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Hog Roast for Staff Days in John's Cross, East Sussex
We bring a hog roast for your team across John's Cross and East Sussex, roasting on site and carving to order.
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- Long-service celebrations
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Corporate hog roast for your staff event in John's Cross
A carving station gives a client event a sense of occasion. Add china and sides for a more formal feel. We serve crackling, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and we’re often booked for client and customer events and staff summer days.
At country workplaces around John's Cross, we can cook in the yard. Let us know about tracks and gates. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Area
- John's Cross (TN32)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with sandwich platters, hot carved pork feels much more special. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Carved to order by a chef
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
John's Cross: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to John's Cross?
Robertsbridge station, about 1.7 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like John's Cross?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls keep service quick.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What paperwork do you provide for our site?
Requirements vary: send us the checklist and we will reply.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Step by step
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your staff event in John's Cross. Evening staff events in John's Cross need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:15pm in June to 3:55pm in December.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in John's Cross
We look after serving and clearing, so your team does not have to.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Team-building days
- Project wrap-ups
- Thank-you lunches
- Family fun days
John's Cross is about 45 miles from central London, well within our area.
Comparing caterers
- What crockery is supplied
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What the price includes, item by item
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
How we price a hog roast for your team
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every staff event is different. The main factors are:
- The date and time of year
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The journey to the venue
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Rough numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The venue or postcode
- What the outdoor space is like
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Business events near John's Cross
John's Cross is about 7 miles north-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. Hosts in John's Cross book us for staff events of all sizes. We cover 289 places across East Sussex. We cater events right across the region, from John's Cross to Brighton (28 miles away).
Within reach of John's Cross are historic houses such as Durhamford Manor (2.1 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Robertsbridge station, roughly 1.7 miles north-west of the centre. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Staff events anywhere in TN32 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many staff. Streets in the area include Vinehall Road and John's Cross Road, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to staff events in Mountfield (1 mile south-west), Robertsbridge (2 miles north-west), Northbridge Street (2 miles north), Salehurst (2 miles north) and Netherfield (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (15 miles south-west), Hastings (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles south), Hailsham (12 miles south-west), Crowborough (15 miles north-west) and St Leonards (8 miles south).
A little further out are Battle Museum of Local History (3.2 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Senlac Hill.
- Local schools include Robertsbridge Community College (1.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find John's Cross Public House (within half a mile west)
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
Let us know about changes: we can hold the roast for a short time.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Also near John's Cross
What else we do in John's Cross
Organising for someone else?
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
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.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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