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Corporate Hog Roast in Sholing
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team turns the food into a centrepiece of your staff event in Sholing.
- New premises openings
- Summer team parties
- Family fun days
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Corporate hog roast in Sholing, carved to order
A summer party for staff in Sholing doesn’t have to mean a restaurant booking. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. Typical bookings include new premises openings and team-building days, with spit-roast lamb, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
For businesses around Sholing, a staff lunch in the yard is easy to arrange. Tell us about the site and access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish before you book.
- Where
- Sholing (SO19)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Travel to Sholing
- Whether you want china
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Which meats and sides you choose
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
Every staff event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in Sholing
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Level hardstanding or lawn
- Shelter for the team
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Sholing
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Find out how many do not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
China crockery is available for client events.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
For client events, choose china, sides and lamb or chicken to make it more formal. 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 are paying for.
Why us?
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Planned to your running order
- Our staff serve and clear
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Sholing: your questions answered
Can you roast near the sea around Sholing?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Could you cook in Westwood Woodland Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
What paperwork do you provide for our site?
Each site is different: send us the checklist and we’ll reply.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Tell us the numbers and the time and we will plan around them.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
The process
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. For a staff lunch in Sholing, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 4:00pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:25pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- We check site access and send a price.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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Workplace catering around Sholing
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We cater staff events of every size in Sholing. We cover 40 places in Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
Commuters will know that the closest railway station is Sholing station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. Central London is about 68 miles from Sholing, and we cover it as standard. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles, which suits team days in the countryside. The coast is within about 2 miles, and open sites can be breezy.
Wherever your staff event is in SO19, we can bring the roaster to you. That could mean a staff event in a garden on Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Sholing sits on or near the A3025, so getting the roaster to your staff event is simple. For staff events just outside Sholing, we cover Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Sholing is one of the larger places we cover in Southampton, with lots of choice for staff events.
Nearby you will also find Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Within reach you will find Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Sholing (under half a mile north) and Woolston School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Red Lion pub (1 mile north)
Nearby places to Sholing
Other occasions in Sholing
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away