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Care Home Hog Roast in Comp
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Comp.
- Open afternoons
- Residents’ themed days
- Care home summer fairs
Care home hog roast for Comp
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Comp
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Comp suit a hog roast, bringing everyone together over a meal. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and roast potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater thank-you meals for staff and residents’ themed days.
Near Comp, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours.
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
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.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Towns and villages near Comp
Also in Comp
Hog roast days near Comp
Comp is about 3 miles west of Kings Hill, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at care home events around Comp. Comp is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Comp to London (24 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Mary sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Comp, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Anywhere in TN15, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Platt (1 mile north-west), Wrotham Heath (1 mile north-east), Crouch (1 mile south-west), Claygate Cross (1 mile south-west) and Borough Green (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (7 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north) and Tonbridge (7 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Ightham Court (2.3 miles west) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (less than half a mile west).
- Schools near Comp include Wrotham School (1.6 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Blue Anchor pub (0.7 miles north-west)
Perfect for your care home event in Comp
We plan around the home’s routines.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Comp, such as:
- Open afternoons
- Milestone days for the home
- Residents’ themed days
- Days for relatives
For families visiting by train, Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 1.5 miles west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- What the price includes, item by item
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- If the price includes VAT
How the day works
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. For a summer hog roast day in Comp, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Name a contact for the day
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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How we price a hog roast day
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Rough numbers
- A picture of the cooking area
- The date and time of the event
- Any venue rules
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
FAQs for Comp
What’s the nearest station to Comp?
Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 1.5 miles west of the centre.
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 will follow the site rules.
Can visitors eat too?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
Always outside, agreed with the manager.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Away from emergency routes
- Someone to meet us
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to staff cooking, we take the cooking off your team. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book our hog roast in Comp
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Timed around your day
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See how we price or the cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away