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Wedding Hog Roast in Styants Bottom
Wedding hog roast in Styants Bottom: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Marquee weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Evening food after the first dance
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DIY versus a catered hog roast
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Wedding hog roast near Styants Bottom
For a relaxed wedding in Styants Bottom, a hog roast hits the right note: generous, hearty food carved in front of your guests. We serve and tidy up, so the day runs smoothly. On the menu are salads, carved roast pork and new potatoes, and we are frequently booked for relaxed, low-key weddings and garden weddings at home.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Styants Bottom, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
With lamb as well, there are two roasts to choose from, which works well for larger groups.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Plates or china
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- Your date and serving time
- A photo of the cooking area
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The venue or postcode
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or TN15 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A way in for the roaster
- Permission for outside catering
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
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Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Styants Bottom
Is Styants Bottom too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you do a hog roast in Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
What if it rains?
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.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, and our staff serve your guests.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Some couples have a formal meal and a hog roast in the evening; others have the hog roast as the main event. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Our staff serve and clear
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Timed around your day
- Sides to make it a full meal
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
The process
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Winter weddings in Styants Bottom are dark by about 3:55pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Before we arrive
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Who books wedding hog roast in Styants Bottom?
The carving station brings guests together, and it looks great in photos.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Styants Bottom:
- Home weddings
- Marquee weddings
- Second-day get-togethers
- Intimate weddings
Put the station on your invitation: Kemsing station is about 1 mile away.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Staffing on the day
- Plates, china and cutlery
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Styants Bottom
Styants Bottom is about 3 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. A hog roast suits weddings around Styants Bottom, whatever the venue. Styants Bottom is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Styants Bottom to London (21 miles away).
Marrying at St Lawrence? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. Wedding photographers in the area often head for Dryhill Nature Reserve, and the countryside around Styants Bottom suits an outdoor reception. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Styants Bottom, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Weddings anywhere in TN15 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Oldbury (1 mile east), Ightham (1 mile south-east), Stone Street (1 mile south), Ivy Hatch (1 mile south-east) and Bitchet Green (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Ightham Court (1.3 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (2.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Wrotham School (2.4 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Harrow Inn (0.8 miles south-east)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away