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Hog Roast Hire in Flete
Hog roast hire in Flete: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Christmas fairs
Book a hog roast in Flete
What affects the price in Flete
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Flete
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Menu choices and extras
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Rough numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Your date and serving time
- The address or postcode
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
How our hog roast hire works in Flete
A whole hog, roasted for hours and carved in front of your guests: that is what you get when you book a hog roast in Flete. The classic roll comes with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling, and you can add sides and other meats. Typical bookings include milestone birthdays and gatherings after a funeral, with salads, hog roast rolls and spit-roast lamb.
In a rural place like Flete, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. You’ll know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Other occasions in Flete
Events we cater in Flete
A hog roast is memorable. It’s food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
People around Flete book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Christmas parties
- Wakes
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Sports clubs and societies
PTAs at schools such as St Gregory's Catholic Primary School often look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the price includes VAT
- How dietary needs are handled
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Put the menu on the invitation
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
Everything for serving comes with us, so you only need to provide the space.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Where the roaster can go in Flete
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Flete
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to a buffet, hot roast pork carved in front of you is a different experience. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Flete hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A clear quote with everything listed
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
How it works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell generally brings people over long before we carve. Light matters for a long roast: around Flete, it stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, while in December the light goes at about 3:50pm, so winter bookings need lighting from mid-afternoon.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Think about shelter for your guests
Get a quote
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Flete questions
Which station is closest to Flete?
The closest is Margate station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Flete?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, so you are not left with the mess.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Bringing a hog roast to Flete
Flete is about 1 mile south-west of Margate, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast in Flete? We cover the whole area. Flete is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Flete to Canterbury (14 miles away).
Churches such as St. Catherine's Church rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by typically does. Nearby historic houses include Quex Park (2.2 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. Flete is within about 3 miles of the sea, and sea breezes can be strong. We plan a sheltered cooking spot on windy days.
Here we cover the CT9 postcode area. From Victoria Road, Flete Road and Norfolk Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to events in Westwood (1 mile east), Haine (1 mile south-east), Manston (1 mile south), Garlinge (1 mile north-west) and Margate (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (14 miles south-west), Broadstairs (3 miles east), Whitstable (15 miles west), Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (10 miles west) and Walmer (11 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum (1.3 miles south-west) and Westwood Cross (1.1 miles east). The countryside around Flete includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Schools near Flete include Hartsdown Academy (1.2 miles north)
- Local facilities include Margate West (1.7 miles north-west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards