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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Lewson Street, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Lewson Street and across Kent.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Retirement community days
- Residents’ themed days
Slow-roasted pork in Lewson Street
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Request thin slices
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
The roaster stays clear of busy paths and windows.
Chicken can be added.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Lewson Street
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us. Popular choices include thinly carved roast pork, roast potatoes and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for residents’ themed days and families’ days.
Near Lewson Street, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
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What happens on the day
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your residents, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Winter afternoons in Lewson Street are short, with sunset at about 3:50pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Think about shelter for your residents
Ask for a quote
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: use our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A level outdoor area
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Approval from the home
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Common questions in Lewson Street
How far is Lewson Street from London?
Roughly 41 miles from the centre of London.
Which station is closest to Lewson Street?
The closest is Teynham station, roughly 1.3 miles away.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
Do you come to Lewson Street?
We do. Send us the address and we will check the date.
What if things run late?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast brings the event to residents. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Lewson Street hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Our staff serve and clear
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Crockery choices
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Numbers
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, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- A picture of the cooking area
- The venue or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- Anything the venue has asked for
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Occasions we serve in Lewson Street
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
People around Lewson Street book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Open days
- Families’ days
- Home anniversaries
- Seasonal events
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Mary sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether VAT is included
Lewson Street: care homes and access
Lewson Street is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Planning a hog roast day in Lewson Street? We can help. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Lewson Street to Canterbury (12 miles away).
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Teynham station, about 1.3 miles north-west.
Care home events anywhere in ME9 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Local streets include World's End, Lewson Street Road and Norton Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Lewson Street we cover include Tickham (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Deerton Street (1 mile north-east) and Teynham (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
A little further out are Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (2.2 miles south).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Plough Inn (within half a mile north-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away