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Film Set Catering in Well Street
We bring a hog roast for the crew across Well Street and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Unit base lunches
- Milestone days on set
- Long days on set
Slow-roasted pork in Well Street
Film set catering in Well Street, carved to order
Crew numbers can be large, and carving serves a crowd fast. Rolls or plates, salads and potatoes make a proper lunch. On the menu are hog roast rolls, salads and halloumi skewers, and we are regularly asked to cater milestone days on set and countryside locations.
Near Well Street, check tracks and ground with locations. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Events we cater in Well Street
We are self-contained at base.
In Well Street and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Historic house shoots
- Unit base lunches
- Ad shoots
- Wrap days
Well Street is roughly 27 miles from central London.
What your quote should include
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Exactly what’s included in the price
How we price a hog roast for the crew
Here’s what affects the price:
- Distance from us
- How long the roast and service take
- Whether you want china
- Numbers
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Rough numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Well Street?
Some productions combine a hog roast with their usual caterer, for a wrap or a milestone. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Timed around your day
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
The process
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. By late September, sunset near Well Street is about 7:00pm, so a late wrap needs lighting at base.
- We start with the location, call times and numbers.
- We check the route and send a price.
- We agree our position at base with the location manager.
- We roast through the morning and carve fast when lunch is called.
- Afterwards we clear our spot at base.
Before we arrive
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Post allergen details at base
- Request gluten-free rolls
We clear our spot after lunch.
For an evening wrap.
Places near Well Street
What else we do in Well Street
Crew catering near Well Street
Well Street is about 4 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater shoots of every size in Well Street. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 27 miles away.
For cast and crew travelling by train, East Malling station is about 0.5 miles away. Historic houses near Well Street include Old Soar Manor (4.9 miles west). Period locations like these typically keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early.
This part of Kent takes in ME19. For shoots just outside Well Street, we cover East Malling (1 mile north), West Malling (1 mile north-west), Kings Hill (1 mile south-west), Ditton (1 mile north-east) and Red Hill (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Coldrum Long Barrow (3.5 miles north-west) and Leybourne Castle (1.4 miles north). Open spaces near Well Street include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
- Schools near Well Street include St James the Great Academy (0.7 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Rising Sun pub (less than half a mile north-east)
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb roasted on the spit is a lovely alternative to pork, especially for crew who don’t eat pork.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Shelter for crew
- A contact in production
- Approval from locations
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
For event organisers in Well Street
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Questions from Well Street
Is Well Street too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What’s the nearest station to Well Street?
The closest is East Malling station, roughly 0.5 miles away.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Can you serve at our lunch call?
That is exactly how we work, holding the roast if lunch moves.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can you cater in Well Street?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
What about crew who do not eat pork?
Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option. Halal is not available.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away