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Wedding Hog Roast in Dungate
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Dungate. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- The day after the wedding
- Barn and farm weddings
- Marquee weddings
Planning an event in Dungate?
Dungate: your questions answered
How far is Dungate from London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you do evening food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
Wedding hog roast in Dungate, carved to order
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: people gather round as the chef carves. It feels like an occasion. Typical bookings include weddings in a marquee and intimate weddings, with new potatoes, salads and rotisserie chicken.
Rural weddings around Dungate have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish before booking.
Places near Dungate
Other occasions in Dungate
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going, timed with you in advance.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, quoted separately.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Dungate
Dungate is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We cater weddings across Dungate and nearby. We cover 922 places across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
If you are marrying at a church near Dungate, such as Church of St Catherine, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. Among the historic houses close to Dungate are Belmont House and Gardens (4.6 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Wherever your wedding is in ME9, we can bring the roaster to you. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Newbury (1 mile north-east), Kingsdown (1 mile east), Rodmersham Green (1 mile north), Highsted (1 mile north) and Bapchild (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.6 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.5 miles south-east).
- Nearby schools include Fulston Manor School (2.3 miles north)
Catered or do it yourself?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels special. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why book with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Served at the time you choose
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Dungate?
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, after a night on the dance floor.
However big or small the event in Dungate, a slow roast goes a long way. We are often asked to cater:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Intimate weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
For guests travelling by train, Sittingbourne station is about 2.9 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- The full menu and the sides
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether travel is included
- The space, cover and access they need
What happens on the day
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Golden-hour photos in Dungate at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Ask for a quote
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- Numbers
- Crockery choices
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
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. Use our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away