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Care Home Fish and Chips in Iden Green
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Iden Green? We bring the van to you and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Family days
Planning an event in Iden Green?
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Arrange plates and trays for residents inside
- Agree the plan with your kitchen and care team
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Keep the van clear of emergency access
Food for residents indoors goes straight in on plates, while it is hot.
Inviting families makes it even more special.
Care home fish and chips in Iden Green, fried fresh
Staff get a break from the usual routine. We serve haddock and chips, sausage and chips and gravy, and typical bookings are for retirement housing and sheltered schemes and residents’ birthdays and anniversaries.
Rural care homes near Iden Green can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
Who books care home fish and chips in Iden Green?
Families enjoy joining in.
Whatever the occasion in Iden Green, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We are frequently booked for:
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Day centre treats
- Care staff treats
- Themed afternoons
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St George, is a good occasion for a van visit.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether there is a minimum
- What happens if plans change
- The van’s size and access needs
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
What a fish and chip van costs
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- The minimum booking
- How long we serve
- Cod, haddock or both
- How many people are eating
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest how to make it work. A short menu is often the best value.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The venue or postcode
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Expected numbers
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
A themed afternoon with a van feels like a day out. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why us?
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Hot food handed straight over
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
A closer look at the menu
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Ask us about offering haddock alongside or instead of cod.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who does not want fish, and it is a favourite with children.
Common questions in Iden Green
Can the van go to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Iden Green 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.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Is the food cooked at the event?
It is. We cook inside the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
What do you bring?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain does not stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It is worth planning some cover for the queue.
How fast is service?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
What happens on the day
We arrive on time, parks where we agreed and the hatch goes up. When the fryers are up to heat, service starts right on schedule. For a summer visit in Iden Green, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- First, tell us about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for residents.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Clear the route for the van
- Let us know the serving time
Ask for a quote
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Nearby places to Iden Green
Other occasions in Iden Green
Should I sort the food myself?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it’s crisp.
Space, access and the venue
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- Not blocking ambulance bays
- A spot residents can enjoy, inside or out
- Away from bedroom windows
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Iden Green
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
Iden Green: care homes and access
Iden Green is about 13 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. Tell us where your care home visit in Iden Green will be, and we’ll plan the route and the parking spot before the day. We serve all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Iden Green to Canterbury (about 27 miles away).
The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Iden Green, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Anywhere in TN17, we can bring the van to you. Whether your care home visit is on Coldharbour Road, Chapel Lane and Iden Green Road or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Nearby, we also serve care home visits in Benenden (1 mile north), Four Throws (2 miles south-west), Pipsden (2 miles south-west), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Linkhill (2 miles south). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (15 miles north), Ashford (14 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (5 miles east) and Southborough (15 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Sissinghurst Castle (4 miles north) and The C.M Booth Collection (2.5 miles east).
- Nearby, you will find The Woodcock Public House (less than half a mile south-east)
- 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