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Care Home Fish and Chips for Munstead Heath events
Care home fish and chips in Munstead Heath: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Family days
- Lunch for the care team
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Care home fish and chips in Munstead Heath
Looking after everyone
Most events have a few residents with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
Room service goes up covered and hot.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Munstead Heath
Fish and chips stirs happy memories for many older people. A van visit turns a meal into an event. On the menu are sausage and chips, haddock and chips and pie and chips, and typical bookings are for summer fêtes and open days and residents’ birthdays and anniversaries.
For a care home near Munstead Heath, tell us about lanes and the drive. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
A closer look at the menu
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas, soaked and cooked until soft. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it’s on the menu.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Nearby places to Munstead Heath
What else we do in Munstead Heath
How we price a fish and chip van visit
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- How easy the site is to reach
- Whether a minimum applies
- Distance and any road charges
- How many people are eating
The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, use our quote form.
Perfect for your care home visit in Munstead Heath
Homes book a fish and chip van because residents love it.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Munstead Heath:
- Open days for families
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Visiting days
- Themed afternoons
Families coming by rail can use the station: Godalming station, about 1.5 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What happens if plans change
- How much space the van takes up
- Any minimum charge
Why choose a fish and chip van in Munstead Heath?
The home’s kitchen can make fish and chips, but a van turns it into an occasion. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We will tell you up front.
Why Munstead Heath hosts choose us
- Classic food your residents already know
- A quote that spells everything out
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- A van that becomes part of the event
Planning a van visit in Munstead Heath
Munstead Heath is about 5 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. Across the GU8 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. We serve all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
If your residents have links with St John the Baptist Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Old photos of Lower Lake can spark conversation during a van visit. Munstead Heath is within about 7 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
This part of Surrey takes in GU8. For care home visits just outside Munstead Heath, we cover Thorncombe Street (1 mile east), Hascombe (2 miles south-east), Birtley Green (2 miles east), Bramley (2 miles north-east) and Grafham (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (5 miles north), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (13 miles north-west), Farnham (9 miles west), Dorking (12 miles east) and Frimley (11 miles north-west).
A little further out are Godalming Museum (1.3 miles north-west) and Milford Hospital (1.4 miles west). Within reach you will find Farncombe Wood and Frith Hill.
- Local schools include Godalming College (1 mile west) and St Hilary's School (1.3 miles north-west)
Common questions in Munstead Heath
Do you come out to small places like Munstead Heath?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Could you trade in Phillips Memorial Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Who clears up?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Do you have allergen information?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Can the van park on grass?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Tell us about coeliac residents when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
What about residents on soft diets?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen, following their care plans.
The process
We don’t cook ahead. Each portion is battered and fried as it is ordered, so it is as fresh as from any chip shop. With darkness by about 3:55pm in December, winter van visits in Munstead Heath suit lunchtime, while summer visits can run into the evening, with light until about 9:20pm.
- We start with the date, numbers and a serving time that suits the home.
- You get an access check and a clear quote.
- We plan portions and dietary needs with the home.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Plan where the queue will stand
Ask for a quote
Still finalising the details? No problem: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we will firm it up nearer the time. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Away from emergency access
- Light near the van after dark
- Close to the garden or entrance
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- 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