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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Moorstock, 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 Moorstock.
- Second-day get-togethers
- Marquee receptions
- Intimate weddings
Book a hog roast in Moorstock
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Wedding hog roast in Moorstock, slow-roasted on site
We look after guests who do not eat pork: lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat. For weddings in a family garden and relaxed, low-key weddings, we can cook rotisserie chicken, carved roast pork and salads.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Moorstock, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Perfect for your wedding in Moorstock
Evening guests love hot food, especially after dancing.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Small, informal weddings
- Evening receptions
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Farm weddings
Hatch Park nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Moorstock suits an outdoor reception.
Before booking anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- A clear list of what’s included
- Travel and any London charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
The process
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. For a summer wedding in Moorstock, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Let us know about tight access
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN25 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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FAQs for Moorstock
Do you come out to small places like Moorstock?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A photo helps.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If your venue does its own catering, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. There may be a fee. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why book our hog roast in Moorstock
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Timed around your day
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Getting married in Moorstock?
Moorstock is about 4 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your wedding in Moorstock? We cover the whole area. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Moorstock to Canterbury (about 12 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Mary frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. Among the historic houses close to Moorstock are Westenhanger Castle (1.6 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. 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. The sea is within about 5 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.
We cater weddings across the TN25 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Sellindge (1 mile south), Stanford (2 miles south-east), Stowting (2 miles north-east), Postling (3 miles east) and Skeete (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (6 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north) and Hythe (4 miles south-east).
A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (4.5 miles north-west) and Lympne Castle (2.8 miles south). The countryside around Moorstock includes Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
Evening food generally goes out an hour or two after the first dance, timed with you in advance.
Some couples add lights around the serving area; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Crockery choices
- Distance from us
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Which meats and sides you choose
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards