Kent · England
Corporate fish and chip catering in Chartham Hatch, Kent
Treat your staff to fresh fish and chips at your staff event in Chartham Hatch. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Retirement send-offs
- Customer days
Corporate fish and chip catering for Chartham Hatch events
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Chartham Hatch
Service is timed to your lunch break or shift pattern, so nobody misses out. On the menu are sausage and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips, and we’re often booked for leaving dos and fish Friday treats.
At country workplaces around Chartham Hatch, a chip van brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Let us know about tracks and gates. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer before you book.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Flag any coeliac staff
- Collect allergies in advance
- Have a back-up for special diets
- A pre-order helps with numbers and allergies
Put bins near the hatch.
A pre-order list speeds things up and helps with allergies.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Chartham Hatch? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
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.
Who books corporate fish and chip catering in Chartham Hatch?
It gets people out of their usual groups and talking.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Chartham Hatch, people book us for occasions like:
- Retirement and leaving lunches
- Charity days
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
- Friday lunch treats
Chartham Hatch sits roughly 50 miles from central London, well within our area.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether travel is included
- How late numbers can change
- How allergens are handled
The menu, dish by dish
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it is lovely with a pie.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the staff event.
Nearby places to Chartham Hatch
Other occasions in Chartham Hatch
Why choose a fish and chip van in Chartham Hatch?
A barbecue needs someone to cook. With a van, everyone gets a break. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
What you get with us
- Hot food handed straight over
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- A menu almost everyone likes
What affects the price in Chartham Hatch
We’ll give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Numbers
- Parking and the way in
- Whether a minimum applies
Larger groups normally cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where the van would go
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we hold off cooking until you’re ready, so nothing is cooked before it is needed. Lunchtime staff treats in Chartham Hatch are in daylight all year round, but later events need lighting: it is dark by about 3:50pm in December.
- First, tell us about your staff event.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- We cook to order on the day for your staff.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Ensure the van can get in
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Plan where the queue will stand
How to get a price
Each quote is put together for your staff event. Start with your date, and we will check availability straight away.
Planning help
Workplace catering around Chartham Hatch
Chartham Hatch is about 3 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever your staff event is in the CT4 area, we can bring the van to you. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Commuters will know that the nearest station is Chartham station, about 1 mile south. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area. Streets in the area include Town Lane, Nightingale Close and Bigbury Road, and the van can serve a staff event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Other places close to Chartham Hatch we cover include Chartham (1 mile south), Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-east), Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (6 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Rupert Bear Museum (2.8 miles east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2.9 miles east). Open spaces near Chartham Hatch include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find Royal Oak Public House (under half a mile south-west)
Chartham Hatch: your questions answered
Can the van park in No Man's Orchard?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can the van go to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Who clears up?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
How long does set-up take?
We get there in good time to set up. We will agree arrival and serving times with you.
Do we need to provide equipment?
All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac staff in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Can you cook in the rain?
We carry on in the rain, because the fryers are inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
- 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