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Care Home Hog Roast for Meadvale
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Meadvale.
- Family days with visitors
- Themed days
- Day centre lunches
Planning an event in Meadvale?
Care home hog roasts in Meadvale
Meadvale is about 1 mile south-east of Reigate, in Surrey. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Meadvale, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Meadvale to Guildford (about 17 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Earlswood (Surrey) station, about 0.7 miles east. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Meadvale Hall, is a good occasion for a hog roast. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Meadvale.
Anywhere in RH2 and RH1, we can bring the roaster to you. Local streets include Hazel Road, Willow Road and Arbutus Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Being close to the A2044, Meadvale is easy for us to reach for your care home event. Other places close to Meadvale we cover include Earlswood (1 mile east), Redhill (1 mile north-east), South Earlswood (1 mile south-east), Holmethorpe (2 miles north-east) and Salfords (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Epsom (8 miles north-west), Horley (3 miles south), Ewell (9 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-west), Caterham (6 miles north-east) and Dorking (6 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include The Belfry (1.2 miles north-east) and Reigate Priory Museum (1 mile north-west). The countryside around Meadvale includes Reigate Heath and Colley Hill.
- Nearby schools include Dunottar School (less than half a mile north) and St John's Primary School (within half a mile north-east)
- Local pubs include The Old Oak pub (within half a mile south-west)
Care home hog roast in Meadvale, carved to order
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff. Typical bookings include community open days and family days with visitors, with roast potatoes, new potatoes and thinly carved roast pork.
Around Meadvale, homes frequently have a garden and drive. Tell us about access. 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.
How we price a hog roast day
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Time on site
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- The number of people
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
When you enquire, please mention:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
- The date and time of the event
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Meadvale
Also in Meadvale
Meadvale: your questions answered
How far is Meadvale from London?
About 19 miles from central London.
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access and away from opening windows.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Request gluten-free rolls
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- A spot that keeps access clear
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Meadvale
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
The process
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. By late September, the light in Meadvale goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
How to prepare
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in Meadvale
We adapt serving to suit residents.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Meadvale:
- Garden fêtes
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Anniversaries of the home
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Residents who remember days out at Reigate Heath may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Questions to ask before booking
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Any travel or access charges
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The full menu and the sides
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- Sides to make it a full meal
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards