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Care Home Hog Roast in Pizien Well
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Pizien Well.
- Residents’ themed days
- Day centre lunches
- Community open days
Slow-roasted pork in Pizien Well
For event organisers in Pizien Well
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
How our care home hog roast works in Pizien Well
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. For open afternoons and milestone days for the home, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, thinly carved roast pork and roast potatoes and more.
Rural homes around Pizien Well may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, send us:
- The date and time of the event
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
FAQs for Pizien Well
Which station is closest to Pizien Well?
The closest is Wateringbury station, roughly 1 mile away.
Is Pizien Well too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you provide allergen information?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates are often easier for residents.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Away from opening windows
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Sign-off from management
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we have agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Late May in Pizien Well has light until about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: use our quote form.
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Events we cater in Pizien Well
It turns a normal day into an event.
However big or small the event in Pizien Well, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Days for relatives
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Seasonal events
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Some homes in Pizien Well have links with a local church such as Church of St John the Baptist, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Before booking anyone
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Whether travel is included
- A clear list of what’s included
Care home hog roasts in Pizien Well
Pizien Well is about 6 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We cover care home events in Pizien Well, along with the towns and villages around it. Pizien Well is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 27 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Wateringbury station, roughly 1 mile east of the centre.
Anywhere in ME18, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Pizien Well Road and Old Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Pizien Well, we also cover Mereworth (1 mile west), Kent Street (1 mile north-west), Herne Pound (1 mile north-west), West Peckham (2 miles west) and New Pound (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
A little further out are Leybourne Castle (3.6 miles north) and Teapot Island (2.4 miles south).
- Local pubs include The Railway pub (1 mile east)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates, while we serve.
Serving on plates is often easier.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Pizien Well
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards