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Care Home Hog Roast in Underriver
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 Underriver.
- Seasonal events
- Families’ days
- Milestone days for the home
Care home hog roast in Underriver
Perfect for your care home event in Underriver
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking, while still preparing any modified meals.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Underriver, including:
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Day centre events
- Days for relatives
- Retirement housing events
Visitors arriving by train should know that Hildenborough station, about 2.3 miles south, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- Who carves and who serves
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What crockery is supplied
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Care home hog roast in Underriver, slow-roasted on site
For care homes in Underriver, a hog roast day is a real occasion. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. For families’ days and milestone days for the home, we will put together a menu of roast potatoes, new potatoes and apple sauce for your residents.
At a rural home near Underriver, access matters. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Underriver hosts choose us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Served at the time you choose
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
For event organisers in Underriver
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Seating for residents
- Flat ground in the grounds
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Underriver
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Care home hog roasts in Underriver
Underriver is about 3 miles south-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cater care home events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Underriver. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Underriver to London (about 22 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Barden Lake may enjoy talking about them over lunch. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Margaret, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Underriver is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
We cater care home events across the TN15 postcode area. For care home events just outside Underriver, we cover Budds (1 mile east), Bitchet Green (1 mile north-east), Watt's Cross (2 miles south), Godden Green (2 miles north) and Stone Street (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south), Gravesend (14 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (4 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Sevenoaks Museum (2.2 miles north-west) and Tonbridge Castle (4 miles south-east). The countryside around Underriver includes Dryhill Nature Reserve and Barden Lake.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- The number of people
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Underriver
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- A picture of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- An estimate of numbers
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Underriver
What’s the nearest station to Underriver?
The closest is Hildenborough station, roughly 2.3 miles away.
How far is Underriver from London?
Roughly 22 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Do you provide allergen information?
You will get allergen details for everything. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Request gluten-free rolls
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. By late September, the light in Underriver goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
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More for events in Underriver
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away