 and A26, which makes travel to your Christmas party easy. For Christmas parties just outside Maidstone, we cover Tovil (1 mile west), Foley Park (1 mile north), Shepway (1 mile south-east), Penenden Heath (1 mile north) and Weavering (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west). Maidstone is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent, with plenty of venues for Christmas parties.
Nearby you will also find Maidstone Carriage Museum (within half a mile north-west) and Oakwood Hospital (1.8 miles west). The countryside around Maidstone includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Local schools include Maidstone Grammar School (within half a mile south-east) and St Augustine Academy (1.2 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find Paper Makers Arms (under half a mile north)
Towns and villages near Maidstone
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Maidstone: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Maidstone?
Maidstone West station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre.
How far is Maidstone from London?
Roughly 31 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you cover Maidstone?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Maidstone and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote.
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.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Catered or do it yourself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Maidstone?
It makes a work party feel generous.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Maidstone. Typical bookings include:
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Christmas fairs
- Office Christmas parties
- Family Christmas gatherings
Christmas fairs at a church such as St Philip's Church can book a hog roast stall.
Before booking anyone
- Whether travel is included
- Allergen information for every dish
- A clear list of what’s included
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
What affects the price in Maidstone
The biggest factors are:
- Distance from us
- Access to the cooking area
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The number of people
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The address or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Your date and serving time
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the Christmas party is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Looking after everyone
Some guests won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask about dietary needs when people RSVP
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Label alternatives clearly
We pack up whatever the weather.
Roast potatoes suit a winter menu.
What the cooking area needs
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Somewhere warm and dry for guests to eat
- Light by the serving table
- A level outdoor area that can be lit
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast turkey
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- 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