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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Paddock, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Paddock? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Site openings
- Client hospitality
- Open days and family days
Corporate hog roast in Paddock
Paddock: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Paddock?
The closest is Charing station, roughly 3 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
Give us your break time and numbers and we will plan around them.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Corporate hog roast in Paddock, carved to order
Whether it is twenty people or a whole site, we size the roast to your numbers. Tell us the numbers and the serving window and we’ll quote. We serve salads, crackling and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for staff thank-you lunches and retirement do’s.
Near Paddock, workplaces can be far from shops, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
How it works
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Evening staff events in Paddock need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:15pm in June to 3:50pm in December.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- The roast starts early on site.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Paddock?
Next to taking the team out, a hog roast keeps everyone on site and saves travel. 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.
Why book our hog roast in Paddock
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
For event organisers in Paddock
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Planning a team lunch in Paddock
Paddock is about 5 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. Hosts in Paddock book us for staff events of all sizes. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 11 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (3.8 miles north) and Godinton House (4.1 miles south). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. Central London is about 45 miles from Paddock, and we cover it as standard. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Canterbury Road and Green Lane, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover staff events in Challock (1 mile east), Pested (1 mile north-east), Stocker's Head (2 miles west), Charing Hill (2 miles west) and Stalisfield (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (5 miles south), Canterbury (11 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (4.8 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (5.8 miles south-east).
- Schools near Paddock include The Hayesbrook School (2 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Chequers pub (0.8 miles east)
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What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan staff can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Where the roaster can go in Paddock
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Level hardstanding or lawn
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Find out how many do not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the site clean.
China crockery is available for client events, quoted separately.
Events we cater in Paddock
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
Here’s what people in Paddock most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Client hospitality
- Team-building days
- Thank-you lunches
- Project wrap-ups
For staff and visitors coming by train, Charing station is about 3 miles away.
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- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away