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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Dungate, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Dungate.
- Retirement housing events
- Families’ days
- Open days
Care home hog roast for Dungate
Why choose a hog roast in Dungate?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why us?
- Timed around your day
- All the equipment comes with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
How our care home hog roast works in Dungate
Day centres and retirement housing near Dungate also book us, for themed days and gatherings. Popular choices include new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater community open days and day centre events.
For a care home near Dungate, tell us about lanes and the drive. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Ask about china.
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Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Dungate
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
How the day works
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. In late May, sunset in Dungate is about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- 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.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Care homes around Dungate
Dungate is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We cater care home events across Dungate and nearby. Dungate is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Dungate to Canterbury (14 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 2.9 miles north of the centre. Dungate is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over ME9 and the streets around it. For care home events just outside Dungate, we cover Newbury (1 mile north-east), Kingsdown (1 mile east), Rodmersham Green (1 mile north), Highsted (1 mile north) and Bapchild (1 mile north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.6 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.5 miles south-east).
- Nearby schools include Fulston Manor School (2.3 miles north)
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Who books care home hog roast in Dungate?
We plan around the home’s routines.
However big or small the event in Dungate, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Community open days
- Retirement community days
- Residents’ themed days
- Staff appreciation days
Some homes in Dungate have links with a local church such as Church of St Catherine, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
What affects the price in Dungate
The price comes down to:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
- Crockery choices
- Travel to Dungate
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Allergies we should know about
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Dungate questions
Which station is closest to Dungate?
The closest is Sittingbourne station, roughly 2.9 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Dungate?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
Do you provide allergen information?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do you cover Dungate?
Yes, Dungate is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away