Medway · England
Christmas Hog Roast for St Mary Hoo
We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to St Mary Hoo and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Festive open evenings
- Work Christmas parties
Book a hog roast in St Mary Hoo
How our Christmas hog roast works in St Mary Hoo
It’s dark before 4pm in December, so we start in daylight and roast into the evening. The cooking area and path need lighting. We serve crackling, rotisserie chicken and roast turkey, and we’re often booked for festive open evenings and end-of-term celebrations.
Near St Mary Hoo, country lanes are dark in winter, so let us know about access and lighting. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How long the roast and service take
- Distance from us
- Plates or china
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
- The date and time of the event
To get a quote, just 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.
A hog roast compared with other options
For a Christmas fair, a hog roast stall is one of the most popular hot-food options. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Planned to your running order
- No surprises: everything in writing
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
For event organisers in St Mary Hoo
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
St Mary Hoo questions
Is St Mary Hoo too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is St Mary Hoo close to London?
Roughly 30 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
How early should we book for Christmas?
December weekends go first. Send your date early.
Can you do turkey for a Christmas party?
Yes: add turkey to the menu.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
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.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
How the day works
Here’s how the day typically runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. A lunchtime Christmas party in St Mary Hoo is the only one in good daylight, as it is dark by about 3:50pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- Send us your Christmas party date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue and send a price.
- We set up under cover in daylight and roast through the afternoon.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve hot food at the agreed time.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
Before we arrive
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Name a contact for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Festive bookings around St Mary Hoo
St Mary Hoo is in Medway. We cater Christmas parties of every size in St Mary Hoo. St Mary Hoo is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from St Mary Hoo to Canterbury (about 24 miles away).
We bring hog roasts to Christmas parties all over ME3 and the streets around it. For Christmas parties just outside St Mary Hoo, we cover Fenn Street (1 mile south-west), High Halstow (1 mile south-west), Sharnal Street (2 miles south-west), Tunbridge Hill (2 miles south) and Kingsnorth (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Gillingham (6 miles south), Chatham (8 miles south), Rochester (6 miles south-west), Rainham (7 miles south), Strood (7 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Bay Museum (3.6 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (6 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Bishop Saltings.
Allergies and dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Collect dietary needs with Christmas party sign-ups
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
The cooking area and the path to it need lighting after dark, and we’ll plan it with you.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- A level outdoor area that can be lit
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast turkey
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
Towns and villages near St Mary Hoo
What else we do in St Mary Hoo
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards