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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Borden, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your team to Borden and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Staff summer days
- New premises openings
A hog roast near Borden
About our corporate hog roast in Borden
Lunch breaks are often fixed, so the roast is timed to the minute. Rolls are the quickest way to serve. Popular choices include crackling, rotisserie chicken and salads, and typical bookings are for thank-you lunches and customer days.
Near Borden, workplaces can be far from shops, which makes a hog roast a real treat. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
How it works
Your timings come first. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. After-work summer events in Borden have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer and 8:50pm in late May, so an after-work hog roast works well in summer. By late September, sunset is around 7:00pm.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We tidy up and leave.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Give us a contact number for the day
How to get a price
Every staff event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Perfect for your staff event in Borden
It brings people together outside the office.
In Borden and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- End-of-project celebrations
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Team treats
- Launch days
Borden is about 36 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What to look for in a quote
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- VAT, if it applies
- Allergen information for every dish
- Travel and any London charges
Questions from Borden
Could you cook in Cromers Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you come out to small places like Borden?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
What paperwork do you provide for our site?
Let us know your site’s requirements, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Can you work to our lunch time?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls are the fastest way to serve.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- The date and time of year
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
- The journey to the venue
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or ME9 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to street-food vans, carving serves the whole team fast. Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why book with us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Our staff serve and clear
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Find out how many don’t eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Request gluten-free rolls
If the schedule moves, tell us: we can hold the roast for a short time.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
Planning a team lunch in Borden
Borden is about 1 mile south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your team in Borden? We cover the whole area. Borden is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 17 miles away.
For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Sittingbourne station, about 1.4 miles north-east. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
For staff events in ME9, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many staff. Streets in the area include The Street, Mountview and Homestead View, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover staff events in Heart's Delight (1 mile south-east), Tunstall (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile north-east), Highsted (2 miles south-east) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Bayford Court (1.7 miles north-east) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.6 miles north-east).
- Nearby schools include Westlands School (0.7 miles north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards