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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Hextable, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Hextable? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Summer team parties
- Launch days
- Project wrap-ups
Slow-roasted pork in Hextable
About our corporate hog roast in Hextable
A summer party for staff in Hextable doesn’t have to mean a restaurant booking. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. On the menu are halloumi skewers, hog roast rolls and crackling, and typical bookings are for milestone celebrations and customer days.
Around Hextable, teams work at farms, workshops and units. A hog roast suits all of them. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
For event organisers in Hextable
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Catered or do it yourself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Perfect for your staff event in Hextable
You do not need a staff kitchen, just an outdoor spot.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Hextable, such as:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Customer days
- Site open days
- Team days and away days
For staff and visitors coming by train, Swanley station is about 1.5 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, china and cutlery
- If the price includes VAT
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether travel is included
Business events near Hextable
Hextable is about 3 miles south-west of Dartford, in Kent. We cater staff events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Hextable. We cater 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Hextable to London (13 miles away).
Within reach of Hextable are historic houses such as Hall Place and Gardens (2.7 miles north) and Red House (3.8 miles north-west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. With the B258 nearby, getting our equipment to site is straightforward. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your staff event is in BR8 and DA2, we can bring the roaster to you. Streets in the area include Panter's, Southbank and Plantation Road, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Hextable is on the B258, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Puddledock (1 mile north-west), Swanley Village (1 mile south-east), Stonehill Green (1 mile west), Joyden's Wood (1 mile north-west) and Wilmington (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Dartford (3 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south), Northfleet (7 miles east) and Kings Hill (14 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Broadway Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north-west) and Dartford Library (2.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Hextable include Wansunt Pit.
- Local schools include Hextable School (under half a mile south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Ship pub (0.5 miles north-west)
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Request gluten-free rolls
We serve on time, keeping the queue moving.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Shelter for the team
- Someone to meet us at reception
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The number of people
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Plates or china
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Dietary requirements
- The address or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or BR8 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Other occasions in Hextable
Step by step
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Daytime open days in Hextable are rarely affected by light, though in winter it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so late events need lighting.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or BR8 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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Hextable: your questions answered
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’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Hextable?
Swanley station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
Give us your break time and numbers and we will plan around them.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away