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Christmas party fish and chips in Easton, Hampshire
Planning a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Easton? We bring the van to you and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Work Christmas parties
- Warehouse and depot Christmas lunches
- End-of-year customer events
Christmas party fish and chips in Easton
Should I sort the food myself?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the Christmas party.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
Christmas party fish and chips for your Christmas party in Easton
December dates book up early, so it pays to ask early. Typical bookings include boxing Day and New Year gatherings and festive open days, with sausage and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips.
Near Easton, country lanes are dark in winter, so let us know about access and lighting. Food is served straight from the hatch, so it’s hot and generous, and service is quick once we are up and running.
Occasions we serve in Easton
It feels festive without being formal.
In Easton and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Christmas family parties
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Club and society Christmas socials
- Festive open days
If people are coming by rail, Winchester station is about 2.4 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- If the price includes VAT
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- Whether there’s a minimum
- How allergens are handled
Easton in December: what to know
Easton is about 3 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Around Easton, we park wherever there’s level, firm ground, close to your guests. Easton is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 13 miles away.
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Peter Symonds College, hot fish and chips goes down well. If a church like Church of St Mary is running a Christmas fair, a chip van is a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Christmas parties anywhere in SO21 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. Streets in the area include Easton Lane, Malthouse Close and Chapel Lane, and the van can serve a Christmas party on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Neighbouring places where we serve Christmas parties include Abbots Worthy (1 mile north-west), Martyr Worthy (1 mile north-east), Kings Worthy (1 mile west), Itchen Abbas (2 miles east) and Winnall (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also take the van to Basingstoke (14 miles north-east), Winchester (3 miles south-west), Eastleigh (9 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (15 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (9 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Wolvesey Castle (2.4 miles south-west) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (2.3 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
- Pubs nearby include The Cricketers Inn (under half a mile north-east)
Is a fish and chip van right for your Christmas party?
A cold buffet in December isn’t much of a treat. Hot food from the van does. Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- All the chip-shop extras
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Take a look at our prices page and what a fish and chip van costs.
How the day works
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and cook and serve without fuss. Sunset in Easton in late December is about 4:00pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the van and the queue. Lunchtime is the brightest slot in December.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
How to prepare
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
How to get a price
Each quote is put together for your Christmas party. Give us your date first, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
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Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Easton? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we will 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.
Towns and villages near Easton
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Planning for dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. We suggest:
- Think about a gazebo or covered doorway
- Plan lighting near the hatch
- Flag any coeliac guests
- Ask about your date in the autumn, or earlier
For a work party, food early in the evening usually works best.
A charity collection for a local food bank is a nice touch.
FAQs for Easton
Which station is closest to Easton?
The closest is Winchester station, roughly 2.4 miles away.
Is Easton close to London?
About 58 miles from central London.
Do you cover Easton?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Easton and the rest of Hampshire. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
What’s on the menu?
Proper fish and chips, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
When do Christmas bookings fill up?
Very early. Fridays in December book up first.
Do you do work Christmas parties?
We do. Tell us the date, site and numbers as early as you can.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
Can you serve in the cold?
The van copes fine. Guests appreciate cover and a short walk.
Where the van can park in Easton
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- A spot near your guests
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Easton
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Curry sauce
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
The menu, dish by dish
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. It is the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
- 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