Medway · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Cliffe, Medway
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Cliffe and across Medway.
- Retirement community days
- Day centre lunches
- Themed days
Planning an event in Cliffe?
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Approval from the home
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Cliffe
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Cliffe suit a hog roast, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. On the menu are apple sauce, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes, and we’re frequently booked for staff appreciation days and milestone days for the home.
Near Cliffe, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
For event organisers in Cliffe
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Cliffe: care homes and access
Cliffe is about 5 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. A hog roast suits care home events around Cliffe, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to all 68 towns and villages in Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Cliffe to London (about 26 miles away).
If your residents have links with Church of St Helen, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Higham station, about 2.6 miles south-west.
We cater care home events across ME3 and the streets around it. Whether your care home event is on Station Road, St Helens Road and Chesterton Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For care home events just outside Cliffe, we cover Cliffe Woods (2 miles south), Church Street (2 miles south-west), Mockbeggar (3 miles south), Lower Higham (3 miles south-west) and Higham (4 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (7 miles south-east), Chatham (7 miles south), Rochester (5 miles south), Rainham (8 miles south-east), Strood (5 miles south) and Luton (6 miles south).
A little further out are French Hospital (4.9 miles south) and Upnor Castle (3.8 miles south). Within reach you will find Gad's Hill and Thurrock Thameside Nature Park.
- Pubs nearby include The Evening Star pub (within half a mile south-west)
How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. Late-September sunset in Cliffe is about 7:00pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or ME3 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Questions from Cliffe
Do you come out to small places like Cliffe?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What’s the nearest station to Cliffe?
The closest is Higham station, roughly 2.6 miles away.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the garden or car park, agreed with the manager.
Can you serve on plates?
Plates are often easier for residents.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
We don’t prepare texture-modified meals; your team prepares those portions.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Also near Cliffe
What else we do in Cliffe
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Count families and staff too
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates, while we serve.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
Perfect for your care home event in Cliffe
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Cliffe, such as:
- Retirement housing events
- Residents’ themed days
- Community open days
- Day centre get-togethers
Residents who remember days out at Thurrock Thameside Nature Park may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
What to look for in a quote
- How dietary needs are handled
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Exactly what’s included in the price
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you want china
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel to Cliffe
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away