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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Burstow, Surrey
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast day in Burstow.
- Themed days
- Families’ days
- Open days
Slow-roasted pork in Burstow
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some residents will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Burstow
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and new potatoes, and typical bookings are for staff appreciation days and day centre lunches.
Country homes near Burstow frequently have big gardens with views, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Burstow: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Burstow?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Burstow close to London?
Roughly 24 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
Plates with thin slices are easy to arrange.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can you do soft food?
Modified textures are best done by the home; we will work alongside your kitchen.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- A named contact on the day
- Away from emergency routes
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Burstow
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Perfect for your care home event in Burstow
It turns a normal day into an event.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Burstow:
- Summer fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
- Retirement community days
- Day centre lunches
For families visiting by train, Gatwick Airport station, about 1.3 miles west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- Any travel or access charges
- Staffing on the day
- What the price includes, item by item
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Hog roast days near Burstow
Burstow is about 2 miles south-east of Horley, in Surrey. We cater care home events of every size in Burstow. Burstow is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Burstow to Guildford (about 20 miles away).
Hedgecourt Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. If your residents have links with Church of St Bartholomew, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
Wherever your care home event is in RH6, we can roast on site for your residents. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Church Road, Church Lane and Green Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Fernhill (1 mile west), Shipley Bridge (1 mile south-west), Keeper's Corner (1 mile east), Copthorne (1 mile south) and Tinsley Green (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (14 miles north-west), Redhill (6 miles north), Ewell (15 miles north), Reigate (6 miles north-west), Caterham (9 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles north-west).
A little further out are Langley Green Hospital (3.1 miles south-west) and County Mall (3.7 miles south-west). Open spaces near Burstow include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Shipley Bridge pub (under half a mile south)
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What affects the price in Burstow
The price comes down to:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- Dietary requirements
- Your menu choices
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or RH6 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
How it works
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your residents will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Winter afternoons in Burstow are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Before we arrive
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Let us know about tight access
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Request thin slices
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
We clear away quietly.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
Why choose a hog roast in Burstow?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. The main driver is numbers: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Burstow hosts choose us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See how we price or the cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away