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Wedding Hog Roast in Ottinge
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Wedding hog roast in Ottinge.
- Farm weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Wedding hog roast in Ottinge
Why choose a hog roast in Ottinge?
Compared with a barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together without batches coming off a grill. 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
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Serving and clearing done for you
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Wedding hog roast near Ottinge
Couples book a hog roast for the main meal, the evening or both. We roast at the venue through the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the time you’ve set. Popular choices include crackling, carved roast pork and new potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater rustic barn receptions and marquee receptions.
Rural weddings around Ottinge have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Light near the carving station after dark
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Ottinge
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Towns and villages near Ottinge
Other occasions in Ottinge
Planning for dietary needs
Some guests will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
We’ll liaise with your venue coordinator, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, as an extra.
Ottinge weddings: local tips
Ottinge is about 5 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Ottinge? We can help. Ottinge is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Ottinge to Canterbury (about 10 miles away).
Marrying at Church of St Mary the Virgin? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. Guests coming by rail will want to know that the closest railway station is Sandling station, roughly 3.7 miles south of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Ottinge, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue. With the coast within about 6 miles, many venues here have sea views. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.
We cover weddings in every part of CT4 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Canterbury Road, Boyke Lane and Shuttlesfield Lane, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For weddings just outside Ottinge, we cover Lyminge (1 mile south-west), Rhodes Minnis (1 mile west), Woodland (1 mile west), Skeete (2 miles south-west) and Hemsted (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles west), Canterbury (10 miles north), Dover (9 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Deal (14 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (3 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ottinge include Cheriton Hill.
Common questions in Ottinge
How far is Ottinge from London?
About 57 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Ottinge?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
It depends on the venue. Ask your venue early, and we’ll liaise with them.
Do you do evening food?
Yes. We will agree a serving time around your running order.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- How long the roast and service take
- Distance from us
- Season and day of the week
- Site access
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the event is
- A picture of the cooking area
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. Evening food at a Ottinge wedding frequently goes out just as the light fades: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Gather dietary requirements early
Getting a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away