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Hog Roast Hire for Lower Hardres
Hog roast hire in Lower Hardres: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Wakes
- Summer garden parties
- Weddings, day or evening
Hog roast hire for Lower Hardres
Who books hog roast hire in Lower Hardres?
You do not need much on your side: just an outdoor spot for the roaster. Everything else comes with us.
People around Lower Hardres book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Staff days and open days
- Wakes
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Christmas parties
For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as Church of St Mary, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby.
What your quote should include
- Plates, china and cutlery
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether VAT is included
How our hog roast hire works in Lower Hardres
Our hog roast hire is fully catered: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. Typical bookings include work summer parties and village fêtes and school fairs, serving rotisserie chicken, crackling and new potatoes.
Somewhere as small as Lower Hardres, a field, yard or garden is frequently the spot. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives, and level, firm ground is the key. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Working with your venue
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so all you need is the space.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Your questions about a hog roast in Lower Hardres
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
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 work to whatever the site needs.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
- Parking near the spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Stuffing
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
What affects the price in Lower Hardres
Each price is built from:
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Season and day of the week
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Places near Lower Hardres
More for events in Lower Hardres
Hog roast hire around Lower Hardres
Lower Hardres is about 3 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast in Lower Hardres? We cover the whole area. Lower Hardres is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
For a fundraiser at a school like Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school. If guests are travelling by rail, the closest railway station is Canterbury East station, roughly 2.7 miles north of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Lower Hardres, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Anywhere in CT4, we can bring the roaster to you. Nearby, we also cater events in Street End (1 mile north), Pett Bottom (1 mile south-east), Nackington (1 mile north), Upper Hardres (1 mile south) and Petham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (11 miles south), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Deal (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Kent and Canterbury Hospital (2.2 miles north) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (2.9 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Duck pub (0.8 miles south-east)
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
How it works
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. By late September, sunset in Lower Hardres is around 7:00pm, and in December it is nearer 3:50pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Name a contact for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards