Welcome to our Help Centre!
Planning the perfect catering for your event can bring up a lot of questions. We’ve gathered the answers to the most common ones about our Hog Roast, Spit Roast, and BBQ catering service here.
Whether it's about our menus, pricing, logistics, or dietary options, you’ll find all the information you need to plan your party with confidence.
Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Our team of experts is always on hand to provide personalised help. Please don’t hesitate to contact us directly with any specific questions about your event.
What BBQ menus do you offer for events?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, offer some 30 different menus for different types of events and budgets as well as groups size. We offer some 7 wedding menus, party menus, corporate BBQ menus, themed menus for events like the 4th July or Australia day, we also have a new exotic meats menu with menu items such as ostrich, wild boar, elk, crocodile burgers as well as a large range of exotic meat hot dogs as well. Just contact us for details.
Do you offer any ‘exotic’ meat BBQ’s?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow have developed a new ‘exotic’ meats bbq menu for corporate events, trade shows, product launches a festive menus for Christmas etc. These exotic meats included burger burgers as well as gourmet hot dogs and included meats such as Wild Boar, Venison, Antelope, Wagyu, Buffalo, Elk, Kangaroo, Mouflon, Ostrich as well as a few others. Book early for these BBQ’s as the meats have to be sourced. Just contact us for details.
Do you cater for corporate events, weddings and private parties?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, have the largest range of wedding, corporate, party and themed menus in Ireland. We cater for private and corporate events , but do not sell direct to the general public as street events or fairs. We can cater for groups from 60 to 6000 guests and have worked with some of the countries large brands and events companies. Just contact us for details.
What is your minimum and maximum guest capacity?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, while we can cater for very small groups of 20 , these can be expensive as the fixed costs of travel, chefs’ hours etc remain the same. Typically we cater for groups 65 guest to up to 6000 guests. We are the largest and most experienced BBQ company in Ireland, both north and south. Just contact us for details.
How far in advance do we need to book?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, can take bookings even at short notice, but we only cater 1 wedding per weekend. Bank holiday weekend do book up quickly. All we suggest is that when you have the date of your BBQ, no matter what company you use, book the date ASAP. Just contact us for details.
Do you travel nationwide?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, are the only company with the capacity to operate all over the island of Ireland - north and south. While our main kitchens and office is in Cork, we do travel and have catered to events in every county of Ireland. Just contact us for details.
What are your pricing options and per-person rates?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, we set and price with event organisers per the event, this considers the menu, staffing, the type of service required, travel. Event s such as wedding with multiple courses and may be all day and night events, will be more expensive than small events. Just contact us for details.
Can menus be customised for our event theme?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow will discuss with you before the event your menu. While we have a very large selection of menus these are not set in stone and can be edited to meet you and your gust needs. So if there are canapes or salads you want just let the chef know and we will do all we can to accommodate them. Just contact us for details
Do you provide vegetarian or halal options?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, do offer a range of veggie and halal options. All our chicken and ground beef can be halal and we have a number of veggie lines as well as hot options. We also have a range of halal and veggie side dishes as well. Just contact us for details.
Can you cater for allergies and special dietary requirements?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, can work with you on the menu to accommodate special dietary requirements from veggie meals to gluten free options. Just contact us for details.
Do you supply all equipment, BBQ’s and serving staff?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, supply all the equipment for the service of the food to your guests, service tables, service equipment, BBQ’s gas, gazebos to cook and serve from. But we do not provide tables or seating for the guest to eat at. While part of all packages includes compostable plates, wooden knives and forks etc. If you supply delph crockery etc, yes we can serve to this, but you would need to source and supply it on site for the chef on the day. Just contact us for details.
Do you need access to power or water on-site?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, when setting up do need access to power and water, typically this is only 1 qty 13amp - 240 v plug that they can run an extension cable to. But for weddings etc serving hot drinks, fridges etc – we would need more but that depends on the menu, and we can provide a document with the loading details. Access to running water would also be required on site. Just contact us for details.
How long does setup and cooking take?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, are normally on site around 5 hours before service for a hog roast spitting pig BBQ and about 2.5 hours before for a traditional BBQ. They will serve for up to 1.5 hours to make sure all guests are feed and if there is any foods left , they will leave with you if you provide storage containers. If you keep the foods left over, please ensure you store correctly to avoid any issues. Just contact us for details.
What happens if it rains or weather changes?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, are experienced in operating in Ireland. We provide the facility to cook and served the foods from, but not for the guest to eat underneath. Just contact us for details.
Do you provide gazebos, tents or cover?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, come fully equipped for service, for smaller events we bring our own cove to cook under, but for weddings and large corporate events we require covered accommodation on site to meet the equipment for the menu for your group, they would also possible need a improved access to electricity. Just contact us for details.
Are plates, cutlery and napkins included?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, will supply with all menu’s compostable plates, wooden knives and forks and paper napkins. We are also happy to us delph crockery and metal utensils but these would need to be provided by yourself and be onsite for the chef to use for service. Just contact us for details.
Do you offer side dishes, salads and desserts?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, offer a massive range of menus, these menus can included a selection of hot and cold side dishes s well as desserts and drinks. Our menus can be tailored to meet your menu requirements. Just contact us for details.
Can you provide kids’ menu options?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, have a selection of menus suitable for kids for both family events and corporate fun days etc. Just contact us for details.
