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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Red Rice, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team makes the food part of your staff event in Red Rice.
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Site open days
- Staff summer days
A hog roast near Red Rice
Corporate hog roast in Red Rice, carved to order
Staff days in Red Rice work well with a hog roast: rolls are fast to serve and easy to eat. Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options cover everyone else. On the menu are hog roast rolls, spit-roast lamb and crackling, and we are regularly asked to cater family fun days and away days.
Near Red Rice, workplaces can be far from shops, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Why choose corporate hog roast in Red Rice?
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
Here’s what people in Red Rice most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Staff summer days
- Customer days
- Milestone celebrations
- Long-service celebrations
Central London is about 65 miles from Red Rice, well within our area.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Travel and any London charges
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
On the day, we arrive early and set up where agreed, and the roast cooks through the morning.
China crockery is available for client events, quoted separately.
Questions from Red Rice
Is Red Rice close to London?
About 65 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small places like Red Rice?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can you cater in Red Rice?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, so you’re not left with the mess.
Is a hog roast smart enough for clients?
It can be as relaxed or polished as you like, depending on the crockery and menu.
Can you feed staff and families?
Yes, a hog roast suits open days, with chicken and vegetarian options for visitors.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
What happens on the day
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. After-work summer events in Red Rice have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer and 8:55pm in late May, so an after-work hog roast works well in summer. By late September, sunset is around 7:10pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We check access and gas rules and quote.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We tidy up and leave.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every staff event is different. What matters most:
- The number of people
- Whether you want china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long the roast and service take
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Any venue rules
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The address or postcode
- Dietary requirements
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your staff event: send us your details through our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a restaurant outing, a hog roast keeps everyone on site and saves travel. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book our hog roast in Red Rice
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Serving and clearing done for you
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
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About the food
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Red Rice for staff days and open days
Red Rice is about 3 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. Wherever your staff event is in Red Rice, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Red Rice is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Red Rice to Southampton (19 miles away).
For colleagues arriving by train, Andover station, about 2.6 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
For staff events in SP11, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many staff. Your staff event could be at a house on Red Rice Road and Fullerton Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For staff events just outside Red Rice, we cover Little Ann (1 mile north), Abbotts Ann (1 mile north-west), Anna Valley (1 mile north), Monxton (2 miles north-west) and Kentsboro (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (12 miles south-east), Andover (3 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-east), Romsey (13 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east) and Tidworth (8 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Andover Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Mill Lake and Quarley Hill.
- Schools near Red Rice include Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles north-west) and John Hanson Community School (2 miles north)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away