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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Smarden events
Planning a fish and chip van for your team in Smarden? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your staff queue at the hatch.
- Fish Friday treats
- Charity and fundraising days at work
- Staff appreciation days
Planning an event in Smarden?
Corporate fish and chip catering in Smarden, fried fresh
Facilities can deal with us directly, and we will go through what your site needs from us. Popular choices include pie and chips, mushy peas and haddock and chips, and typical bookings are for team away days and workplace fundraising days.
For farms and rural sites near Smarden, a chip van brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
Planning for dietary needs
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Tell us exactly when each group can eat
- Send round an allergy question
- Find out what documents the site needs
Send a message round when the van opens.
A gazebo near the hatch helps on wet days.
Towns and villages near Smarden
More for events in Smarden
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Next to a sandwich lunch, fish and chips feels like a real thank-you. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
What you get with us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Bookings across Kent, including Smarden
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Step by step
We arrive on time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen. Once the oil is hot, the first portions go out right on schedule. Summer events after work in Smarden have light until about 9:15pm; in late May it is about 8:45pm, and in winter the yard or car park will need lighting.
- Send us the date, site, headcount and break times.
- We check access and send a quote, with anything your site needs from us.
- We arrange the van’s spot and arrival with the site.
- On the day we set up and fry to order through the agreed service time.
- Afterwards, we pack up and leave the car park tidy.
Before we arrive
- Make sure the van can get in
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
Getting a price
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your staff event, and we’ll quote on that. To start, use our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in Smarden
Companies book a chip van because it is a treat that suits everyone, from the boardroom to the loading bay.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Charity days
- Customer days
- Celebrating a big win
- Retirement and leaving lunches
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Pluckley station, roughly 2.6 miles east of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- The van’s size and access needs
- When final numbers are due
- What happens if plans change
- The deposit and payment dates
Where the van can park in Smarden
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We need:
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- Lighting nearby for evening events
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Staff lunches
- Pie and chips
How we price a fish and chip van for your team
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, depending on:
- The number of meals
- The menu and how many choices
- The length of service
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The address or venue name
- Any dietary needs and allergies
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your staff event in Smarden, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Business events near Smarden
Smarden is about 8 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. For staff events in Smarden, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. Smarden is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
Smarden sits roughly 42 miles from central London. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your staff event is in TN27, we can fry fresh for your staff. Streets in the area include The Street, The Acorns and Water Lane, and the van can serve a staff event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For staff events just outside Smarden, we cover Biddenden Green (1 mile north-east), Smarden Bell (1 mile north-west), Monk's Hill (1 mile south-west), Swift's Green (1 mile north-west) and Standen (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Romden Castle (1 mile east) and Benenden Hospital (5.3 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Chequers Inn (within half a mile south)
Questions from Smarden
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’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come out to small places like Smarden?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you invoice the company?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain how booking and payment work.
Can you park on the road outside?
That depends on local parking rules. Off-road parking is typically simpler; for the street, check the council’s rules.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays and Christmas party Fridays. Even at short notice, it is worth asking.
Who clears up?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Do you have allergen information?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
How long does set-up take?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Fried to order in the van, it is hot, crisp and generous.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it’s on the menu.
- 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