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Corporate Hog Roast for Mereworth
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Mereworth? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Long-service celebrations
- Away days
- Milestone celebrations
Corporate hog roast for Mereworth
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Corporate hog roast in Mereworth, carved to order
Sites generally have rules for outside caterers: access, gas cooking and the cooking area. Tell us what your facilities team needs. We serve spit-roast lamb, salads and coleslaw, and we are frequently booked for thank-you lunches and team-building days.
Near Mereworth, workplaces can be far from shops, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Occasions we serve in Mereworth
It’s quick to serve once carving starts, which suits fixed lunch breaks.
Here’s what people in Mereworth most often book a hog roast for:
- Open days and family days
- Client and customer events
- Launch days
- Retirements and long-service awards
Mereworth sits roughly 26 miles from central London, well within our area.
Before you book anyone
- Who carves and who serves
- If the price includes VAT
- Travel and any London charges
- What the price includes, item by item
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Compared with individual food vans, carving serves the whole team fast. 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
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Also near Mereworth
Also in Mereworth
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Mereworth
Do you come out to small places like Mereworth?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What’s the nearest station to Mereworth?
The closest is Wateringbury station, roughly 2 miles away.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Can you feed everyone in a short break?
Tell us the numbers and the time and we will make it work.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Can you set up in our car park?
A car park, yard or grounds usually works, if there’s a level spot away from buildings and vehicles.
What will our facilities team need?
Requirements vary: send us the checklist and we’ll reply.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
Afterwards we tidy up, leaving the site as we found it.
If it’s a themed open day, tell us and we’ll fit in.
How we price a hog roast for your team
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
- The date and time of year
- Numbers
For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and time of the event
- Which meats and sides you’d like
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Mereworth, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some staff will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
The process
Here’s how the day generally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Open days in Mereworth usually finish in daylight, but in December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so late events need lighting.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- We check site access and send a price.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Think about shelter for your staff
Get a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? 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.
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Mereworth for staff days and open days
Mereworth is about 6 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, staff events around Mereworth suit a hog roast. Mereworth is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Mereworth to London (about 26 miles away).
For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Wateringbury station, about 2 miles east. Historic houses near Mereworth include Old Soar Manor (2.5 miles west) and Ightham Mote (4.7 miles west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers.
Staff events anywhere in ME18 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include The Street, Butcher's Lane and Tonbridge Road; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. We also bring hog roasts to staff events in Herne Pound (1 mile north), Kent Street (1 mile north), New Pound (1 mile north-west), Pizien Well (1 mile east) and West Peckham (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Maidstone Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Leybourne Castle (3.6 miles north-east).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Queens Head Public House (less than half a mile north)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards