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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in East End, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in East End and across Kent.
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Small, informal weddings
Planning an event in East End?
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Wedding hog roast near East End
Barn, marquee and garden weddings around East End suit a hog roast. We cook outside, under cover, and serve inside where the venue allows. We are often asked to cater the day after the wedding and relaxed, low-key weddings, serving halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and new potatoes.
There is something special about a country wedding near East End, 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.
Weddings in East End: venues, ceremonies and travel
East End is about 11 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around East End, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent. We cater events right across the region, from East End to Canterbury (24 miles away).
Historic houses near East End include Smallhythe Place (5 miles south-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 4 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Here we cover the TN17 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a house on Wood Lane, Mockbeggar Lane and Jackson Way, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover weddings in Fosten Green (1 mile north), Clapper Hill (1 mile north-east), Parkgate (1 mile east), West Cross (2 miles south) and Strood (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Foley Park (14 miles north), Paddock Wood (12 miles north-west), Tenterden (3 miles east) and Bearsted (13 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Sissinghurst Castle (2.5 miles north-west) and Benenden Hospital (within half a mile south).
A hog roast or other catering?
Some couples have a formal meal and a hog roast in the evening; others have the hog roast as the main event. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Our staff serve and clear
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Also near East End
Also in East End
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in East End
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Is East End too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
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.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, because every wedding is different. The main factors are:
- Site access
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Numbers
- Whether you want china
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What we need to know
When you contact us, please mention:
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- Your menu choices
- Rough numbers
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Give final numbers in good time
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
We will liaise with your venue coordinator, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
Organising for someone else?
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
How the day works
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. Winter weddings in East End are dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: send us your details through our quote form.
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- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away