Medway · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Grain
Something for nearly everyone: 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 Grain.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Anniversaries of the home
- Families’ days
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About our care home hog roast in Grain
Day centres and retirement housing near Grain also book us, for themed days and gatherings. Typical bookings include open days and staff appreciation days, serving rotisserie chicken, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes.
Rural care homes near Grain can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
What affects the price in Grain
We work out each quote from:
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
- The address or postcode
Send us the date, the address or ME3 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
For event organisers in Grain
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A level outdoor area
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Someone to meet us
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
Step by step
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. Your residents will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Late-September sunset in Grain is about 7:00pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What you get with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Served at the time you choose
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Halal isn’t offered
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Planning a hog roast day in Grain
Grain is about 5 miles north-west of Minster, in Medway. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Grain, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Grain is one of 68 places in Medway where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 20 miles away.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St James, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
This part of Medway takes in ME3, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include High Street, Power Station Road and Chapel Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Wallend (1 mile west), Blue Town (2 miles south-east), Sheerness (2 miles south-east), Queenborough (3 miles south-east) and Rushenden (3 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Gillingham (8 miles south-west), Chatham (10 miles south-west), Rochester (10 miles south-west), Rainham (8 miles south-west), Strood (11 miles south-west) and Luton (10 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Bluetown Heritage Centre (1.8 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Hogarth Inn (within half a mile north-west)
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FAQs for Grain
Is Grain close to London?
About 35 miles from central London.
Is Grain too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can visitors eat too?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Do you provide allergen information?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
Perfect for your care home event in Grain
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
However big or small the event in Grain, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Families’ days
- Day centre events
- Care home summer fairs
- Staff thank-you lunches
Visitors arriving by train should know that Sheerness-On-Sea station, about 2.1 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Staffing on the day
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away