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Hog Roast for Events for Payden Street
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Payden Street. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Club events
- Agricultural and country shows
- Church and village fêtes
Planning an event in Payden Street?
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. In December, Payden Street is dark by about 3:50pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
About our hog roast for events in Payden Street
Festivals and shows run for hours, and a hog roast can serve through the day, carving as the queue grows. On the menu are halloumi skewers, hog roast rolls and apple sauce, and we’re regularly asked to cater horse and dog shows and school events.
At a field event near Payden Street, power and water may be limited; we cook on gas, so we do not need mains power. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg, in a roll or on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
For event organisers in Payden Street
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Events we cater in Payden Street
It’s the stall people find by following their noses.
Hosts in Payden Street book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Charity fundraisers
- Car and steam shows
- Food and music festivals
- Country shows
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Margaret, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and any London charges
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The number of people
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- The venue or postcode
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Questions from Payden Street
Do you trade at school fairs around Payden Street?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Is Payden Street too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What paperwork do you provide?
Organisers often ask for a risk assessment or gas safety details. Let us know what you need.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
It depends on how your event works. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we’ll discuss the options.
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 help with a fundraiser?
Contact us and we will see what’s possible.
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- Room for a queue that doesn’t block paths
- Event approval for hot-food traders
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
Nearby places to Payden Street
What else we do in Payden Street
Event catering near Payden Street
Payden Street is about 6 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your event in Payden Street? We can help. Payden Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
A school like The Lenham School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. For anyone arriving by train, the closest railway station is Lenham station, roughly 2.3 miles south-west of the centre. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Payden Street, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across ME17 and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Warren Street (1 mile south-east), Woodside Green (1 mile west), West Street (1 mile west), Wichling (1 mile north) and Cold Harbour (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Newnham Castle (3.2 miles north-east).
- Pubs nearby include The Harrow pub (0.8 miles south-east)
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast feels more special at a traditional fête. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Payden Street
- An itemised quote
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Our staff serve and clear
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away