Kent · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Caring
We bring a hog roast for your team across Caring and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Site openings
- Away days
- Client hospitality
Planning an event in Caring?
Corporate hog roast in Caring, carved to order
A carving station gives a client event a sense of occasion. With china and sides, it becomes a proper meal. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, salads and spit-roast lamb, and we are often booked for team days and away days and site openings.
For farms and rural sites near Caring, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Let us know about tracks and gates. Our chef carves in front of your staff, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. After-work summer events in Caring have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer and 8:50pm in late May, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. By late September, sunset is around 7:00pm.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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Towns and villages near Caring
Other occasions in Caring
Why choose corporate hog roast in Caring?
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Caring and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Retirement do’s
- Family fun days
- Project wrap-ups
- Launch days
For colleagues arriving by train, Bearsted station is about 1.5 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How dietary needs are handled
- Who carves and who serves
Caring questions
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Caring?
Bearsted station, about 1.5 miles north-west of the centre.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
Can you feed everyone in a short break?
Yes. We time the roast to be ready and serve quickly. Rolls are the fastest way to serve.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
What will our facilities team need?
Requirements vary: pass on your list and we’ll respond.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
We set up on the agreed spot, frequently first thing, and the roast cooks through the morning.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Numbers
- Time on site
- The date and time of year
- Access to the cooking area
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Allergies we should know about
- What the outdoor space is like
Send us the date, the address or ME17 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Staff days in Caring: access and travel
Caring is about 3 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your team in Caring? We can help. Caring is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Caring to Canterbury (21 miles away).
Central London is about 34 miles from Caring, and we cover it as standard. Nearby historic houses include Stoneacre (0.7 miles south-west) and Leeds Castle (1.7 miles east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 3 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
This part of Kent takes in ME17, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. Whether your staff event is on Caring Lane and Caring Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Caring, we also cover Otham (1 mile south-west), Bearsted (1 mile north-west), Langley (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile south) and Willington (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (3 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (13 miles east).
Nearby you will also find The Mall Maidstone (3.1 miles west) and Laundry Museum (1.4 miles east). Open spaces near Caring include Detling Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Orchard Spot Public House (1 mile west)
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.
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.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Shelter for the team
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Caring
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Why choose a hog roast in Caring?
Next to a staff barbecue, nobody from the team is stuck cooking. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book our hog roast in Caring
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards