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Wedding Hog Roast for Rusthall
We bring a hog roast for your wedding to Rusthall and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Home weddings
- Intimate weddings
- Marquee receptions
Wedding hog roast in Rusthall
Wedding hog roast near Rusthall
For a relaxed wedding in Rusthall, a hog roast hits the right note: generous, hearty food carved in front of your guests. Our staff serve and clear, so you can enjoy it. For weddings in a marquee and late-night wedding food, we will put together a menu of salads, rotisserie chicken and spit-roast lamb for your guests.
A farm or garden wedding near Rusthall suits a hog roast. We need level ground, cover and a way in. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
What the cooking area needs
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Light near the carving station after dark
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
Nearby places to Rusthall
What else we do in Rusthall
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- Whether you want china
- Time on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel to Rusthall
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
Send us the date, the address or TN4 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, 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 are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why Rusthall hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Planned to your running order
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read how we price and the cost guide.
Questions from Rusthall
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Rusthall close to London?
About 29 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
Always outside, away from the marquee walls. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
Getting married in Rusthall?
Rusthall is about 2 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Rusthall suit a hog roast. We cater 922 places across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Rusthall to Brighton (26 miles away).
Marrying at St Paul's Church Centre? 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 Tunbridge Wells station, about 1.5 miles east, is the nearest station. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Anywhere in TN4 and TN3, we can roast on site for your guests. From Rusthall High Street, Hill View Road and Manor Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Langton Green (1 mile west), Bullingstone (1 mile north-west), Speldhurst (1 mile north-west), Stockland Green (1 mile north) and Broadwater Down (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (10 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (7 miles east), Edenbridge (9 miles north-west) and Staplehurst (14 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Tonbridge Castle (4.5 miles north-east) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.3 miles east). The countryside around Rusthall includes Barden Lake and Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
- Schools near Rusthall include Rose Hill School (0.7 miles east) and Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (0.9 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Oak pub (within half a mile south-west)
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
How the day works
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Winter weddings in Rusthall are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food, while a June wedding has light until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Preparing for the day
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Rusthall, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Rusthall
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Who books wedding hog roast in Rusthall?
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
Here’s what people in Rusthall most often book a hog roast for:
- Blessings and renewals
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Rustic barn receptions
- Marquee weddings
Among the historic houses close to Rusthall are Groombridge Place (2.2 miles south-west) and Penshurst Place (3.3 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
Before you book anyone
- Whether plates or china are included
- The full menu and the sides
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards