Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Roughdown
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Roughdown? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Summer team parties
- Retirement do’s
- Thank-you lunches
Slow-roasted pork in Roughdown
Corporate hog roast in Roughdown, slow-roasted on site
A carving station gives a client event a sense of occasion. With china and sides, it becomes a proper meal. For open days and family days and client hospitality, we’ll put together a menu of salads, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken.
At country workplaces around Roughdown, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Let us know about tracks and gates. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Planning a team lunch in Roughdown
Roughdown is about 3 miles south of Hythe, in Hampshire. Roughdown and the surrounding area are covered for staff events. We cater all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Roughdown to Southampton (about 7 miles away).
Within reach of Roughdown are historic houses such as Beaulieu Palace House (2.7 miles west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. With the New Forest National Park within about 3 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange. The coast is within about 5 miles, and open sites can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
Here we cover the SO45 postcode area, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. For staff events just outside Roughdown, we cover Holbury (1 mile north), Blackfield (1 mile east), Little Holbury (1 mile north), Langley (1 mile south-east) and Hardley (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as Gosport (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (9 miles east), Totton (9 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (11 miles north) and Hedge End (8 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (2.9 miles west) and Calshot Castle (3.5 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Mercury Marshes.
- Local schools include The New Forest Academy (1.2 miles north)
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, everyone gets to join in. 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 you get with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
How we price a hog roast for your team
Here’s what affects the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- What the outdoor space is like
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or SO45 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- Clearance from the building and parked cars
- Someone to meet us at reception
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
How the day works
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. For a staff lunch in Roughdown, 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 9:20pm.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- We check access and gas rules and quote.
- The roast starts early on site.
- We serve within your break.
- We tidy up and leave.
How to prepare
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
Nearby places to Roughdown
Other occasions in Roughdown
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
FAQs for Roughdown
Which station is closest to Roughdown?
The closest is Netley station, roughly 4.3 miles away.
Is Roughdown too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
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.
What will our facilities team need?
Each site is different: send us the checklist and we will reply.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you need a car park?
Most car parks and yards are fine, if there is a level spot away from buildings and vehicles.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards