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Hog Roast Catering in Kemsley Street, Medway
Hog roast hire in Kemsley Street: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Wakes
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Work summer parties
Planning an event in Kemsley Street?
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
We’ll agree a contact for the day, ideally not the host, so you can enjoy yourself.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
Hog roast hire in Kemsley Street, carved to order
Hiring a hog roast means a whole hog cooked slowly on site, over several hours, outdoors under cover. Then our chef carves it and the team serves it in rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Whether it is sports clubs and societies and wakes, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
Somewhere as small as Kemsley Street, a field, yard or garden is frequently the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and level, firm ground is the key. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing
- Apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
Should I cook it myself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Kemsley Street questions
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Peter?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
Is Kemsley Street too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Can you cater in Kemsley Street?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
You can have us cook, or hire the machine. Your quote will set out what’s included.
Is crackling included?
Yes, the crackling is shared out as we carve.
Occasions we serve in Kemsley Street
It’s generous, hearty food that most people love, and there are alternatives for everyone else.
Here’s what people in Kemsley Street most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Christmas parties
- Work summer parties
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Clubhouse events
For anyone arriving by rail, Rainham (Kent) station is about 2.5 miles away.
What your quote should include
- Staffing on the day
- If the price includes VAT
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
What affects the price in Kemsley Street
Things that change the price:
- Travel to Kemsley Street
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- Whether you want china
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Allergies we should know about
- Rough numbers
- Your date and serving time
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
A hog roast in Kemsley Street: local details
Kemsley Street is about 3 miles south of Gillingham, in Medway. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Kemsley Street suit a hog roast. Kemsley Street is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 22 miles away.
If you had Levan Strice in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park. After a service at Church of St Peter, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Kemsley Street. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Here we cover the ME7 postcode area. Nearby, we also cater events in Bredhurst (1 mile west), Scragged Oak (1 mile south), Dunn Street (1 mile south-west), Park Wood (1 mile north-east) and Lower Cox Street (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Gillingham (3 miles north), Chatham (3 miles north-west), Rochester (6 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles north-west), Luton (3 miles north-west) and Twydall (3 miles north).
A little further out are KIMS hospital (3.5 miles south-west) and Allington Castle (4.3 miles south-west). The countryside around Kemsley Street includes Burham Down and Detling Hill.
- Nearby schools include Rainham School for Girls (2.1 miles north)
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
Working with your venue
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What happens on the day
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Around midsummer it stays light in Kemsley Street until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved 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.
- 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.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away