Kent · England
Party Hog Roast in Dunkirk
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your party in Dunkirk and the surrounding area.
- Retirement parties
- Christenings and naming days
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
Slow-roasted pork in Dunkirk
Dunkirk: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Dunkirk?
Selling station, about 1.9 miles south-west of the centre.
Can you cater after a service at Christ Church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
What if things run late?
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?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Party hog roast in Dunkirk, slow-roasted on site
For a christening or naming day in Dunkirk, a hog roast in the garden feeds the whole family, without anyone stuck cooking. We serve apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and crackling, and typical bookings are for retirement celebrations and naming ceremonies.
In a small place like Dunkirk, a party in the garden or a nearby field is frequently the plan. Tell us about lanes and ground, and we will plan the route. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
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How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. Evening parties in Dunkirk need a little planning: it’s light until about 9:15pm in June but only about 7:00pm in late September. A string of lights over the serving table works wonders.
- Send us your party date, address, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the cooking spot, and a quote.
- On the day we arrive hours ahead and start the roast under cover.
- We carve and serve at the agreed time.
- We pack away and leave the garden tidy.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A level spot in the garden, on the patio or drive
- Somewhere for us to park nearby
- A gazebo, marquee or room indoors for guests if it rains
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Who books party hog roast in Dunkirk?
It suits all ages, from grandparents to toddlers.
Whatever the occasion in Dunkirk, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
- Leaving and retirement do’s
- Close and cul-de-sac parties
- Getting-engaged parties
If guests are coming by rail, Selling station is about 1.9 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether travel is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether plates or china are included
Hosting a hog roast party in Dunkirk
Dunkirk is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Hosts in Dunkirk book us for parties of all sizes. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
A green space like Mount Ephraim Gardens is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, usually the council’s. After a christening at a church like Christ Church, a hog roast in the garden is an easy way to feed family and friends. Dunkirk is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so many gardens around here have a great outlook. Near the coast, within about 6 miles, gardens can catch the wind, and we always plan for it.
For parties in ME13, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Local streets include London Road and Courtenay Road; a party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Dunkirk we cover include Boughton under Blean (1 mile west), Winterbourne (1 mile south-west), Hickmans Green (1 mile west), Oversland (1 mile south-west) and South Street (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (12 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Chilham Castle (3.5 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (4.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion pub (0.5 miles east)
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue, you are not stuck flipping burgers all afternoon, and everyone eats together. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book our hog roast in Dunkirk
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Serving and clearing done for you
- No surprises: everything in writing
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
- Find out who does not eat pork so we can bring chicken or a vegetarian option
- Request gluten-free rolls
At food time, we carve and serve, then tidy up.
A string of lights by the carving station looks great as it gets dark.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
How we price a hog roast for your party
The biggest factors are:
- How many people are eating
- Menu choices and extras
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Plates or china
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- An estimate of numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Allergies we should know about
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away