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Care Home Fish and Chips in Mundy Bois
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Mundy Bois and across Kent.
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Birthday treats for residents
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Care home fish and chips for Mundy Bois events
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Mundy Bois
Fish and chips stirs happy memories for many older people. A van in the car park makes mealtime an occasion. We serve gravy, pie and chips and sausage and chips, and we’re frequently booked for day centres and lunch clubs and open days for families.
For a care home near Mundy Bois, tell us about lanes and the drive. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do before you book.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Plan portion sizes with us
- Arrange plates and trays for residents inside
Staff carry plates to residents who cannot come outside.
Seaside photos give people something to talk about.
Where the van can park in Mundy Bois
Every site is different, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Lighting for later visits
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
- Access the van can manage
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
Who books care home fish and chips in Mundy Bois?
Families enjoy joining in.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Typical bookings include:
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Lunch for the care team
- Themed afternoons
- Open days for families
Visitors arriving by train should know that Pluckley station is about 2 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- The deposit and payment dates
- How late numbers can change
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the van needs: space, access, power
The process
Nothing gathers a crowd like the smell of fish and chips. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, and chips are fried in batches through service. In summer, Mundy Bois has daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden visits easy. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- The home tells us the date, numbers for residents, staff and visitors, and the best time to serve.
- We check the parking spot and send a price.
- Portions and diets are planned with your care team.
- On the day we set up and fry fresh, serving at the agreed time.
- We clear up and leave the car park as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Care home visits in Mundy Bois
Mundy Bois is about 7 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. For care home visits in Mundy Bois, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. Mundy Bois is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We serve events right across the region, from Mundy Bois to Canterbury (17 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St James, is a good occasion for a van visit. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Mundy Bois.
We cover care home visits in every part of TN27. Streets in the area include Munday Bois Road, Kingsland Lane and Greenhill Lane, 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 Newland Green (1 mile west), Egerton Forstal (1 mile west), Egerton (1 mile north), Potter's Forstal (1 mile north-west) and Pluckley Thorne (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north-west), Ashford (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Coldbridge Castle (1.7 miles north-west).
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
Places near Mundy Bois
What else we do in Mundy Bois
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Tell us what your venue needs and we will confirm what we can provide.
Organising a club, school or community event in Mundy Bois? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
What a fish and chip van costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Access and parking
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- The menu and how many choices
- Any minimum charge
A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We will send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- A picture of the parking spot
- Roughly how many people, including children
Not sure of numbers yet? That is fine: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. To start, fill in our quote form.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Compared with a takeaway delivery, the van cooks on site, so food is hot when it reaches residents. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why book our van in Mundy Bois
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Hot food handed straight over
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Bookings across Kent, including Mundy Bois
FAQs for Mundy Bois
What’s the nearest station to Mundy Bois?
Pluckley station, about 2 miles south-east of the centre.
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’ll follow the site rules.
Do you clear up afterwards?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Do we need to provide anything?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Mention any power or water available and we will take it from there.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
Do you do anything other than fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we will be honest about what’s possible.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
Portion sizes are agreed in advance.
- 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