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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Barnes Cray events
We bring a fish and chip van for your Christmas party across Barnes Cray and Kent, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Festive family gatherings
- Lights switch-on events
Book the van in Barnes Cray
Christmas party fish and chips in Barnes Cray, fried fresh
A chip van is a welcome sight at a Christmas fair, serving hot food on a chilly evening. Whether it is christmas lunches for shift teams and christmas fairs at schools, we will put together a menu of mushy peas, haddock and chips and gravy for your guests.
Around Barnes Cray, Christmas parties are frequently at home, the village hall or a club. We need firm ground and some light. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
Should I sort the food myself?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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 you get to enjoy the day.
Is a fish and chip van right for your Christmas party?
A cold buffet does not feel festive. Hot food from the van does. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book our van in Barnes Cray
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Events in Barnes Cray and across Kent
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Something for guests to gather round
Questions from Barnes Cray
Could you trade in Braeburn Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
How far is Barnes Cray from London?
Roughly 13 miles from the centre of London.
Can the van park on the street?
Only in a legal space, or with the council’s permission. Ask your council early.
Can you serve children?
Children are very welcome. Let us know numbers, and we will plan for them.
Will the weather be a problem?
We cook inside the van, so the weather doesn’t stop us. Plan a short, lit route from the door to the hatch.
What food do you serve?
Fish and chips, of course, with sausages and pies for anyone who doesn’t want fish. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
What time should the van serve at a Christmas party?
Food early on is normally wise, before the drinks really flow. For lunchtime, we will work to your break.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It is worth planning some cover for the queue.
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Barnes Cray? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Nearby places to Barnes Cray
Also in Barnes Cray
Planning the van’s spot
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A route in without tight gates or low branches
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the hatch
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Here’s how:
- Flag any coeliac guests
- Send round an allergy question
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Send allergies to us in writing
When service is finished, we pack up.
A charity collection for a local food bank is a nice touch.
Perfect for your Christmas party in Barnes Cray
It suits shift teams who can’t all go out together.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Barnes Cray:
- Christmas socials for clubs
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Christmas fairs at schools
- Family Christmas get-togethers
Christmas fairs at a church such as Christ Church can book the van as a hot-food stall.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- The cancellation terms
- Whether travel is included
- Whether there’s a minimum
Step by step
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. At about 3:50pm in late December, it gets dark in Barnes Cray; light the path to the van.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Let us know the serving time
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
How to get a price
Every quote is worked out for your event. Give us your date first, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
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About the food
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Sausage and chips
For anyone who does not fancy fish, there’s sausage and chips, and it is a favourite with children.
Christmas catering near Barnes Cray
Barnes Cray is about 2 miles north-west of Dartford, in Kent. In and around Barnes Cray, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field. Barnes Cray is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Barnes Cray to London (about 13 miles away).
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy, hot fish and chips goes down well. If people are coming by rail, Slade Green station, about 0.7 miles north, is the nearest station.
Wherever your Christmas party is in DA1 and DA8, we can bring the van to you. From Stour Road, Wilmot Road and Maiden Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the van to you. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Slade Green (1 mile north), North End (1 mile north), Crayford (1 mile south-west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Bexley Riverside (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south), Swanscombe (4 miles east) and Windmill Hill (8 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Broadway Shopping Centre (2.2 miles west) and West Hill Hospital (1 mile south-east). Within reach you will find Wansunt Pit.
- Local schools include Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Bird in Hand pub (0.7 miles south)
- Local facilities include Colyers (1.3 miles north-west)
- 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