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Care home fish and chip visits in Silvertown, Greater London
Treat your residents to fresh fish and chips at your care home visit in Silvertown. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Lunch for the care team
- Retirement village events
A chip van near Silvertown
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- Plan portion sizes with us
- Pick a time that suits the home’s day
We arrive in good time to park and heat the fryers, quietly.
Seaside photos give people something to talk about.
Care home fish and chips in Silvertown, cooked to order
Your team knows your residents best, so we plan portion sizes, timings and diets with the home. For residents’ celebrations and day centres and lunch clubs, we’ll put together a menu of sausage and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips for your guests.
In Silvertown, we park briefly in the home’s car park or drive. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do.
- Location
- Silvertown (E16, SE10, SE7)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Planning a van visit in Silvertown
Silvertown is about 1 mile south of Canning Town, in Greater London. Anywhere in E16, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. We take the van to all 764 towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Old photos of Gilbert's Pit can spark conversation during a van visit. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like St Barnabas' Church, is a good occasion for a van visit.
Here we cover the E16, SE10 and SE7 postcode area, so your care home visit can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Booth Road, Thames Road and Knights Road; a care home visit on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. We also bring the van to care home visits in West Silvertown (1 mile north-west), Custom House (1 mile north), Royal Docks (1 mile north-east), Canning Town (1 mile north) and Limmo Peninsula (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as London (5 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital (0.9 miles north) and East Ham (2.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Tower Hill and Gilbert's Pit.
- Schools near Silvertown include Royal Greenwich Trust School (0.8 miles south-east) and The Royal Docks Community School (0.8 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Anchor & Hope pub (within half a mile south)
Organising for someone else?
Parks, greens and streets usually need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is generally simpler.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Silvertown?
Compared with a takeaway delivery, the van cooks on site, so food is hot when it reaches residents. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What you get with us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Bookings across Greater London, including Silvertown
- Quick service from the hatch
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
See our pricing and the cost guide.
Nearby places to Silvertown
Other occasions in Silvertown
FAQs for Silvertown
Which station is closest to Silvertown?
Custom House station, about 0.7 miles north of the centre.
Is parking a problem for the van in Silvertown?
It can be, so tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council suspension. We’ll plan around it.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Can portions be smaller?
Tell us what you need and we will plan portion sizes with your team.
How do you handle allergies?
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.
What if the weather’s bad?
The weather does not stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
Where can the van park?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your residents, with room for a queue at the hatch. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
Can residents with special diets join in?
The home knows each resident best. Share the diets and we will say what we can do; texture-modified meals should be prepared or advised on by your own team.
A closer look at the menu
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips.
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it’s lovely with a pie.
Before you choose a spot
If a spot is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- Away from emergency access
- With the serving side away from windows
As a London location, Silvertown is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
How it works
On the day, we position the van, set up the hatch and get the fryers up to temperature. Once we are hot, we cook to order, timed around your care home visit. December visits in Silvertown are best at lunchtime, as it’s dark by about 3:55pm, while summer visits can run into the evening, with light until about 9:20pm.
- We start with a few details about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for residents.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the serving time
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Get permission for the van from the venue
How to get a price
Each quote is put together for your care home visit. Give us your date first, and we will check availability right away.
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Occasions we serve in Silvertown
It is easy to arrange and a plan for residents’ diets.
The van suits big events and small ones. Typical bookings include:
- Birthday treats for residents
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Family days
- Care home summer fairs
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Custom House station, roughly 0.7 miles north of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- Payment terms and deposit
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- 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