Kent · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Detling, Kent
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Detling. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Late-night wedding food
- Farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
Wedding hog roast in Detling
Wedding hog roast in Detling, carved to order
Evening wedding food has one job: feed hungry dancers. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that, and they’re easy to eat with a drink in hand. For the main wedding meal and farm weddings, we’ll put together a menu of spit-roast lamb, crackling and salads for your guests.
Near Detling, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is where a hog roast shines: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How many people are eating
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
- Your menu choices
- Any dietary needs or allergies
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Detling?
Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options mean every guest is looked after.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Detling:
- Home weddings
- Marquee receptions
- The main wedding meal
- Barn and farm weddings
Within reach of Detling are historic houses such as Stoneacre (3 miles south) and Leeds Castle (4.1 miles south-east). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book.
Comparing caterers
- The full menu and the sides
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- If the price includes VAT
- Any travel or access charges
Towns and villages near Detling
Also in Detling
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Detling questions
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come out to small places like Detling?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Give final numbers in good time
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
Our staff serve and clear quietly, and leave you to celebrate.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Detling
Detling is about 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater weddings of every size in Detling. Detling is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Detling to Canterbury (about 22 miles away).
Planning photos in The Larches? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Bearsted station, about 1.4 miles south. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Detling, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Kent takes in ME14, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on The Street, Princes Way and Queens Way or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For weddings just outside Detling, we cover Thurnham (1 mile south-east), Grove Green (1 mile south-west), Harbourland (1 mile west), Weavering (2 miles south) and Bearsted (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (3 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Gravesend (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles south-west), Faversham (14 miles east) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
A little further out are KIMS hospital (0.8 miles south-west) and The Mall Maidstone (2.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Detling includes Burham Down and Detling Hill.
- Local pubs include The Cock Horse pub (within half a mile north)
Organising for someone else?
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
How it works
Rain does not stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. At a December wedding in Detling, it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
Every wedding is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Next to other evening food, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What you get with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- No surprises: everything in writing
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards