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Corporate Hog Roast in Standen
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Standen and across Kent.
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Corporate hog roast in Standen
Staff days in Standen: access and travel
Standen is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever your staff event is in Standen, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Standen to Canterbury (about 21 miles away).
Central London is about 41 miles from Standen, well within our area. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Anywhere in TN27, we can roast on site for your staff, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Smarden Road, Pook Lane and Weeks Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Curteis' Corner (1 mile south-west), Lashenden (1 mile north-west), Monk's Hill (1 mile north-east), Biddenden (1 mile south-west) and Stede Quarter (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west), Foley Park (12 miles north-west) and Paddock Wood (12 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Benenden Hospital (3.5 miles south-west) and Romden Castle (2.7 miles north-east).
Corporate hog roast in Standen, carved to order
For a client event, a hog roast carved by a chef makes an impression. Add china and sides for a more formal feel. Popular choices include salads, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater retirement do’s and launch days.
Rural businesses around Standen can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. The carving happens right in front of your staff, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Towns and villages near Standen
Also in Standen
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Step by step
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Open days in Standen generally finish in daylight, though in winter it is dark by about 3:50pm, so late events need lighting.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- We pack away and leave the site as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Let us know about tight access
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to street-food vans, carving serves the whole team fast. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why book our hog roast in Standen
- No surprises: everything in writing
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Full catering or machine hire?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
What affects the price in Standen
The price comes down to:
- Distance from us
- Time on site
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary requirements
- The address or postcode
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or TN27 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
At the agreed time, our chef carves and our staff serve, keeping the queue moving.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
Questions from Standen
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Standen close to London?
About 41 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What will our facilities team need?
Tell us what your site asks for, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Events we cater in Standen
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
Here’s what people in Standen most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Away days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Site open days
For staff and visitors coming by train, Headcorn station, about 2.6 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The space, cover and access they need
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away