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Corporate Hog Roast for Southcote
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 Southcote.
- Open days and family days
- Team days and away days
- Summer staff parties
A hog roast near Southcote
Common questions in Southcote
Can you do a hog roast in Calcot Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to Southcote?
Reading Green Park station, about 1.1 miles south of the centre.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you cater in Southcote?
Yes, Southcote is in our area. Send us the address and we will check the date.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How do we book for a business?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we’ll explain the booking terms.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
About our corporate hog roast in Southcote
Workplaces have rules, and we work to them: vehicle access, gas equipment and where we can cook. Tell us what your facilities team needs. We’re frequently asked to cater staff summer days and client and customer events, serving hog roast rolls, crackling and rotisserie chicken.
Teams near Southcote frequently go for a lunch in the yard or grounds. Let us know about the site. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Nearby places to Southcote
What else we do in Southcote
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
We will sign in and follow site rules.
China crockery is available for client events.
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a plated lunch, it’s less formal and normally costs less. 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, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Planning the cooking spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Access through the site gates
- A named contact for the day
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
The process
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Open days in Southcote generally finish in daylight, though in winter it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so late events need lighting.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We check with facilities and quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We carve and serve quickly.
- We leave the site clean.
Before we arrive
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Related guides
Planning a team lunch in Southcote
Southcote is about 2 miles west of Reading, in Reading. Our roaster is a regular sight at staff events around Southcote. We cover all 34 towns and villages across Reading.
Among the historic houses close to Southcote are Mapledurham House (3.1 miles north). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for caterers. Commuters will know that Reading Green Park station is about 1.1 miles away.
We cater staff events across the RG30, RG31 and RG1 postcode area. Your staff event could be at a house on Bath Road, Dwyer Road and Brunel Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Southcote, we also cover Fords Farm (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile west), Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south-west), Tilehurst Within (1 mile north-west) and Norcot (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Caversham (3 miles north-east), Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (3 miles north), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east) and Sonning Common (5 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Beaumys Castle (4.7 miles south) and Battle Hospital (1.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Southcote include Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Schools near Southcote include Prospect School (0.5 miles north-west) and Elvian School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Happy Prospect pub (less than half a mile east)
Occasions we serve in Southcote
Our staff serve and clear, so nobody on your team has to help.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Southcote, such as:
- Customer days
- New premises openings
- Thank-you lunches
- End-of-project celebrations
Central London is about 40 miles from Southcote, well within our area.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether travel is included
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away