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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Merle Common, Surrey
We bring a hog roast for your team across Merle Common and Surrey, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Thank-you lunches
- Summer staff parties
- Site open days
Book a hog roast in Merle Common
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Merle Common
Instead of booking a restaurant, bring the food to the team. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. We are frequently asked to cater milestone celebrations and customer days, with halloumi skewers, salads and rotisserie chicken.
Rural businesses around Merle Common can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. Timings are planned around your staff event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Events we cater in Merle Common
It needs no kitchen on site, only an outdoor cooking area.
Here’s what people in Merle Common most often book a hog roast for:
- Site openings
- Client hospitality
- Open days and family days
- Thank-you lunches
Merle Common is about 19 miles from central London, well within our area.
Questions to ask before you book
- Any travel or access charges
- Who carves and who serves
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What crockery is supplied
Step by step
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your staff event in Merle Common. Lunchtime bookings in Merle Common are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- We pack away and leave the site as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Planning help
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with sandwich platters, hot carved pork feels much more special. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why Merle Common hosts choose us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
- Carved to order by a chef
- An itemised quote
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Also near Merle Common
What else we do in Merle Common
Workplace catering around Merle Common
Merle Common is about 6 miles south-east of Caterham, in Surrey. Merle Common is well within our area for staff events and the places nearby. Merle Common is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 19 miles away.
For colleagues arriving by train, Hurst Green station, about 1.4 miles north, is the nearest station. Historic houses near Merle Common include Chartwell (3.3 miles north-east) and Titsey Place (3.6 miles north). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers.
Anywhere in RH8, we can roast on site for your staff. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Crowhurst (1 mile south-west), Troy Town (2 miles south-east), Hurst Green (2 miles north-west), Pains-Hill (2 miles north) and Crowhurst Lane End (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (14 miles north-west), Horley (8 miles west), Redhill (8 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-west), Reigate (9 miles west) and Caterham (6 miles north-west).
A little further out are Tandridge Priory (2.1 miles north) and Haxted Watermill Museum (2.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Botley Hill and Bay Pond.
- Nearby schools include Oxted School (2.4 miles north)
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
We follow your site’s sign-in and safety rules.
China crockery is available for client events.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A named contact for the day
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Merle Common
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
Common questions in Merle Common
Is Merle Common close to London?
About 19 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Merle Common?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Can you set up in our car park?
A car park, yard or grounds typically works, given level ground and clearance.
What will our facilities team need?
Tell us what your site asks for, and we will tell you what we can send.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls are the fastest way to serve.
What about staff who don’t eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Access to the cooking area
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.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The venue or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Which meats and sides you’d like
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards