Medway · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Strood, Medway
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Strood and the surrounding area.
- Open days and family days
- New premises openings
- Summer team parties
Corporate hog roast in Strood
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
How our corporate hog roast works in Strood
Lunch breaks are often fixed, so we plan the roast to be ready on time and serve quickly. Rolls are the quickest way to serve. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, salads and coleslaw, and we are regularly asked to cater open days and family days and milestone celebrations.
In Strood, team lunches tend to be at the office, unit or yard. A hog roast feeds the team on site without anyone leaving. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Also near Strood
Other occasions in Strood
Business events near Strood
Strood is about 3 miles north-west of Chatham, in Medway. A hog roast suits staff events around Strood, whatever the venue. We cover 68 places across Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Strood to London (26 miles away).
With the A2 and A226 nearby, getting our equipment to site is straightforward. Within reach of Strood are historic houses such as Temple Manor (0.5 miles south-east) and Restoration House (1.2 miles east). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first.
We bring hog roasts to staff events all over the ME2, ME1 and ME3 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Ash Road, Gun Lane and Pine Road, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. You will find Strood on the A2 and A226, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Other places close to Strood we cover include Rochester (1 mile east), Borstal (1 mile south), Cuxton (2 miles south-west), Lower Bush (2 miles south-west) and Upper Bush (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Gillingham (4 miles east), Chatham (3 miles south-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Luton (3 miles south-east), Park Wood (6 miles south-east) and Lordswood (5 miles south-east). Strood is among the bigger towns we cover in Medway, with plenty of venues for staff events.
Nearby you will also find Six Poor Travellers House (1.2 miles east) and French Hospital (1.2 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
- Nearby schools include Strood Academy (0.6 miles north-west) and Temple School (1.2 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find Crispin And Crispianus Public House (0.6 miles east)
- Local facilities include City of Rochester-upon-Medway (0.9 miles east)
How the day works
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. For a staff lunch in Strood, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:50pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We roast on site.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We leave the site clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about shelter for your staff
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Strood
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Open days and family days
- Milestone celebrations
- Site openings
- Team days and away days
Strood sits roughly 26 miles from central London, well within our area.
Comparing caterers
- If the price includes VAT
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- The space, cover and access they need
- Travel and any London charges
What affects the price in Strood
Things that change the price:
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- Access to the cooking area
- The number of people
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.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The venue or postcode
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Strood
Can you do a hog roast in Rede Common?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
How far is Strood from London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a formal plated lunch, it is less formal and normally costs less. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book with us
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Find out how many do not eat pork, for the alternatives
We follow your site’s sign-in and safety rules, and keep vehicles where you ask.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away