Medway · England
Hog Roast Hire for Capstone
Hog roast hire in Capstone: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Club events and presentations
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Weddings, day or evening
Book a hog roast in Capstone
How our hog roast hire works in Capstone
In Capstone, we cater birthdays, weddings, staff days and fêtes. Whatever the occasion, the format is the same: slow roasting at your venue, then carving and serving. We are frequently asked to cater weddings and receptions and garden parties and barbecues, serving hog roast rolls, spit-roast lamb and coleslaw.
For a rural spot like Capstone, a hog roast feels right at home. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a cold buffet, hot roast pork carved in front of you is a different experience. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Capstone hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some guests won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
Slow roasting needs attention, which is our job, not yours. You can get on with your event.
We also hire out the roaster for DIY hog roasts.
Questions from Capstone
Do you come out to small places like Capstone?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you do a hog roast in Darland Banks?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
You can have us cook, or hire the machine. Your quote will set out what’s included.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Do you serve the crackling?
It is: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Also in Capstone
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In Capstone, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so summer evening service is generally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Numbers
- Time on site
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- A photo of the cooking area
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your event in Capstone
A hog roast is memorable. It is food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Capstone, including:
- Christmas fairs
- Milestone birthdays
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Corporate events
A green space like Darland Banks is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, generally the council’s.
Before booking anyone
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What the price includes, item by item
- If the price includes VAT
Planning a hog roast in Capstone
Capstone is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. We are happy to travel to Capstone for events. Capstone is one of 68 places in Medway where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Historic houses near Capstone include Restoration House (3.1 miles north-west) and Temple Manor (3.8 miles north-west). Estates like these tend to have strict rules for caterers, so check before booking. For anyone arriving by rail, the nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 2 miles north. Capstone is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Anywhere in ME7, we can roast on site for your guests. For events just outside Capstone, we cover Darland (1 mile north), Hale (1 mile north-west), Hempstead (1 mile south-east), Gillingham (1 mile north-east) and Chatham (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Peters Village (4 miles west) and Brompton (3 miles north-west).
A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (2.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
- Nearby schools include Chatham Grammar School for Girls (1.2 miles north-west) and The Robert Napier School (1.4 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Star pub (1 mile north)
- Local facilities include Chatham Free Library (1.9 miles north-west)
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards