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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Charcott events
We bring a fish and chip van for your team across Charcott and Kent, cooking to order on site.
- Project milestones
- Charity days
- Customer days
Fresh fish and chips in Charcott
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Organising a club, school or community event in Charcott? 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.
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Charcott
Office teams, drivers and warehouse staff all love it, because it’s familiar and filling. We serve cod and chips, pie and chips and mushy peas, and we’re regularly asked to cater open days and customer events and workplace fundraising days.
At country workplaces around Charcott, we can bring a hot lunch to the yard. Let us know about tracks and gates. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your staff event, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
A closer look at the menu
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan, especially with curry sauce.
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. It is battered and fried to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
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.
How it works
You’ll know we are ready when the smell of frying drifts over. After that, it’s a steady flow to the hatch. After-work summer events in Charcott have daylight until about 9:20pm in late June and 7:05pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- You tell us the date, the site, rough numbers and your break times.
- We check access and send a quote, with anything your site needs from us.
- Parking and arrival are agreed with your facilities team.
- We serve hot from the hatch through your break or shifts.
- We pack up and leave the space as we found it.
How to prepare
- Let us know the serving time
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Is a fish and chip van right for your staff event?
Corporate buffets are typically cold. A chip van serves hot food fresh from the fryer. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
Why book with us
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Classic food your staff already know
- We cover Charcott and the whole of Kent
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Read how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
What the van needs
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A route in without tight gates or low branches
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Staff lunches
- Haddock and chips
FAQs for Charcott
Can the van park in Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Charcott too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you do anything other than fish?
There is: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Give us your numbers and service window, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
How does payment work for businesses?
Tell us what your finance team needs and we will explain.
Can you park on the road outside?
Only in a legal space, or with the council’s permission. Check with your council first.
What do you bring?
All the cooking happens in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Allergies and dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Collect allergies in advance
- Share the shift pattern
A quick message to staff when the van opens helps, and stagger departments if you can.
Somewhere to sit outside helps.
Perfect for your staff event in Charcott
A van lunch is a staff treat almost everyone appreciates, from the boardroom to the loading bay.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Charcott and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Summer team days
- Celebrating a big win
- Retirement send-offs
- Charity days
Charcott sits roughly 24 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Comparing caterers
- The cancellation terms
- A clear list of what’s included
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- How allergens are handled
Nearby places to Charcott
What else we do in Charcott
Charcott for staff days and team lunches
Charcott is about 4 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. From the centre of Charcott to the outskirts, the service works the same way: fresh frying, hot food from the hatch and a clear price. We serve 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 24 miles away.
Within reach of Charcott are historic houses such as Chiddingstone Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and Penshurst Place (2 miles south). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Penshurst station, about 0.5 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
This part of Kent takes in TN11, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. Other places close to Charcott we cover include Hall's Green (1 mile north), Woodhatch (2 miles north-east), Bough Beech (2 miles west), Sevenoaks Weald (2 miles north) and Goathurst Common (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (5 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles south-east), Tonbridge (4 miles east), Swanley (13 miles north), Kings Hill (11 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (9 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Chiddingstone Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (4.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Charcott include Barden Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Greyhound pub (within half a mile west)
- 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