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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Lower Caversham, Reading
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Lower Caversham? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Milestone celebrations
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Summer staff parties
Corporate hog roast in Lower Caversham
About our corporate hog roast in Lower Caversham
Lunch breaks are often fixed, so we plan the roast to be ready on time and serve quickly. Rolls keep service fast. Typical bookings include away days and site openings, serving coleslaw, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
Teams near Lower Caversham frequently go for a lunch in the yard or grounds. Tell us about the site and access. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Lower Caversham: your questions answered
Could you cook in Eldon Square?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Is Lower Caversham close to London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is typically fine if the venue is happy.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Planning the cooking spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- Clearance from the building and parked cars
- Someone to meet us at reception
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
Should I cook it myself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Also near Lower Caversham
More for events in Lower Caversham
Lower Caversham for staff days and open days
Lower Caversham is about 1 mile south of Caversham, in Reading. We are happy to travel to Lower Caversham for staff events. Lower Caversham is one of 34 towns and villages in Reading where we cater.
Lower Caversham sits roughly 37 miles from central London, well within our area. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Reading station, about 0.7 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
For staff events in RG4 and RG1, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Local streets include Star Road, Send Road and Mill Road; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover staff events in Newtown (1 mile south-east), Caversham (1 mile north), Emmer Green (1 mile north), Caversham Park Village (1 mile north) and Reading (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Norcot (3 miles west), Tilehurst Within (3 miles west), Shinfield (4 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west) and Whitley Wood (3 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Royal Berkshire Hospital (1 mile south) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (0.9 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Schools near Lower Caversham include Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (0.7 miles north-west) and Kendrick School (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Red Cow Public House (less than half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include University of Reading library (1.8 miles south)
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. Daytime open days in Lower Caversham are rarely affected by light, though in winter it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- We serve within your break.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Think about shelter for your staff
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Distance from us
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- Whether you want china
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Dietary requirements
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Anything the venue has asked for
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Find out how many don’t eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Compared with a restaurant outing, a hog roast is easier to organise and keeps people together. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Our staff serve and clear
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll, just as they should.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away