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Corporate Hog Roast in Greatness
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Greatness and across Kent.
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A hog roast near Greatness
About our corporate hog roast in Greatness
Sites generally have rules for outside caterers: access, gas cooking and the cooking area. Tell us what your facilities team needs. We are often asked to cater milestone celebrations and long-service celebrations, serving spit-roast lamb, hog roast rolls and coleslaw.
For businesses around Greatness, a staff lunch in the yard is easy to arrange. Tell us about the site and access. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Working with your venue
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
We set up on the agreed spot, frequently first thing, then roast through the morning.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch, quoted separately.
The process
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. For a staff lunch in Greatness, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for later events. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- The roast starts early on site.
- We serve within your break.
- We tidy up and leave.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The date and time of year
- Whether you want china
- Travel to Greatness
- How many people are eating
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Your menu choices
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary requirements
- The address or postcode
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Next to a plated lunch, a hog roast is relaxed and generally better value. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What you get with us
- An itemised quote
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Our staff serve and clear
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read how we price and the cost guide.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- Shelter for the team
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
Nearby places to Greatness
Also in Greatness
Who books corporate hog roast in Greatness?
Our staff serve and clear, so nobody on your team has to help.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Greatness:
- Open days and family days
- Milestone celebrations
- Retirement do’s
- Site openings
Within reach of Greatness are historic houses such as Knole House (1.7 miles south) and Ightham Mote (3.7 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers.
What your quote should include
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Any travel or access charges
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- A clear list of what’s included
Greatness: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Montreal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to Greatness?
Greatness has its own station: Bat & Ball station.
What about staff who do not eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you cover Greatness?
Yes, Greatness is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Greatness for staff days and open days
Greatness is about 1 mile north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Wherever your staff event is in Greatness, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Greatness is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 19 miles away.
Greatness sits roughly 19 miles from central London. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Greatness has its own station, Bat & Ball station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Anywhere in TN13, TN14 and TN15, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Seal Road, Mill Lane and Sandy Lane; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Greatness we cover include Seal (1 mile east), Godden Green (2 miles south-east), Styants Bottom (3 miles east), Bitchet Green (3 miles south-east) and Stone Street (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east) and Northfleet (12 miles north-east).
A little further out are Sevenoaks Museum (1.3 miles south) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1.7 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Greatness include Knole Academy (0.7 miles west) and Wildernesse School (0.9 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find The Old Bat and Ball pub (within half a mile south-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards