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Care Home Fish and Chips for Banstead events
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Banstead? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
Care home fish and chips for Banstead events
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Banstead
The van parks in the car park, on the drive or on a firm lawn, away from emergency routes. We are frequently asked to cater retirement village events and day centres and lunch clubs, with sausage and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips.
In Banstead, care homes, a chip van visit is a real treat. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it’s ready.
FAQs for Banstead
How far is Banstead from London?
About 13 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can the van go to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is the food cooked at the event?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so it’s fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Do you do regular visits?
Tell us how frequently you’d like a visit.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. We will agree arrival and serving times with you so food is ready when you want it.
Is grass a problem?
Typically, if it is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information.
For event organisers in Banstead
Organising a club, school or community event in Banstead? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas, soaked and cooked until soft. They’re the side most people expect.
Allergies and dietary needs
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Count families who are joining in
- Arrange texture-modified meals from your own kitchen
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- Agree the plan with your kitchen and care team
When everyone has eaten, we pack up.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
Space, access and the venue
We’ll agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A spot residents can enjoy, inside or out
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
- A route in without tight gates
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Banstead
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
Fish and chip days near Banstead
Banstead is about 3 miles west of Coulsdon, in Surrey. Around Banstead, we park wherever there’s level, firm ground, close to your residents. We cover 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Banstead to London (13 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Cuddington Meadows may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. Banstead is on or near the A217 and A2022, so access for the van is simple. Banstead is within about 7 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home visit is in SM7, we can fry fresh for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a care home visit at a home on High Street, Glenfield Road and Highview Path, as long as there is somewhere for the van. Main roads around Banstead include the A217 and A2022, which makes travel to your care home visit easy. We also bring the van to care home visits in Woodmansterne (1 mile south-east), Shanklin Village (2 miles north), Chipstead (2 miles south-east), Little Woodcote (2 miles north-east) and Woodcote Green (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Epsom (3 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (6 miles south), Ewell (3 miles north-west), Reigate (6 miles south) and Walton-on-Thames (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Honeywood Museum (3.2 miles north-east) and Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam (2.5 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
- Schools near Banstead include Priory Preparatory School (within half a mile west) and The Beacon School (0.9 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Woolpack pub (under half a mile east)
Why choose a fish and chip van in Banstead?
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. The van comes to the home. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We will send you a quote.
Why book our van in Banstead
- All the chip-shop extras
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
How we price a fish and chip van visit
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Access and parking
- The date and time of year
- Numbers
- How far we travel
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so tell us exactly where your care home visit is.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The date and time of the event
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A picture of where the van would go
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Should I sort the food myself?
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
How the day works
There’s very little for you to do on the day: point us to the spot and get on with your care home visit. The frying and serving are down to us. Sunset in Banstead is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September; winter visits, dark by about 3:55pm, suit lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date, numbers for residents, staff and visitors, and the best time to serve.
- We check the parking spot and send a price.
- We agree portion sizes and any diets with your kitchen or care team.
- We serve hot from the hatch at the time the home chooses.
- Afterwards, we pack up quietly.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Share the timings for the day
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
Getting a price
Thinking about a fish and chip van visit for your care home visit in Banstead? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with a quote. To get in touch, use our quote form.
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More for events in Banstead
- 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