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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Great Thorness events
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Corporate fish and chip catering in Great Thorness.
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Corporate fish and chip catering for Great Thorness events
Corporate fish and chip catering in Great Thorness, cooked to order
It works for customer events and open days as well: visitors queue, chat and stay longer. Whether it is workplace fundraising days and summer staff parties, we can cook sausage and chips, cod and chips and pie and chips for your guests.
For farms and rural sites near Great Thorness, we can bring a hot lunch to the yard. Tell us about access. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
- Area
- Great Thorness (PO31)
- Area hub
- Isle of Wight
- On the menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Agree the van’s spot with facilities
- Put allergy details in writing
- Share the shift pattern
- Tell us about coeliac staff specifically
After the last group, we pack up.
Somewhere to sit outside helps.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. Leave the frying to a van built for it.
Common questions in Great Thorness
What about events near the coast?
Yes. The cooking is inside the van, so wind doesn’t affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
Is Great Thorness too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you bring everything you need?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan service around it.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes, always. We fry to order in the van at your venue, then handed over hot from the hatch.
Do you come to Great Thorness?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Great Thorness is within our area. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
How does payment work for businesses?
We will talk you through booking and payment.
Do you have allergen information?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Send us any allergies in writing.
Towns and villages near Great Thorness
Other occasions in Great Thorness
What affects the price in Great Thorness
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Any minimum charge
- The day of the week
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- The number of meals
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so tell us exactly where your staff event is.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
- Dietary needs, with numbers
Planning a fish and chip van for your team in Great Thorness? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with a quote. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Fried to order in the van, it’s hot, crisp and generous.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan.
Why choose corporate fish and chip catering in Great Thorness?
Hot food in the car park, rain or shine, because the cooking is inside the van.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Great Thorness book the van for occasions like:
- Fish Friday treats
- Charity days
- Customer days
- Summer team days
Within reach of Great Thorness are historic houses such as Swainston Manor (3 miles south) and Carisbrooke Castle (3.5 miles south-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for vehicles.
Before you book anyone
- The van’s size and access needs
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Payment terms and deposit
- Whether there’s a minimum
Is a fish and chip van right for your staff event?
A big takeaway order arrives late and lukewarm. The van cooks on site. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Why Great Thorness hosts choose us
- Hot food handed straight over
- A quote that spells everything out
- We cover Great Thorness and the whole of the Isle of Wight
- A van that becomes part of the event
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
The process
Changes on the day are fine: we can start a little later or slow the pace. For a staff lunch in Great Thorness, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 4:00pm, so evening events need a lit spot. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we’ll confirm it works.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Ensure the van can get in
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Let us know the serving time
Ask for a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can fill in our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. These are the things we check:
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- A short walk from the party
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
For somewhere as remote as Great Thorness, early notice helps us plan the trip.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Staff lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
Staff lunches in Great Thorness: access and travel
Great Thorness is about 3 miles south-west of Cowes, in the Isle of Wight. Tell us where your staff event in Great Thorness will be, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. Great Thorness is one of 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 13 miles away.
The coast is within about 4 miles, so a chip van lunch feels like a day at the seaside.
For staff events in PO31, we just need to know where the van can park. Neighbouring places where we serve staff events include Porchfield (1 mile south-west), Locksgreen (1 mile south-west), Rew Street (2 miles north-east), Newtown (2 miles south-west) and Northwood (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Newport (3 miles south-east), Ryde (9 miles east), Cowes (3 miles north-east), Sandown (10 miles south-east), Shanklin (10 miles south-east) and Ventnor (11 miles south-east). For a staff event at a remote spot, let us know early and we’ll plan the trip.
Nearby you’ll also find Carisbrooke Castle (3.5 miles south-east) and St Mary's Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Great Thorness include Mill Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find Sportsman's Rest pub (0.9 miles south-west)
- 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