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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Paddock Wood events
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Corporate fish and chip catering in Paddock Wood.
- Fish Friday treats
- Workplace fundraising days
- Open days
Corporate fish and chip catering for Paddock Wood events
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Paddock Wood
A chip van lunch is one of the simplest ways to say thank you to a team. It needs no kitchen and no room booking, and people still talk about it the following week. Whether it is celebrating a big win and charity days, we’ll put together a menu of cod and chips, haddock and chips and mushy peas for your guests.
Teams near Paddock Wood frequently go for a lunch in the yard or car park. Tell us about the site and access. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
About the food
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish.
Haddock and chips
Some people swear by haddock: sweeter and a touch firmer than cod. Ask us about offering haddock alongside or instead of cod.
Paddock Wood questions
How far is Paddock Wood from London?
About 31 miles from central London.
What’s the nearest station to Paddock Wood?
Paddock Wood station, in Paddock Wood itself.
What do we need to supply?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll say what we need.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac staff when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Can you serve each shift?
Tell us the shift and break times and we’ll plan service around them.
What if the weather’s bad?
We carry on in the rain, because the fryers are inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Is there a non-fish option?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Ordering takeaway for a whole site is slow and the food arrives cold. The van cooks on site. Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. Your quote spells it all out.
Why us?
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- We cover Paddock Wood and the whole of Kent
- A van that becomes part of the event
- A quote that spells everything out
See how we price and the cost guide.
Events we cater in Paddock Wood
It suits shift teams, with service timed to each break.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Typical bookings include:
- Open days
- Project milestones
- Lunch for site crews
- Charity and fundraising days at work
Being near the B2017 and B2160 makes Paddock Wood a simple run for the van.
Questions to ask before you book
- Allergen information for each item
- The van’s size and access needs
- VAT, if it applies
- The deposit and payment dates
Planning a team lunch in Paddock Wood
Paddock Wood is about 5 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. From the centre of Paddock Wood to the outskirts, we offer the same service: fish and chips fried to order, served hot and quoted clearly. We take the van to all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our nearest city page is London, about 31 miles away.
For colleagues arriving by train, Paddock Wood station serves Paddock Wood directly. Paddock Wood is about 31 miles from central London, well within our area.
We serve staff events across TN12 and the streets around it. Local streets include Church Road, Station Road and Forest Road; a staff event on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. With the B2017 and B2160 close by, Paddock Wood is simple for us to get to. Close by, we cover staff events in Whetsted (1 mile north-west), Colt's Hill (1 mile west), Five Oak Green (2 miles west), Matfield (2 miles south-west) and Brenchley (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (11 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles south-west), Tonbridge (5 miles west), Kings Hill (7 miles north) and Foley Park (10 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Hospital (4 miles south-west) and The Hop Farm Museum (1.4 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Local schools include Mascalls School (0.5 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find John Brunt V.C. Pub (under half a mile north)
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What else we do in Paddock Wood
For event organisers in Paddock Wood
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Paddock Wood? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Should I sort the food myself?
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.
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.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Here’s how:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Tell us exactly when each group can eat
- Check the site’s requirements for caterers
Bins and napkins by the van make it easy.
A few tables or benches outside make it a proper break.
Step by step
We arrive on time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen and the hatch goes up. When the fryers are up to heat, service starts right on schedule. After-work summer events in Paddock Wood have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your staff.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
How to prepare
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or TN12 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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What a fish and chip van costs
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Access and parking
- Any minimum charge
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- How far we travel
The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- The address or venue name
- A picture of where the van would go
- The date and time of the event
- The spot you have in mind for the van
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
- 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