Do you offer late-night or extended service?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, can serve the foods when you need them. But please keep in mind they operate from their base in Cork and must travel to the venue and back. I some cases depending on distance and what time you wish to eat, we may need to include a fee for overnight accommodation in the price. Just contact us for details.
What is your food-safety and hygiene certification?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, are experienced and qualified chefs and have on site HACCP procedure to follow to ensure your menu is delivered not only packed full of flavour by safely as well. Just contact us for details.
Do you carry public liability insurance?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, are fully insured, so you have not issues on that front. Just contact us for details.
How do you handle waste and cleanup?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, clean up the area that they work in, they will remove from site the waste that is generated for the cooking of the menu. They cannot be responsible for the cleaning of the site of general rubbish drinks bottles and glass etc , without prior arrangements. Just contact us for details.
Do you require a deposit to secure the date?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, depending on the event may take deposits, typically if you are one of our many returning customers or corporate clients, we do not take deposits, for family event we have not worked at before we may take a deposit of €200.00 (nonrefundable). Payment is made in full before service of the foods. This avoids the chef looking for payment at the end of the night, when he wants to leave. Just contact us for details.
What is your cancellation or rescheduling policy?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, full appreciate that things happen in life and plans change, if we are not out of pocket, nor will you be, but timing is keep, for example hogs for spit roast BBQs need to be booked 2 weeks in advance, so any time between 2 week and the event will incur a fee, but this is dependant on what is arranged at the time. Just contact us for details.
Can we arrange a tasting before booking?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, will work with you to create your bespoke BBQ menu, we are happy then to arrange tasting of the menu. There is a free for this of €100.00 and if the booking is confirmed this €100.00 come off the final price. Just contact us for details
How does payment work?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, in all family events payment is required in full be service of the foods, this can be made on the day in cash or cheque made payable to Secret Recipe Limited or a few days before via bank transfer. For corporate events in PO number etc is provided and arrangements made, we can invoice the company before the event with payment due within 14 day of the event. VAT invoices can of course be emailed through. Just contact us for details.
How are Spitting Pig BBQ are you the same as Rotary Pig and Hog BBQ?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, are part of the biggest BBQ company in Ireland. We are very open and honest we do have an number of brands on the internet, really due to search engines, we operate as Spitting Pig BBQ’s - Ireland, Hog BBQ, Spit Roast and Rotary Pig BBQ in both southern Ireland and Northern Ireland. To be sure and not to confuse use with a very poor English imitation operating out of Wicklow, Just contact us for details. – we are 100% Irish
Do you run events where you sell direct to the public?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, unfortunately do not take part in events where we sell direct to the public. We only provide are quality BBQ’s to private and corporate events. The main reason is that things are slowed down taking payment, changing gloves etc. We are happy for event organisers to collect monies at the BBQ, but only when the BBQ fee has been arranged with the organiser. Just contact us for details.
Do you offer any themed BBQ menus?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, have a large number of themed BBQ menus – we have 4th July menus as well as menus for Australia day, Hawaiian and German themed BBQ’s. This along side our meat feast BBQ menus as well as our new exotic meats menu. Just contact us for details.
Do you have any exotic meats on the BBQ menu?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, have just launched their new exotic meats BBQ – we offer a selection of gourmet hot dogs including Beef Wagyu, Kangaroo, Venison, Bratwurst, Krakauer Bacon Frankfurter, Cheese Frankfurter, Chilli Beef Frankfurter along side our menu of gourmet burgers including Beef Wagyu, Buffalo, Horse, Kangaroo, Mouflon, Elk, Ostrich, Tukey, Venison, Wild Boar and even Zebra. Not suitable for vegans! These menus are very popular in December and for corporate events, so please book early. Just contact us for details.
Do you offer a drinks service with the BBQ?
Our team of qualified chefs at Hog Roast Wicklow, can offer a drinks menu on request, we can provide soft drinks and a bottle beer option etc, but due to licensing laws we cannot take payment from guests only from the organisers. Just contact us for details.
Where are we based?
Our BBQ company is based in Cork, but we operate all over the island of Ireland—North and South.
Do you have another website?
As Ireland’s largest BBQ company, we operate a number of websites. Spitting Pig BBQ’s (but not the one based in Wicklow—this is an English franchise breaching our trademark). The other Spitting Pig, Hog BBQ, and Spit Roast BBQ websites are ours.
What group sizes do you cater for?
As the country’s largest BBQ company, we can cater for groups from 60 guests up to 6,000 guests.
Do you just do Hog Roasts?
No. As well as our famous hog roasts, we also spit roast Wicklow lamb and goat. In addition, we have a range of traditional BBQ menus, some themed like 4th of July, etc.
What type of events do you cater for?
We specialise in catering for company summer and Christmas BBQs, weddings (with seven wedding menus), and private events. We do not do farmers’ markets or trade from the street taking cash from individuals.
What’s the cost per head?
The cost really depends on the menu and type of event. Why not email us with the details or give us a call at the office on 021 428 9515 and ask for Gary.
What’s included in the price?
We include all the meats, salads, sauces, breads, trained staff, compostable plates, napkins, cutlery, as well as insurance and all service equipment.
When do I need to book?
As early as possible. Bank holiday weekends book very quickly, as do dates like the 4th of July for companies. Book the date and the final details can be sorted closer to the event.
What does the customer need to provide?
All we need from you is a flat space about 5 square metres, access to a 13amp power socket, and somewhere to park a transit-size van. For larger events like weddings in a marquee, we need a large covered space and additional power depending on the menu.