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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Southborough, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your party turns the food into a centrepiece of your party in Southborough.
- Reunions
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
- Engagement parties
Slow-roasted pork in Southborough
About our party hog roast in Southborough
For a christening or naming day in Southborough, a hog roast at home means everyone eats together, and nobody misses the celebration. Typical bookings include street parties and christenings, with crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken.
For a party in Southborough, home is often the best venue. Tell us about the drive and the garden, and we will do the rest. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Questions from Southborough
How far is Southborough from London?
Roughly 28 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
We are gathering after a service at Christ Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do children like hog roasts?
Plain pork rolls go down well with children, and chicken or a vegan sausage covers fussy eaters.
Can you cater in Southborough?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Southborough and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
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What else we do in Southborough
Before you choose a 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 word with the neighbours
- Clearance from walls, fences and overhanging branches
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
Is a hog roast right for your party?
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 each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why us?
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Serving and clearing done for you
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The number of people
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the party is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In Southborough, late May sunsets come at about 8:50pm and midsummer ones at about 9:20pm, so an early-evening carve is usually in daylight. After about 3:55pm in December, we need light to carve.
- 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.
- When it is time to eat, the chef carves and we serve.
- Afterwards we tidy up the serving area.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Working with your venue
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Full catering or machine hire?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Hosting a hog roast party in Southborough
Southborough is about 1 mile north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, parties around Southborough suit a hog roast. Southborough is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Southborough to London (28 miles away).
Parks such as Barnett's Wood generally need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first. Nearby historic houses include Penshurst Place (3.5 miles west) and Groombridge Place (4 miles south-west). Grand settings like these often have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Southborough, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop.
Wherever your party is in TN4 and TN2, we can roast on site for your guests. From London Road, Church Road and Norton Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. With the A26 close by, Southborough is easy for us to reach with the roaster. Other places close to Southborough we cover include High Brooms (1 mile south-east), Stockland Green (1 mile west), Bidborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south) and Speldhurst (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (15 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.4 miles south) and Tonbridge Castle (2.8 miles north). The countryside around Southborough includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include St Gregory's Catholic School (0.5 miles south) and St Gregory's Catholic School (0.5 miles south)
- Local pubs include Flying Dutchman pub (less than half a mile south-east)
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
- Check the allergen list, as stuffing generally contains gluten
Warn the neighbours: roasting takes hours and the smell travels.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards