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Care home fish and chip visits in Friday Street, Surrey
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van visit turns food into part of your care home visit in Friday Street.
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Seaside days
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Care home fish and chips for Friday Street events
Care home fish and chips in Friday Street, cooked to order
It gives the kitchen and care staff a change. For care home summer fairs and residents’ family gatherings, we will put together a menu of cod and chips, gravy and sausage and chips for your guests.
For a care home near Friday Street, tell us about lanes and the drive. We keep the menu short: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
Where the van can park in Friday Street
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A route in without tight gates
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
- Away from bedroom windows
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
How the day works
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, park on the agreed spot, and cook and serve without fuss. In summer, Friday Street has daylight until about 9:20pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
How to prepare
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Let us know the serving time
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
Get a quote
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Friday Street
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Numbers
- How far we travel
- Service time
- Access and parking
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.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Your date and serving time
- Allergies and diets you know about
Send us the date, the address or RH5 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just use our quote form.
Friday Street: care homes and access
Friday Street is about 3 miles south-west of Dorking, in Surrey. Bookings in Friday Street come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Friday Street is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 9 miles away.
Old photos of Leith Hill can spark conversation during a van visit. For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Gomshall station, about 2.9 miles north-west. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Friday Street, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home visit is in RH5, we can fry fresh for your residents. Streets in the area include Sheephouse Lane, Noons Corner Road and Abinger Common Road, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. If your venue is just outside Friday Street, we also cover Abinger Bottom (1 mile south), Abinger Common (1 mile west), Coldharbour (2 miles south-east), Forest Green (3 miles south) and South Holmwood (3 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (9 miles north-west), Woking (12 miles north-west), Epsom (11 miles north-east), Horley (9 miles east), Redhill (10 miles east) and Ewell (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Abinger Castle (1 mile west) and Mesolithic Museum (1 mile west). Within reach you’ll find Vann Lake and Combe Bottom.
- Local schools include Hurtwood House (2.4 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Stephan Langton Inn (less than half a mile north-west)
Takeaway run or book a van?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your residents instead.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and you get to enjoy the day.
Events we cater in Friday Street
It’s an event as well as a meal.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- Day centre treats
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Family days
- Seaside-themed afternoons
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St James, is a good occasion for a van visit.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- The cancellation terms
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- What they can offer for dietary needs
Nearby places to Friday Street
Other occasions in Friday Street
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Organising a club, school or community event in Friday Street? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
About the food
Curry sauce
Some people won’t eat chips without curry sauce and it’s on the menu.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and children love it.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most events have a few residents with dietary needs. To look after them:
- Organise staff to carry food in
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Ask about smaller portions
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Music from the 1950s and 60s sets the mood.
Friday Street questions
Can the van go to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Is Friday Street too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
How fast is service?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
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’ll send a quote.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Yes, and families love joining in.
Where should the van go?
On a level spot in the car park or drive, clear of emergency access.
Can you serve children?
Children are very welcome. Let us know numbers, and we will plan for them.
What about residents on soft diets?
The home knows each resident best. Tell us about any diets and we’ll explain what we can offer; texture-modified meals should be prepared or advised on by your own team.
- 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