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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in East Stourmouth, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in East Stourmouth.
- The day after the wedding
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Intimate weddings
Book a hog roast in East Stourmouth
Wedding hog roast near East Stourmouth
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, with china available on request. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, crackling and carved roast pork, and typical bookings are for post-wedding gatherings and small, informal weddings.
Rural weddings around East Stourmouth 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. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Perfect for your wedding in East Stourmouth
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, perfect for an informal day.
However big or small the event in East Stourmouth, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Weddings in a marquee
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Evening receptions
- Vow renewals and blessings
If you are marrying at a church near East Stourmouth, such as All Saints Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
Questions to ask before booking
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How dietary needs are handled
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Plates, china and cutlery
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Lighting for evening service
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it’s carved the same way.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Catered or do it yourself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
Our staff serve and clear quietly, so the party carries on around us.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
East Stourmouth questions
Can you do a hog roast in Grove Ferry Picnic Area?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
We are gathering after a service at All Saints Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Do you do evening food?
It is one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Check with the venue first: rules vary. We will talk to them about the cooking spot.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Other occasions in East Stourmouth
Getting married in East Stourmouth?
East Stourmouth is about 6 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in East Stourmouth, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. East Stourmouth is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to East Stourmouth are Quex Park (4.7 miles north-east). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. If you want countryside in your photos, Monk's Wall nature reserve isn’t far.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over the CT3 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your wedding is on The Street and School Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include West Stourmouth (1 mile west), Westmarsh (1 mile south-east), Preston (1 mile south-west), Ware (2 miles south-east) and Sarre (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (7 miles north-east), Dover (13 miles south), Ramsgate (7 miles east), Broadstairs (8 miles east) and Whitstable (10 miles west).
The countryside around East Stourmouth includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Access to the cooking area
- The number of people
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Allergies we should know about
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
What happens on the day
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. In East Stourmouth, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:00pm, which means an evening hog roast is usually served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards