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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Broadstone, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Broadstone.
- Days for relatives
- Day centre events
- Garden fêtes
Care home hog roast in Broadstone
Broadstone: care homes and access
Broadstone is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater care home events of every size in Broadstone. Broadstone is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
Broadstone is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
For care home events in ME17, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. Local streets include Boughton Park, Headcorn Road and Eastwood Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover care home events in Eastwood (1 mile north-west), Grafty Green (1 mile north-east), Liverton Street (1 mile north-east), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile north-east) and Ulcombe (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (1.2 miles east) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.6 miles north-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Kings Head Public House (0.8 miles north-east)
About our care home hog roast in Broadstone
In Broadstone, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. Whether it’s summer fêtes and open days, we can cook thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and halloumi skewers and more.
At a rural home near Broadstone, access matters. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Events we cater in Broadstone
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Broadstone. Here are some of the most popular:
- Retirement housing events
- Garden fêtes
- Community open days
- Home anniversaries
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Lenham station, about 2.9 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Any travel or access charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Allergen information for every dish
How the day works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your care home event in Broadstone. In late May, sunset in Broadstone is about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting a price
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Broadstone
Your quote depends on:
- Time on site
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- Travel to Broadstone
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Also near Broadstone
What else we do in Broadstone
Broadstone: your questions answered
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’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Broadstone too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Do you provide allergen information?
Every dish comes with allergen information.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
Where will the roaster go?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, your staff can focus on residents. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Broadstone hosts choose us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Someone to meet us
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Broadstone
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: grilled halloumi with vegetables.
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Request thin slices
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
We clear away quietly.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- 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