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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Bapchild events
Looking for a fish and chip van for your team in Bapchild? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your staff queue at the hatch.
- Summer team days
- A monthly Fish Friday
- Leaving dos
Planning an event in Bapchild?
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Share the shift pattern
- Agree the van’s spot with facilities
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Ask staff about allergies with a simple form
Send a message round when the van opens.
Tell the team in advance: it’s half the fun.
About our corporate fish and chip catering in Bapchild
A Fish Friday treat, an end-of-project lunch or a summer team day, the van makes the day feel special. Popular choices include mushy peas, haddock and chips and sausage and chips, and typical bookings are for workplace fundraising days and retirement and leaving lunches.
Near Bapchild, workplaces can be far from shops, so a chip van lunch is welcome. Food is served straight from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
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Bapchild questions
Could you trade in Cromers Wood?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Bapchild?
Teynham station, about 2.1 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for staff.
How long does set-up take?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. Timings are agreed in advance.
Does the batter contain gluten?
No, not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Tell us about any coeliac staff and we’ll explain the options before booking.
What if we only have street parking?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is typically easier; for the street, check the council’s rules.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it’s fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Can you cook in the rain?
We carry on in the rain, because the cooking happens inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Events we cater in Bapchild
A van lunch is a staff treat almost everyone appreciates, from the boardroom to the loading bay.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Open days and customer events
- Charity days
- A monthly Fish Friday
- Summer staff parties
Bapchild is about 39 miles from central London, well within our area.
Comparing caterers
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- A clear list of what’s included
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Bapchild? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
Where the van can park in Bapchild
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We look for:
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Staff lunches
- Pie and chips
The process
Because we cook inside the van, rain doesn’t stop us. Staff will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. After-work summer events in Bapchild have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, we need lighting.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Share the timings for the day
- Plan where the queue will stand
Ask for a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your staff event, and we will check the date and send a price.
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Should I sort the food myself?
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.
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.
A chip van compared with other options
Taking the team out for a meal means booking, travel and time away from site. A van comes to you. Larger groups usually cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why book our van in Bapchild
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Something for staff to gather round
- No surprises in your quote
- Bookings across Kent, including Bapchild
Workplace catering around Bapchild
Bapchild is about 2 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Across the ME9 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. Bapchild is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is Teynham station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (4.6 miles south-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for vehicles. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cover staff events in every part of ME9. Close by, we cover staff events in Rodmersham (1 mile north), Newbury (1 mile south), Rodmersham Green (1 mile west), Lynsted (1 mile east) and Highsted (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Whitstable (12 miles east), Faversham (5 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.9 miles north-west) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.7 miles north-west).
- Local schools include The Sittingbourne School (1.3 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find Black Lion Public House (0.9 miles east)
A closer look at the menu
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips, perfect with gravy.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: sweeter and a touch firmer than cod. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
- 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