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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering in Littlestead Green
Corporate fish and chip catering in Littlestead Green: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Open days
- Team away days
- Thank-you lunches for the team
Planning an event in Littlestead Green?
Corporate fish and chip catering in Littlestead Green, cooked to order
Few staff treats are as popular as a fish and chip van lunch. It needs no kitchen and no room booking, and it gets people talking. We’re often asked to cater warehouse, depot and site teams and project milestones, with sausage and chips, pie and chips and cod and chips.
Rural businesses around Littlestead Green can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a chip van a real treat. We cook inside the van, right where your staff are, so the batter is still crisp when it’s handed over.
Staff lunches in Littlestead Green: access and travel
Littlestead Green is about 1 mile north-east of Caversham, in Reading. Anywhere in RG4, we can fry fresh for your staff. We serve 34 places across Reading, from the larger towns to small villages.
Littlestead Green sits roughly 37 miles from central London. Nearby historic houses include Mapledurham House (3.9 miles west) and Greys Court (3.9 miles north). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans.
Staff events anywhere in RG4 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. Whether your staff event is on Row Lane and Foxhill Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the van to you. We also bring the van to staff events in Dunsden Green (1 mile east), Caversham Park Village (1 mile south-west), Emmer Green (1 mile south-west), Play Hatch (1 mile south-east) and Caversham (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (3 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (4 miles south-west), Shinfield (6 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (8 miles south) and Horncastle (5 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (2.6 miles south) and Broad Street Mall (2.7 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Alder Moors and South Lake.
- Nearby schools include Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (1.4 miles west) and Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (1.4 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Crown Public House (0.7 miles south-east)
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your staff instead.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- How many people are eating
- The day of the week
- Distance and any road charges
- How long we serve
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Your date and serving time
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Step by step
We do not cook ahead. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, so it’s as fresh as from any chip shop. For a staff lunch in Littlestead Green, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for later events. Summer events have daylight until around 9:25pm.
- Send us the date, site, headcount and break times.
- You get a quote and answers to facilities’ questions.
- 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
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Littlestead Green
Can the van park in Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Which station is closest to Littlestead Green?
Reading station, about 2.3 miles south-west of the centre.
What food do you serve?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
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.
What does the van need?
Less than you might think: a drive, a car park, a yard or a firm lawn, with a clear way in. If in doubt, send a photo.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many children, and we’ll include them in the plan.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Towns and villages near Littlestead Green
Other occasions in Littlestead Green
Is a fish and chip van right for your staff event?
With a barbecue, somebody ends up at the grill. With a van, everyone gets a break. A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- We cover Littlestead Green and the whole of Reading
- All the chip-shop extras
Perfect for your staff event in Littlestead Green
People mix in the queue and talking.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Littlestead Green:
- End-of-project celebrations
- Team away days
- Friday lunch treats
- Workplace fundraising days
For colleagues arriving by train, Reading station is about 2.3 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- The cancellation terms
- How allergens are handled
- When final numbers are due
- Whether travel is included
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we cannot meet
- Collect allergies in advance
- Find out what documents the site needs
- Share the shift pattern
A quick message to staff when the van opens helps.
A few tables or benches outside make it a proper break.
Working with your venue
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Organising a club, school or community event in Littlestead Green? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
Where the van can park in Littlestead Green
We will be honest if a spot will not work. What matters most:
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the hatch
- Staff lunches
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- 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