Hampshire · England
Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Harbridge events
From the first sizzle in the fryer to the last chip, a fish and chip van for your team makes the food a highlight of your staff event in Harbridge.
- Summer staff parties
- A monthly Fish Friday
- Open days and customer events
Fresh fish and chips in Harbridge
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Harbridge
It works for customer events and open days as well: visitors queue, chat and stay longer. Whether it is summer team days and celebrating a big win, we can cook mushy peas, pie and chips and sausage and chips for your guests.
Near Harbridge, workplaces can be far from shops, so a chip van lunch is welcome. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
A chip van compared with other options
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, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book our van in Harbridge
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
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Planning for dietary needs
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Plan an alternative for anyone we can’t cater for
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Tell us about coeliac staff specifically
- Ask facilities about access
Keep the queue clear of fire exits and traffic.
A sign in reception or a team message builds the excitement.
The process
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. For an end-of-day event in Harbridge, summer gives you light until about 9:25pm; in late May, sunset is around 8:55pm.
- 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.
- We agree where the van parks and when it arrives with you or facilities.
- On the day we set up and fry to order through the agreed service time.
- We pack up and leave the space as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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What affects the price in Harbridge
Your quote will be clear. The main things that affect it are:
- Any minimum charge
- The day of the week
- Your choice of menu
- Parking and the way in
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is often the best value.
What we need to know
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Where the event is
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. To start, fill in our quote form.
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Parks, greens and streets typically need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
What the van needs
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A short walk from the party
- Access wide and high enough for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Staff lunches
- Sausage and chips
Planning a team lunch in Harbridge
Harbridge is about 3 miles north of Ringwood, in Hampshire. We park up at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Harbridge. We serve all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Harbridge to Southampton (about 18 miles away).
With the New Forest National Park within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cover staff events in every part of BH24 and the streets around it. Whether your staff event is on Kent Lane and Churchfield Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the van to you. For staff events just outside Harbridge, we cover Ibsley (1 mile south-east), Mockbeggar (1 mile east), Ellingham (1 mile south), South Gorley (1 mile east) and Rockford (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (14 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (11 miles south-east), Ringwood (3 miles south) and Barton on Sea (12 miles south-east).
A little further out are Fordingbridge Doll Museum (2.6 miles north) and St Leonard's Hospital (5.7 miles south-west). Open spaces near Harbridge include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Local pubs include The Old Beams Inn (0.5 miles south-east)
Common questions in Harbridge
Do you come to venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Is Harbridge too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
We quote for each booking, based on your numbers and timings. Give us your date, numbers and serving time for a clear quote.
Do you do anything other than fish?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Can you park on the road outside?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is normally easier; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
How soon do we need to book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends and December. Even at short notice, it’s worth asking.
Where can the van park?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, close to where people will eat, and space for a queue. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Takeaway run or book a van?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Events we cater in Harbridge
It works across shifts, because service can be planned in waves.
Whatever the occasion in Harbridge, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We regularly serve:
- Celebrating a big win
- Summer staff parties
- Friday lunch treats
- Warehouse, depot and site teams
What to look for in a quote
- How late numbers can change
- A clear list of what’s included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- 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