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Care Home Hog Roast for Kingsgate
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Kingsgate.
- Garden fêtes
- Family days with visitors
- Home anniversaries
A hog roast near Kingsgate
About our care home hog roast in Kingsgate
Day centres and retirement housing near Kingsgate also book us, for summer get-togethers and themed days. We’re often asked to cater thank-you meals for staff and community open days, with apple sauce, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
Near Kingsgate, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
For event organisers in Kingsgate
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. For a summer hog roast day in Kingsgate, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
Before we arrive
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Kingsgate questions
What’s the nearest station to Kingsgate?
The closest is Broadstairs station, roughly 1.6 miles away.
Can you roast near the sea around Kingsgate?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Can you serve at lunch?
We fit around the home’s routine, whether lunch or later.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can families and staff join in?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, your staff can focus on residents. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What you get with us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Who books care home hog roast in Kingsgate?
Families and staff can join in.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Care home summer fairs
- Home anniversaries
- Retirement housing events
- Staff thank-you lunches
Visitors arriving by train should know that Broadstairs station is about 1.6 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Allergen information for every dish
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg, in a roll or on a plate.
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The date and time of year
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Crockery choices
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- The date and time of the event
- An estimate of numbers
- Dietary requirements
- Any venue rules
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Places near Kingsgate
What else we do in Kingsgate
Kingsgate: care homes and access
Kingsgate is about 2 miles north of Broadstairs, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Kingsgate for care home events. Kingsgate is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Kingsgate to Canterbury (about 17 miles away).
Some homes in Kingsgate have links with a local church such as St Philip, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. The coast is within about 3 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Anywhere in CT10, we can roast on site for your residents. Streets in the area include Joss Gap Road, Kingsgate Bay Road and Holland Close, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Kingsgate, we also cover Northdown (1 mile west), Palm Bay (1 mile north-west), Broadstairs (2 miles south), St Peter's (2 miles south-west) and Cliftonville (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Margate (3 miles west), Ramsgate (3 miles south-west), Deal (12 miles south), Herne Bay (13 miles west), Walmer (13 miles south) and St Lawrence (4 miles south-west).
A little further out are Westwood Cross (2.6 miles south-west) and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (2.3 miles west).
- Schools near Kingsgate include The Charles Dickens School (1.8 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Captain Digby Inn (less than half a mile north-west)
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Away from opening windows
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
Allergies and dietary needs
Some residents will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Request gluten-free rolls
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards