Kent · England
Corporate Hog Roast for Highstead
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team makes the food part of your staff event in Highstead.
- Site open days
- Client and customer events
- Project wrap-ups
Corporate hog roast in Highstead
Corporate hog roast in Highstead, carved to order
Open days and family fun days need food that copes with a crowd. One roast feeds a crowd, with our staff serving and clearing. We are frequently asked to cater retirements and long-service awards and summer team parties, serving salads, crackling and halloumi skewers.
For farms and rural sites near Highstead, we can cook in the yard. Tell us about access. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
We will sign in and follow site rules, and keep vehicles where you ask.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
What happens on the day
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Evening staff events in Highstead need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:15pm in June to 3:50pm in December.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- We pack away and leave the site as we found it.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Getting a price
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Access through the site gates
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Perfect for your staff event in Highstead
There are options for people who do not eat pork.
However big or small the event in Highstead, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Summer team parties
- Staff thank-you lunches
- End-of-project celebrations
- Family fun days
For staff and visitors coming by train, the closest railway station is Herne Bay station, roughly 2.7 miles west of the centre.
Before you book anyone
- Travel and any London charges
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What crockery is supplied
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
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Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to street-food vans, a hog roast feeds plenty of people quickly from one roast. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Common questions in Highstead
Can you roast near the sea around Highstead?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Is Highstead too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we’ll check.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
For planners, venues and organisers
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.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Staff days in Highstead: access and travel
Highstead is about 2 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Highstead and the surrounding area are covered for staff events. Highstead is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Highstead to Canterbury (7 miles away).
Highstead sits roughly 56 miles from central London, well within our area. Within about 3 miles of the sea, sites can be windy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
This part of Kent takes in CT3 and CT6. For staff events just outside Highstead, we cover Hawthorn (1 mile north), Boyden Gate (1 mile south-east), Millbank (1 mile south-west), Old Tree (1 mile south) and Hillborough (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (7 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east), Whitstable (6 miles west) and Deal (13 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.6 miles west). The countryside around Highstead includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Pubs nearby include Hog & Donkey pub (0.8 miles north-east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards