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Corporate Hog Roast in Platt
We bring a hog roast for your team across Platt and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Summer staff parties
- Client and customer events
- Staff thank-you lunches
Corporate hog roast for Platt
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Distance from us
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
The main driver is numbers: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Rules from the venue or landowner
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.
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Platt
Lunch breaks are often fixed, so we plan the roast to be ready on time and serve quickly. Rolls keep service fast. We are often asked to cater team treats and retirement do’s, serving hog roast rolls, crackling and coleslaw.
Rural businesses around Platt can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Nearby places to Platt
Also in Platt
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
If the schedule moves, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
Add rotisserie chicken or lamb for choice.
Workplace catering around Platt
Platt is about 6 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Platt is well within our area for staff events and the places nearby. We cater 922 places across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Platt to London (about 23 miles away).
Platt is about 23 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. Commuters will know that the closest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 0.9 miles west of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
We cover staff events in every part of the TN15 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater a staff event on streets such as St Mary's Close, Grange Road and Platt Common, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Comp (1 mile south-east), Borough Green (1 mile west), Crouch (1 mile south-west), Wrotham Heath (1 mile north-east) and Basted (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north) and Tonbridge (7 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Ightham Court (1.8 miles west) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (less than half a mile south-east).
- Local schools include Wrotham School (1 mile north-west) and Wrotham School (1 mile north-west)
- Local pubs include The Blue Anchor pub (within half a mile west)
The process
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. Your staff will smell it long before they see it. Evening staff events in Platt need light after sunset: about 9:20pm in June, 7:00pm in late September and 3:50pm in December.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Shelter for the team
- Sign-off for outside caterers
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
Common questions in Platt
Is Platt too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How far is Platt from London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Can it be more formal?
With china and sides, it works well for clients.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Why choose a hog roast in Platt?
Next to a plated lunch, a hog roast is relaxed and normally better value. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Platt hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Planned to your running order
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away