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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Halfway Houses, Kent
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your wedding in Halfway Houses. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Farm weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Evening receptions
Wedding hog roast for Halfway Houses
About the food
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb roasted on the spit is a lovely alternative to pork, and handy for anyone who doesn’t eat pork.
Wedding hog roast near Halfway Houses
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. We roast at the venue through the ceremony and drinks, and our chef carves on cue. We serve salads, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater barn and farm weddings and marquee receptions.
In Halfway Houses, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. We roast outside, well clear of the marquee. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
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. Winter weddings in Halfway Houses are dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and 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.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Halfway Houses: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Halfway Houses?
The closest is Queenborough station, roughly 1 mile away.
Can you do a hog roast in Barton's Point Coastal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What else we do in Halfway Houses
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is typically easier.
What affects the price in Halfway Houses
The price comes down to:
- Season and day of the week
- How many people are eating
- Crockery choices
- Menu choices and extras
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Halfway Houses weddings: local tips
Halfway Houses is about 1 mile west of Minster, in Kent. Hosts in Halfway Houses book us for weddings of all sizes. Halfway Houses is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Halfway Houses to Canterbury (about 16 miles away).
If you are hoping for photos in Barton's Point Coastal Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
This part of Kent takes in ME12. Whether your wedding is on Power Station Road, Holmside Avenue and Labworth Close or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Queenborough (1 mile west), Sheerness (1 mile north-west), Rushenden (2 miles south-west), Blue Town (2 miles north-west) and Grain (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (6 miles south), Whitstable (12 miles south-east), Faversham (9 miles south-east), Davington (8 miles south-east) and Foley Park (14 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Queenborough Guildhall Museum (1.4 miles west) and Castle Rough (4.2 miles south).
- Nearby schools include Leigh Academy Minster (less than half a mile east) and Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (0.5 miles east)
Why choose a hog roast in Halfway Houses?
If your venue does its own catering, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Planned to your running order
- An itemised quote
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
We’ll liaise with your venue coordinator, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Light near the carving station after dark
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
Perfect for your wedding in Halfway Houses
It works for the main meal and the evening, which keeps things simple.
People around Halfway Houses book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Second-day get-togethers
- Blessings and renewals
- Weddings in a marquee
- Evening food after the first dance
Put the station on your invitation: Queenborough station is about 1 mile away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Who carves and who serves
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards