Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Southend, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast for your team in Southend? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Client hospitality
- Staff summer days
- End-of-project celebrations
Planning an event in Southend?
Southend questions
Is Southend close to London?
About 60 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Southend too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Give us your break time and numbers and we’ll plan around them.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
Where on site can you cook?
A car park, yard or grounds normally works, given level ground and clearance.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Corporate hog roast in Southend, carved to order
A corporate hog roast feeds a team without anyone leaving site. We set up in a car park, yard or courtyard in Southend, roast through the morning and serve at your lunch break. Whether it is end-of-project celebrations and away days, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls and more.
Rural businesses around Southend can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
What happens on the day
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. Your staff will smell it long before they see it. Evening staff events in Southend need light after sunset: about 9:20pm in June, 7:10pm in late September and 4:00pm in December.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- We pack away and leave the site as we found it.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children usually like it too.
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
Afterwards we tidy up, and leave the site clean.
China crockery is available for client events.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Nearby places to Southend
More for events in Southend
How we price a hog roast for your team
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How long the roast and service take
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- A picture of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
- Sign-off for outside caterers
- Someone to meet us at reception
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
Who books corporate hog roast in Southend?
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Southend, such as:
- Site open days
- Long-service celebrations
- Launch days
- Client and customer events
Southend sits roughly 60 miles from central London.
Before you book anyone
- Whether travel is included
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Southend for staff days and open days
Southend is about 5 miles north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. We cater staff events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Southend. We cater 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Southend to Southampton (12 miles away).
For staff and visitors coming by train, the nearest station is Portchester station, about 5 miles south.
Here we cover the SO32 postcode area, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. Nearby, we also cater staff events in Newtown (1 mile south-west), Soberton Heath (1 mile west), Hoe Gate (1 mile south-east), Woodend (1 mile west) and Hipley (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south), Havant (7 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles west), Fareham (6 miles south-west) and Horndean (5 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Knowle Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Within reach you will find St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.
- Local pubs include The Bold Forester Public House (0.8 miles north-west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away