Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Hamble-le-Rice
Planning a hog roast for your team in Hamble-le-Rice? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Team days and away days
- Long-service celebrations
- Site openings
Book a hog roast in Hamble-le-Rice
Working with your venue
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Corporate hog roast in Hamble-le-Rice, slow-roasted on site
A corporate hog roast feeds a team without anyone leaving site. We set up in a car park, yard or courtyard in Hamble-le-Rice, roast through the morning and serve at your lunch break. Typical bookings include staff summer days and launch days, serving hog roast rolls, salads and spit-roast lamb.
For businesses around Hamble-le-Rice, a staff lunch in the yard is easy to arrange. Tell us about the site and access. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
What affects the price in Hamble-le-Rice
Things that change the price:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- How many people are eating
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, please mention:
- The venue or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your date and serving time
Every staff event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, and handy for anyone who doesn’t eat pork.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with sandwich platters, hot carved pork feels much more special. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
What happens on the day
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your staff event in Hamble-le-Rice. Daytime open days in Hamble-le-Rice are rarely affected by light, though in winter it is dark by about 4:00pm, so late events need lighting.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We check with facilities and quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We carve and serve quickly.
- We leave the site clean.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning a team lunch in Hamble-le-Rice
Hamble-le-Rice is about 3 miles east of Hythe, in Hampshire. We cater staff events at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Hamble-le-Rice. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
The B3397 put Hamble-le-Rice within easy reach for us. For staff and visitors coming by train, Hamble station is about 0.8 miles away. With the New Forest National Park within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange. The coast is within about a mile, and open sites can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
We cater staff events across SO31 and the streets around it. Local streets include High Street, College Close and Deanfield Close; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Hamble-le-Rice sits on or near the B3397, so getting the roaster to your staff event is simple. If your venue is just outside Hamble-le-Rice, we also cover Hound (1 mile north-west), Butlocks Heath (1 mile north-west), Netley (2 miles north-west), Bursledon (2 miles north) and Old Netley (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (14 miles north), Gosport (8 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (7 miles north), Fareham (6 miles east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
A little further out are Coldeast (1.9 miles east) and St Andrew's Castle (0.6 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Mercury Marshes.
- Local schools include The Hamble School (0.9 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find Ye Old White Harte Public House (within half a mile east)
Why choose corporate hog roast in Hamble-le-Rice?
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Team-building days
- End-of-project celebrations
- Client hospitality
- Family fun days
Historic houses near Hamble-le-Rice include Medieval Merchant's House (4.4 miles north-west) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (4.5 miles north-west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers.
Comparing caterers
- The full menu and the sides
- What crockery is supplied
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Questions from Hamble-le-Rice
Which station is closest to Hamble-le-Rice?
Hamble station, about 0.8 miles north of the centre.
How far is Hamble-le-Rice from London?
Roughly 69 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you need a car park?
Wherever your facilities team agrees, as long as it’s outdoors.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What if it rains?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
Give us a contact on site for the day, so we can find you quickly.
Add sides for a bigger lunch.
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Nearby places to Hamble-le-Rice
More for events in Hamble-le-Rice
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away