Wokingham · England
Corporate Fish and Chip Catering in Lower Earley
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 Lower Earley.
- Customer days
- Thank-you lunches for the team
- Charity days
Fresh fish and chips in Lower Earley
Corporate fish and chip catering in Lower Earley, fried fresh
A chip van lunch is one of the simplest ways to say thank you to a team. There is no room to book and no kitchen needed, and it gets people talking. For lunch for site crews and project milestones, we can cook cod and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips.
For businesses around Lower Earley, a staff lunch in the yard is easy to arrange. Tell us about the site and access. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
Looking after everyone
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Find out what documents the site needs
- Tell us exactly when each group can eat
- Check with facilities where the van can park
- Let us know about coeliac disease
After the last group, we pack up.
A pre-order list speeds things up and helps with allergies.
Towns and villages near Lower Earley
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Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
What a fish and chip van costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Access and parking
- Your choice of menu
- The date and time of year
- Numbers
Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. Ask about your date early.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The date and time of the event
- Where the van would park
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and you’ll get a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose corporate fish and chip catering in Lower Earley?
It doesn’t need a meeting room, a kitchen or a restaurant booking, so it’s simple to arrange.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- A monthly Fish Friday
- Team away days
- Retirement send-offs
- Project milestones
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Earley station is about 1 mile away.
Comparing caterers
- Any minimum charge
- How allergens are handled
- Whether travel is included
- How late numbers can change
Lower Earley questions
Can the van park in Maiden Erlegh Local Nature Reserve?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Lower Earley from London?
Roughly 36 miles from the centre of London.
How fast is service?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
Do we need to provide anything?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll say what we need.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so contact us early.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Is grass a problem?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. Children typically love sausage and chips. Tell us how many are coming.
Lower Earley for staff days and team lunches
Lower Earley is about 3 miles south-east of Reading, in Wokingham. From the centre of Lower Earley to the outskirts, the service works the same way: fish and chips fried to order, served hot and quoted clearly. We take the van to all 35 towns and villages across Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages.
Lower Earley sits roughly 36 miles from central London, well within our area.
Here we cover the RG6 and RG41 postcode area, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. We can serve a staff event on streets such as Beech Lane, Gipsy Lane and Durand Road, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Nearby, we also serve staff events in Earley (1 mile north-west), Arborfield (2 miles south), Whitley (2 miles west), Shinfield (2 miles south-west) and Whitley Wood (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Reading (3 miles north-west), Wokingham (3 miles east), Crowthorne (6 miles south-east), Woosehill (3 miles east), Emmbrook (3 miles east) and Coley Park (3 miles north-west). Lower Earley is among the bigger towns we cover in Wokingham, with plenty of venues for staff events.
Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.4 miles north-west) and Beaumys Castle (4.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Sonning Hill.
- Local schools include Maiden Erlegh School (0.7 miles north) and Crosfields School (1.3 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Poachers pub (1 mile east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include University of Reading library (1.4 miles north-west)
Organising for someone else?
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Organising a club, school or community event in Lower Earley? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
A chip van compared with other options
Compared with a sandwich platter, a chip van feels like a proper treat. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is frequently the best value.
Why book with us
- A clear quote before booking
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- All the chip-shop extras
How it works
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, park up and set up, the fryers heat up, and we serve hot from the hatch when you are ready to eat. Lunchtime staff treats in Lower Earley are in daylight all year round, but evening events need lights from about 3:55pm in December or 7:05pm in late September.
- Get in touch 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.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for your staff.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Make sure the van can get in
Get a quote
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
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What the van needs
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- A spot near your staff
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Staff lunches
- 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