Kent · England
Corporate Fish and Chip Catering in Vigo Village
Treat your staff to fresh fish and chips at your staff event in Vigo Village. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Staff appreciation days
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
- Retirement send-offs
Corporate fish and chip catering in Vigo Village
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Vigo Village
Few staff treats are as popular as a fish and chip van lunch. It needs no kitchen and no room booking, and people still talk about it the following week. For a monthly Fish Friday and retirement and leaving lunches, we will put together a menu of mushy peas, haddock and chips and cod and chips and more.
Near Vigo Village, workplaces can be far from shops, so a chip van lunch is welcome. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Should I sort the food myself?
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s 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.
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.
What comes out of the fryer
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. We batter it and fry it to order, so it is crisp when it reaches you.
Where the van can park in Vigo Village
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We need:
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
- Access wide and high enough for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the hatch
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Staff lunches
Staff lunches in Vigo Village: access and travel
Vigo Village is about 7 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Vigo Village is well within our area, so your staff event just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. We take the van to all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Vigo Village to London (about 23 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Vigo Village are Cobham College (4.4 miles north) and Starkey Castle (4.8 miles north-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for vehicles. Vigo Village is about 23 miles from central London. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Staff events anywhere in DA13 start with a parking spot for the van. From Beech Mast, Erskine Road and Admers Way or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. For staff events just outside Vigo Village, we cover Culverstone Green (1 mile north-west), Harvel (1 mile north), Trottiscliffe (1 mile south), Fairseat (1 mile west) and Priestwood Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (8 miles south-east), Dartford (10 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
A little further out are Coldrum Long Barrow (0.8 miles south-east) and Leybourne Castle (3.1 miles south-east).
Is a fish and chip van right for your staff event?
Next to a sandwich lunch, fish and chips feels like a real thank-you. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why Vigo Village hosts choose us
- No kitchen needed
- A quote that spells everything out
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Take a look at our pricing or what a fish and chip van costs.
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Your questions about a fish and chip van for your team in Vigo Village
Do you come to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Vigo Village?
The closest is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 3.6 miles away.
Can you cater for allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Tell us about allergies in advance.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays and Christmas party Fridays. Even at short notice, it’s worth asking.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for staff.
What’s on the menu?
Proper fish and chips, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
What does the van need?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, near your staff, and space for a queue. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Tell us about coeliac staff when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
How the day works
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. For a staff lunch in Vigo Village, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:50pm, so plan lighting for later events. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your staff.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Plan where the queue will stand
Ask for a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Nearly every event has some special diets. To look after them:
- Tell us about coeliac staff specifically
- A pre-order helps with numbers and allergies
- Check with facilities where the van can park
- Send round an allergy question
We can serve each shift in turn, as agreed in advance.
Cover near the van keeps the queue dry.
Events we cater in Vigo Village
It doesn’t need a meeting room, a kitchen or a restaurant booking, so it is simple to arrange.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Retirement and leaving lunches
- Summer staff parties
- Open days
- Staff thank-you lunches
For staff and visitors coming by train, the nearest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 3.6 miles south-west.
What your quote should include
- The van’s size and access needs
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- When payment is due
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- 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