Surrey · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Sutton Abinger, Surrey
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Sutton Abinger and the surrounding area.
- Launch days
- End-of-project celebrations
- Long-service celebrations
Planning an event in Sutton Abinger?
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
About our corporate hog roast in Sutton Abinger
Staff days in Sutton Abinger work well with a hog roast: quick to serve, easy to eat standing up and enjoyed by most people. Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options cover everyone else. For staff thank-you lunches and away days, we can cook hog roast rolls, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers and more.
Near Sutton Abinger, workplaces can be far from shops, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Sutton Abinger
How far is Sutton Abinger from London?
Roughly 25 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Sutton Abinger?
Gomshall station, about 1.4 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote.
What if things run late?
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.
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What a hog roast costs
There is no fixed price list, because every staff event is different. What matters most:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Plates or china
- Time on site
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- The venue or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- What the outdoor space is like
- Your menu choices
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
What happens on the day
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your staff event. After-work summer events in Sutton Abinger have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer and 8:50pm in late May, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. By late September, sunset is around 7:05pm.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We roast on site.
- We carve and serve quickly.
- We clear up afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting a price
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
At the agreed time, our chef carves and our staff serve, so people get back to work on time.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch, quoted separately.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to sandwich platters, hot carved pork feels much more special. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why Sutton Abinger hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Workplace catering around Sutton Abinger
Sutton Abinger is about 5 miles south-west of Dorking, in Surrey. We cover staff events in Sutton Abinger, as well as the surrounding area. We cater 395 places across Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Sutton Abinger to Guildford (7 miles away).
Central London is about 25 miles from Sutton Abinger, well within our area. Historic houses near Sutton Abinger include Hatchlands Park (4.3 miles north-west) and Polesden Lacey (4.5 miles north-east). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 3 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your staff event is in RH5, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your staff event could be at a house on Hoe Lane, Annisdowne Close and Sutton Place, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater staff events in Hoe (1 mile west), Abinger (1 mile east), Abinger Hammer (1 mile north), Gomshall (1 mile north-west) and Shere (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (7 miles north-west), Woking (10 miles north-west), Epsom (12 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles east), Redhill (12 miles east) and Ewell (13 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Mesolithic Museum (0.9 miles east) and Abinger Castle (0.9 miles east). The countryside around Sutton Abinger includes Combe Bottom and Silent Pool.
- Nearby schools include Belmont Prep School (1.3 miles south-east) and Hurtwood House (1.9 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Volunteer pub (under half a mile east)
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Someone to meet us at reception
- Your site’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away