Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Preston Candover
Give your staff slow-roasted pork and crackling at your staff event in Preston Candover. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
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A hog roast near Preston Candover
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Shelter for the team
- A named contact for the day
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we serve
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
About our corporate hog roast in Preston Candover
Most teams have a set break, so we plan the roast to be ready on time. Rolls keep service fast. Whether it is site open days and client hospitality, we can cook hog roast rolls, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers for your staff.
Rural businesses around Preston Candover can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. The hog is roasted on site at your staff event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The date and time of year
- Menu choices and extras
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Numbers
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- The date and time of the event
- The address or postcode
- Your menu choices
- What the outdoor space is like
Send us the date, the address or RG25 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some staff won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Find out how many do not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We will sign in and follow site rules.
If it is a themed open day, tell us and we’ll fit in.
FAQs for Preston Candover
Do you come out to small places like Preston Candover?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Preston Candover close to London?
About 50 miles from central London.
Can you cater in Preston Candover?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
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 clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Can it be more formal?
It can be dressed up, with plates or china.
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About the food
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
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 Preston Candover?
It brings people together outside the office.
Here’s what people in Preston Candover most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Team treats
- Staff summer days
- Long-service celebrations
- Family fun days
Within reach of Preston Candover are historic houses such as Hall Place (3.6 miles east) and Bentworth Hall (3.9 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers.
Before booking anyone
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
- What crockery is supplied
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Staff days in Preston Candover: access and travel
Preston Candover is about 7 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Staff events in Preston Candover are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. Preston Candover is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Reading, about 20 miles away.
Preston Candover sits roughly 50 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Wherever your staff event is in RG25, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your staff event is on Stenbury Drive, Farriers Close and Garden Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Preston Candover we cover include Upper Wield (2 miles south-east), Brown Candover (2 miles south-west), Totford (3 miles south-west), Northington (4 miles south-west) and Bighton (5 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (7 miles north), Winchester (11 miles south-west), Fleet (15 miles north-east), Andover (15 miles west), Alton (7 miles east) and Petersfield (14 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (2.4 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Farleigh Hill.
- Local pubs include The Purefoy Arms Public House (under half a mile south-west)
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For a staff lunch in Preston Candover, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 4:00pm, so plan lighting for later events. Summer events have daylight until around 9:25pm.
- 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.
- We serve within your break.
- We pack away and go.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Send final numbers in good time
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
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Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Next to a staff barbecue, nobody from the team is stuck cooking. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Preston Candover hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards