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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering in Staple
We bring a fish and chip van for your team to Staple and nearby, cooking to order on site and serving from the hatch.
- Summer team days
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
- Staff appreciation days
Book the van in Staple
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- Numbers
- How long we serve
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. A short menu is frequently the best value.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The address or venue name
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Where the van would park
- The date and when you’d like to eat
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will send a clear quote that says what’s included.
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Staple
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 it gets people talking. Popular choices include sausage and chips, haddock and chips and cod and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater retirement and leaving lunches and end-of-project celebrations.
Rural businesses around Staple can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a chip van a real treat. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger staff and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Planning a team lunch in Staple
Staple is about 7 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Bookings in Staple come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. Staple is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Staple to Canterbury (about 8 miles away).
Central London is about 60 miles from Staple. Commuters will know that Adisham station, about 2.9 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
We serve staff events across CT3 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include The Street, Rowan Close and School Lane, and the van can serve a staff event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For staff events just outside Staple, we cover Barnsole (1 mile south-east), Twitham (1 mile west), Durlock (1 mile north), Flemings (1 mile east) and Guilton (1 mile north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
A little further out are White Mill (3.3 miles east). Within reach you will find Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local pubs include The Three Tuns pub (less than half a mile west)
For planners, venues and organisers
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a staff treat people will remember, a chip van is hard to beat. The cost per head usually 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.
Why book our van in Staple
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Classic food your staff already know
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Bookings across Kent, including Staple
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Staple
It works across shifts, with service timed to each break.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Staple book the van for events such as:
- Team away days
- Customer days
- Retirement send-offs
- Friday lunch treats
Nearby historic houses include Goodnestone Park (1.9 miles south-west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether travel is included
- The cancellation terms
- Whether VAT is included
- Any minimum charge
What happens on the day
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. For an end-of-day event in Staple, summer gives you light until about 9:15pm; in late May it’s about 8:45pm, and in winter the yard or car park will need lighting.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will 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.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
How to prepare
- Share the timings for the day
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
How to get a price
Each quote is put together for your staff event. Give us your date first, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
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Your questions about a fish and chip van for your team in Staple
Is Staple close to London?
About 60 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Staple?
The closest is Adisham station, roughly 2.9 miles away.
What can staff choose from?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac staff in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Can you invoice the company?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain how booking and payment work.
How long will the queue be?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
What if the weather’s bad?
The weather does not stop the van, because the fryers are inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Where do you take the van?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Takeaway run or book a van?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
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.
Other occasions in Staple
Planning the van’s spot
We’ll be honest if a spot won’t work. What matters most:
- A spot near your staff
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we serve
- Haddock and chips
- Staff lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- 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