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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Ripley 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 Ripley.
- Open days
- Staff appreciation days
- Friday lunch treats
Book the van in Ripley
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will confirm what we can provide.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
How our corporate fish and chip catering works in Ripley
We plan service around your breaks and shifts, so each group can eat within its break. Typical bookings include team away days and lunch for site crews, with cod and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips.
Rural businesses around Ripley can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a chip van a real treat. The menu is short on purpose: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
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.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is generally the easier option.
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your team in Ripley
What’s the nearest station to Ripley?
Clandon station, about 2.5 miles south of the centre.
Is Ripley too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What about staff who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
We quote for each booking, based on your numbers and timings. Tell us your date and rough numbers and we’ll reply with a price.
What do you bring?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Do we need to provide anything?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Tell us whether there’s power or water nearby and we’ll confirm the rest.
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. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
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.
Perfect for your staff event in Ripley
A van lunch is a staff treat almost everyone appreciates, from the boardroom to the loading bay.
The van suits big events and small ones. Typical bookings include:
- Open days
- Team away days
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
- Retirement and leaving lunches
Historic houses near Ripley include Byfleet Manor (2.6 miles north-east) and Hatchlands Park (3.1 miles south). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they normally set strict rules for vehicles.
What to look for in a quote
- How much space the van takes up
- What happens if plans change
- What the price includes, item by item
- Payment terms and deposit
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a thank-you that lands, a chip van is hard to beat. The date matters too: peak summer weekends and Christmas party Fridays book up first. Ask about your date early.
What you get with us
- Something for staff to gather round
- Classic food your staff already know
- All the chip-shop extras
- Quick service from the hatch
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
About the food
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food, especially in winter.
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It’s the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Tell us exactly when each group can eat
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Check the site’s requirements for caterers
Plan the queue away from vehicle routes.
A simple pre-order helps us plan.
Ripley for staff days and team lunches
Ripley is about 4 miles east of Woking, in Surrey. We cover Ripley as standard, so your staff event just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. We take the van to 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
By road, Ripley is on or near the B2215, which makes it easy for us to reach with the van. Ripley is about 22 miles from central London. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We take the van to staff events all over GU23 and the streets around it. Local streets include High Street, Dorton Way and Wentworth Close; a staff event on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Ripley is on the B2215, which makes the journey straightforward. If your venue is just outside Ripley, we also cover Ockham (2 miles east), West Horsley (3 miles south-east), East Clandon (3 miles south), East Horsley (3 miles south-east) and Effingham (5 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (5 miles south-west), Woking (4 miles west), Camberley (10 miles west), Epsom (10 miles east), Redhill (15 miles east) and Farnham (14 miles south-west).
A little further out are The Peacocks (3 miles north-west) and Woking Community Hospital (2.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Papercourt Marshes and Boldermere Lake.
- Nearby schools include St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School (2.3 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Anchor Public House (under half a mile east)
How we price a fish and chip van for your team
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Any minimum charge
- Parking and the way in
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- The number of meals
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We will send you a quote.
What we need to know
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Expected numbers
- Where you’d like the van to go
- A photo of the parking spot
- The address or venue name
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
How it works
We get there well before service, park the van and get the fryers going. Staff normally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. For a staff lunch in Ripley, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for later events. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
Getting a price
Planning a fish and chip van for your team in Ripley? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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Nearby places to Ripley
What else we do in Ripley
- 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