Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Hoe Gate
Looking for a hog roast day in Hoe Gate? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Open afternoons
- Day centre events
- Retirement housing events
Planning an event in Hoe Gate?
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Hoe Gate
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us. Typical bookings include anniversaries of the home and staff thank-you lunches, serving halloumi skewers, roast potatoes and new potatoes.
Country homes near Hoe Gate often have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Hoe Gate
Is Hoe Gate too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Hoe Gate close to London?
Roughly 60 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Do you provide allergen information?
We provide full allergen information for every dish. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Choose the time, and we’ll be ready.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How we price a hog roast day
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
- How long the roast and service take
- How many people are eating
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The venue or postcode
- Your menu choices
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your care home event in Hoe Gate
We adapt serving to suit residents.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Hoe Gate, such as:
- Themed days
- Day centre events
- Families’ days
- Retirement housing events
Residents who remember days out at St Clair's Meadow may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Questions to ask before you book
- The space, cover and access they need
- Whether VAT is included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Space, access and the venue
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Someone to meet us
- A level outdoor area
- Seating for residents
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Hoe Gate
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why book our hog roast in Hoe Gate
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Serving and clearing done for you
- A clear quote with everything listed
- All the equipment comes with us
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Nearby places to Hoe Gate
What else we do in Hoe Gate
Care homes around Hoe Gate
Hoe Gate is about 4 miles north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. A hog roast suits care home events around Hoe Gate, whatever the venue. We cater all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 12 miles away.
For families visiting by train, Portchester station, about 4.5 miles south, is the nearest station. Some homes in Hoe Gate have links with a local church such as Church of the Holy Trinity, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
We cover care home events in every part of PO7 and the streets around it. For care home events just outside Hoe Gate, we cover Southend (1 mile north-west), Hipley (1 mile south), Worlds End (1 mile south), Newtown (1 mile west) and Soberton Heath (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (14 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south), Havant (6 miles south-east), Eastleigh (11 miles west), Fareham (6 miles south-west) and Horndean (4 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Knowle Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Within reach you will find St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For a summer hog roast day in Hoe Gate, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 4:00pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards