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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Hartlip, Kent
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Hartlip.
- Evening food after the first dance
- Wedding breakfasts
- The day after the wedding
Book a hog roast in Hartlip
How our wedding hog roast works in Hartlip
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access well before the day, so on the day everything is in place. We are often asked to cater garden weddings at home and farm weddings, serving spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
Rural weddings around Hartlip have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Hartlip
Hartlip is about 3 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Kent. Hartlip is well within our area for weddings. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 20 miles away.
Foxburrow Wood can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. Marrying at Church of St Michael? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Hartlip, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Wherever your wedding is in ME9, we can bring the roaster to you. Streets in the area include The Street, Dane Close and Place Lane, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to Hartlip we cover include Lower Hartlip (1 mile east), Moor Street (1 mile north-west), Breach (1 mile north-east), Meresborough (1 mile west) and Newington (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (4 miles east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Faversham (11 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (9 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Bayford Court (4.5 miles east) and Medway Maritime Hospital (4.8 miles north-west). Open spaces near Hartlip include Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
- Local schools include Leigh Academy Rainham (1.3 miles north-west)
Questions from Hartlip
How far is Hartlip from London?
About 33 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Could you cook in Foxburrow Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
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 long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can you cater in Hartlip?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Hartlip and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
It’s one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- Permission for outside catering
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Hartlip hosts choose us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Served at the time you choose
See our pricing and the cost guide.
What affects the price in Hartlip
The price comes down to:
- How many people are eating
- Plates or china
- The date and time of year
- 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 to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- Any venue rules
- Rough numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The address or postcode
Send us the date, the address or ME9 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your wedding in Hartlip
Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options mean every guest is looked after.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Hartlip, such as:
- Blessings and renewals
- Farm weddings
- Marquee weddings
- Late-night wedding food
For outdoor photos, Detling Hill is close by, and the countryside around Hartlip suits an outdoor reception.
Questions to ask before booking
- How dietary needs are handled
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- If the price includes VAT
- Who carves and who serves
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Give final numbers in good time
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Just keep us informed.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Catered or do it yourself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. Winter weddings in Hartlip are dark by about 3:50pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Towns and villages near Hartlip
More for events in Hartlip
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards