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Care Home Hog Roast for Crowthorne
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Crowthorne and the surrounding area.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Day centre get-togethers
- Retirement community days
Book a hog roast in Crowthorne
How it works
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. Late May in Crowthorne has light until about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- You get a clear price.
- We cook in the grounds.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
How to prepare
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Care home hog roast for your care home event in Crowthorne
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. Typical bookings include families’ days and milestone days for the home, serving thinly carved roast pork, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
In a town like Crowthorne, care homes, sheltered housing and day centres all book hog roast days. The roaster goes in the grounds. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
What affects the price in Crowthorne
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Plates or china
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Dietary requirements
- Any venue rules
- Rough numbers
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Crowthorne, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Crowthorne hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Perfect for your care home event in Crowthorne
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Crowthorne, including:
- Care home summer fairs
- Residents’ themed days
- Milestone days for the home
- Staff thank-you lunches
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Crowthorne station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Any travel or access charges
- Whether VAT is included
- A clear list of what’s included
Places near Crowthorne
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Allergies and dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Request thin slices
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Request gluten-free rolls
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Away from emergency routes
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Care home hog roasts in Crowthorne
Crowthorne is about 3 miles south-west of Bracknell, in Wokingham. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Crowthorne suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to 35 places in Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Crowthorne to Reading (about 9 miles away).
Old photos of Heath Lake can spark conversation during a hog roast day. With the A321 and B3348 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach.
We cater care home events across RG45 and RG40 and the streets around it. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Church Road East, Church Road West and High Street, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Crowthorne include the A321 and B3348, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Owlsmoor (1 mile south-east), Home Farm (1 mile north-east), Wooden Hill (2 miles north-east), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Hanworth (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Reading (9 miles north-west), Wokingham (3 miles north-west), Woodley (7 miles north-west), Earley (7 miles north-west), Lower Earley (6 miles north-west) and Winnersh (5 miles north-west). Crowthorne is one of the larger places we cover in Wokingham, with plenty of venues for care home events.
Other landmarks nearby include The Lexicon (3.7 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (0.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.
- Schools near Crowthorne include King Edward VI Aston School (under half a mile north-west)
- Local pubs include The Prince pub (less than half a mile south-east)
Common questions in Crowthorne
Could you cook in Edgbarrow Woods?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
How far is Crowthorne from London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What allergens are in the food?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing normally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away