West Berkshire · England
Corporate fish and chip catering in Colthrop, West Berkshire
Treat your staff to fresh fish and chips at your staff event in Colthrop. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Fish Friday treats
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
- Team away days
Fresh fish and chips in Colthrop
About the food
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it’s hot, crisp and generous.
About our corporate fish and chip catering in Colthrop
Open days and customer events work well too: visitors queue, chat and stay longer. We’re frequently asked to cater lunch for site crews and open days, serving mushy peas, haddock and chips and sausage and chips.
Rural businesses around Colthrop can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a chip van a real treat. Everything is fried fresh at your staff event, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
- Area
- Colthrop (RG19, RG18)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- On the menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
How the day works
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we will adjust start times and pace to suit your staff event. For an end-of-day event in Colthrop, summer gives you light until about 9:25pm; in late May, sunset is around 8:55pm.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- Show us where the van would go, and we’ll confirm it works.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your staff.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Let us know the serving time
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Colthrop
Do you come out to small places like Colthrop?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Colthrop from London?
About 50 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How long will the queue be?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
What about staff who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we will be honest about what’s possible.
Do you cover Colthrop?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Colthrop and across West Berkshire. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Can you serve each shift?
Give us the break times and we will serve in waves.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so it is fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
Do you have documents for our site?
Tell us what your site needs when you enquire, and we will confirm what we can provide.
Planners, venues and businesses
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’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Also near Colthrop
More for events in Colthrop
Why choose corporate fish and chip catering in Colthrop?
It works across shifts, because service can be planned in waves.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We’re frequently booked for:
- Charity days
- Thank-you lunches for the team
- Team away days
- A monthly Fish Friday
Nearby historic houses include Shaw House (3.5 miles west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans.
Before booking anyone
- The van’s size and access needs
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- If the price includes VAT
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and you get to enjoy the day.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Collect allergies in advance
- Check with facilities where the van can park
- A pre-order helps with numbers and allergies
- Share the shift pattern
For shift teams, we serve in waves, as agreed in advance.
Make it a regular thing: monthly or quarterly.
Is a fish and chip van right for your staff event?
A meal out takes everyone off site. A van comes to you. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book our van in Colthrop
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- No surprises in your quote
- No kitchen needed
Read our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
Workplace catering around Colthrop
Colthrop is about 1 mile east of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Colthrop is well within our area, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire. Our bookings stretch from Colthrop to Reading (12 miles away).
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Thatcham station, about 0.5 miles south-west. Colthrop is about 50 miles from central London, well within our area.
Here we cover the RG19 and RG18 postcode area, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Bath Road, Ashman Road and Fokerham Road, and the van can serve a staff event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. If your venue is just outside Colthrop, we also cover Crookham (2 miles south-east), Hyde End (2 miles south-east), Heads Hill (2 miles south-west), Mill Green (2 miles south) and Goose Hill (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Newbury (4 miles west), Burghfield Common (8 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles west), Hungerford (12 miles west), Spencers Wood (12 miles east) and Calcot (9 miles east).
A little further out are Old Chapel Textile Centre (2.6 miles south-west) and Donnington Castle (4.6 miles west). Open spaces near Colthrop include Thatcham Reed Beds.
- Local schools include Kennet School (0.5 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Swan pub (0.5 miles south-west)
Before you choose a spot
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
- A short walk from the party
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the hatch
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Staff lunches
- Mushy peas
- 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