Medway · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Hale, Medway
Give your staff slow-roasted pork and crackling at your staff event in Hale. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Client and customer events
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Milestone celebrations
Corporate hog roast for Hale
How our corporate hog roast works in Hale
A hog roast brings lunch to the workplace. We set up in a car park, yard or courtyard in Hale, roast through the morning and serve at your lunch break. Typical bookings include team days and away days and site open days, serving coleslaw, spit-roast lamb and salads.
At country workplaces around Hale, we can cook in the yard. Let us know about tracks and gates. Timings are planned around your staff event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
FAQs for Hale
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 will follow the site rules.
Can you do a hog roast in Darland Banks?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Tell us the numbers and the time and we will make it work.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
Can you cater in Hale?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Hale and the rest of Medway included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
More for events in Hale
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Why choose corporate hog roast in Hale?
It needs no kitchen on site, only an outdoor cooking area.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Hale, such as:
- Project wrap-ups
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Thank-you lunches
- Open days and family days
Hale sits roughly 30 miles from central London, well within our area.
Before booking anyone
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
- Plates, china and cutlery
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with sandwich platters, a hog roast is hot, fresh and feels like an event. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
If the schedule moves, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
Add sides for a bigger lunch.
Where the roaster can go in Hale
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- A named contact for the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Hale
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Catered or do it yourself?
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. After-work summer events in Hale have light until about 9:20pm 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.
- Get in touch with the basics.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We roast on site.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We leave the site clean.
How to prepare
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Every staff event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your staff event: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Business events near Hale
Hale is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. We bring a hog roast for your team to staff events anywhere in Hale, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Hale is one of 68 places in Medway where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Hale are Restoration House (2.7 miles north-west) and Temple Manor (3.4 miles north-west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for caterers. For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 1.6 miles north. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Anywhere in ME5, we can roast on site for your staff. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Darland (1 mile south-east), Capstone (1 mile south-east), Luton (1 mile north-west), Gillingham (1 mile north-east) and Chatham (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (3 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Peters Village (4 miles west) and Frindsbury (3 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Rochester Castle (2.9 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (1.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Hale include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
- Schools near Hale include Chatham Grammar School for Girls (0.8 miles north) and The Robert Napier School (1 mile north)
- Local pubs include The Star pub (0.7 miles north-east)
- Local facilities include Chatham Free Library (1.4 miles north-west)
- 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