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Hog Roast Catering in East End, Kent
Hog roast hire in East End: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Village fêtes and school fairs
Hog roast hire for East End
East End questions
We are gathering after a service at St Margaret's Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Will people get crackling?
It is: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
Can you cater in East End?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, East End and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
Either: fully catered, where we roast, carve and serve, or DIY machine hire. Catering is the most popular choice.
About our hog roast hire in East End
In East End, 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. On the menu are spit-roast lamb, crackling and new potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater summer garden parties and christmas fairs.
In a hamlet or village like East End, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
Occasions we serve in East End
You don’t need much on your side: an outdoor cooking spot and a contact on the day. Everything else comes with us.
In East End and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Staff days and open days
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Christmas fairs
- Garden parties and barbecues
For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as St Margaret's Church, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby.
What to look for in a quote
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- VAT, if it applies
- Exactly what’s included in the price
East End: venues, access and local tips
East End is about 11 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. We bring a hog roast to events anywhere in East End, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from East End to Canterbury (24 miles away).
Within reach of East End are historic houses such as Smallhythe Place (5 miles south-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you’re booking one. East End is within about 4 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Here we cover the TN17 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Wood Lane, Mockbeggar Lane and Jackson Way or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside East End, we also cover Fosten Green (1 mile north), Clapper Hill (1 mile north-east), Parkgate (1 mile east), West Cross (2 miles south) and Strood (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Foley Park (14 miles north), Paddock Wood (12 miles north-west), Tenterden (3 miles east) and Bearsted (13 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Sissinghurst Castle (2.5 miles north-west) and Benenden Hospital (under half a mile south).
How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. Planning an evening hog roast in East End? Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Preparing for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Catered or do it yourself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Travel to East End
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Where the event is
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- An estimate of numbers
- Dietary requirements
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
We will agree a contact for the day, ideally not the host, so you can enjoy yourself.
Salads, coleslaw and potatoes make it a full meal, and they’re listed in your quote.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a cold buffet, hot roast pork carved in front of you is a different experience. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why us?
- Serving and clearing done for you
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
Places near East End
What else we do in East End
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards