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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Labour-in-vain, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Labour-in-vain and across Kent.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Marquee receptions
Wedding hog roast for Labour-in-vain
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
About our wedding hog roast in Labour-in-vain
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so the food copes with a delayed running order. We serve crackling, carved roast pork and halloumi skewers, and we are regularly asked to cater anniversary vow renewals and evening receptions.
Rural weddings around Labour-in-vain 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. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
Towns and villages near Labour-in-vain
Also in Labour-in-vain
Occasions we serve in Labour-in-vain
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
Here’s what people in Labour-in-vain most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Blessings and renewals
- Marquee weddings
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Comparing caterers
- Any travel or access charges
- What the price includes, item by item
- If the price includes VAT
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Getting married in Labour-in-vain?
Labour-in-vain is about 6 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Wherever your wedding is in Labour-in-vain, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Labour-in-vain is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Labour-in-vain to London (21 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St George frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. Historic houses near Labour-in-vain include Old Soar Manor (4 miles south) and Ightham Mote (4.5 miles south). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cater weddings across TN15 and the streets around it. If your venue is just outside Labour-in-vain, we also cover Wrotham (1 mile south), Fairseat (1 mile north-east), Hodsoll Street (2 miles north-east), Trottiscliffe (2 miles east) and Culverstone Green (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (9 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (8 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.7 miles south-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (5.1 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include The George And Dragon Public House (0.8 miles south)
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast without batches coming off a grill. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why Labour-in-vain hosts choose us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- All the equipment comes with us
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Questions from Labour-in-vain
Do you come out to small places like Labour-in-vain?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
We are gathering after a service at Church of St George: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
Can we offer lamb too?
Lamb and chicken are both available alongside the hog.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Crockery choices
- The number of people
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
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. Fill in our quote form.
How the day works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your wedding in Labour-in-vain. Winter weddings in Labour-in-vain 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 9:20pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Get a quote
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Labour-in-vain, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Spit-roast lamb
With lamb as well, there are two roasts to choose from, which works well for larger groups.
Catered or do it yourself?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away