Kent · England
Funeral Wake Catering in Caring
We bring a hog roast for the wake to Caring and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Remembrance gatherings
- Life celebrations
- Anniversary memorials
Funeral wake catering for Caring
Funeral wake catering near Caring
Services can run over, and that’s fine: we’ll hold the food until people arrive. Give us a contact for the day. Typical bookings include wakes at home and church and village hall wakes, with new potatoes, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
In rural Caring, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
Planning the wake in Caring
Quiet, respectful service.
Here’s what people in Caring most often book a hog roast for:
- Hall gatherings after a service
- One-year memorials
- Ashes ceremonies
- Home wakes
If relatives are coming by rail, Bearsted station, about 1.5 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
Before booking anyone
- Travel and any London charges
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
What affects the price in Caring
Here’s what affects the price:
- Distance from us
- Access to the cooking area
- Plates or china
- Time on site
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Roughly how many people
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Also near Caring
Also in Caring
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Step by step
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. For a summer wake in Caring, there’s light until about 9:15pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a price.
- We roast quietly while the service takes place.
- We serve when everyone arrives, calmly and without fuss.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or ME17 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children usually like it too.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing normally contains gluten.
Why choose a hog roast in Caring?
If the venue has its own caterer, check whether we can cater there. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why us?
- Served at the time you choose
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- Sides to make it a full meal
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Questions from Caring
Do you come out to small places like Caring?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Which station is closest to Caring?
The closest is Bearsted station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
Is it a sit-down meal?
We serve on plates, with china as an option.
What should we provide?
Very little: an outdoor cooking spot and someone to meet us.
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 you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Caring: halls, homes and travel
Caring is about 3 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for the wake to wakes anywhere in Caring, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Caring is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
For a service at a church like St Nicholas's Church, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Caring; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Anywhere in ME17, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a wake in a garden on Caring Lane and Caring Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Caring we cover include Otham (1 mile south-west), Bearsted (1 mile north-west), Langley (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile south) and Willington (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (3 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include The Mall Maidstone (3.1 miles west) and Laundry Museum (1.4 miles east). Open spaces near Caring include Detling Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Orchard Spot Public House (1 mile west)
Space, access and the venue
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- Somewhere indoors for people to eat
- A safe distance from the hall
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Caring
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We clear away discreetly once everyone has eaten.
Let us know if there’s something the person especially liked.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away