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Hog Roast Catering in Heart's Delight, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Heart's Delight and across Kent.
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Weddings, day or evening
- Village fêtes and school fairs
Planning an event in Heart's Delight?
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
Hog roast hire for your event in Heart's Delight
A hog roast is one of the simplest ways to feed a crowd in Heart's Delight: one roast, slow-cooked for hours, carved in front of everyone. Everything comes with us, and our staff serve and clear. On the menu are salads, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for gatherings after a funeral and weddings, day or evening.
In a rural place like Heart's Delight, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Timings are planned around your event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
For event organisers in Heart's Delight
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
You won’t need to worry about the food on the day. We get there early, cook, carve and serve, then clear up.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Numbers
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Season and day of the week
- Whether you want china
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Rough numbers
- Your menu choices
- Any venue rules
- The address or postcode
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Step by step
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Evenings in Heart's Delight stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Preparing for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Hog roast hire around Heart's Delight
Heart's Delight is about 1 mile south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We cater events of every size in Heart's Delight. Heart's Delight is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Heart's Delight to Canterbury (16 miles away).
Coming by train? Sittingbourne station, about 1.4 miles north-east, is the nearest station. A green space like Cromers Wood is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, usually the council’s. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Heart's Delight. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Wherever your event is in ME10 and ME9, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From The Street, Borden Lane and Coppins Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Close by, we cover events in Borden (1 mile north-west), Tunstall (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile north-east), Highsted (2 miles south-east) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.5 miles north-east) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.7 miles north-east).
- Nearby schools include Westlands School (0.9 miles north)
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FAQs for Heart's Delight
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Do we need a big space?
Many gardens are big enough, as long as we can get the equipment in. A photo helps us check.
Is all of Kent covered?
Kent is part of our area, including Heart's Delight. Get in touch for a price.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What if things run late?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
You can have us cook, or hire the machine. Your quote will set out what’s included.
Will people get crackling?
Yes, the crackling is shared out as we carve.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Why choose a hog roast in Heart's Delight?
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast does not need a kitchen, which typically keeps the cost down. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away