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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Sholden, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Sholden and the surrounding area.
- Client and customer events
- End-of-project celebrations
- Retirements and long-service awards
Planning an event in Sholden?
Why choose a hog roast in Sholden?
Compared with a formal plated lunch, it is less formal and normally costs less. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Sholden hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See how we price or the cost guide.
Corporate hog roast in Sholden, carved to order
A hog roast brings lunch to the workplace. We set up in a car park, yard or courtyard in Sholden, roast through the morning and carve at the time you set. Typical bookings include staff thank-you lunches and end-of-project celebrations, serving spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
Rural businesses around Sholden can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
Common questions in Sholden
Which station is closest to Sholden?
The closest is Deal station, roughly 1.1 miles away.
Is Sholden close to London?
About 66 miles from central London.
Can you do a hog roast for a client event?
With china and sides, it works well for clients.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Can you feed staff and families?
Yes. Include visitors in your numbers and we will plan for everyone.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. In Sholden, summer evenings stay light until about 9:15pm, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. In late September, the light goes at about 7:00pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- We serve within your break.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting 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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What affects the price in Sholden
We work out each quote from:
- Time on site
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- Rough numbers
- Any venue rules
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Sholden
Service is fast, which suits fixed lunch breaks.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Sholden, such as:
- Site open days
- Thank-you lunches
- Milestone celebrations
- Launch days
Commuters will know that the closest railway station is Deal station, roughly 1.1 miles east of the centre.
What your quote should include
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Whether VAT is included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
Give us a contact on site for the day.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Business events near Sholden
Sholden is about 1 mile north-west of Deal, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your team in Sholden? We can help. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Sholden to Canterbury (about 13 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Sholden are Walmer Castle (2 miles south-east). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. Central London is about 66 miles from Sholden, and we cover it as standard. Within about 2 miles of the sea, sites can be windy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
Staff events anywhere in CT14 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Your staff event could be at a house on The Street, London Road and Colmanton Grove or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Sholden, we also cover Sholden Meadows (1 mile west), Mill Hill (1 mile south), Great Mongeham (1 mile south-west), Deal (1 mile south-east) and Finglesham (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (13 miles west), Margate (11 miles north), Dover (7 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north) and Broadstairs (10 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Deal Castle (1.4 miles east) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (1.2 miles east). Open spaces near Sholden include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Nearby schools include Castle Community College (1 mile south-east)
- Local pubs include The Magnet pub (0.6 miles south-east)
Also near Sholden
Also in Sholden
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards