Medway · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Stoke, Medway
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Stoke and across Medway.
- Site openings
- Customer days
- Open days and family days
Book a hog roast in Stoke
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Corporate hog roast in Stoke, carved to order
Long-service awards, retirements and site openings in Stoke all suit a hog roast, as a thank-you to the team. Popular choices include crackling, coleslaw and spit-roast lamb, and typical bookings are for site openings and summer team parties.
Rural businesses around Stoke can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. The hog is roasted on site at your staff event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
We serve on time, keeping the queue moving.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Before you choose a spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A named contact for the day
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan staff can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
How the day works
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. In Stoke, summer evenings stay light until about 9:20pm, so an after-work hog roast works well in summer. By late September, sunset is around 7:00pm.
- Get in touch with the basics.
- We check with facilities and quote.
- We roast on site.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We leave the site clean.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Towns and villages near Stoke
What else we do in Stoke
Workplace catering around Stoke
Stoke is about 5 miles north of Gillingham, in Medway. Thinking about a hog roast for your team in Stoke? We cover the whole area. We cater 68 places across Medway. We cater events right across the region, from Stoke to Canterbury (about 23 miles away).
For staff events in ME3, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many staff. Whether your staff event is on Vicarage Lane and Vicarage Close or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Stoke we cover include Middle Stoke (1 mile east), Lower Stoke (1 mile north-east), North Street (1 mile south-west), Tunbridge Hill (1 mile south-west) and St Mary Hoo (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles south), Chatham (7 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (7 miles south-west) and Luton (6 miles south-west).
A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (5.7 miles south-west) and Upnor Castle (4.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Bishop Saltings.
- Pubs nearby include The White Horse pub (within half a mile north-east)
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Numbers
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Whether you want china
- Travel to Stoke
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Events we cater in Stoke
There are options for people who do not eat pork.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Stoke, such as:
- Client and customer events
- Thank-you lunches
- Summer staff parties
- Long-service celebrations
Central London is about 31 miles from Stoke, well within our area.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- The full menu and the sides
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Common questions in Stoke
How far is Stoke from London?
About 31 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Stoke too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Do you need a car park?
Wherever your facilities team agrees, as long as it’s outdoors.
Do you come to Stoke?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away