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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Sonning Common, Reading
Plenty of choice: 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 Sonning Common.
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre get-togethers
- Days for relatives
Care home hog roast for Sonning Common
About our care home hog roast in Sonning Common
We roast through the morning and serve at the time that suits the home’s routine, whether that is lunch or an afternoon event. Typical bookings include residents’ themed days and staff appreciation days, serving apple sauce, new potatoes and thinly carved roast pork.
Around Sonning Common, homes frequently have a garden and drive. Let us know about the way in. 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.
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some residents will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children typically like it too.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. 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.
Why book with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Sonning Common
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Sonning Common, such as:
- Day centre events
- Residents’ themed days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Milestone days for the home
Sonning Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Before booking anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- If the price includes VAT
Where the roaster can go in Sonning Common
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Seating for residents
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. For a summer hog roast day in Sonning Common, 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 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Ask for a quote
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
The roaster stays clear of busy paths and windows.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
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Other occasions in Sonning Common
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- Plates or china
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Dietary requirements
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
- Any venue rules
Send us the date, the address or RG4 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Sonning Common: your questions answered
Is Sonning Common close to London?
About 38 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Sonning Common?
The closest is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 3.7 miles away.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Hog roast days near Sonning Common
Sonning Common is about 3 miles north of Caversham, in Reading. Thinking about a hog roast day in Sonning Common? We cover the whole area. We bring hog roasts to all 34 towns and villages across Reading.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like The Church of Christ the King, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 3.7 miles east of the centre.
Anywhere in RG4 and RG9, we can bring the roaster to you. Your care home event could be at a house on Wood Lane, Green Lane and Woodbury Close, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Peppard Hill (1 mile north-west), Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile north), Kidmore End (1 mile south-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile north-west) and Shepherd's Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Caversham (3 miles south), Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (5 miles south-west), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south). Being one of Reading’s larger places, Sonning Common has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
A little further out are Frazer Nash Archives (3.8 miles east) and Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Sonning Hill and Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (0.5 miles south-west) and The Warwick School (0.5 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include Hare & Hounds pub (under half a mile north)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards