Greater London · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in St Mary Cray, Greater London
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Wedding hog roast in St Mary Cray.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Intimate weddings
- Rustic barn receptions
Planning an event in St Mary Cray?
Wedding hog roast in St Mary Cray, slow-roasted on site
The carving station becomes a focal point: people gather round as the chef carves. It feels like an occasion. For evening food after the first dance and weddings in a family garden, we can cook crackling, carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
London weddings around St Mary Cray often mean a reception at a hired venue, a pub with a garden or a family home. We need an outdoor cooking area clear of the venue, which many London venues can’t offer, so ask early. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Location
- St Mary Cray (BR5, BR6, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
For event organisers in St Mary Cray
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels special. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why St Mary Cray hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Our staff serve and clear
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
St Mary Cray: your questions answered
Which station is closest to St Mary Cray?
St Mary Cray has its own station: St Mary Cray station.
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Mary: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can we offer lamb too?
Lamb and chicken are both available as a second option.
Can you cater in St Mary Cray?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including St Mary Cray and Greater London. Send us the address for a quote.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, and our staff serve your guests.
What affects the price in St Mary Cray
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- The number of people
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Plates or china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
- Allergies we should know about
- Anything the venue has asked for
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: use our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- Light near the carving station after dark
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
As a London location, St Mary Cray is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Weddings in St Mary Cray: venues, ceremonies and travel
St Mary Cray is about 11 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around St Mary Cray suit a hog roast. We cater all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from St Mary Cray to London (11 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Mary often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. If you’re hoping for photos in Jubilee Country Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of St Mary Cray, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Here we cover the BR5, BR6 and BR7 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on New Road, Kent Road and Park Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. St Mary Cray sits on or near the A224, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Poverest (1 mile south-west), St Paul's Cray (1 mile north), Orpington (1 mile south), Derry Downs (1 mile south-east) and Kevington (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
A little further out are London Borough of Bromley Museum (0.9 miles south) and Lullingstone Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near St Mary Cray include Summer Hill and The Warren.
- Nearby schools include Walsingham School (0.9 miles north) and Harris Academy Orpington (1.2 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Blue Anchor Public House (under half a mile north-east)
What happens on the day
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. At a December wedding in St Mary Cray, it is 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.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- 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 roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Think about shelter for your guests
Ask for a quote
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Nearby places to St Mary Cray
Other occasions in St Mary Cray
Occasions we serve in St Mary Cray
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
People around St Mary Cray book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Garden weddings at home
- Blessings and renewals
- Marquee weddings
For guests travelling by train, there’s a station right in St Mary Cray: St Mary Cray station.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The menu, including sides and any extras
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children normally like it too.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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