Kent · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in St Michaels, Kent
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in St Michaels.
- Retirement housing events
- Day centre events
- Residents’ themed days
Planning an event in St Michaels?
Care homes around St Michaels
St Michaels is about 8 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. We take a hog roast day to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in St Michaels. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
If your residents have links with Church of St Michael, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of St Michaels, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cover care home events in every part of TN30 and the streets around it. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Ox Lane, Swain Road and Grange Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around St Michaels include the A28, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. Other places close to St Michaels we cover include London Beach (1 mile north), Tenterden (1 mile south), Broad Tenterden (2 miles south), Parkgate (2 miles west) and Clapper Hill (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles north-east), Foley Park (15 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (15 miles north-west), Bearsted (14 miles north-west) and Park Wood (12 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Tenterden and District Museum (1.3 miles south) and Romden Castle (4.3 miles north).
- Nearby schools include Homewood School (0.5 miles south)
Care home hog roast in St Michaels, carved to order
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. Whether it is families’ days and seasonal events, we can cook thinly carved roast pork, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken for your residents.
Rural homes around St Michaels may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Towns and villages near St Michaels
Also in St Michaels
Perfect for your care home event in St Michaels
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Seasonal events
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Family days with visitors
The A28 make St Michaels a simple journey for us.
Before you book anyone
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Whether VAT is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who carves and who serves
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan residents can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Your questions about a hog roast day in St Michaels
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Could you cook in Turners Field?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We will share allergen and menu details.
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.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Can you serve on plates?
We will serve however suits your residents.
Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A level outdoor area
- Approval from the home
- A spot that keeps access clear
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why St Michaels hosts choose us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
- All the equipment comes with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Distance from us
- Crockery choices
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- Any venue rules
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. Your residents will smell it long before they see it. In St Michaels, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Working with your venue
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Halal isn’t offered
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards