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Care Home Fish and Chips in Upper Ifield
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van visit turns food into part of your care home visit in Upper Ifield.
- Residents’ family gatherings
- Birthday treats for residents
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
Care home fish and chips for Upper Ifield events
The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Residents generally gather round the hatch once service starts. In summer, Upper Ifield has daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden visits easy. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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About our care home fish and chips in Upper Ifield
Some residents come out to the van; others watch from inside, and families can join in. For sheltered housing get-togethers and day centre treats, we can cook cod and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
For a care home near Upper Ifield, tell us about lanes and the drive. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
Events we cater in Upper Ifield
Families enjoy joining in.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Upper Ifield and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Residents’ family gatherings
- Open days for families
Some homes in Upper Ifield have links with a local church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
What your quote should include
- When payment is due
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When final numbers are due
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Upper Ifield: your questions answered
Could you trade in Shorne Woods Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first.
How far is Upper Ifield from London?
About 23 miles from central London.
Do you cover Upper Ifield?
Yes, we do. Upper Ifield is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
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. Send us any allergies in writing.
How long does set-up take?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we will say what we need.
What do you bring?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. We fry to order in the van at your venue, then handed over hot from the hatch.
For planners, venues and organisers
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Organising a club, school or community event in Upper Ifield? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
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Why choose a fish and chip van in Upper Ifield?
A trip out to a restaurant is hard for many residents. The van comes to the home. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Why book our van in Upper Ifield
- We cover Upper Ifield and the whole of Kent
- Quick service from the hatch
- Rain does not stop the fryers
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
See how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
Care home visits in Upper Ifield
Upper Ifield is about 2 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. For care home visits in Upper Ifield, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Upper Ifield is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Upper Ifield to London (23 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Higham station, about 2.2 miles north-east, is the nearest station. Old photos of Gad's Hill can spark conversation during a van visit.
Anywhere in DA12, we can fry fresh for your residents. We also bring the van to care home visits in Shorne (1 mile east), Shorne Ridgeway (1 mile south-east), Thong (1 mile west), Chalk (1 mile north) and Higham (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Northfleet (3 miles north-west) and Swanley (11 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Gravesham Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-west) and Gravesham Museum (3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Sawyers Lake and Rede Common.
- Schools near Upper Ifield include Thamesview School (1.2 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Rose and Crown pub (0.5 miles east)
Where the van can park in Upper Ifield
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, and a little planning goes a long way. These are the things we check:
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
- A level parking spot near the entrance
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the hatch
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
Prices and what affects them
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Your choice of menu
- How many people are eating
- The length of service
- The minimum booking
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so tell us exactly where your care home visit is.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- Anything awkward about the way in
- Rough numbers for adults and children
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, use our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most events have a few residents with dietary needs. To look after them:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Check the spot with your manager
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Arrange texture-modified meals from your own kitchen
Residents in their rooms get food on a covered tray straight away.
Bunting, deckchairs and a seaside theme make it an occasion.
Takeaway run or book a van?
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 is crisp.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
- 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