Kent · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Ashford, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your team across Ashford and Kent, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Customer days
- Summer team parties
- Launch days
Corporate hog roast for Ashford
How our corporate hog roast works in Ashford
For a client event, a hog roast carved by a chef makes an impression. With china and sides, it becomes a proper meal. On the menu are coleslaw, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for team-building days and launch days.
Workplaces in Ashford range from offices to depots. The site needs to agree a cooking spot. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- Access through the site gates
- Sign-off for outside caterers
- Shelter for the team
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Why choose a hog roast in Ashford?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, everyone gets to join in. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why book our hog roast in Ashford
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- An itemised quote
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch.
Planning a team lunch in Ashford
Ashford is in Kent. Wherever your staff event is in Ashford, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Ashford is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Ashford to Canterbury (about 13 miles away).
Central London is about 48 miles from Ashford, and we cover it as standard. For colleagues arriving by train, Ashford International station serves Ashford directly. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cover staff events in every part of the TN23, TN24, TN25 and TN26 postcode area and the streets around it. Your staff event could be at a house on Market Lane, Church Road and Station Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Being close to the A20 and A28, Ashford is easy for us to reach for your staff event. Other places close to Ashford we cover include Stanhope (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile south-east), South Willesborough (1 mile south-east), Godinton (1 mile north-west) and Willesborough (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (10 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north). Ashford is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent, with plenty of venues for staff events.
Other landmarks nearby include William Harvey Hospital (2.1 miles east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (0.6 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Hatch Park.
- Nearby schools include Ashford School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Locomotive pub (under half a mile east)
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Ashford
Other occasions in Ashford
What happens on the day
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. For a staff lunch in Ashford, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:50pm, so plan lighting for later events. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:15pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- We check site access and send a price.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
How to prepare
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
About the food
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, easy to eat standing up. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Who books corporate hog roast in Ashford?
We look after serving and clearing, so your team doesn’t have to.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Ashford. Typical bookings include:
- Summer team parties
- New premises openings
- Customer days
- Site open days
Within reach of Ashford are historic houses such as Godinton House (2 miles north-west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- The space, cover and access they need
- Whether plates or china are included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Ashford: your questions answered
Is Ashford close to London?
About 48 miles from central London.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can it be more formal?
With china and sides, it works well for clients.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Where on site can you cook?
Anywhere suitable and approved, as long as it’s outdoors.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away