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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Hollow Street, 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 Hollow Street.
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Garden weddings at home
- Evening receptions
A hog roast near Hollow Street
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Wedding hog roast near Hollow Street
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, then carve at the time you’ve set. Popular choices include new potatoes, crackling and halloumi skewers, and we are often booked for weddings in a family garden and blessings and renewals.
A wedding in a small place like Hollow Street often means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is where a hog roast shines: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The number of people
- Menu choices and extras
- Access to the cooking area
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Allergies we should know about
- Your menu choices
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the event is
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Full catering or machine hire?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Who books wedding hog roast in Hollow Street?
It is relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
Here’s what people in Hollow Street most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Evening food after the first dance
- Marquee receptions
- Small, informal weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Sturry station, roughly 3.6 miles south-west of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether plates or china are included
- Travel and any London charges
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos.
Also in Hollow Street
How the day works
Here’s how the day generally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Winter weddings in Hollow Street are dark by about 3:50pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Hollow Street, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Planning a wedding hog roast in Hollow Street
Hollow Street is about 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Hollow Street is well within our area for weddings. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
Planning photos in Grove Ferry Picnic Area? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. If you want countryside in your photos, West Blean and Thornden Woods is not far, and the countryside around Hollow Street suits an outdoor reception. With the coast within about 4 miles, many venues here have sea views. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the CT3 postcode area. For weddings just outside Hollow Street, we cover Chislet (1 mile north-east), Chitty (1 mile north-east), Old Tree (1 mile north-west), Boyden Gate (1 mile north) and Hoath (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (6 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east) and Whitstable (7 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find St Martins Hospital (5.1 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Nearby schools include Spires Academy (2.2 miles south-west)
Hollow Street: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Hollow Street?
The closest is Sturry station, roughly 3.6 miles away.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, and our staff serve your guests.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Do you come to Hollow Street?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Hollow Street and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Many do, but some only allow approved caterers or charge a fee. Ask your venue early, and we’ll work with them on the details.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards