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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Covent Garden events
A menu everybody knows: cod or haddock in batter, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Book a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Covent Garden.
- End-of-year club parties
- Christmas lunches for shift teams
- Office Christmas parties
Christmas party fish and chips for Covent Garden events
Christmas party fish and chips in Covent Garden, fried fresh
A fish and chip van in the car park or outside the venue gives everyone a hot meal. On the menu are gravy, haddock and chips and sausage and chips, and we are often booked for christmas lunches for shift teams and end-of-year customer events.
Around Covent Garden, a Christmas booking needs a lit, off-road spot. Plan parking and access early, as December is busy on the roads. Everything is fried fresh at your Christmas party, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
- Area
- Covent Garden (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it’s a favourite in colder months.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Looking after everyone
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Agree the spot with the venue
- Ask about allergies on the party invitation
- Keep the queue dry
We park somewhere lit and get the fryers hot before the party starts.
Paper hats and crackers on the tables add to the fun.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
A Christmas party at a venue costs more per head. A van can be better value. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why Covent Garden hosts choose us
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- No surprises in your quote
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- We cover Covent Garden and the whole of Greater London
Takeaway run or book a van?
Frying for a crowd at home isn’t a good idea: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. A van is designed for exactly this.
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.
The process
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, so it’s as fresh as from any chip shop. By about 3:55pm in late December, it is dark in Covent Garden; park the van where there is good light, and keep the walk short.
- We start with a few details about your Christmas party.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for your guests.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep space clear for guests at the hatch
- Clear the route for the van
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
Still finalising the details? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will firm it up nearer the time. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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What a fish and chip van costs
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- The menu and how many choices
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- The length of service
Dates make a difference: peak summer weekends and Christmas party Fridays book up first. It is worth asking early.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Where you’d like the van to go
- A picture of where the van would go
- The venue or postcode
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A picture of the spot helps too. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
Christmas catering near Covent Garden
Covent Garden is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. For Christmas parties in Covent Garden, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields. Covent Garden is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we bring the van.
Covent Garden is on or near the A301 and A400, so we can reach it easily in winter. For anyone getting the train home after the party, there’s a station right in Covent Garden: London Charing Cross station.
For Christmas parties in W1F, W1D and W1T, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. We can serve a Christmas party on streets such as Duck Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, wherever the van can park. Covent Garden sits on or near the A301 and A400, so getting the van to your Christmas party is simple. Other places close to Covent Garden we cover include Seven Dials (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile east), Adelphi (1 mile south), St Giles (1 mile north-west) and Clare Market (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include London Museum and Institute of Natural History (less than half a mile east) and Montfichet's Tower (0.9 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
- Nearby schools include London Nautical School (0.7 miles south-east) and Mercers' School (0.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Punch & Judy pub (under half a mile south-west)
- Local facilities include Liberty of the Savoy (under half a mile south-east) and LSE Shaw Library (less than half a mile north-east)
For event organisers in Covent Garden
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Covent Garden? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
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FAQs for Covent Garden
Can the van park in Victoria Embankment Gardens?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Which station is closest to Covent Garden?
London Charing Cross station, in Covent Garden itself.
When do Christmas bookings fill up?
As early as possible. December weekends and Fridays are the first to go.
Do you cater Christmas fairs?
We do. Send us the event details and the pitch information.
What if it’s raining or freezing?
We cook inside the van, so the weather does not stop us. Plan a short, lit route from the door to the hatch.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Do you do anything other than fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
What if we only have street parking?
It depends on the road. Off-road parking is normally simpler; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
Covent Garden is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
- Gravy
- Sausage 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