Weddings are made up of dozens of little moments – the walk down the aisle, the laughter during speeches, that first clink of glasses as everyone settles in. But if we’re being completely honest, there’s one thing guests almost always remember long after the day is over: the food. It’s just how it goes.
Whether it was the best thing you’d eaten in years or a sad, lukewarm buffet that haunts you still – the catering always leaves a mark. Which is precisely why, when it comes to your own big day, getting it right actually matters more than people might give it credit for.
Hog Roast Torquay has been making wedding spreads genuinely worth remembering across Torbay for years. No rigid set menus, no awkward guest number minimums, no one-size-fits-all approach – just real food, tailored around the couple, delivered by a team who genuinely care about how the day goes. Good sense of humour included, free of charge.
So when a lovely couple recently got in touch looking for something a bit different – warm, comforting, full of flavour – it was exactly the kind of brief that gets the Hog Roast Torquay team excited. Our catering manager Rik spent time with them, listened properly to what they had to say and pretty quickly landed on the Southern Slow Roast Menu. And look, once you hear what’s on it, you’ll understand why it was an easy sell.
Slow-cooked BBQ pork butt. Texan beef brisket. Cajun-style whole roasted chickens. Louisiana sticky pork ribs. All of it deep, smoky and rich in a way that only low-and-slow cooking can pull off. Three different sauces sat alongside, plus seasonal green leaf salad, gourmet coleslaw and sweet potato and classic fries dressed up with salt, vinegar and Sauce Shop options.
The vegetarians and vegans weren’t getting left in the dust either. Grilled veggie kebabs, optional halloumi, tzatziki, sweet chilli sauce and warm flatbreads had the plant-based guests absolutely delighted – and slightly smug, if we’re honest.
Eighty guests in total, all fed, all happy. By the end of the night, barely a crumb survived. And for Hog Roast Torquay, that’s the goal – every single time.