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Care Home Hog Roast in Chinatown
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Chinatown.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Families’ days
- Home anniversaries
Slow-roasted pork in Chinatown
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count families and staff too
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Chinatown
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. Whether it’s days for relatives and sheltered housing gatherings, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes for your residents.
Around Chinatown, getting equipment to a care home garden can mean a side gate or a rear entrance, so we agree access and timings with the home first. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Where
- Chinatown (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why book with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Served at the time you choose
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Planning a hog roast day in Chinatown
Chinatown is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Our roaster is a regular sight at care home events around Chinatown, from gardens to fields. Chinatown is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Tottenham Court Road station serves Chinatown directly. St. James's Park Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Wherever your care home event is in W1F, W1D and W1T, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your care home event is on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bruton Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. With the A4 and A301 close by, Chinatown is easy for us to reach for your care home event. If your venue is just outside Chinatown, we also cover Soho (1 mile north), St James's (1 mile south), West End (1 mile north-east), Seven Dials (1 mile north-east) and St Giles (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Kensington (3 miles west), Shoreditch (3 miles north-east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east) and Hampstead (4 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find St James Workhouse (within half a mile north-west) and Leverian collection (within half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
- Schools near Chinatown include LITE Regal International School (0.6 miles west) and Harris Westminster Sixth Form (0.8 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find Waxy O'Connor's pub (under half a mile south-west)
- Local facilities include London Library (less than half a mile south-west) and Westminster St James (within half a mile south-west)
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
What affects the price in Chinatown
The price comes down to:
- How long the roast and service take
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Site access
- Season and day of the week
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The date and time of the event
- An estimate of numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
What happens on the day
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Winter afternoons in Chinatown are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking 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.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
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Chinatown: your questions answered
Could you cook in St Anne's Churchyard?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Chinatown?
Tottenham Court Road station, in Chinatown itself.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
What time do you serve?
Serving time is up to you, whether lunch or later.
Where the roaster can go in Chinatown
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Approval from the home
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
As a London location, Chinatown is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Occasions we serve in Chinatown
It brings residents, families and staff together.
Whatever the occasion in Chinatown, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Summer fêtes
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Day centre events
- Seasonal events
If your residents have links with St Anne's Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
Before you book anyone
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Allergen information for every dish
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away