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Care Home Hog Roast for Old Woking
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 Old Woking.
- Open days
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- Thank-you meals for staff
Book a hog roast in Old Woking
How our care home hog roast works in Old Woking
A hog roast day gives residents something to look forward to. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. We’re often asked to cater themed days and day centre events, serving thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
Rural homes around Old Woking may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Approval from the home
- Away from opening windows
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
For planners, venues and organisers
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
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What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In Old Woking, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- 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
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Timed around your day
- An itemised quote
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
What affects the price in Old Woking
We work out each quote from:
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Old Woking
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.
Details that help
To get the best quote, send us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Your menu choices
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or GU22 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning a hog roast day in Old Woking
Old Woking is about 2 miles south-east of Woking, in Surrey. Wherever your care home event is in Old Woking, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cover 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
Old photos of Papercourt Marshes can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: Woking station is about 1.4 miles away. Old Woking is within about 7 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
For care home events in GU22 and GU23, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Ford Road, Farm Road and High Street, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For care home events just outside Old Woking, we cover Westfield (1 mile west), Pyrford Village (2 miles north-east), Woking (2 miles north-west), Pyrford (2 miles north-east) and Horsell (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (4 miles south), Camberley (9 miles west), Epsom (12 miles east), Farnham (13 miles south-west), Ewell (13 miles east) and Egham (9 miles north).
Nearby you will also find The Peacocks (1.5 miles north-west) and Woking Community Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Pewley Hill and Boldermere Lake.
- Schools near Old Woking include St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School (0.6 miles north-west) and St John the Baptist School (0.6 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The New Inn (0.6 miles south)
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Request thin slices
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We clear away quietly.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Old Woking questions
Can you do a hog roast in White Rose Lane?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Old Woking from London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the garden or car park, agreed with the manager.
How do you handle allergies?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Events we cater in Old Woking
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Old Woking:
- Themed days
- Family days with visitors
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre get-togethers
If your residents have links with St Peter's Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- The full menu and the sides
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- The space, cover and access they need
- Whether VAT is included
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards