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Hog Roast Catering in Oad Street, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Oad Street.
- Parties at home
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Sports clubs and societies
Slow-roasted pork in Oad Street
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
About our hog roast hire in Oad Street
Hog roast hire takes the cooking off your hands. We arrive hours before you eat, set up under cover and roast slowly, then carve and serve at the time you choose. Typical bookings include community events and big birthdays and anniversaries, serving halloumi skewers, hog roast rolls and spit-roast lamb.
For a rural spot like Oad Street, a hog roast feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- The date and time of year
- Time on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Access to the cooking area
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Any venue rules
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
- The venue or postcode
Send us the date, the address or ME9 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
Name someone to meet us, who can show us the cooking spot and pass on any changes.
Add lamb or chicken for a second roast.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Bringing a hog roast to Oad Street
Oad Street is about 3 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We cover events in Oad Street, along with the towns and villages around it. We cater 922 places in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Oad Street to Canterbury (about 18 miles away).
For anyone arriving by rail, Newington station, about 1.9 miles north, is the nearest station. If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Oad Street, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
For events in ME9, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. For events just outside Oad Street, we cover Danaway (1 mile north-west), Chestnut Street (1 mile north), Silver Street (1 mile south-east), Bredgar (1 mile south-east) and South Green (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east) and Faversham (9 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.8 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (2.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
- Schools near Oad Street include Westlands School (1.7 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include Plough & Harrow pub (less than half a mile east)
The process
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: around Oad Street, it stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- 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.
- We clear the serving area and pack away.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
Every event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: use our quote form.
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Events we cater in Oad Street
For big gatherings in Oad Street, a hog roast is hard to beat: a whole hog goes a long way, and the carving is part of the event.
Here’s what people in Oad Street most often book a hog roast for:
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Summer garden parties
- Work summer parties
- Gatherings after a funeral
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Borden Church of England Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Before you book anyone
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Any travel or access charges
- Staffing on the day
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which typically keeps the cost down. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why Oad Street hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Oad Street: your questions answered
How far is Oad Street from London?
Roughly 35 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Is Oad Street too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
Do you cover Oad Street?
Yes, Oad Street is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Towns and villages near Oad Street
What else we do in Oad Street
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away