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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Osidge, Greater London
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 Osidge.
- Residents’ themed days
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre get-togethers
Slow-roasted pork in Osidge
Care home hog roast in Osidge, slow-roasted on site
Retirement housing and day centres around Osidge book hog roast days too, for themed days and gatherings. For care home summer fairs and staff thank-you lunches, we can cook rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and halloumi skewers for your residents.
In Osidge, care homes usually have limited outdoor space, so we agree a cooking spot clear of ambulance access and windows. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Location
- Osidge (N14, EN4, N11)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- The date and time of year
- Time on site
- Site access
- Which meats and sides you choose
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Osidge
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Osidge and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Days for relatives
- Retirement community days
- Open afternoons
- Summer fêtes
Barfield Allotments Nature Park is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What your quote should include
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Who carves and who serves
- A clear list of what’s included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Osidge questions
What’s the nearest station to Osidge?
The closest is Oakleigh Park station, roughly 1 mile away.
Can you do a hog roast in Oak Hill Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the garden or car park, in a spot you approve.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
Can visitors eat too?
Many homes make it a family day; just tell us total numbers.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
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What else we do in Osidge
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count families and staff too
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
The process
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your residents will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. In Osidge, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Care homes around Osidge
Osidge is about 2 miles south-east of Barnet, in Greater London. Osidge is well within our area for care home events and the places nearby. Osidge is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 10 miles away.
If your residents have links with St Andrew's Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. The A111 make Osidge a simple journey for us.
Wherever your care home event is in N14, EN4 and N11, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Dene Road, Farm Lane and Byre Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Main roads around Osidge include the A111, which makes travel to your care home event easy. If your venue is just outside Osidge, we also cover Southgate (1 mile south-east), East Barnet (1 mile west), Brunswick Park (1 mile south-west), Oakwood (1 mile north-east) and Whetstone (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (10 miles south), St Pancras (8 miles south) and Shoreditch (8 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Coppetts Wood Hospital (2.3 miles south) and East Barnet Urban District (1 mile north-west). Green spaces nearby include Darland's Lake and Barfield Allotments Nature Park.
- Local schools include Ashmole Academy (less than half a mile south-east) and Salcombe School (within half a mile north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Osidge Arms (under half a mile south)
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Timed around your day
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Approval from the home
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Someone to meet us
Osidge is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Osidge
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away