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Care Home Fish and Chips in Chitty
Care home fish and chips in Chitty: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch.
- Day centre treats
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Family days
Book the van in Chitty
A closer look at the menu
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there’s pie and chips, perfect with gravy.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Chitty
Staff get a break from the usual routine. For friday fish and chip treats and visiting days, we will put together a menu of haddock and chips, sausage and chips and gravy.
Near Chitty, residents may not get out much, so a van visit is a big occasion. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Activities are important; a van visit combines a meal with an activity. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book with us
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- No kitchen needed
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Also near Chitty
What else we do in Chitty
Takeaway run or book a van?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Chitty questions
Can the van park in Grove Ferry Picnic Area?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first.
How far is Chitty from London?
Roughly 57 miles from the centre of London.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
What can residents choose from?
Chip-shop favourites: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Can the van come to Chitty?
We do. We serve events in Chitty and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
The process
Serving is straightforward: food goes from the fryer to the hatch. When service is finished, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy. Sunset in Chitty is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September; for winter visits, choose 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 park up and cook to order at mealtime.
- Afterwards, we pack up quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Ensure the van can get in
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Care home visits in Chitty
Chitty is about 4 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. We cover Chitty as standard, so your care home visit just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Chitty is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Chitty to Canterbury (about 7 miles away).
For families visiting by train, Herne Bay station, about 4 miles north-west, is the nearest station. If your residents have links with Church of St Mary the Virgin, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. The coast is within about 4 miles, and a van visit brings back seaside memories.
This part of Kent takes in CT3, and we can serve your care home visit anywhere in it. If your venue is just outside Chitty, we also cover Chislet (1 mile west), Hollow Street (1 mile south-west), Boyden Gate (1 mile north-west), Old Tree (1 mile west) and Highstead (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (7 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (9 miles east), Broadstairs (10 miles east) and Whitstable (7 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (5.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Chitty includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Where the van can park in Chitty
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. These are the things we check:
- Away from bedroom windows
- Away from emergency access
- Close to the garden or entrance
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
Why choose care home fish and chips in Chitty?
Homes book a fish and chip van because residents love it, and it sparks conversation.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Common bookings include:
- Day centre treats
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Birthday treats for residents
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
Residents who remember days out at West Blean and Thornden Woods may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
Before you book anyone
- Any minimum charge
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The van’s size and access needs
- The service time, and the cost of running over
What affects the price in Chitty
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- The number of meals
- Service time
- The menu and how many choices
- Distance and any road charges
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies and diets you know about
- The date and when you’d like to eat
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
- 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