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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Waldershare, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Waldershare.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Small, informal weddings
Wedding hog roast in Waldershare
About our wedding hog roast in Waldershare
Barn, marquee and garden weddings around Waldershare suit a hog roast. The roaster cooks outside under cover, and the food is served in the marquee or barn. For evening receptions and wedding breakfasts, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, salads and new potatoes for your guests.
Rural weddings around Waldershare have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Occasions we serve in Waldershare
You don’t need a kitchen, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Late-night wedding food
- Intimate weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
- Weddings in a marquee
Within reach of Waldershare are historic houses such as Goodnestone Park (4 miles north). Grand venues like these usually set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- If the price includes VAT
- Travel and any London charges
Places near Waldershare
Other occasions in Waldershare
Waldershare: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Waldershare?
The closest is Shepherds Well station, roughly 1.3 miles away.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Pancras: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Do you come to Waldershare?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Waldershare and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a photo if you’re unsure.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Any venue rules
- Rough numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A photo of the cooking area
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, use our quote form.
Getting married in Waldershare?
Waldershare is about 4 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around Waldershare, from gardens to fields. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 10 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Pancras frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. Put the station on your invitation: Shepherds Well station, about 1.3 miles west, is the nearest station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Waldershare, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue. With the coast within about 6 miles, many venues here have sea views. We’ll think about shelter from sea breezes.
We cover weddings in every part of the CT15 postcode area and the streets around it. If your venue is just outside Waldershare, we also cover Eythorne (1 mile north-east), Coldred (1 mile south-west), Sibertswold (1 mile west), Halfway Street (2 miles west) and Lydden (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (10 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north), Dover (4 miles south-east), Folkestone (8 miles south-west), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Buckland Hospital (4.2 miles south) and Dover Transport Museum (3 miles south-east).
- Local pubs include The White Horse pub (0.7 miles north)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, quoted separately.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Power for lights in the evening
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Waldershare
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
Step by step
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. At midsummer, sunset in Waldershare is about 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Many venues set 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?
Next to other evening food, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why book our hog roast in Waldershare
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards