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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Harrietsham events
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van for your Christmas party makes the food a highlight of your Christmas party in Harrietsham.
- Club and society Christmas socials
- School and PTA Christmas fairs
- Christmas family parties
Book the van in Harrietsham
Christmas party fish and chips in Harrietsham, fried fresh
Everything is fried inside the van, so rain and cold don’t stop us. Popular choices include haddock and chips, mushy peas and curry sauce, and typical bookings are for christmas lunches for shift teams and christmas markets and fairs.
In Harrietsham, festive gatherings tend to be at home or the hall. The van needs a lit spot and a firm surface. Everything is fried fresh at your Christmas party, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
Harrietsham: your questions answered
Is Harrietsham close to London?
Roughly 38 miles from the centre of London.
Do you come to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
What do we need to supply?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we will confirm what we need.
Can you cater for allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Is there a non-fish option?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
Can you come to our office Christmas party?
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’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
Do you come to Harrietsham?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Harrietsham and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a Christmas party that feels a bit different, a fish and chip van is a great choice. The date matters too: peak summer weekends and Christmas party Fridays book up first. It is worth asking early.
Why Harrietsham hosts choose us
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Classic food your guests already know
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
What a fish and chip van costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Any minimum charge
- Distance and any road charges
- The day of the week
- Access and parking
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Where the van would park
Send us the date, the address or ME17 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Should I sort the food myself?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Frying for a crowd at home isn’t a good idea: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
Christmas catering near Harrietsham
Harrietsham is about 7 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your Christmas party is in the middle of Harrietsham or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: fish and chips fried to order, served hot and quoted clearly. We serve 922 places in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Harrietsham to Canterbury (18 miles away).
If a church like Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd is running a Christmas fair, a chip van is a welcome sight on a cold evening. For colleagues travelling by train, Harrietsham station serves Harrietsham directly. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Harrietsham, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
For Christmas parties in ME17, we just need to know where the van can park. We can serve a Christmas party on streets such as Church Road, Station Road and Norris Walk, wherever the van can park. Nearby, we also serve Christmas parties in Marley (1 mile east), Pollhill (1 mile west), Chegworth (1 mile west), Sandway (1 mile south-east) and Platt's Heath (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles west), Ashford (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east), Minster (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (12 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find The Dog Collar Museum (2.1 miles west) and Leeds Castle (2.2 miles west).
- Nearby schools include The Lenham School (1.4 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Roebuck Public House (under half a mile west)
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Think about a gazebo or covered doorway
- Send round an allergy question
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we cannot meet
- Confirm allergies by email
Plan cover for the queue.
Hot drinks alongside make it even better.
About the food
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Also near Harrietsham
What else we do in Harrietsham
What the van needs
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
Organising for someone else?
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a facilities manager or an organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Organising a club, school or community event in Harrietsham? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
Step by step
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. At about 3:50pm in late December, it gets dark in Harrietsham, so put the van where there’s good light.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
How to get a price
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. To send them, use our quote form.
Related guides
- 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