Kent · England
Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for London Beach 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 London Beach.
- Team away days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
A chip van near London Beach
DIY versus a fish and chip van
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the staff event.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Corporate fish and chip catering in London Beach, fried fresh
We keep the menu short so a lunch break is enough: fish, sausages, pies and chips, with the classic sides. Typical bookings include summer team days and friday lunch treats, with pie and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
Rural businesses around London Beach can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a chip van a real treat. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do.
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Find out what documents the site needs
- Ask facilities about access
- Flag any coeliac staff
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
Send a message round when the van opens, and stagger departments if you can.
A simple pre-order helps us plan.
How the day works
Nothing is cooked before it’s needed. Each portion is battered and fried as it’s ordered, so it’s as fresh as from any chip shop. A lunch-break van visit in London Beach is always in daylight, but evening events need lights from about 3:50pm in December or 7:00pm in late September.
- First, tell us about your staff event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for your staff.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Get permission for the van from the venue
Ask for a quote
Thinking about a fish and chip van for your team for your staff event in London Beach? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a clear price. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, perfect with chips or a sausage.
A chip van compared with other options
Taking the team out for a meal means booking, travel and time away from site. The van brings lunch to the team. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is generally the best value.
What you get with us
- A van that becomes part of the event
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Classic food your staff already know
Occasions we serve in London Beach
People remember it.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Workplace fundraising days
- Team away days
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
- Open days and customer events
Central London is about 44 miles from London Beach, well within our area.
Comparing caterers
- Whether there’s a minimum
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- Allergen information for each item
Planning the van’s spot
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but there are a few things to check:
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Staff lunches
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
Towns and villages near London Beach
More for events in London Beach
London Beach for staff days and team lunches
London Beach is about 8 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. In and around London Beach, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field. London Beach is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is Pluckley station, roughly 4.8 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby historic houses include Smallhythe Place (4.2 miles south). Historic venues suit client days, but check their vehicle rules before planning a van. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Staff events anywhere in TN30 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. Your staff event could be at a house on Biddenden Road and Ashford Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Nearby, we also serve staff events in St Michaels (1 mile south), Tenterden (2 miles south), Parkgate (2 miles south-west), Clapper Hill (2 miles west) and Broad Tenterden (3 miles south). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles east), Foley Park (14 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (14 miles north-west), Bearsted (13 miles north-west) and Park Wood (11 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Benenden Hospital (3.2 miles west) and Tenterden and District Museum (2 miles south).
- Nearby schools include Homewood School (1.3 miles south)
London Beach questions
Is London Beach close to London?
Roughly 44 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
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.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Not as standard: batter is normally made with wheat flour. Tell us about any coeliac staff and we will explain the options.
Can you feed staff across different shifts?
Tell us the shift and break times and we will plan service around them.
How long will the queue be?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers, and we will plan for them.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
Working with your venue
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Parks, greens and streets usually need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
- 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