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Care Home Hog Roast in East Barnet
Looking for a hog roast day in East Barnet? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Care home summer fairs
- Residents’ themed days
- Staff appreciation days
Planning an event in East Barnet?
For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
About our care home hog roast in East Barnet
We roast through the morning and serve at the time that suits the home’s routine, lunch or mid-afternoon. We are frequently asked to cater care home summer fairs and day centre events, with thinly carved roast pork, roast potatoes and new potatoes.
London care homes around East Barnet often sit on busy streets with tight access, so we agree access and timings with the home first. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat.
- Where
- East Barnet (N20, EN4, N14)
- County
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What you get with us
- An itemised quote
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- How many people are eating
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Your date and serving time
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- An estimate of numbers
- Allergies we should know about
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or N20 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We clear away quietly.
China crockery is available on request.
Common questions in East Barnet
Could you cook in Oak Hill Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to East Barnet?
Oakleigh Park station, about 0.5 miles north-west of the centre.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can you serve at lunch?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we’ll plan the roast around it.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates with thin slices are easy to arrange.
Towns and villages near East Barnet
What else we do in East Barnet
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Away from opening windows
- A level outdoor area
East Barnet is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
The process
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your residents, with crackling for everyone who wants it. By late September, the light in East Barnet goes at about 7:05pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
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About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Hog roast days near East Barnet
East Barnet is about 1 mile north-east of Whetstone, in Greater London. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in East Barnet, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. East Barnet is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 10 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Oakleigh Park station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west of the centre. Some homes in East Barnet have links with a local church such as St Mary the Virgin, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
We cater care home events across the N20, EN4 and N14 postcode area and the streets around it. From Dene Road, Pine Road and Capel Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside East Barnet, we also cover Osidge (1 mile east), Brunswick Park (1 mile south-east), New Barnet (1 mile north-west), Whetstone (1 mile south-west) and Oakleigh Park (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (10 miles south), St Pancras (8 miles south) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-east).
A little further out are Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.8 miles south-west) and East Barnet Urban District (0.6 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Oakleigh Park Rail Cutting and Darland's Lake.
- Schools near East Barnet include East Barnet School (0.7 miles north) and Salcombe School (0.8 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Cavalier pub (within half a mile south)
Why choose care home hog roast in East Barnet?
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in East Barnet and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Retirement housing events
- Themed days
- Days for relatives
- Day centre events
Old photos of Oakleigh Park Rail Cutting can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Comparing caterers
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Staffing on the day
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether travel is included
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away