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Hog Roast Catering in Strood, Kent
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Strood. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Parties at home
- Weddings and receptions
- Wakes
Planning an event in Strood?
Catered or do it yourself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Hog roast hire in Strood, carved to order
Booking a hog roast means you do not have to cook. We get there early, put up the cover and roast for hours, then carve and serve at the time you choose. On the menu are halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for gatherings after a funeral and garden parties and barbecues.
Somewhere as small as Strood, a field, yard or garden is frequently the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and firm, level ground matters most. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Common questions in Strood
Is Strood close to London?
About 44 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like Strood?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you serve the crackling?
Yes, the crackling is shared out as we carve.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain does not stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What is hog roast hire?
We bring the roaster, roast the hog on site for hours, then our chef carves it and our staff serve, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast has one downside: it’s pork. That’s why we offer lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option for anyone who does not eat it. The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Working with your venue
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
The roaster needs looking after for hours, which is our job, not yours. You can get on with your event.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
How the day works
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Light matters for a long roast: in Strood, sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June, but by late December it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- At serving time, the chef carves and the team serves.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Every event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it is carved the same way.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Events we cater in Strood
A hog roast is memorable. It’s food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
People around Strood book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Christmas fairs
- Club events and presentations
- Village fêtes and school fairs
Historic houses near Strood include Smallhythe Place (2.6 miles south-east) and Great Dixter (5 miles south-west). Estates like these tend to have strict rules for caterers, so check before booking.
Before booking anyone
- Staffing on the day
- Whether travel is included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Also in Strood
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- The date and time of year
- Crockery choices
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and time of the event
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
A hog roast in Strood: local details
Strood is about 11 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Strood suit a hog roast. We cover 922 places across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 24 miles away.
If you had Turners Field in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we can’t simply set up a roaster in a public park. For a fundraiser at a school like Rolvenden Primary School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Strood, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the TN17 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Rolvenden Hill and Tenterden Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover events in Rolvenden (1 mile south-west), Rolvenden Layne (1 mile south), West Cross (1 mile west), Parkgate (2 miles north) and Broad Tenterden (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles north), Ashford (11 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (14 miles north-west), Bearsted (15 miles north), Park Wood (13 miles north) and Kennington (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include The C.M Booth Collection (1 mile south-west) and Benenden Hospital (2.4 miles north-west).
- Schools near Strood include Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (2.3 miles north-east)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards