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Funeral Wake Catering for Milebush
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the wake turns the food into a centrepiece of your wake in Milebush.
- Gatherings at the family home
- One-year memorials
- Hall gatherings after a service
Slow-roasted pork in Milebush
Funeral wake catering near Milebush
If the service runs late, we wait: we will hold the food until people arrive. Name someone we can call on the day. For wakes at a local club and wakes at home, we’ll put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and halloumi skewers and more.
For a wake near Milebush, a farmhouse or village hall frequently works well. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If you are a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Milebush questions
Do you come out to small places like Milebush?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you cater after a service at St Michael and All Angels Church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
Who serves?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can you serve on plates?
We serve on plates, with china as an option.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wake for a quote.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Milebush: halls, homes and travel
Milebush is about 6 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater wakes at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Milebush. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Milebush to Canterbury (about 26 miles away).
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Marden station, about 1.1 miles south-west, is the nearest station. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Milebush; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Wherever your wake is in TN12, we can bring the roaster to you. Streets in the area include Maidstone Road and Milebush Lane, and a wake on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to Milebush we cover include St Ann's Green (1 mile east), Underling Green (1 mile north-east), Wanshurst Green (1 mile south-east), Cross-at-Hand (2 miles east) and Marden Thorn (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (6 miles north), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles west), Tonbridge (10 miles west) and Kings Hill (7 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Sutton Valence Castle (4.2 miles north-east) and Oakwood Hospital (5.7 miles north).
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
Our staff are discreet and respectful throughout.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
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Step by step
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell generally brings people over long before we carve. For a summer wake in Milebush, there is light until about 9:15pm, so a garden gathering works well.
- Share the date, place and numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a simple quote.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We clear away discreetly.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- A friend or relative we can call
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Crockery choices
- Travel to Milebush
- How many people are eating
- How long the roast and service take
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
- Rough numbers
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Why choose funeral wake catering in Milebush?
If the service runs late, the food waits.
However big or small the event in Milebush, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- Wakes in village halls
- Remembrance days
- Ashes ceremonies
- Family meals after a funeral
If the funeral is at a church such as St Michael and All Angels Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Before booking anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How dietary needs are handled
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether travel is included
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If the hall or pub provides food, check whether we can cater there. The main driver is numbers: 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 Milebush
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- No surprises: everything in writing
- All the equipment comes with us
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards