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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for The Sands events
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van for your team in The Sands and the surrounding area.
- Leaving dos
- Charity and fundraising days at work
- Open days
Fresh fish and chips in The Sands
Occasions we serve in The Sands
There is nothing to book but the van, so it is simple to arrange.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In The Sands, people book us for occasions like:
- Summer team days
- End-of-project celebrations
- Charity and fundraising days at work
- Staff thank-you lunches
Within reach of The Sands are historic houses such as Farnham Castle (2.8 miles west) and Wanborough Manor (3.6 miles north-east). Historic venues suit client days, but check their vehicle rules before planning a van.
Before you book anyone
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- When payment is due
- How late numbers can change
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Corporate fish and chip catering in The Sands, cooked to order
Office teams, drivers and warehouse staff all love it, because it is familiar and filling. We’re often asked to cater a monthly Fish Friday and summer staff parties, with cod and chips, mushy peas and pie and chips.
Near The Sands, workplaces can be far from shops, which makes a chip van a real treat. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Planning the van’s spot
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. Here’s what we look for:
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
- A route in without tight gates or low branches
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in The Sands
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Staff lunches
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
Organising for someone else?
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
What comes out of the fryer
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas, soaked and cooked until soft. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger staff and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
Should I sort the food myself?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the staff event.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a few staff with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Plan an alternative for anyone we can’t cater for
- Flag any coeliac staff
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Ask facilities what paperwork they need
Plan the queue away from vehicle routes.
Somewhere to sit outside helps.
Questions from The Sands
Do you come out to small places like The Sands?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you come 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.
Can you feed staff across different shifts?
Tell us the shift and break times and we’ll plan service around them.
Do you cover The Sands?
Yes, we do. We serve events in The Sands and across Surrey. Send us your date to check availability.
How long are you on site?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. Timings are agreed in advance.
Where will the van go on our site?
That’s up to your site, but car parks and yards normally work well.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we will confirm what we need.
How fast is service?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan service around it.
Is a fish and chip van right for your staff event?
With a barbecue, somebody ends up at the grill. With a van, nobody from the team has to cook. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book our van in The Sands
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- A clear quote before booking
The process
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, which is why it tastes like it does at the seaside. A lunch-break van visit in The Sands is always in daylight, but evening events need lights from about 3:55pm in December or 7:05pm in late September.
- 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.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your staff.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or GU10 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Staff lunches in The Sands: access and travel
The Sands is about 2 miles east of Farnham, in Surrey. We cover The Sands as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. The Sands is one of 395 places in Surrey where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 8 miles away.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Farnham station, roughly 2.3 miles west of the centre. The Sands is about 34 miles from central London, well within our area. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Anywhere in GU10, we can bring the van to you. Whether your staff event is on The Green, Binton Lane and Botany Hill or anywhere nearby, we can park up and fry there. For staff events just outside The Sands, we cover Runfold (1 mile west), Sandy Cross (1 mile north), Compton (1 mile west), Seale (1 mile north-east) and Tongham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Guildford (8 miles east), Woking (10 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (7 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (12 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Seale and Tongham (0.9 miles north-east) and Ash Museum (2.8 miles north). Within reach you will find Culverswell Hill and Runfold Wood.
Places near The Sands
Also in The Sands
- 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