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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Strood, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Strood.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Marquee weddings
- Farm weddings
Wedding hog roast for Strood
The process
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. Winter weddings in Strood are dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Send final numbers in good time
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Wedding hog roast in Strood, carved to order
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. Typical bookings include the day after the wedding and home weddings, serving carved roast pork, salads and spit-roast lamb.
Near Strood, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What affects the price in Strood
Here’s what affects the price:
- Season and day of the week
- Travel to Strood
- Site access
- Time on site
The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
- What the outdoor space is like
Send us the date, the address or TN17 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- Permission for outside catering
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
Questions from Strood
Is Strood too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you do a hog roast in Turners Field?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
Who books wedding hog roast in Strood?
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Strood, including:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- The main wedding meal
Turners Field can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the price includes VAT
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The space, cover and access they need
For event organisers in Strood
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Planning for dietary needs
Some guests won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Give final numbers in good time
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Just keep us informed.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
Strood weddings: local tips
Strood is about 11 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Strood and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. Strood is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Strood to Canterbury (24 miles away).
If you’re marrying at a church near Strood, such as Parish Church of St Mary, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. Within reach of Strood are historic houses such as Smallhythe Place (2.6 miles south-east) and Great Dixter (5 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Strood, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over the TN17 postcode area and the streets around it. Your wedding could be at a house on Rolvenden Hill and Tenterden Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover weddings in Rolvenden (1 mile south-west), Rolvenden Layne (1 mile south), West Cross (1 mile west), Parkgate (2 miles north) and Broad Tenterden (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (15 miles north), Ashford (11 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (14 miles north-west), Bearsted (15 miles north), Park Wood (13 miles north) and Kennington (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include The C.M Booth Collection (1 mile south-west) and Benenden Hospital (2.4 miles north-west).
- Nearby schools include Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (2.3 miles north-east)
Also in Strood
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it’s carved the same way.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away