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Care Home Hog Roast for Waterham
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Waterham.
- Summer fêtes
- Themed days
- Open afternoons
Book a hog roast in Waterham
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Waterham
In Waterham, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. Typical bookings include community open days and families’ days, with apple sauce, halloumi skewers and new potatoes.
At a rural home near Waterham, access matters so we can plan our route. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
Common questions in Waterham
What’s the nearest station to Waterham?
Whitstable station, about 3.4 miles north-east of the centre.
Is Waterham close to London?
Roughly 48 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
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.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Where will the roaster go?
In the garden or car park, agreed with the manager.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Why choose care home hog roast in Waterham?
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
Here’s what people in Waterham most often book a hog roast for:
- Open afternoons
- Day centre events
- Care home summer fairs
- Staff appreciation days
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- What the price includes, item by item
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What you get with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- All the equipment comes with us
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- The date and time of year
- Distance from us
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Whether you want china
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Approval from the home
- Clear of bedroom windows
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
How it works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. Your residents will smell it long before they see it. Late May in Waterham has light until about 8:45pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or ME13 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
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 often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Halal is not offered
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Hog roast days near Waterham
Waterham is about 3 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. We cater care home events of every size in Waterham. Waterham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Whitstable station is about 3.4 miles away. The coast is within about 4 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
For care home events in ME13, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Highstreet (1 mile east), Dargate (1 mile south), Hernhill (1 mile south-west), Graveney (1 mile west) and Culmers (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (3 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles west) and Herne Bay (7 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (4 miles north-east) and Tankerton Castle (3.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Waterham include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards