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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Brook Street, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your party turns the food into a centrepiece of your party in Brook Street.
- Family reunions
- Getting-engaged parties
- Big birthday parties
A hog roast near Brook Street
Party hog roast near Brook Street
A party hog roast turns a garden party into an occasion. We set up in your garden or on the drive, roast slowly for hours and carve when you are ready, so you’re not stuck in the kitchen. Whether it is summer parties in the garden and anniversary parties, we can cook rotisserie chicken, crackling and jacket potatoes for your guests.
Near Brook Street, parties are frequently in gardens or fields. Let us know about access, and we will plan the route. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Count non-pork eaters for the alternatives
- Tell us how many vegetarians and vegans to expect
- Add a dietary question to the invite
- Request gluten-free rolls
We set up in the agreed spot, leaving the garden to you and your guests.
Sides turn rolls into a proper party meal.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Nearby places to Brook Street
Other occasions in Brook Street
Parties in Brook Street: homes, halls and local tips
Brook Street is about 7 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever your party is in Brook Street, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 20 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Smallhythe Place (3.5 miles south-west). For most parties, a garden or hall is easier than a historic venue with strict catering rules. Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Parish Church of All Saints, with a hog roast at home or in a hall afterwards.
We cover parties in every part of TN26 and the streets around it. Other places close to Brook Street we cover include Brattle (1 mile east), Woodchurch (1 mile north-east), Shirkoak (2 miles north), Leigh Green (2 miles west) and Reading Street (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (7 miles north-east), Hythe (14 miles east), Tenterden (3 miles west), Park Wood (15 miles north-west), Kennington (9 miles north-east) and New Romney (10 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Woodchurch Village Life Museum (0.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Orlestone Forest.
- Pubs nearby include Stonebridge Inn (0.7 miles east)
Questions from Brook Street
Can you cater after a service at Parish Church of All Saints?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is Brook Street too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is typically fine if the venue is happy.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can you do a hog roast in our back garden?
Tell us about the garden and the access, and we will tell you if it works.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Perfect for your party in Brook Street
There is very little washing up, since we provide plates and tidy up.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Getting-engaged parties
- Big family get-togethers
- Big birthday parties
- Back-garden get-togethers
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Appledore (Kent) station, about 3.6 miles south-east.
Questions to ask before you book
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Travel and any London charges
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Where the roaster can go in Brook Street
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A spot well away from the house
- Access for the roaster through a gate or passage
- Space for our vehicle near the drive
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Brook Street
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Jacket potatoes
For event organisers in Brook Street
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
What affects the price in Brook Street
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Brook Street
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
To get the best quote, send us:
- An estimate of numbers
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A photo of the cooking area
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Brook Street, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Step by step
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. By late September, sunset in Brook Street is about 7:00pm; by December it is about 3:50pm. Plan lights for the path and the food.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the space and send a price.
- We arrive early and get the roast going.
- We carve and serve at food time.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away