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Care Home Hog Roast for Broadford
Care home hog roast in Broadford: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Day centre lunches
- Families’ days
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Slow-roasted pork in Broadford
About our care home hog roast in Broadford
Pork can be carved thinly and served on plates with potatoes and apple sauce, rather than in rolls if that’s easier. Residents on modified diets should have meals prepared by your kitchen. We serve apple sauce, roast potatoes and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for residents’ themed days and open days.
At a rural home near Broadford, access matters. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Numbers
- Site access
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- An estimate of numbers
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Where residents need modified meals, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Broadford
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Care home hog roasts in Broadford
Broadford is about 2 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. Planning a hog roast day in Broadford? We cover the whole area. Broadford is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater.
Volunteers from churches such as St Michael sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. Families coming by rail can use the station: there is a station right in Broadford: Shalford station. Broadford is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
This part of Surrey takes in GU4, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Close by, we cover care home events in Shalford (1 mile east), Peasmarsh (1 mile south-west), Artington (1 mile north-west), East Shalford (1 mile north-east) and Chilworth (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Farnham (10 miles west), Egham (15 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east) and Dorking (11 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Farnham Road Hospital (1.7 miles north) and Guildford Castle (1.5 miles north). The countryside around Broadford includes Pewley Down and Lower Lake.
- Schools near Broadford include Broadwater School (1.1 miles south-west) and St Catherine's School (1.2 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Queen Victoria pub (under half a mile north-east)
Broadford: your questions answered
Could you cook in Shalford Mill?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Is Broadford too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can families and staff join in?
Families and staff are welcome.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
Can you serve on plates?
We will serve however suits your residents.
What about texture-modified diets?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We’ll share allergen and menu details.
Also near Broadford
Other occasions in Broadford
Occasions we serve in Broadford
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Broadford, including:
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Home anniversaries
- Days for relatives
- Garden fêtes
Residents who remember days out at St Catherine's Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Before you book anyone
- Staffing on the day
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What crockery is supplied
Step by step
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. For a summer hog roast day in Broadford, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- You get a clear price.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Where the roaster can go in Broadford
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards