Medway · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Cooling Street
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Cooling Street.
- Blessings and renewals
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Weddings in a family garden
A hog roast near Cooling Street
About our wedding hog roast in Cooling Street
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so the food copes with a delayed running order. For late-night wedding food and the day after the wedding, we’ll put together a menu of crackling, spit-roast lamb and carved roast pork for your guests.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Cooling Street, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Cooling Street
Cooling Street is about 4 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Cooling Street? We cover the whole area. Cooling Street is one of 68 places in Medway where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 26 miles away.
Gad's Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. It’s worth telling train travellers that the closest railway station is Higham station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west of the centre.
We cater weddings across the ME3 postcode area and the streets around it. If your venue is just outside Cooling Street, we also cover Cooling (1 mile north-east), Chattenden (2 miles south-east), Wainscott (2 miles south), Lower Upnor (2 miles south) and High Halstow (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (6 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south), Rochester (4 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (4 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Huguenot Museum (3.7 miles south) and French Hospital (3.8 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
- Nearby schools include The Hundred of Hoo Academy (2.2 miles south-east)
FAQs for Cooling Street
Can you cater after a service at St James' Church?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
What’s the nearest station to Cooling Street?
The closest is Higham station, roughly 2.2 miles away.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Many do, but some only allow approved caterers or charge a fee. Ask your venue early, and we will liaise with them.
Can you work around our timings?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- Light near the carving station after dark
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Why choose a hog roast in Cooling Street?
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast without batches coming off a grill. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Each price is built from:
- How long the roast and service take
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Numbers
- Whether you want china
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Rough numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and time of the event
- The address or postcode
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
How it works
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. In Cooling Street, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:20pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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Events we cater in Cooling Street
Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options mean every guest is looked after.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Cooling Street. Typical bookings include:
- Marquee weddings
- Evening receptions
- Small, informal weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Within reach of Cooling Street are historic houses such as Temple Manor (3.9 miles south) and Restoration House (3.9 miles south). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
Before you book anyone
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Staffing on the day
- What crockery is supplied
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away