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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Chartham, Kent
Corporate hog roast in Chartham: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Site open days
- Milestone celebrations
Corporate hog roast for Chartham
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Chartham
A summer party for staff in Chartham doesn’t have to mean a restaurant booking. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. Whether it is retirements and long-service awards and client and customer events, we can cook salads, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls and more.
Rural businesses around Chartham can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
How the day works
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Open days in Chartham generally finish in daylight, but in December it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so late events need lighting.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- We check access and gas rules and quote.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- We serve within your break.
- We tidy up and leave.
Before we arrive
- Think about shelter for your staff
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
We do not use a fixed price list, because every staff event is different. The main factors are:
- Travel to Chartham
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Crockery choices
- Menu choices and extras
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- A contact on site
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
Questions from Chartham
How far is Chartham from London?
About 51 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Could you cook in No Man's Orchard?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can you feed everyone in a short break?
Give us your break time and numbers and we’ll plan around them.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
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.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, and handy for anyone who does not eat pork.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
Nearby places to Chartham
Also in Chartham
Chartham for staff days and open days
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We cover Chartham and its neighbours for staff events. Chartham is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater.
For staff and visitors coming by train, Chartham station serves Chartham directly. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cover staff events in every part of the CT4 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Station Road, River Court and The Green, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to Chartham we cover include Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Chartham includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Artichoke Inn (within half a mile south-east)
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
On the day, we arrive early and set up where agreed, and the roast cooks through the morning.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with sandwich platters, hot carved pork feels much more special. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book our hog roast in Chartham
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away