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Corporate Hog Roast for Hazel Street
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your team turns the food into a centrepiece of your staff event in Hazel Street.
- Site openings
- Team days and away days
- Team treats
A hog roast near Hazel Street
Corporate hog roast in Hazel Street, slow-roasted on site
Lunch breaks are frequently fixed, so we plan the roast to be ready on time and serve quickly. Rolls keep service fast. For open days and family days and launch days, we can cook crackling, coleslaw and halloumi skewers for your staff.
Rural businesses around Hazel Street can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
Perfect for your staff event in Hazel Street
It brings people together outside the office.
Whatever the occasion in Hazel Street, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- Site openings
- Open days and family days
- Staff summer days
- Team-building days
Nearby historic houses include Scotney Castle (2.7 miles south). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first.
What your quote should include
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The space, cover and access they need
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What crockery is supplied
The process
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Evening staff events in Hazel Street need light after sunset: about 9:15pm in June, 7:00pm in late September and 3:55pm in December.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- We check access and gas rules and quote.
- The roast starts early on site.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We pack away and go.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Find out how many do not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
If the schedule moves, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch, quoted separately.
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Why choose a hog roast in Hazel Street?
For client events, choose china, sides and lamb or chicken to make it more formal. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why Hazel Street hosts choose us
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
- Planned to your running order
- All the equipment comes with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Common questions in Hazel Street
Is Hazel Street too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
What about family fun days?
We do. Give us total numbers and we will cater for all.
How do we book for a business?
Let us know your company’s booking requirements, and we’ll confirm how booking and payment work.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can you set up in our car park?
A car park, yard or grounds typically works, given level ground and clearance.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What will our facilities team need?
Let us know your site’s requirements, and we will confirm what we can provide.
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Places near Hazel Street
What else we do in Hazel Street
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- A named contact for the day
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
Hazel Street for staff days and open days
Hazel Street is about 7 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Hazel Street. We cover 922 places across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 30 miles away.
Central London is about 34 miles from Hazel Street, and we cover it as standard. Commuters will know that the nearest station is Paddock Wood station, about 3.9 miles north. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
This part of Kent takes in TN12. We can cater a staff event on streets such as Lamberhurst Road and Spelmonden Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover staff events in Horsmonden (1 mile north-east), Smallbridge (1 mile south-east), Capel Cross (1 mile east), Broad Ford (1 mile east) and Palmer's Green (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles west), Tonbridge (8 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Old Scotney Castle (2.7 miles south) and Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.1 miles west). Within reach you will find Bewl Water.
- Pubs nearby include The Gun And Spitroast Public House And Rear Courtyard (0.6 miles north-east)
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
- 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