Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Upham
Treat your staff to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your staff event in Upham. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Site open days
- Client and customer events
Slow-roasted pork in Upham
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which suits bigger events.
Corporate hog roast in Upham, carved to order
Whether it is twenty people or a whole site, the roast is sized to fit. Give us numbers and timings for a quote. Typical bookings include client and customer events and open days and family days, serving crackling, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
Rural businesses around Upham can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. You will know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Towns and villages near Upham
What else we do in Upham
Step by step
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Upham, summer evenings stay light until about 9:25pm, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. By late September, sunset is around 7:10pm.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- The roast starts early on site.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We pack away and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Upham?
Next to a staff barbecue, everyone gets to join in. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why us?
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
Upham: your questions answered
Is Upham close to London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Upham too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
How does payment work for businesses?
Send your requirements, and we will set out the terms with your quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Staff days in Upham: access and travel
Upham is about 5 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We cater staff events of every size in Upham. Upham is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 8 miles away.
Upham is about 61 miles from central London.
Anywhere in SO32, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Church Street, Shoe Lane and Widlers Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Nearby, we also cater staff events in Ashton (1 mile south-east), Lower Upham (1 mile south-west), Wintershill (2 miles south-west), Durley Street (2 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (6 miles north-west), Gosport (13 miles south), Havant (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (5 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south) and Horndean (11 miles south-east).
A little further out are Moorgreen Hospital (5.4 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.1 miles south). Within reach you will find Bishops Waltham Branch LNR and Beacon Hill.
- Pubs nearby include Brushmakers Arms (under half a mile north-east)
What affects the price in Upham
Each price is built from:
- The journey to the venue
- Access to the cooking area
- The number of people
- Plates or china
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Rough numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Allergies we should know about
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Events we cater in Upham
It needs no kitchen on site, only an outdoor cooking area.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Upham:
- Long-service celebrations
- Thank-you lunches
- New premises openings
- Milestone celebrations
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is Hedge End station, roughly 4.4 miles south-west of the centre.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- Plates, china and cutlery
- A clear list of what’s included
- If the price includes VAT
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
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.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards