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Care Home Hog Roast for Highgate
Care home hog roast in Highgate: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Days for relatives
- Day centre events
- Staff appreciation days
Book a hog roast in Highgate
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Away from opening windows
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- A level spot in the garden or car park
Highgate 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 in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
Care home hog roast in Highgate, slow-roasted on site
You know your residents best, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. Whether it is staff appreciation days and milestone days for the home, we can cook halloumi skewers, roast potatoes and new potatoes.
In Highgate, we cook in the home’s garden or car park, as agreed with the manager. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Area
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Perfect for your care home event in Highgate
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking, while still preparing any modified meals.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Highgate, such as:
- Staff appreciation days
- Care home summer fairs
- Open afternoons
- Day centre lunches
Residents who remember days out at Highgate Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
What your quote should include
- What crockery is supplied
- VAT, if it applies
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- The space, cover and access they need
Questions from Highgate
Which station is closest to Highgate?
The closest is Upper Holloway station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
Could you cook in Whittington Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Do you provide allergen information?
We provide full allergen information for every dish. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
Can you do soft food?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We will give your team the information they need.
Can families and staff join in?
Many homes make it a family day; just tell us total numbers.
Nearby places to Highgate
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Working with your venue
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Why choose a hog roast in Highgate?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why book with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Timed around your day
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Request thin slices
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Request gluten-free rolls
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children typically like it too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Rough numbers
- Your date and serving time
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The venue or postcode
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
The process
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your care home event. Late-September sunset in Highgate is about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Getting a price
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning a hog roast day in Highgate
Highgate is about 2 miles north-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Wherever your care home event is in Highgate, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Highgate is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
Some homes in Highgate have links with a local church such as Highgate United Reformed Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Families coming by rail can use the station: Upper Holloway station, about 0.9 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
We cater care home events across the N6, N19 and NW5 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Highgate, we also cover Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south), Marylebone (4 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
A little further out are The Mall Wood Green (2.2 miles north-east) and Kenwood House (1 mile west). Green spaces nearby include Darland's Lake and Parkland Walk.
- Schools near Highgate include St Aloysius RC College (under half a mile south-east) and Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine (0.5 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Angel Inn (less than half a mile south-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Hornsey (1.2 miles north-east)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards