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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering in Ware
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van for your team makes the food a highlight of your staff event in Ware.
- Charity days
- Friday lunch treats
- Retirement send-offs
Planning an event in Ware?
FAQs for Ware
Do you come out to small places like Ware?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Ware?
The closest is Minster station, roughly 2.9 miles away.
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 will facilities need from you?
Send us your site’s list, and we will go through it with you.
Can the van park on grass?
Frequently, if the ground is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
No, not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do before you book.
Do you do customer events and open days?
Yes. A chip van gives visitors something to queue for and talk about.
Can you serve children?
Yes. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
How our corporate fish and chip catering works in Ware
Open days and customer events work well too: people gather at the van and linger. Typical bookings include friday lunch treats and thank-you lunches for the team, with pie and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
For farms and rural sites near Ware, we can bring a hot lunch to the yard. Tell us about access. We serve from the hatch, so it’s hot and generous, and the queue keeps moving.
Staff lunches in Ware: access and travel
Ware is about 6 miles south-west of St Lawrence, in Kent. For staff events in Ware, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We serve 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
Commuters will know that the nearest station is Minster station, about 2.9 miles north-east. Ware is about 60 miles from central London.
We cover staff events in every part of the CT3 postcode area and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we serve staff events include Westmarsh (1 mile north), East Stourmouth (2 miles north-west), Preston (2 miles west), West Stourmouth (2 miles north-west) and Hoo (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (7 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east), Broadstairs (8 miles north-east) and Whitstable (11 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include White Mill (2.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ware include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local pubs include The Way Out Inn (0.5 miles north-west)
What else we do in Ware
Step by step
The first sign we have arrived is usually the smell. From then on, people come up as they’re ready. After-work summer events in Ware have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, need a lit spot for the van.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- 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
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
Ask for a quote
Each quote is put together for your staff event. Give us your date first, and we’ll check availability straight away.
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A chip van compared with other options
Next to a sandwich lunch, fish and chips feels like a real thank-you. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why Ware hosts choose us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- A quote that spells everything out
- Classic food your staff already know
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Ask facilities about access
- Collect allergies in advance
- Let us know about coeliac disease
Send a message round when the van opens, and stagger departments if you can.
Tell the team in advance: it is half the fun.
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. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Space, access and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Ware
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Staff lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
Perfect for your staff event in Ware
People remember it, which is the point of a thank-you.
These are some of the bookings we take:
- Retirement send-offs
- Workplace fundraising days
- Friday lunch treats
- Summer staff parties
Among the historic houses close to Ware are Goodnestone Park (4.3 miles south-west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans.
Comparing caterers
- Any minimum charge
- A clear list of what’s included
- When final numbers are due
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
A closer look at the menu
Sausage and chips
For anyone who doesn’t fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and children love it.
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, perfect with chips or a sausage.
- 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