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Hog Roast for Staff Days in St Lawrence, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your team in St Lawrence? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Away days
- Site openings
- Summer team parties
Planning an event in St Lawrence?
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in St Lawrence
From a small team to a whole site, the roast is sized to fit. Tell us the numbers and the serving window for a quote. For staff thank-you lunches and customer days, we can cook salads, crackling and coleslaw.
Work events near St Lawrence might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. It works at any of them. Timings are planned around your staff event, working back from when you want to eat.
Full catering or machine hire?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Workplace catering around St Lawrence
St Lawrence is about 1 mile west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Staff events in St Lawrence are part of our patch. St Lawrence is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
By road, St Lawrence is on or near the A255, which makes it easy for us to reach. Central London is about 65 miles from St Lawrence, and we cover it as standard. Within about a mile of the sea, sites can be windy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
We bring hog roasts to staff events all over the CT11 and CT12 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a staff event in a garden on Park Road, Saxon Road and Downs Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. You will find St Lawrence on the A255, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Ramsgate (1 mile east), Northwood (1 mile north), Upton (2 miles north-east), St Peter's (2 miles north) and Broadstairs (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (3 miles north), Dover (14 miles south), Deal (8 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west) and Tower Hamlets (15 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Westwood Cross (1.5 miles north) and Ramsgate General Hospital (0.6 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Schools near St Lawrence include Chatham House Grammar School (0.6 miles east) and Churchill House School With Railed Area (0.7 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Admiral Fox pub (within half a mile south-east)
Towns and villages near St Lawrence
Also in St Lawrence
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- A contact on site
- Somewhere to park our vehicle
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in St Lawrence
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
St Lawrence: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to St Lawrence?
St Lawrence has its own station: Ramsgate station.
Is St Lawrence close to London?
About 65 miles from central London.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can a company book?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we will explain the booking terms.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Give us your break time and numbers and we’ll plan around them.
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every staff event is different. The main factors are:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
When you enquire, please mention:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- An estimate of numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
For event organisers in St Lawrence
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Who books corporate hog roast in St Lawrence?
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
Whatever the occasion in St Lawrence, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Site openings
- Client hospitality
- Summer team parties
- Milestone celebrations
Historic houses near St Lawrence include Quex Park (4.1 miles north-west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for caterers.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Any travel or access charges
- If the price includes VAT
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, for the alternatives
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
If the schedule moves, tell us: we can hold the roast for a short time.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
How it works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your staff will smell it long before they see it. Lunchtime bookings in St Lawrence are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:50pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Think about shelter for your staff
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away