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Care Home Hog Roast in Cooling Street
Looking for a hog roast day in Cooling Street? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Open days
- Themed days
- Anniversaries of the home
Slow-roasted pork in Cooling Street
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Cooling Street
For residents, we carve thinly and serve on plates, rather than in rolls if that’s easier. Residents on modified diets should have meals prepared by your kitchen. For days for relatives and open days, we can cook new potatoes, halloumi skewers and apple sauce and more.
Rural care homes near Cooling Street can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Cooling Street
Which station is closest to Cooling Street?
The closest is Higham station, roughly 2.2 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Cooling Street?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What allergens are in the food?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
Can you work around our timings?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Perfect for your care home event in Cooling Street
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Cooling Street. Typical bookings include:
- Families’ days
- Open days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Day centre events
Gad's Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What your quote should include
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether plates or china are included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late May in Cooling Street has light until about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Getting 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. Use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast compared with other options
For residents who need modified textures, your kitchen looks after those portions. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Cooling Street
- Carved to order by a chef
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Places near Cooling Street
Other occasions in Cooling Street
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Request thin slices
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
Your team helps residents as needed.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Care homes around Cooling Street
Cooling Street is about 4 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Cooling Street and the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to all 68 towns and villages across Medway. Our nearest city page is London, about 26 miles away.
If your residents have links with St James' Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. For families visiting by train, Higham station is about 2.2 miles away.
We cater care home events across ME3. For care home events just outside Cooling Street, we cover Cooling (1 mile north-east), Chattenden (2 miles south-east), Wainscott (2 miles south), Lower Upnor (2 miles south) and High Halstow (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Gillingham (6 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south), Rochester (4 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (4 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Huguenot Museum (3.7 miles south) and French Hospital (3.8 miles south). The countryside around Cooling Street includes Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
- Schools near Cooling Street include The Hundred of Hoo Academy (2.2 miles south-east)
What affects the price in Cooling Street
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Distance from us
- Season and day of the week
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Whether you want china
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in Cooling Street
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Seating for residents
- Sign-off from management
- Clear of bedroom windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Cooling Street
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards