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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Tooting Bec events
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Tooting Bec and the surrounding area.
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Office Christmas parties
- Depot Christmas treats
Christmas party fish and chips for Tooting Bec events
Christmas party fish and chips in Tooting Bec, cooked to order
The Christmas season is short and busy, so it pays to ask early. We serve mushy peas, haddock and chips and gravy, and we’re often booked for new Year parties and staff Christmas parties.
Around Tooting Bec, a Christmas booking needs a lit, off-road spot. In London, access needs planning. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
- Location
- Tooting Bec (SW17, SW19, CR4)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
How it works
We need time before service to bring the fryers up to heat, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. December in Tooting Bec means early darkness: sunset is about 3:55pm, so choose a lit spot near the door for the van.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Make sure the van can get in
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in Tooting Bec
By December, many people have had several Christmas dinners, so a chip van makes a nice change.
In Tooting Bec and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons
- Christmas socials for clubs
- End-of-year customer events
- Family Christmas get-togethers
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like St Boniface RC Primary School, hot fish and chips goes down well.
What to look for in a quote
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- Whether there’s a minimum
- The deposit and payment dates
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Compared with a restaurant Christmas lunch, a van means no booking, no travel and no time off site. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why us?
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- All the chip-shop extras
Take a look at our prices page or our guide to van hire costs.
For event organisers in Tooting Bec
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a facilities manager or an organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Parks, greens and streets generally need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
Nearby places to Tooting Bec
Also in Tooting Bec
Tooting Bec: your questions answered
What about parking in Tooting Bec?
It can be, so tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council suspension. We’ll work around it.
What’s the nearest station to Tooting Bec?
The closest is Tooting station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your Christmas party and we will send a quote.
When should we eat?
Early in the evening generally works best. For lunchtime, we will work to your break.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
How early do Christmas dates go?
As early as possible. December weekends and Fridays are the first to go.
Do you come to Tooting Bec?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, including Tooting Bec and the rest of Greater London. For a quote, use our quote form.
What comes out of the fryer
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce and it’s on the menu.
Christmas catering near Tooting Bec
Tooting Bec is about 3 miles south-west of Stockwell, in Greater London. We take a fish and chip van for your Christmas party to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Tooting Bec. Tooting Bec is one of 764 places in Greater London where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Tooting Bec to London (about 6 miles away).
If people are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Tooting station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as St Augustine draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards.
We take the van to Christmas parties all over the SW17, SW19 and CR4 postcode area. Whether your Christmas party is on Vant Road, Byton Road and Avarn Road or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Other places close to Tooting Bec we cover include Tooting (1 mile south-east), Colliers Wood (1 mile south), Furzedown (1 mile east), Summerstown (1 mile north-west) and Streatham Park (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (5 miles north), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Southside Wandsworth (2.1 miles north-west) and St Leonard's (1.5 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Henman Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
- Local schools include Ensham School (under half a mile south-east) and Ernest Bevin College (0.7 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find King's Head pub (under half a mile north)
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We’re happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.
Looking after everyone
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Ask about allergies on the party invitation
- Book as early as possible for December
Serving early, before the drinks flow, is often wise.
Crackers on the tables finish it off.
Before you choose a spot
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We need:
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
As a London location, Tooting Bec is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Tooting Bec
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- 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