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Hog Roast Catering in Poundsbridge, 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 Poundsbridge.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Clubhouse events
- Corporate events
A hog roast near Poundsbridge
Hog roast hire in Poundsbridge, carved to order
Hog roast hire means a whole pig roasted slowly at your venue, over several hours, outdoors under cover. When it’s ready, our chef carves it and our staff serve it in soft rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and a piece of crackling. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, new potatoes and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for summer garden parties and wedding breakfasts and evening food.
Somewhere as small as Poundsbridge, a field, yard or garden is often 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: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
Occasions we serve in Poundsbridge
A hog roast is memorable. It is food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
In Poundsbridge and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Summer garden parties
- Work summer parties
- Club events and presentations
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- Who carves and who serves
- What crockery is supplied
- How dietary needs are handled
- If the price includes VAT
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Stuffing
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
Slow roasting needs attention, which is our job, not yours. You can relax and enjoy the day.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
Should I cook it myself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Poundsbridge: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at All Souls Chapel?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Do you come out to small places like Poundsbridge?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Crockery choices
- Menu choices and extras
- Time on site
- Access to the cooking area
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary requirements
- Your menu choices
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. Planning an evening hog roast in Poundsbridge? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Name a contact for the day
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children generally like it too.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Places near Poundsbridge
Other occasions in Poundsbridge
Bringing a hog roast to Poundsbridge
Poundsbridge is about 3 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Poundsbridge suit a hog roast. Poundsbridge is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Poundsbridge to Brighton (about 26 miles away).
If guests are travelling by rail, the closest railway station is Ashurst Kent station, roughly 2.8 miles south-west of the centre. Churches such as All Souls Chapel rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by usually does.
Here we cover the TN11 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Penshurst Road and Poundsbridge Hill; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Bullingstone (1 mile south-east), Speldhurst (1 mile east), Printstile (1 mile north-east), Stockland Green (1 mile east) and Langton Green (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles south-east), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (8 miles east) and Edenbridge (7 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Chiddingstone Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Poundsbridge include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (2.2 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The George And Dragon pub (0.9 miles east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away