Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast for Monkwood
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Corporate hog roast in Monkwood.
- Site open days
- Thank-you lunches
- Staff summer days
A hog roast near Monkwood
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Monkwood
Workplaces have rules, and we work to them: access, gas cooking and the cooking area. Pass on your site’s requirements. On the menu are crackling, salads and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater retirements and long-service awards and team days and away days.
At country workplaces around Monkwood, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Questions from Monkwood
Do you come out to small places like Monkwood?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Monkwood close to London?
Roughly 51 miles from the centre of London.
Can you send documents for facilities?
Requirements vary: send us the checklist and we’ll reply.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
Tell us the numbers and the time and we will make it work.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so tell us your best estimate. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
What about family fun days?
Yes, a hog roast suits open days, with alternatives for everyone.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, 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.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Access through the site gates
- Sign-off for outside caterers
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
The process
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your staff will smell it long before they see it. Evening staff events in Monkwood need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:20pm in June to 4:00pm in December.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- We serve within your break.
- We pack away and go.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Monkwood
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Places near Monkwood
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Workplace catering around Monkwood
Monkwood is about 6 miles south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. We cover Monkwood and its neighbours for staff events. Monkwood is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 18 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Monkwood are Hinton Ampner House (4.8 miles west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. The South Downs National Park is within about 7 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
For staff events in SO24, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many staff. From Hill Farm Road, Flint Fields and Soame's Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Close by, we cover staff events in Charlwood (1 mile north-east), West Tisted (1 mile south-west), Gilbert Street (1 mile north-west), Kitwood (2 miles north) and Ropley (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (14 miles north), Winchester (12 miles west), Havant (15 miles south), Eastleigh (15 miles south-west), Horndean (11 miles south) and Alton (6 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Alton Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Red Hill and Shutts Copse.
Occasions we serve in Monkwood
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Team days and away days
- Site openings
- Retirement do’s
Monkwood is about 51 miles from central London.
What to look for in a quote
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Who carves and who serves
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
How we price a hog roast for your team
The price comes down to:
- Numbers
- Distance from us
- How long the roast and service take
- Whether you want china
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Dietary requirements
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Monkwood, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Monkwood?
Compared with a formal plated lunch, it is less formal and normally costs less. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away