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Christmas Party Catering in Shortfield Common, Surrey
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your Christmas party in Shortfield Common. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Work Christmas parties
- Festive open evenings
Christmas hog roast for Shortfield Common
Christmas hog roast in Shortfield Common, carved to order
Christmas get-togethers can mean plenty of people, and a hog roast means nobody spends the day cooking. On the menu are roast turkey, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls, and we’re often booked for year-end thank-yous and family Christmas gatherings.
In a small place like Shortfield Common, December lanes are dark, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Label alternatives clearly
- Share the allergen information in advance
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We arrive in daylight to set up and start roasting, then roast through the afternoon.
Roast potatoes suit a winter menu.
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
Here’s what affects the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Shortfield Common
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your Christmas party in Shortfield Common
Guests can eat standing up and keep chatting.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Shortfield Common. Typical bookings include:
- Christmas family parties
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Society Christmas socials
Christmas fairs at a church such as Church of St Mary the Virgin can book a hog roast stall.
Before booking anyone
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- VAT, if it applies
Christmas catering near Shortfield Common
Shortfield Common is about 2 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Hosts in Shortfield Common book us for Christmas parties of all sizes. Shortfield Common is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 11 miles away.
A winter fair at a school like Edgeborough School gets dark early, so hot food is popular. For anyone getting the train home after the party, the nearest station is Farnham station, about 2.5 miles north. Shortfield Common is within about 6 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Wherever your Christmas party is in GU10, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Hamlash Lane, West End Lane and Moons Hill, and a Christmas party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater Christmas parties include Millbridge (1 mile east), Frensham (1 mile south), Lower Bourne (1 mile north), Tilford Reeds (2 miles east) and Crosswater (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (11 miles north-east), Woking (14 miles north-east), Camberley (11 miles north), Frimley (10 miles north), Haslemere (7 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Farnham (2.6 miles north) and Chase Community Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Culverswell Hill and Farnham Heath.
- Schools near Shortfield Common include St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School (0.8 miles south-east) and Weydon School (2 miles north)
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A level outdoor area that can be lit
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
- Somewhere warm and dry for guests to eat
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast potatoes
- Roast turkey
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Sunset in Shortfield Common in late December is about 4:00pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the roaster and the serving table. We start in daylight and cook into the dark.
- Tell us when and where the party is.
- We check the outdoor cooking spot and quote.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- Our chef carves and staff serve.
- We clear away whatever the weather.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Ask for a quote
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Catered or do it yourself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Also near Shortfield Common
Also in Shortfield Common
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a traditional sit-down Christmas lunch, a hog roast is more relaxed. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Shortfield Common hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Common questions in Shortfield Common
Is Shortfield Common too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you do a hog roast in Underdown nature reserve?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Do guests have to eat outside?
Serving inside is typically fine with the venue’s agreement.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do you need lighting?
It is dark before 4pm in December, so we plan lighting with you.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards