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Care Home Fish and Chips in Alfold Crossways
From the first sizzle in the fryer to the last chip, a fish and chip van visit turns food into part of your care home visit in Alfold Crossways.
- Summer fêtes and open days
- Lunch for the care team
- Residents’ celebrations
Planning an event in Alfold Crossways?
What affects the price in Alfold Crossways
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Service time
- Parking and the way in
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- The number of meals
Larger groups generally cost less per head, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The address or venue name
Each quote is put together for your care home visit. Start with your date, and we’ll check availability straight away.
Care home fish and chips in Alfold Crossways, cooked to order
We park close to the entrance or garden, clear of ambulance access. Typical bookings include seaside-themed afternoons and residents’ birthdays and anniversaries, serving sausage and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips.
Near Alfold Crossways, residents may not get out much, so a chip van visit is a special day. Everything is fried fresh at your care home visit, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Alfold Crossways?
It is an event as well as a meal, with the smell, the van and the chat.
In Alfold Crossways and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Open days for families
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Birthday treats for residents
Hydon's Ball is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What to look for in a quote
- When payment is due
- When final numbers are due
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
How the day works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Your residents can wander over to the hatch as soon as we open. December visits in Alfold Crossways are best at lunchtime, as it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for residents.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Keep space clear for residents at the hatch
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Ask for a quote
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Your kitchen could cook it, but a van turns it into an occasion. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
Why Alfold Crossways hosts choose us
- Bookings across Surrey, including Alfold Crossways
- Hot food handed straight over
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- A clear quote before booking
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is typically simpler.
Common questions in Alfold Crossways
Is Alfold Crossways too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can the van park in Fir Tree Copse?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them first.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Is there a non-fish option?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we will tell you what we can offer.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Yes. Just include them in your numbers.
Do you have allergen information?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Send us any allergies in writing.
What does it cost to hire the van?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Working with your venue
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Organising a club, school or community event in Alfold Crossways? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
Before you choose a spot
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but there are a few things to check:
- A level parking spot near the entrance
- With the serving side away from windows
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
Planning a van visit in Alfold Crossways
Alfold Crossways is about 9 miles west of Horsham, in Surrey. Across the GU6 area, we can fry fresh for your residents. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Alfold Crossways to Guildford (10 miles away).
If your residents have links with Church of St Nicholas, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit.
Here we cover the GU6 postcode area. Streets in the area include Loxwood Road, Chilton Close and Molten Way, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Neighbouring places where we serve care home visits include Dunsfold (2 miles north-west), Elmbridge Village (3 miles north), Loxhill (3 miles north-west), Rowly (4 miles north) and Hascombe (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (10 miles north), Woking (15 miles north), Farnham (14 miles north-west), Dorking (12 miles north-east), Haslemere (9 miles west) and Cranleigh (3 miles north-east).
Open spaces near Alfold Crossways include Hydon's Ball.
- Local pubs include The Crown pub (0.6 miles south)
What else we do in Alfold Crossways
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it is what most people in the south ask for. We batter it and fry it to order.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
- Fried fresh to order in the van at your event
- Cod, haddock and chips, sausages and pies
- The van comes to you: homes, venues, workplaces and fields
- Served at the time you choose, from the hatch