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Care Home Hog Roast for Barfrestone
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Barfrestone.
- Milestone days for the home
- Community open days
- Themed days
A hog roast near Barfrestone
About our care home hog roast in Barfrestone
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. We are often asked to cater day centre lunches and residents’ themed days, serving new potatoes, halloumi skewers and apple sauce.
At a rural home near Barfrestone, access matters. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
What affects the price in Barfrestone
Things that change the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Barfrestone
- Time on site
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The address or postcode
- Dietary requirements
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Barfrestone, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Events we cater in Barfrestone
We adapt serving to suit residents.
In Barfrestone and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Day centre events
- Summer fêtes
- Home anniversaries
- Retirement housing events
If your residents have links with Church of St Nicholas, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
Before you book anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- VAT, if it applies
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether plates or china are included
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Halal isn’t offered
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
The process
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your care home event. By late September, the light in Barfrestone goes at about 7:00pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
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About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Hog roast days near Barfrestone
Barfrestone is about 5 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. We’re happy to travel to Barfrestone for care home events. We cater 922 places across Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Barfrestone to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Shepherds Well station, about 1.3 miles south-west. Barfrestone is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the CT15 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Frogham (1 mile north-west), Elvington (1 mile east), Nonington (1 mile north-west), Snowdown (2 miles north-west) and Woolage Village (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (5 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Buckland Hospital (5.5 miles south-east).
Common questions in Barfrestone
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Is Barfrestone too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Seating for residents
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Barfrestone
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
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Also in Barfrestone
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away