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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Yorkletts, Kent
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Yorkletts. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Garden weddings at home
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Weddings in a marquee
A hog roast near Yorkletts
Catered or do it yourself?
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
About our wedding hog roast in Yorkletts
After hours of dancing, guests are hungry. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that. Typical bookings include the day after the wedding and home weddings, with spit-roast lamb, carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
A wedding in a small place like Yorkletts frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
The process
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. In Yorkletts, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Before we arrive
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Send final numbers in good time
How to get a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
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What else we do in Yorkletts
What affects the price in Yorkletts
Here’s what affects the price:
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Yorkletts weddings: local tips
Yorkletts is about 2 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. We cater weddings of every size in Yorkletts. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent.
If you are marrying at a church near Yorkletts, such as St Alphege, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. If you’re hoping for photos in Foxes Cross Bottom, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. The sea is within about 3 miles, so seaside venues are close. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
We cater weddings across CT5. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Ford Walk, Glen Walk and Coombe Walk or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Denstroude (1 mile south-east), Honey Hill (2 miles south-east), Whitstable (2 miles north-east), Blean (2 miles south-east) and Radfall (3 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (14 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles west), Faversham (5 miles west), Herne Bay (6 miles north-east) and Minster (11 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Tankerton Castle (2.9 miles north-east) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.2 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a cold buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better late at night. 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 book our hog roast in Yorkletts
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Where the roaster can go in Yorkletts
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
- Space well clear of tents and trees
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Yorkletts: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at St Alphege?
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 Yorkletts 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.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote.
Do you cover Yorkletts?
Yes, Yorkletts is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with alternatives for non-pork eaters.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- 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