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Funeral Wake Catering in Highstreet
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Highstreet and across Kent.
- Home wakes
- Celebrations of life
- Family get-togethers after a service
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Funeral wake catering near Highstreet
While you’re at the service, the roast cooks quietly, ready for when everyone comes back. We serve without fuss and clear up quietly. Popular choices include salads, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater remembrance days and pub and club wakes.
For a wake near Highstreet, a farmhouse or village hall often works well, with the roaster in the yard or garden. You will know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
What affects the price in Highstreet
Your quote depends on:
- Whether you want china
- Numbers
- Time on site
- Site access
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Roughly how many people
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the event is
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or ME13 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Wakes in Highstreet: venues and practical details
Highstreet is about 3 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at wakes around Highstreet, from gardens to fields. Highstreet is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
The coast is within about 3 miles of Highstreet.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area, and we can cater your wake anywhere in it. Whether your wake is on Thanet Way and Highstreet Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to wakes in Waterham (1 mile west), Dargate (1 mile south-west), Seasalter (1 mile north), Hernhill (2 miles south-west) and Slutshole (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Whitstable (3 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles west) and Herne Bay (7 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.6 miles north-east) and Tankerton Castle (3.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
Name a friend or relative as our contact, so the family can focus on guests.
Add chicken as an alternative.
Planning the wake in Highstreet
It copes with timings that shift.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Highstreet, such as:
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Gatherings after a cremation
- One-year memorials
- Memorial gatherings
If relatives are coming by rail, Whitstable station, about 3 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
Questions to ask before you book
- The full menu and the sides
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How many staff will carve and serve
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Other occasions in Highstreet
Highstreet questions
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
How far is Highstreet from London?
Roughly 48 miles from the centre of London.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What if the service runs late?
We wait: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
How the day works
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Wakes in Highstreet are generally in the afternoon, which is daylight for most of the year, but by late December it is dark at about 3:50pm.
- Contact us as soon as you have a date.
- We confirm the space.
- We cook on site.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We leave the venue tidy.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Send final numbers in good time
- Think about shelter for your guests
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Where the roaster can go in Highstreet
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Space away from the building and any trees
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
- Approval from the landlord or committee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Coleslaw
A hog roast compared with other options
If the hall or pub provides food, ask whether outside caterers are allowed. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Carved to order by a chef
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards