Medway · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Cooling, Medway
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for your team in Cooling.
- Project wrap-ups
- Client and customer events
- Site open days
Planning an event in Cooling?
Corporate hog roast in Cooling, carved to order
A carving station gives a client event a sense of occasion. With china and sides, it becomes a proper meal. For staff summer days and thank-you lunches, we will put together a menu of spit-roast lamb, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers for your staff.
Near Cooling, workplaces can be far from shops, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook. For a staff lunch in Cooling, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:50pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We clear up afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or ME3 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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How we price a hog roast for your team
Here’s what affects the price:
- How many people are eating
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The address or postcode
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Cooling
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
Here’s what people in Cooling most often book a hog roast for:
- Client and customer events
- Launch days
- Team-building days
- Retirement do’s
Central London is about 27 miles from Cooling, and we cover it as standard.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Travel and any London charges
- If the price includes VAT
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
Let us know about changes: we can hold the roast for a short time.
Add sides for a bigger lunch.
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Common questions in Cooling
Which station is closest to Cooling?
The closest is Higham station, roughly 3.3 miles away.
How far is Cooling from London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Give us your break time and numbers and we’ll make it work.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you cover Cooling?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Cooling and the rest of Medway included. Send us the address for a quote.
Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Someone to meet us at reception
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Cooling
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Salads
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Also near Cooling
What else we do in Cooling
Cooling for staff days and open days
Cooling is about 5 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. Hosts in Cooling book us for staff events of all sizes. Cooling is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 27 miles away.
Within reach of Cooling are historic houses such as Restoration House (4.9 miles south) and Temple Manor (4.9 miles south). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they usually set strict rules for caterers. Commuters will know that Higham station, about 3.3 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
Staff events anywhere in ME3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Local streets include Main Road and Cooling Road; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Cooling, we also cover Cooling Street (1 mile south-west), High Halstow (2 miles east), Sharnal Street (2 miles south-east), Fenn Street (2 miles east) and Chattenden (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (6 miles south), Chatham (7 miles south), Rochester (5 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (5 miles south-west) and Luton (6 miles south).
A little further out are Upnor Castle (3.4 miles south) and French Hospital (4.8 miles south). The countryside around Cooling includes Canvey Wick and Gad's Hill.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away