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Wedding Hog Roast for Palm Bay
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Palm Bay? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Farm weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
- The main wedding meal
Planning an event in Palm Bay?
Wedding hog roast near Palm Bay
A hog roast is made for marquee, barn and garden weddings near Palm Bay. The roaster cooks outside under cover, and serve inside where the venue allows. Whether it’s rustic barn receptions and blessings and renewals, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and salads.
There is something special about a country wedding near Palm Bay, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The number of people
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Palm Bay
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What we need to know
Here’s what we will ask:
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: fill in our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- Permission for outside catering
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station, often with mint sauce.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
We are on site for much of the day, working quietly in the background.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, quoted separately.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why us?
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Questions from Palm Bay
What’s the nearest station to Palm Bay?
Margate station, about 1.8 miles west of the centre.
Is Palm Bay close to London?
Roughly 65 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Many do, but some only allow approved caterers or charge a fee. Check with them first, and we’ll liaise with them.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
Can we offer lamb too?
Yes, spit-roast lamb can go alongside the pork.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Getting married in Palm Bay?
Palm Bay is about 1 mile north-east of Margate, in Kent. We’re happy to travel to Palm Bay for weddings and the places nearby. We cater 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Palm Bay to Canterbury (about 16 miles away).
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Margate station is about 1.8 miles away. Couples marrying at local churches such as St Philip often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the coast within about 2 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
Anywhere in CT9, we can roast on site for your guests. From Omer Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Simon Avenue or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Cliftonville (1 mile south-west), Northdown (1 mile south-east), Kingsgate (1 mile south-east), St Peter's (2 miles south) and Broadstairs (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Ramsgate (4 miles south), Deal (12 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west), Walmer (13 miles south), St Lawrence (4 miles south) and Newington (3 miles south).
A little further out are Margate West (2.8 miles west) and Public Library & Museum (Camborne) (1.1 miles west).
- Nearby schools include Hartsdown Academy (2.1 miles south-west)
Events we cater in Palm Bay
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, which keeps things simple.
In Palm Bay and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Garden weddings at home
- Anniversary vow renewals
Within reach of Palm Bay are historic houses such as Quex Park (4.3 miles south-west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether plates or china are included
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether VAT is included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Winter weddings in Palm Bay 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.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- 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
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us a contact number for the day
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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More for events in Palm Bay
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away