Wokingham · England
Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Emmbrook events
Planning a fish and chip van for your team in Emmbrook? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your staff queue at the hatch.
- Workplace fundraising days
- Summer team days
- Open days and customer events
Corporate fish and chip catering in Emmbrook
Emmbrook: your questions answered
Is Emmbrook close to London?
Roughly 33 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Emmbrook?
Wokingham station, about 0.9 miles south-east of the centre.
Can you come onto our site?
That’s up to your site, but a car park or yard is generally ideal.
Do you take everything away?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Do we need to provide equipment?
All the cooking happens in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site.
How fast is service?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it’s fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays and Christmas party Fridays. Even at short notice, it’s worth asking.
Corporate fish and chip catering in Emmbrook, cooked to order
Facilities can deal with us directly, and we’ll confirm what we can provide for your site’s paperwork. Typical bookings include charity days and customer days, serving pie and chips, haddock and chips and sausage and chips.
Work events near Emmbrook might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. The van works at any of them. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
How the day works
We need time before service to bring the fryers up to heat, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. For a staff lunch in Emmbrook, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit spot. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:25pm.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Before we arrive
- Keep space clear for staff at the hatch
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Share the timings for the day
How to get a price
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Whether a minimum applies
- Parking and the way in
- How long we serve
- The date and time of year
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so tell us exactly where your staff event is.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Where the event is
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Staff lunches in Emmbrook: access and travel
Emmbrook is about 1 mile north of Wokingham, in Wokingham. Tell us where your staff event in Emmbrook will be, and we will plan the route and the parking spot. Emmbrook is one of 35 towns and villages in Wokingham where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Reading, about 6 miles away.
Emmbrook sits roughly 33 miles from central London.
We serve staff events across RG41 and RG40. That could mean a staff event at a home on Marks Road, Walter Road and Ashton Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere for the van. If your venue is just outside Emmbrook, we also cover Woosehill (1 mile south), Wokingham (1 mile south), Winnersh (1 mile north-west), Sindlesham (1 mile west) and Hurst (2 miles north). Further out, we also take the van to Reading (6 miles west), Woodley (3 miles north-west), Earley (3 miles west), Crowthorne (4 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles west) and Newtown (5 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in Wokingham, Emmbrook has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
Nearby you’ll also find Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.5 miles west) and Wokingham Hospital (0.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Holt Copse & Joel Park and Sonning Hill.
- Nearby schools include The Emmbrook School (within half a mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Emmbrook Inn (under half a mile south)
Also near Emmbrook
Other occasions in Emmbrook
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your staff instead.
Frying for a crowd at home is not a good idea: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. Leave the frying to a van built for it.
What the van needs
A fish and chip van is a vehicle, so the spot matters, so a few things need checking. Here’s what we look for:
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Staff lunches
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- A pre-order helps with numbers and allergies
- Ask facilities about access
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we cannot meet
- Tell us exactly when each group can eat
Put bins near the hatch.
Some teams make it a regular treat.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Next to a sandwich lunch, fish and chips feels like a real thank-you. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Why book our van in Emmbrook
- Hot food handed straight over
- Events in Emmbrook and across Wokingham
- Something for staff to gather round
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
Take a look at how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
- 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