Kent · England
Corporate fish and chip catering in Cheriton, Kent
Treat your staff to fresh fish and chips at your staff event in Cheriton. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Workplace fundraising days
- Celebrating a big win
- Retirement and leaving lunches
Planning an event in Cheriton?
For planners, venues and organisers
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on arrival and serving times.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Cheriton
A chip van lunch is one of the simplest ways to say thank you to a team. It needs no kitchen and no room booking, and people still talk about it the following week. Typical bookings include shift teams at depots and warehouses and workplace fundraising days, serving cod and chips, pie and chips and mushy peas.
Teams near Cheriton often go for a lunch in the yard or car park. Let us know about the site. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
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.
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties do not mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
What affects the price in Cheriton
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Any minimum charge
- How long we serve
- Parking and the way in
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We’ll send you a quote.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Expected numbers
- Where the event is
- Where you’d like the van to go
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can use our quote form.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Corporate buffets are typically cold. A chip van serves hot food fresh from the fryer. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
See how we price and the cost guide.
Other occasions in Cheriton
Occasions we serve in Cheriton
It is memorable.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- Summer staff parties
- Open days
- Fish Friday treats
- Warehouse, depot and site teams
Cheriton is about 61 miles from central London, well within our area.
Before booking anyone
- Any minimum charge
- What the price includes, item by item
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- The deposit and payment dates
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your team in Cheriton
Can the van park in Lower Leas Coastal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, of course. The cooking is inside the van, so wind doesn’t affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
Can the van park on the street?
That depends on local parking rules. A drive, car park or yard is generally easier; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you cook in the rain?
The weather doesn’t stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
What paperwork do you provide?
Every site asks for something different, so send us the list and we will confirm what we can provide.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac staff when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
Do you take everything away?
We clear the van’s area after service. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Planning the van’s spot
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We look for:
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- A spot near your staff
- Flat, firm ground for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Staff lunches
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
Business events near Cheriton
Cheriton is about 1 mile west of Folkestone, in Kent. Tell us where your staff event in Cheriton will be, and we will plan access and set-up. Cheriton is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Cheriton to Canterbury (about 13 miles away).
With the M20 nearby, access for the van is straightforward. Commuters will know that Folkestone West station is about 0.6 miles away. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange. The coast is within about 2 miles, so a chip van lunch feels like a day at the seaside.
For staff events in CT19, CT20 and CT50, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many staff. Local streets include Oaks Road, Firs Lane and Star Lane; a staff event on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. With the M20 close by, Cheriton is simple for us to get to. If your venue is just outside Cheriton, we also cover Sandgate (1 mile south), Folkestone (1 mile east), Peene (1 mile north-west), Newington (1 mile west) and Arpinge (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (12 miles west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (8 miles north-east), Deal (14 miles north-east), Hythe (3 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Sandgate Castle (1 mile south) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (1.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Cheriton include Sugar Loaf Hill.
- Local schools include Pent Valley Technology College (less than half a mile north-east) and The Folkestone Academy (1.1 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Lion pub (within half a mile west)
Food your guests will love
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It is the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
How the day works
There is very little for you to do on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your staff event. We handle the cooking and serving. For an end-of-day event in Cheriton, summer gives you light until about 9:15pm; in late May it is about 8:45pm.
- 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.
- On the day we set up and fry to order through the agreed service time.
- We clear up and leave the site as we found it.
How to prepare
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Share the timings for the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
How to get a price
Not sure of numbers yet? That is fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you are ready: send us your details through 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