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Wedding Hog Roast for Riseden
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Riseden and the surrounding area.
- Blessings and renewals
- Home weddings
- Marquee weddings
Slow-roasted pork in Riseden
Riseden: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can you cater after a service at Christ Church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Yes, spit-roast lamb can go alongside the pork.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
About our wedding hog roast in Riseden
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: it can be held for a while once cooked, so a long speech will not ruin the food. Whether it’s rustic barn receptions and post-wedding gatherings, we can cook new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers and more.
A wedding in a small place like Riseden frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
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A closer look at the menu
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which suits bigger events.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Full catering or machine hire?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
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.
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. Evening food at a Riseden wedding frequently goes out just as the light fades: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:50pm 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 fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Give your coordinator the final menu
Evening food generally goes out an hour or two after the first dance, timed with you in advance.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
Why choose a hog roast in Riseden?
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and generally costs less per head. It still feels special. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- An itemised quote
- All the equipment comes with us
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- Power for lights in the evening
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
Why choose wedding hog roast in Riseden?
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, perfect for an informal day.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Riseden, such as:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Anniversary vow renewals
- The main wedding meal
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Bewl Water nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Riseden suits an outdoor reception.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Weddings in Riseden: venues, ceremonies and travel
Riseden is about 8 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Riseden suit a hog roast. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Riseden to Brighton (31 miles away).
Historic houses near Riseden include Scotney Castle (1.1 miles west) and Wadhurst Castle (4.9 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. If you are marrying at a church near Riseden, such as Christ Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Riseden, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over the TN17 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Kilndown (1 mile south-west), Bedgebury Cross (1 mile south-east), Stonecrouch (2 miles south), Flimwell (3 miles south) and Three Leg Cross (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles west), Tonbridge (10 miles north-west), Kings Hill (12 miles north), Foley Park (13 miles north) and Paddock Wood (6 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Ticehurst House Hospital (3.6 miles south-west) and Finchcocks Musical Museum (0.5 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Bewl Water.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away