Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Stoke, Hampshire
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Stoke and across Hampshire.
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Day centre get-togethers
- Open afternoons
Care home hog roast in Stoke
How our care home hog roast works in Stoke
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: where the roaster goes, who is eating and how food is served. We are often asked to cater family days with visitors and staff appreciation days, serving halloumi skewers, apple sauce and thinly carved roast pork.
Country homes near Stoke often have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. You will know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
A hog roast or other catering?
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- An itemised quote
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
For event organisers in Stoke
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
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.
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- Plates or china
- The date and time of year
- Distance from us
- How many people are eating
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the event is
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Events we cater in Stoke
Families and staff can join in.
However big or small the event in Stoke, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Residents’ themed days
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement housing events
- Thank-you meals for staff
Some homes in Stoke have links with a local church such as Church of St Peter, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
- What crockery is supplied
- Who carves and who serves
The process
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Winter afternoons in Stoke are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- 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.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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Where the roaster can go in Stoke
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Sign-off from management
- Seating for residents
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Request thin slices
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
Other occasions in Stoke
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Stoke: care homes and access
Stoke is about 3 miles south of Havant, in Hampshire. Wherever your care home event is in Stoke, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 19 miles away.
The A3023 make Stoke a simple journey for us. Families coming by rail can use the station: Warblington station is about 2.4 miles away. With the sea within about 3 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over PO11. Streets in the area include Havant Road, Rogers Mead and Northwood Lane, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Main roads around Stoke include the A3023, which makes travel to your care home event easy. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include North Hayling (1 mile east), Tye (1 mile east), Northney (1 mile north-east), Langstone (1 mile north) and Warblington (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Gosport (8 miles west), Havant (3 miles north), Fareham (10 miles west), Horndean (6 miles north), Waterlooville (5 miles north-west) and Petersfield (13 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Warblington Castle (1.8 miles north) and Havant Museum (2.1 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Hayling Billy.
- Nearby, you will find The Maypole pub (0.9 miles south)
Stoke: your questions answered
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Is Stoke close to London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards