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Care Home Hog Roast for Rushenden
Care home hog roast in Rushenden: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
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Care home hog roast for Rushenden
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Rushenden
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us. Typical bookings include families’ days and retirement housing events, with new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
Rural homes around Rushenden may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Care home hog roasts in Rushenden
Rushenden is about 2 miles south-west of Sheerness, in Kent. Care home events in Rushenden are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. Rushenden is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Rushenden to Canterbury (17 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Queenborough station, about 0.6 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
Wherever your care home event is in ME11, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Well Road, Manor Road and First Avenue or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Rushenden, we also cover Queenborough (1 mile north-east), Halfway Houses (2 miles north-east), Sheerness (2 miles north-east), Blue Town (2 miles north) and Grain (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (5 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (9 miles south-east), Minster (3 miles east) and Davington (9 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Queenborough Guildhall Museum (0.5 miles north) and Castle Rough (3.5 miles south).
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (2.1 miles east)
- Local pubs include Old House at Home (0.5 miles north)
A hog roast or other catering?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why Rushenden hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Planned to your running order
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Questions from Rushenden
Is Rushenden close to London?
About 36 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Is Rushenden too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we’ll check.
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
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)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Request thin slices
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
What affects the price in Rushenden
We work out each quote from:
- Distance from us
- Access to the cooking area
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Time on site
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Away from emergency routes
- A level spot in the garden or car park
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Late-September sunset in Rushenden is about 7:00pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: 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.
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Who books care home hog roast in Rushenden?
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking, while still preparing any modified meals.
However big or small the event in Rushenden, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Day centre get-togethers
- Home anniversaries
- Open days
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether VAT is included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
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What else we do in Rushenden
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away