Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in New Alresford, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team turns the food into a centrepiece of your staff event in New Alresford.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Retirement do’s
- Team days and away days
A hog roast near New Alresford
How our corporate hog roast works in New Alresford
For a client event, a hog roast carved by a chef makes an impression. Add china and sides for a more formal feel. Popular choices include coleslaw, hog roast rolls and crackling, and typical bookings are for long-service celebrations and client hospitality.
Work events near New Alresford might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. It works at any of them. The hog is roasted on site at your staff event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Why choose corporate hog roast in New Alresford?
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
In New Alresford and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Team treats
- End-of-project celebrations
- Site openings
- Retirements and long-service awards
New Alresford is about 54 miles from central London.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- What crockery is supplied
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Towns and villages near New Alresford
Other occasions in New Alresford
Planning the cooking spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Your site’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- Shelter for the team
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in New Alresford
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch.
New Alresford: your questions answered
Is New Alresford close to London?
Roughly 54 miles from the centre of London.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
How do we book for a business?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we’ll explain the booking terms.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
What paperwork do you provide for our site?
Tell us what your site asks for, and we will confirm what we can provide.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Time on site
- The number of people
- Plates or china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- A picture of the cooking area
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Daytime open days in New Alresford are rarely affected by light, but in December it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so late events need lighting.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We clear up afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Ask for a quote
Every staff event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: use our quote form.
Related guides
Workplace catering around New Alresford
New Alresford is about 7 miles east of Winchester, in Hampshire. New Alresford and the surrounding area are covered for staff events. We cater all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
Within reach of New Alresford are historic houses such as Hinton Ampner House (3 miles south). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for caterers. Being near the B3046 and B3047 makes New Alresford a simple run.
We cover staff events in every part of SO24. Your staff event could be at a house on Station Road, Elm Road and Bramble Hill, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. With the B3046 and B3047 close by, New Alresford is easy for us to reach for your staff event. For staff events just outside New Alresford, we cover Bishop's Sutton (2 miles east), Gundleton (2 miles east), Cheriton (2 miles south), Hinton Ampner (3 miles south) and Bramdean (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (13 miles north), Winchester (7 miles west), Eastleigh (11 miles south-west), Horndean (14 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (4.3 miles north-east). The countryside around New Alresford includes Shutts Copse.
- Local schools include Perins School (less than half a mile north)
- Pubs nearby include The Running Horse Public House (less than half a mile north)
Should I cook it myself?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away