Wokingham · England
Corporate fish and chip catering in Coley Park, Wokingham
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van for your team makes the food a highlight of your staff event in Coley Park.
- Customer days
- Thank-you lunches for the team
- Summer team days
Planning an event in Coley Park?
About our corporate fish and chip catering in Coley Park
A short menu keeps the queue moving through a lunch break: fish, sausages, pies and chips, with the classic sides. Popular choices include sausage and chips, cod and chips and pie and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater leaving dos and team away days.
For businesses around Coley Park, a staff lunch in the yard is easy to arrange. Let us know about the site. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Occasions we serve in Coley Park
People remember it, which is the point of a thank-you.
These are some of the bookings we take around Coley Park:
- Warehouse, depot and site teams
- Celebrating a big win
- Staff appreciation days
- Retirement and leaving lunches
Coley Park is about 39 miles from central London.
Questions to ask before you book
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- When payment is due
- The deadline for final numbers
Nearby places to Coley Park
What else we do in Coley Park
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Consider a pre-order list
- Plan an alternative for anyone we can’t cater for
- Ask staff about allergies with a simple form
- Ask facilities about access
We arrive before your break to park and heat the fryers, so service starts on time.
A gazebo near the hatch helps on wet days.
What a fish and chip van costs
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- The date and time of year
- Cod, haddock or both
- Access and parking
- The number of meals
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is often the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Where the event is
- Expected numbers
- Your date and serving time
- The spot you have in mind for the van
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just use our quote form.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a thank-you that lands, a fish and chip van is a great choice. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. We set everything out in your quote.
Why book our van in Coley Park
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- No surprises in your quote
Step by step
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your staff, which we agree with you beforehand. A lunch-break van visit in Coley Park is always in daylight, but later events need lighting: it is dark by about 3:55pm in December.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your staff.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Before we arrive
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Give us a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers, timings and travel. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Coley Park
Can the van park in Eldon Square?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first.
What’s the nearest station to Coley Park?
Reading West station, about 0.7 miles north of the centre.
Can you serve each shift?
Give us the break times and we’ll serve in waves.
Can you come onto our site?
That’s up to your site, but a car park or yard is normally ideal.
Can we pay by invoice?
We will talk you through booking and payment for businesses.
Do you take everything away?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will tell you what’s in each item.
Is there a non-fish option?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we will tell you what we can offer.
About the food
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who does not want fish, and children love it.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food, especially in winter.
Coley Park for staff days and team lunches
Coley Park is about 1 mile south-west of Reading, in Wokingham. For staff events in Coley Park, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields. We take the van to 35 places in Wokingham.
By road, Coley Park is on or near the A4, which makes it easy for us to reach with the van. Nearby historic houses include Mapledurham House (3.5 miles north-west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their vehicle rules before planning a van.
We take the van to staff events all over RG1, RG30 and RG2. From Hay Road, Shaw Road and Field Road or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Coley Park sits on or near the A4, so getting the van to your staff event is simple. For staff events just outside Coley Park, we cover Reading (1 mile north-east), West Reading (1 mile north-west), Green Park (1 mile south), Whitley (2 miles south-east) and Newtown (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Wokingham (6 miles east), Woodley (4 miles east), Crowthorne (10 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles south-east), Winnersh (5 miles east) and Woosehill (6 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Battle Hospital (1 mile north-west) and Broad Street Mall (0.8 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Nearby schools include The WREN School (0.6 miles west) and Elvian School (0.6 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Foresters Arms (within half a mile north)
- Other local spots include University of Reading library (1.8 miles east)
What the van needs
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- A short walk from the party
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- Access wide and high enough for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Coley Park
- Haddock and chips
- Staff lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
Should I sort the food myself?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We’re happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van cooks in front of your staff instead.
- 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