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Care Home Hog Roast in Lodge Lees
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Lodge Lees.
- Seasonal events
- Community open days
- Days for relatives
A hog roast near Lodge Lees
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- How long the roast and service take
- Plates or china
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, please mention:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Lodge Lees
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. On the menu are halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for open days and day centre lunches.
Near Lodge Lees, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count families and staff too
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Chicken can be added.
Care home hog roasts in Lodge Lees
Lodge Lees is about 7 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Lodge Lees for care home events and the places nearby. We cater 922 places in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
For families visiting by train, Shepherds Well station, about 3 miles east, is the nearest station. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Mary Magdalene, is a good occasion for a hog roast. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Lodge Lees, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
This part of Kent takes in CT4, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Other places close to Lodge Lees we cover include Denton (1 mile east), Breach (1 mile west), Wootton (1 mile south-east), Shelvin (1 mile east) and Selsted (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles north-east) and Whitstable (13 miles north-west).
Within reach you’ll find Cheriton Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Jackdaw Inn (under half a mile south-east)
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Seating for residents
- Away from opening windows
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book our hog roast in Lodge Lees
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See our prices page or the cost guide.
More for events in Lodge Lees
For planners, venues and organisers
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Events we cater in Lodge Lees
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Lodge Lees. Typical bookings include:
- Families’ days
- Themed days
- Open days
- Home anniversaries
Cheriton Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What to look for in a quote
- Allergen information for every dish
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Whether VAT is included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Common questions in Lodge Lees
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Which station is closest to Lodge Lees?
The closest is Shepherds Well station, roughly 3 miles away.
Can you serve at lunch?
Choose the time, and we will be ready.
Can visitors eat too?
Families and staff are welcome.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
How it works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your residents will smell it long before they see it. In Lodge Lees, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- 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
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Think about shelter for your residents
Ask for a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Related guides
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away