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Care Home Fish and Chips for Gidea Park events
Bring the chip shop to your care home visit in Gidea Park. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Birthday treats for residents
- Friday fish and chip treats
Care home fish and chips for Gidea Park events
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Gidea Park
The care team knows each resident’s needs, so we plan portion sizes, timings and diets with the home. Whether it is care staff treats and day centre treats, we’ll put together a menu of haddock and chips, pie and chips and mushy peas for your guests.
In Gidea Park, we park briefly in the home’s car park or drive, as agreed with the manager. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your care home visit, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
- Location
- Gidea Park (RM2, RM3, RM1)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Looking after everyone
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Fit the visit around routines
- Plan how food reaches residents indoors
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- Ask about smaller portions
Room service goes up covered and hot.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
Gidea Park questions
Is parking a problem for the van in Gidea Park?
London parking needs planning: let us know about off-street space or permits. We will plan around it.
Can the van park in Raphael Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will tell you what’s in each item.
How long will the queue be?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. We’ll talk it through when we quote.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
It depends on the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and we will advise.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Tell us how frequently you’d like a visit.
Do you take everything away?
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 can residents choose from?
Fish and chips, of course, with sausages and pies for anyone who does not want fish. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
How it works
We need a level, firm place to park the van, near your residents, which we agree with you beforehand. Garden visits in Gidea Park work best between late spring and early autumn, with sunset about 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Get permission for the van from the venue
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van cooks in front of your residents instead.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
What a fish and chip van costs
Your quote will be clear. The main things that affect it are:
- The menu and how many choices
- Any minimum charge
- The date and time of year
- Service time
A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
- Where the van would park
- Allergies and diets you know about
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
Care homes around Gidea Park
Gidea Park is about 1 mile north-east of Romford, in Greater London. In and around Gidea Park, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field. We serve 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Gidea Park to London (14 miles away).
If your residents have links with St Michael and All Angels Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Gidea Park station, about 0.8 miles south.
We take the van to care home visits all over the RM2, RM3 and RM1 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a care home visit at a home on Main Road, Brook Road and Bell Avenue or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. We also bring the van to care home visits in Gallows Corner (1 mile east), Ardleigh Green (1 mile south-east), Heath Park (1 mile south), Emerson Park (2 miles south-east) and Hornchurch (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as London (14 miles south-west), St Pancras (15 miles west), Shoreditch (13 miles west), Walthamstow (10 miles west), Hoxton (13 miles west) and Whitechapel (13 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Harold Wood Hospital (1 mile east) and The Mercury Mall (1.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Bedfords Park.
- Local schools include Gidea Park Primary School (0.7 miles south-west) and Havering College of Further and Higher Education (1.1 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Ship Public House (under half a mile south)
- Other local spots include Hornchurch Urban District (1.9 miles south)
Before you choose a spot
If a spot is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another. What matters most:
- Away from emergency access
- A clear way in for the van
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
Gidea Park is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about off-street space or permits.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Gidea Park
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will confirm what we can provide.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Places near Gidea Park
Also in Gidea Park
The menu, dish by dish
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Ask us about offering haddock alongside or instead of cod.
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there’s pie and chips.
Events we cater in Gidea Park
It’s easy to arrange and a plan for residents’ diets.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Gidea Park and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Seaside days
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Family days
- Care staff treats
Old photos of Bedfords Park can spark conversation during a van visit.
What to look for in a quote
- How much space the van takes up
- The cancellation terms
- Allergen information for each item
- What the price includes, item by 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