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Care Home Fish and Chips for Etchinghill events
Something for almost everyone: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Care home fish and chips in Etchinghill.
- Open days for families
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Friday fish and chip treats
Planning an event in Etchinghill?
How our care home fish and chips works in Etchinghill
Residents can watch from the window or come out to the hatch, and families are welcome too. Popular choices include haddock and chips, cod and chips and pie and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater family days and a monthly fish and chip day.
Near Etchinghill, residents may not get out much, so a van visit is a big occasion. We cook inside the van, right where your residents are, so the batter is still crisp when it is handed over.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Etchinghill? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Etchinghill?
For a treat residents will talk about, a fish and chip van visit is a great choice. A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Why book with us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Events in Etchinghill and across Kent
- Classic food your residents already know
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
See how we price or the cost guide.
Etchinghill questions
Is Etchinghill close to London?
About 58 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you come to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can families and staff eat too?
Of course. Add them to your numbers.
What do we need to supply?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Mention any power or water available and we’ll take it from there.
Can you park on the road outside?
Only where it is legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Check with your council first.
How long are you on site?
We get there in good time to set up. We’ll agree arrival and serving times with you.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Tell us how often you’d like a visit.
Do you do anything other than fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Also in Etchinghill
The process
There is 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. In summer, Etchinghill has daylight until about 9:15pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Plan where the queue will stand
Get a quote
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, use our quote form.
Related guides
Food your guests will love
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it’s especially welcome on a cold day.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. It is the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- Arrange plates and trays for residents inside
- Fit the visit around routines
When everyone has eaten, we pack up.
Seaside photos give people something to talk about.
Care homes around Etchinghill
Etchinghill is about 3 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. For care home visits in Etchinghill, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We serve all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Etchinghill to Canterbury (about 12 miles away).
Old photos of Tolsford Hill can spark conversation during a van visit. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Etchinghill, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. The coast is within about 4 miles, and a van visit brings back seaside memories.
Anywhere in CT18, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include St Marys Close, Meriden Walk and St Marys Drive, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. We also bring the van to care home visits in Lyminge (1 mile north), Postling (1 mile west), Woodland (2 miles north-west), Skeete (2 miles north-west) and Ottinge (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (9 miles east), Folkestone (4 miles south-east), Deal (15 miles north-east) and Hythe (3 miles south).
A little further out are Royal Victoria Hospital (3.8 miles south-east) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (1.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Tolsford Hill.
- Schools near Etchinghill include Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (2.4 miles south-west)
Takeaway run or book a van?
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. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Distance and any road charges
- The menu and how many choices
- Whether a minimum applies
- Service time
Most vans have a minimum charge, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We’ll tell you up front.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Allergies and diets you know about
- Roughly how many people, including children
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your care home visit, and we will come back with availability and a quote.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Etchinghill?
The kitchen gets a day off cooking for the main meal.
These are some of the bookings we take in Etchinghill and Kent:
- Summer fêtes and open days
- Seaside days
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Care staff treats
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Sandling station, about 2 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- How late numbers can change
- The deposit and payment dates
- The van’s size and access needs
- Allergen information for each item
- 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