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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Upper Ifield, Kent
Wedding hog roast in Upper Ifield: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Blessings and renewals
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
Wedding hog roast in Upper Ifield
Wedding hog roast near Upper Ifield
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access well before the day, so on the day everything is in place. We are often asked to cater marquee weddings and relaxed, low-key weddings, serving rotisserie chicken, crackling and carved roast pork.
Rural weddings around Upper Ifield have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book our hog roast in Upper Ifield
- Timed around your day
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See how we price and the cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
What affects the price in Upper Ifield
Here’s what affects the price:
- Site access
- The journey to the venue
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long the roast and service take
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Rough numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Upper Ifield
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul: 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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Is Upper Ifield close to London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Weddings in Upper Ifield: venues, ceremonies and travel
Upper Ifield is about 2 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Upper Ifield? We can help. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is London, about 23 miles away.
Within reach of Upper Ifield are historic houses such as Cobham College (1.9 miles south-west) and Temple Manor (3.4 miles south-east). Grand venues like these usually set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. Shorne Woods Country Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
Weddings anywhere in DA12 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. If your venue is just outside Upper Ifield, we also cover Shorne (1 mile east), Shorne Ridgeway (1 mile south-east), Thong (1 mile west), Chalk (1 mile north) and Higham (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Northfleet (3 miles north-west) and Swanley (11 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-west) and Gravesham Museum (3 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Sawyers Lake and Rede Common.
- Nearby schools include Thamesview School (1.2 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Rose and Crown pub (0.5 miles east)
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
For event organisers in Upper Ifield
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.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
More for events in Upper Ifield
Step by step
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. In Upper Ifield, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, so evening food is frequently carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or DA12 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
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Who books wedding hog roast in Upper Ifield?
Evening guests love hot food, after a night on the dance floor.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Upper Ifield, such as:
- Home weddings
- Farm weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Intimate weddings
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
What your quote should include
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Whether VAT is included
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards