Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Sandleheath
Looking for a hog roast day in Sandleheath? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Open days
- Retirement housing events
Care home hog roast in Sandleheath
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
About our care home hog roast in Sandleheath
The roaster cooks in the grounds, well away from ambulance routes. We serve rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and roast potatoes, and typical bookings are for days for relatives and day centre lunches.
For a care home near Sandleheath, tell us about lanes and the drive. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
The roaster stays clear of busy paths and windows.
Ask about china.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a trip out, it’s easier for everyone to enjoy. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What you get with us
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Carved to order by a chef
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Why choose care home hog roast in Sandleheath?
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
In Sandleheath and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Themed days
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Garden fêtes
- Milestone days for the home
Blashford Lakes is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Questions to ask before you book
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Who carves and who serves
- If the price includes VAT
How the day works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. For a summer hog roast day in Sandleheath, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In December, with dark by about 4:05pm, lunchtime is best.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Sandleheath
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Roughly how many people
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
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.
Care home hog roasts in Sandleheath
Sandleheath is in Hampshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Sandleheath suit a hog roast. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 19 miles away.
If your residents have links with Sandleheath Uniting Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
We cover care home events in every part of SP6. Your care home event could be at a house on Elms Close, Main Road and Old Brickyard Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Sandleheath, we also cover Ashford (1 mile east), Alderholt (1 mile south), Damerham (1 mile north-west), Rockbourne (2 miles north) and Broxhill (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Totton (14 miles east), Romsey (15 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south-east) and Ashley (14 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Fordingbridge Museum (1.5 miles east) and Godshill Castle Hill (2.7 miles east). Open spaces near Sandleheath include Blashford Lakes.
Where the roaster can go in Sandleheath
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Someone to meet us
- Sign-off from management
- Clear of bedroom windows
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Sandleheath questions
Is Sandleheath too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
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’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
How big a hog will we need?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Do you come to Sandleheath?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Sandleheath and Hampshire. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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