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Corporate Hog Roast for Knatts Valley
Corporate hog roast in Knatts Valley: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Away days
- Milestone celebrations
- Thank-you lunches
Planning an event in Knatts Valley?
About our corporate hog roast in Knatts Valley
At an open day, you need food that serves a lot of people quickly. A hog roast does exactly that, with our staff serving and clearing. We serve salads, rotisserie chicken and coleslaw, and we are regularly asked to cater thank-you lunches and site openings.
At country workplaces around Knatts Valley, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Let us know about tracks and gates. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your staff.
Why choose a hog roast in Knatts Valley?
Next to street-food vans, a hog roast feeds plenty of people quickly from one roast. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why book with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clearance from the building and parked cars
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
- Your site’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
Give us a contact on site for the day.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
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.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
For staff who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist.
Nearby places to Knatts Valley
Other occasions in Knatts Valley
How it works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Evening staff events in Knatts Valley need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:20pm in June to 3:55pm in December.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- We check site access and send a price.
- 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
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Think about shelter for your staff
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Knatts Valley questions
Which station is closest to Knatts Valley?
Kemsing station, about 2.5 miles south of the centre.
Could you cook in Kemsing Down?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
Can you send documents for facilities?
Requirements vary: send us the checklist and we will reply.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Staff days in Knatts Valley: access and travel
Knatts Valley is about 4 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cater staff events at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Knatts Valley. Knatts Valley is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Knatts Valley to London (19 miles away).
Knatts Valley is about 19 miles from central London, well within our area. For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Kemsing station, about 2.5 miles south. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 3 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. From Knatts Lane and Knatts Valley Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Knatts Valley we cover include East Hill (1 mile north-west), Woodlands (1 mile south), Romney Street (1 mile west), West Kingsdown (1 mile north-east) and Cotman's Ash (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (3.9 miles south-west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (2 miles south-west).
How we price a hog roast for your team
We work out each quote from:
- The number of people
- Distance from us
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
Every staff event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: use our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away