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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Ranmore Common events
Planning a fish and chip van for your team in Ranmore Common? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your staff queue at the hatch.
- End-of-project celebrations
- Thank-you lunches for the team
- Open days and customer events
Book the van in Ranmore Common
Corporate fish and chip catering in Ranmore Common, fried fresh
We keep the menu short so a lunch break is enough: the classics, done properly. We serve cod and chips, mushy peas and pie and chips, and typical bookings are for charity days and project milestones.
Near Ranmore Common, workplaces can be far from shops, so a chip van lunch is welcome. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer before you book.
Questions from Ranmore Common
What’s the nearest station to Ranmore Common?
Dorking West station, about 1.1 miles east of the centre.
Can the van go to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you cover Ranmore Common?
We do. Ranmore Common is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
How long will the queue be?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. We’ll talk it through when we quote.
What’s on the menu?
Chip-shop favourites: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
What does it cost to hire the van?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your staff event and we will send a quote.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.
Places near Ranmore Common
More for events in Ranmore Common
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who is not a fish fan.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
What affects the price in Ranmore Common
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- How easy the site is to reach
- The number of meals
- Whether a minimum applies
- How far we travel
Larger groups generally cost less per head, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your staff event, and we will firm it up nearer the time. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
What happens on the day
On the day, we position the van, set up the hatch and get the fryers up to temperature. Then everything is fried to order, so we time it to your schedule. For a staff lunch in Ranmore Common, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit spot. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- We start with your date, site, numbers and shifts.
- You get a quote and answers to facilities’ questions.
- We arrange the van’s spot and arrival with the site.
- We cook to order for each group as they come out.
- We clear up and leave the site as we found it.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can fill in our quote form.
Planning help
A chip van compared with other options
A big takeaway order arrives late and lukewarm. 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.
What you get with us
- Bookings across Surrey, including Ranmore Common
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No kitchen needed
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Takeaway run or book a 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.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is typically simpler.
Workplace catering around Ranmore Common
Ranmore Common is about 2 miles north-west of Dorking, in Surrey. Wherever your staff event is in the RH5 area, we can fry fresh for your staff. Ranmore Common is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Ranmore Common to Guildford (9 miles away).
Central London is about 21 miles from Ranmore Common. Among the historic houses close to Ranmore Common are Polesden Lacey (1.2 miles north) and Hatchlands Park (4.8 miles west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for vehicles. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 3 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Staff events anywhere in RH5 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. Close by, we cover staff events in Westcott (1 mile south), Westhumble (2 miles north-east), Dorking (2 miles south-east), Pixham (2 miles east) and Wotton (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (9 miles west), Woking (10 miles north-west), Epsom (8 miles north-east), Horley (10 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles east) and Ewell (9 miles north-east).
A little further out are Betchworth Castle (3 miles east) and Mesolithic Museum (3.3 miles south-west). The countryside around Ranmore Common includes Box Hill and Combe Bottom.
- Schools near Ranmore Common include The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Pippbrook House (1.7 miles east)
Planners, venues and businesses
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Flag any coeliac staff
- Ask facilities what paperwork they need
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Put allergy details in writing
Put bins near the hatch.
A few tables or benches outside make it a proper break.
Occasions we serve in Ranmore Common
Hot food in the car park, rain or shine.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Typical bookings include:
- Summer staff parties
- Leaving dos
- Open days
- Celebrating a big win
For colleagues arriving by train, Dorking West station, about 1.1 miles east, is the nearest station.
Before you book anyone
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- VAT, if it applies
- The deposit and payment dates
- What happens if plans change
- 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