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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Bilting, Kent
Care home hog roast in Bilting: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Families’ days
- Day centre events
- Themed days
Planning an event in Bilting?
Questions from Bilting
Is Bilting 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 the nearest station to Bilting?
The closest is Wye station, roughly 1.7 miles away.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; we’ll work alongside your kitchen.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the garden or car park, in a spot you approve.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your care home event for a quote.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Families and staff are welcome.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
About our care home hog roast in Bilting
In Bilting, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. Whether it is summer fêtes and staff thank-you lunches, we will put together a menu of apple sauce, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
Near Bilting, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
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A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why Bilting hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Served at the time you choose
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll.
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- A level outdoor area
- Seating for residents
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
What affects the price in Bilting
Here’s what affects the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How many people are eating
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Your menu choices
- Allergies we should know about
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- What the outdoor space is like
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Halal isn’t offered
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Ask about china.
Hog roast days near Bilting
Bilting is about 6 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. Hosts in Bilting book us for care home events of all sizes. Bilting is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Bilting to Canterbury (about 8 miles away).
If your residents have links with Church of St Lawrence, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Bilting, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Canterbury Road and Bilting Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Godmersham (1 mile north-east), Mountain Street (2 miles north), Molash (2 miles north-west), Chilham (3 miles north-east) and Shottenden (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (6 miles south-west), Canterbury (8 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (11 miles north) and Faversham (8 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles north) and William Harvey Hospital (4.8 miles south).
Occasions we serve in Bilting
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Bilting:
- Families’ days
- Summer fêtes
- Open days
- Retirement housing events
For families visiting by train, Wye station, about 1.7 miles south, is the nearest station.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
What happens on the day
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. By late September, the light in Bilting goes at about 7:00pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or TN25 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Read more
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away