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Care Home Fish and Chips in East Clandon
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van visit in East Clandon and the surrounding area.
- Visiting days
- Seaside days
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Care home fish and chips in East Clandon
Care home fish and chips in East Clandon, fried fresh
For many residents, fish and chips brings back seaside trips and Friday nights. A van in the car park makes mealtime an occasion. We are often asked to cater lunch clubs and friday fish and chip treats, with mushy peas, cod and chips and pie and chips.
Near East Clandon, 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 handed over as soon as it’s ready.
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Pick a time that suits the home’s day
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Organise staff to carry food in
Service fits around the home’s routines.
Make it a regular event.
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it is especially welcome on a cold day.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
Planning a van visit in East Clandon
East Clandon is about 4 miles east of Guildford, in Surrey. Anywhere in GU4, we can fry fresh for your residents. East Clandon is one of 395 places in Surrey where we bring the van.
Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Clandon station, about 1.1 miles north-west. Combe Bottom is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 3 miles of East Clandon, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home visit is in GU4, we can bring the van to you. We can serve a care home visit on streets such as The Street, School Lane and Sawpit Lane, wherever the van can park. Nearby, we also serve care home visits in West Horsley (2 miles north-east), Albury (2 miles south), Shere (2 miles south), East Horsley (3 miles north-east) and Gomshall (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (4 miles west), Woking (6 miles north-west), Camberley (12 miles north-west), Epsom (11 miles north-east), Horley (15 miles east) and Redhill (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Surrey Infantry Museum (1.4 miles west) and St. Luke’s Hospital (3.5 miles west). The countryside around East Clandon includes St Martha's Hill and Combe Bottom.
- Local schools include St Peter's Catholic School (2.4 miles west)
- Local pubs include Queens Head Public House (less than half a mile north-west)
Events we cater in East Clandon
The kitchen gets a day off cooking for the main meal.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In East Clandon, people book us for events such as:
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Lunch for the care team
- Summer fêtes and open days
Some homes in East Clandon have links with a local church such as Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
Before booking anyone
- What happens if plans change
- The deadline for final numbers
- If the price includes VAT
- Any travel, parking or access charges
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A themed afternoon with a van feels like a day out, without leaving the home. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book our van in East Clandon
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- We cover East Clandon and the whole of Surrey
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Parking and the way in
- The number of meals
- The menu and how many choices
- The length of service
Larger groups normally cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- A photo of the space and the way in
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Dietary needs, with numbers
Each quote is put together for your care home visit. Give us your date first, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
Towns and villages near East Clandon
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Your questions about a fish and chip van visit in East Clandon
What’s the nearest station to East Clandon?
Clandon station, about 1.1 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you come 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.
What if we only have street parking?
That depends on local parking rules. A drive, car park or yard is usually easier; for the street, check the council’s rules.
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.
What do you bring?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
How long are you on site?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your care home visit and we will send a quote.
Do you come to East Clandon?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, and East Clandon is within our area and the rest of Surrey. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
The process
Nothing is cooked before it’s needed. Each portion is battered and fried as it is ordered, so it’s as fresh as from any chip shop. With darkness by about 3:55pm in December, winter van visits in East Clandon suit lunchtime.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for residents.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- 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