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Corporate Hog Roast for Lilyvale
Corporate hog roast in Lilyvale: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Team days and away days
- Team treats
- Site open days
Slow-roasted pork in Lilyvale
Corporate hog roast in Lilyvale, slow-roasted on site
A summer party for staff in Lilyvale doesn’t have to mean a restaurant booking. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. We serve rotisserie chicken, crackling and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for retirements and long-service awards and project wrap-ups.
Rural businesses around Lilyvale can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish before booking.
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. For a staff lunch in Lilyvale, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:50pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We check access and gas rules and quote.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- We serve within your break.
- We tidy up and leave.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
Every staff event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Lilyvale
Is Lilyvale close to London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
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 will follow the site rules.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls keep service quick.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
What we serve, dish by dish
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.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a restaurant outing, a hog roast keeps everyone on site and saves travel. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- Served at the time you choose
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Who books corporate hog roast in Lilyvale?
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Client and customer events
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Site openings
- Staff summer days
For staff and visitors coming by train, the closest railway station is Westenhanger station, roughly 2.9 miles south-east of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- Distance from us
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- Rough numbers
- A picture of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planning a team lunch in Lilyvale
Lilyvale is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. We cater staff events at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Lilyvale and the surrounding area. Lilyvale is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Lilyvale to Canterbury (12 miles away).
Historic houses near Lilyvale include Westenhanger Castle (2.7 miles south-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers. Lilyvale sits roughly 53 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles, which suits team days in the countryside. Within about 6 miles of the sea, sites can be windy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
We cover staff events in every part of TN25 and the streets around it. Nearby, we also cater staff events in Brabourne Lees (1 mile north-west), Stone Hill (1 mile south-east), Smeeth (1 mile north-west), Ridgeway (1 mile west) and Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (8 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (5 miles south-east).
A little further out are Lympne Castle (3.6 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Find out how many don’t eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Share the allergen information with the team
At the agreed time, our chef carves and our staff serve, so people get back to work on time.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Nearby places to Lilyvale
More for events in Lilyvale
Catered or do it yourself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
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.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away