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Corporate fish and chip catering in Three Chimneys, Kent
Corporate fish and chip catering in Three Chimneys: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, then handed over hot from the hatch.
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
- Summer team days
- Staff appreciation days
Planning an event in Three Chimneys?
Corporate fish and chip catering in Three Chimneys, fried fresh
It works for customer events and open days as well: people gather at the van and linger. Typical bookings include open days and summer team days, with pie and chips, mushy peas and sausage and chips.
Near Three Chimneys, workplaces can be far from shops, so a chip van lunch is welcome. Everything is fried fresh at your staff event, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
A closer look at the menu
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal, especially in winter.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who does not want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
Events we cater in Three Chimneys
Hot food in the car park, rain or shine.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Three Chimneys:
- Lunch for site crews
- Open days
- Leaving dos
- Friday lunch treats
Three Chimneys is about 40 miles from central London.
What to look for in a quote
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- What happens if plans change
Planning a team lunch in Three Chimneys
Three Chimneys is about 11 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. From the centre of Three Chimneys to the outskirts, the service works the same way: fish and chips fried to order, served hot and quoted clearly. Three Chimneys is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Commuters will know that the nearest station is Headcorn station, about 3.2 miles north. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
For staff events in TN27, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many staff. Local streets include Hareplain Road and Sissinghurst Road; a staff event on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. If your venue is just outside Three Chimneys, we also cover Hareplain (1 mile north-east), Biddenden (1 mile east), Curteis' Corner (2 miles east), Standen (2 miles north-east) and Lashenden (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles west), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Foley Park (12 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Kent Firefighting Museum (1.2 miles north) and Sissinghurst Castle (1.3 miles west).
- Nearby, you’ll find Three Chimneys Public House (under half a mile south-west)
Where the van can park in Three Chimneys
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We need:
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- 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.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Staff lunches
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
Three Chimneys questions
How far is Three Chimneys from London?
About 40 miles from central London.
Is Three Chimneys too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you come onto our site?
Typically, if there is a level spot and the site allows it. Facilities will decide the spot.
What paperwork do you provide?
Tell us what your site needs when you enquire, and we’ll go through it with you.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Three Chimneys.
Do you take everything away?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Do you do anything other than fish?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Also near Three Chimneys
More for events in Three Chimneys
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
For a thank-you that lands, a fish and chip van is a great choice. The date matters too: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. It is worth asking early.
Why Three Chimneys hosts choose us
- We cover Three Chimneys and the whole of Kent
- Something for staff to gather round
- Rain does not stop the fryers
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
Take a look at how we price or what a fish and chip van costs.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is generally simpler.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. 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.
How we price a fish and chip van for your team
We’ll give you a clear quote. What affects it most:
- Cod, haddock or both
- Distance and any road charges
- The date and time of year
- How many people are eating
A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We will send you a quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your staff event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Where you’d like the van to go
Not sure of numbers yet? That is fine: tell us the basics about your staff event, and we will firm it up nearer the time. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
The process
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 a staff lunch in Three Chimneys, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:50pm, so evening events need a lit spot. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:15pm.
- 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.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Getting a price
Thinking about a fish and chip van for your team for your staff event in Three Chimneys? Send us the details and we’ll come back with a quote. To get in touch, fill in our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Check the site’s requirements for caterers
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Share the shift pattern
We get there ahead of the lunch break, so service starts on time.
Cover near the van keeps the queue dry.
- 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