Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Minstead
Planning a hog roast for your team in Minstead? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Team-building days
- Launch days
- Customer days
Planning an event in Minstead?
Corporate hog roast in Minstead, carved to order
Sites typically have rules for outside caterers: access, gas cooking and the cooking area. Pass on your site’s requirements. We serve spit-roast lamb, crackling and salads, and we’re often booked for summer team parties and retirements and long-service awards.
For farms and rural sites near Minstead, we can cook in the yard. Tell us about access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Towns and villages near Minstead
What else we do in Minstead
FAQs for Minstead
What’s the nearest station to Minstead?
The closest is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
What if it rains?
Rain does not stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Site access
- Season and day of the week
- Distance from us
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- The date and time of the event
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Anything the venue has asked for
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Working with your venue
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
What happens on the day
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Evening staff events in Minstead need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:25pm in June to 4:00pm in December.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Related guides
Staff days in Minstead: access and travel
Minstead is about 4 miles west of Totton, in Hampshire. Staff events in Minstead are part of our patch. We bring hog roasts to 683 places across Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Minstead to Southampton (9 miles away).
With the New Forest National Park within about 3 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO43, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Bull Lane, Seaman's Lane and Football Green; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover staff events in Wittensford (2 miles north), Cadnam (2 miles north-east), Bartley (2 miles north-east), Woodlands (3 miles east) and Newbridge (3 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastleigh (12 miles north-east), Totton (4 miles east), Chandler's Ford (11 miles north-east), Hedge End (13 miles east), Lymington (10 miles south) and Romsey (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Ashurst Hospital (3.3 miles east). Open spaces near Minstead include Copythorne Common.
- Nearby, you’ll find Trusty Servant Inn (under half a mile south-west)
Who books corporate hog roast in Minstead?
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Minstead, including:
- Thank-you lunches
- Launch days
- Project wrap-ups
- Summer staff parties
For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 3.2 miles east.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether travel is included
- A clear list of what’s included
- VAT, if it applies
Catered or do it yourself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Looking after everyone
Some staff will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
We set up on the agreed spot, frequently first thing, and the roast cooks through the morning.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a formal plated lunch, a hog roast is relaxed and usually better value. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why us?
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Planned to your running order
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, 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