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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Painter's Forstal, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your party in Painter's Forstal and the surrounding area.
- Engagement parties
- Christenings
- Family reunions
Party hog roast for Painter's Forstal
About our party hog roast in Painter's Forstal
A party at home needs a little planning for the roaster: level ground outdoors, clear of the house and fences. We will check it with you. We’re often asked to cater garden parties and street parties, serving crackling, apple sauce and a vegan burger or sausage.
Country parties near Painter's Forstal suit a hog roast: slow-roasted and eaten outside. Plan shelter in case it rains. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
How we price a hog roast for your party
The biggest factors are:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Time on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Numbers
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
- Allergies we should know about
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Ask about allergies on the invitation
On the day, we arrive hours before the party starts, so it’s cooking when guests arrive.
China crockery is available on request, at extra cost.
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
How the day works
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Sunset in Painter's Forstal is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June, so an early-evening carve is usually in daylight. After about 3:50pm in December, we need light to carve.
- It starts with the date, the address and a rough guest list.
- We check the date and the garden or drive, then send a quote.
- We arrive in good time and start roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve when you’re ready.
- Afterwards we tidy up the serving area.
Preparing for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
How to get a price
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the party is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Is a hog roast right for your party?
Compared with takeaway pizzas, a hog roast is part of the party, not just the food. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why book with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Your questions about a hog roast for your party in Painter's Forstal
Is Painter's Forstal close to London?
About 43 miles from central London.
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul: can you cater?
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.
Can we hire the hog roast machine for our party?
If you are happy to roast and carve, yes. Catering is the easier option.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A level spot in the garden, on the patio or drive
- A gazebo, marquee or room indoors for guests if it rains
- Space away from the house, fences, sheds and trees
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Painter's Forstal parties: what to know
Painter's Forstal is about 2 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your party in Painter's Forstal? We cover the whole area. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 10 miles away.
Within reach of Painter's Forstal are historic houses such as Belmont House and Gardens (1.8 miles south). Grand settings like these often have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, with a hog roast at home or in a hall afterwards.
For parties in ME13, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Whether your party is on Cades Orchard, Eastling Road and Painter's Forstal Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to parties in North Street (1 mile south-east), Sheldwich (2 miles south-east), Sheldwich Lees (2 miles south-east), Throwley (2 miles south) and Eastling (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles west), Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (10 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east) and Herne Bay (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Newnham Castle (2.5 miles west).
- Schools near Painter's Forstal include The Abbey School (1.4 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Alma pub (within half a mile south-west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away