Kent · England
Christmas Party Catering in West End, 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 West End.
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Year-end thank-yous
- Staff Christmas do’s
Book a hog roast in West End
How our Christmas hog roast works in West End
A Christmas hog roast brings hot food to a cold evening. We roast outdoors under cover and we carve hot for your festive party in West End. We serve hog roast rolls, roast turkey and crackling, and typical bookings are for end-of-year team celebrations and winter fairs and markets.
In a small place like West End, December lanes are dark, so let us know about access and lighting. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Planning a Christmas party in West End
West End is about 2 miles south-west of Herne Bay, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, Christmas parties around West End suit a hog roast. West End is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
Train travellers will want to know that Chestfield & Swalecliffe station is about 1.3 miles away. If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Thornden Wood Primary School, hot rolls go down well. With the sea within about 3 miles, December breezes can be cold, so plan somewhere warm for guests to eat.
Wherever your Christmas party is in CT6, we can roast on site for your guests. If your venue is just outside West End, we also cover Radfall (1 mile south-west), Chestfield (1 mile west), Swalecliffe (1 mile north-west), Hampton (2 miles north) and Tankerton (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles south), Margate (13 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Ramsgate (14 miles east), Broadstairs (15 miles east) and Faversham (9 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (2 miles north-west) and Tankerton Castle (2.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Schools near West End include Herne Bay High School (1.3 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Share And Coulter Public House (within half a mile north-east)
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Why choose a hog roast in West End?
Next to a restaurant booking, you avoid set-menu prices and keep everyone in one place. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why us?
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Our staff serve and clear
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
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Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
- A safe distance from anything that could catch the heat
- Flat ground outside, with lights for after dark
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Salads
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Roast turkey
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Share the allergen information in advance
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
We arrive in daylight to set up and start roasting, then roast through the afternoon.
Roast potatoes suit a winter menu.
Events we cater in West End
Rolls suit a mingling party.
However big or small the event in West End, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- End-of-year team celebrations
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Festive family get-togethers
- Staff Christmas do’s
If a church like St Peter is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Comparing caterers
- If the price includes VAT
- What crockery is supplied
- Allergen information for every dish
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
West End: your questions answered
Is West End close to London?
About 52 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to West End?
Chestfield & Swalecliffe station, about 1.3 miles north-west of the centre.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. Sunset in West End in late December is about 3:50pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the roaster and the serving table. We start in daylight and cook into the dark.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- We check the date and the outdoor cooking spot, then send a quote.
- On the day we arrive early and get the roast going.
- We carve and serve hot when you’re ready.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards