Medway · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Hempstead
We bring a hog roast for your team across Hempstead and Medway, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Thank-you lunches
- Launch days
- Long-service celebrations
Book a hog roast in Hempstead
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Hempstead
In Hempstead, we cater retirements, openings and long-service celebrations, as a thank-you to the team. For open days and family days and team days and away days, we will put together a menu of crackling, salads and coleslaw and more.
Around Hempstead, teams work at farms, workshops and units. A hog roast suits all of them. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Who books corporate hog roast in Hempstead?
Our staff serve and clear, so nobody on your team has to help.
In Hempstead and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Site openings
- Open days and family days
- Retirement do’s
- Away days
Nearby historic houses include Restoration House (3.8 miles north-west) and Temple Manor (4.5 miles north-west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- Staffing on the day
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Plates, china and cutlery
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
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.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
- Whether you want china
- The serving time and how long we are on site
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
On the day, we arrive early and set up where agreed, then roast through the morning.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
Planning a team lunch in Hempstead
Hempstead is about 2 miles south of Gillingham, in Medway. Wherever your staff event is in Hempstead, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Hempstead is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Hempstead to Canterbury (about 23 miles away).
With the A278 nearby, getting our equipment to site is straightforward. Central London is about 30 miles from Hempstead. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
For staff events in ME7 and ME8, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. That could mean a staff event in a garden on Harrow Road, Spekes Road and Capstone Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Hempstead sits on or near the A278, so getting the roaster to your staff event is simple. Close by, we cover staff events in Capstone (1 mile north-west), Darland (1 mile north-west), Wigmore (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north-west) and Park Wood (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (5 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Chatham Waterfront (3 miles north-west), Rochester Riverside (4 miles north-west) and Peters Village (5 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Pentagon Shopping Centre (3 miles north-west) and Medway megaliths (3.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hempstead include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include Rainham School for Girls (1.3 miles north-east) and Howard School (1.3 miles north-east)
What happens on the day
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Evening staff events in Hempstead need light after sunset: about 9:15pm in June, 7:00pm in late September and 3:50pm in December.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- We serve within your break.
- We pack away and go.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or ME7 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What else we do in Hempstead
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Where the roaster can go in Hempstead
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
Questions from Hempstead
How far is Hempstead from London?
About 30 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Hempstead?
Rainham (Kent) station, about 2.1 miles north-east of the centre.
Can you send documents for facilities?
Requirements vary: send us the checklist and we’ll reply.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away