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Care Home Hog Roast in Queen Street
We bring a hog roast day to Queen Street and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Home anniversaries
- Staff appreciation days
- Families’ days
Planning an event in Queen Street?
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Queen Street
Pork can be carved thinly and served on plates with potatoes and apple sauce, rather than in rolls if that’s easier. Texture-modified meals should come from the home’s own kitchen. Typical bookings include families’ days and day centre get-togethers, with apple sauce, halloumi skewers and thinly carved roast pork.
Rural care homes near Queen Street can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Questions from Queen Street
Which station is closest to Queen Street?
Paddock Wood station, about 1 mile west of the centre.
Is Queen Street too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Can you work around our timings?
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.
What space does the roaster 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.
What allergens are in the food?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Queen Street: care homes and access
Queen Street is about 6 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Planning a hog roast day in Queen Street? We can help. Queen Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Queen Street to Canterbury (30 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Paddock Wood station, about 1 mile west.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the TN12 postcode area. Other places close to Queen Street we cover include Mile Oak (1 mile south), Pearson's Green (2 miles south), Claygate (2 miles south-east), Castle Hill (2 miles south) and Palmer's Green (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (8 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (12 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south-west), Tonbridge (6 miles west), Kings Hill (6 miles north) and Foley Park (9 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.1 miles south-west) and The Hop Farm Museum (1.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Local schools include Mascalls School (1.4 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find John Brunt V.C. Pub (0.9 miles west)
Working with your venue
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
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The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Away from opening windows
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Queen Street
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
How the day works
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Late May in Queen Street has light until about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose a hog roast in Queen Street?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Queen Street hosts choose us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Our staff serve and clear
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- Time on site
- The number of people
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Allergies we should know about
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any venue rules
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN12 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Why choose care home hog roast in Queen Street?
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Here’s what people in Queen Street most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Home anniversaries
- Garden fêtes
- Open afternoons
- Days for relatives
Residents who remember days out at Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
What your quote should include
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Allergen information for every dish
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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