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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Lower Caversham, Reading
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast day in Lower Caversham.
- Residents’ themed days
- Days for relatives
- Staff appreciation days
A hog roast near Lower Caversham
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
How our care home hog roast works in Lower Caversham
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. For retirement housing events and anniversaries of the home, we can cook halloumi skewers, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken and more.
Care homes around Lower Caversham are frequently in converted houses with gardens. Let us know about the way in. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Perfect for your care home event in Lower Caversham
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
Here’s what people in Lower Caversham most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Open afternoons
- Seasonal events
- Care home summer fairs
- Staff appreciation days
Volunteers from churches such as St John the Baptist sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Questions to ask before booking
- What crockery is supplied
- VAT, if it applies
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
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Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
We clear away quietly.
Chicken can be added.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Timed around your day
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. In Lower Caversham, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Planning help
What a hog roast costs
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Plates or china
- The number of people
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long the roast and service take
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- Rough numbers
- A picture of the cooking area
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Lower Caversham: care homes and access
Lower Caversham is about 1 mile south of Caversham, in Reading. A hog roast suits care home events around Lower Caversham, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to 34 places across Reading, from the larger towns to small villages.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Reading station, about 0.7 miles south-west, is the nearest station. Sonning Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
We cover care home events in every part of RG4 and RG1 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Star Road, Send Road and Mill Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover care home events in Newtown (1 mile south-east), Caversham (1 mile north), Emmer Green (1 mile north), Caversham Park Village (1 mile north) and Reading (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Norcot (3 miles west), Tilehurst Within (3 miles west), Shinfield (4 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west) and Whitley Wood (3 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (1 mile south) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (0.9 miles south). Open spaces near Lower Caversham include Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Schools near Lower Caversham include Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (0.7 miles north-west) and Kendrick School (0.9 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Red Cow Public House (under half a mile north-east)
- Other local spots include University of Reading library (1.8 miles south)
Before you choose a spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Seating for residents
- Clear of bedroom windows
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
Lower Caversham questions
Is Lower Caversham close to London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Lower Caversham?
Reading station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
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.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards