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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering in Yopps Green
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van for your team turns food into part of your staff event in Yopps Green.
- Workplace fundraising days
- Friday lunch treats
- Shift teams at depots and warehouses
A chip van near Yopps Green
How our corporate fish and chip catering works in Yopps Green
A Fish Friday treat, an end-of-project lunch or a summer team day, a chip van makes it feel like an occasion. For staff appreciation days and workplace fundraising days, we’ll put together a menu of cod and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips and more.
For farms and rural sites near Yopps Green, a chip van brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. The menu is short on purpose: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. We suggest:
- Check with facilities where the van can park
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Consider a pre-order list
- Flag any coeliac staff
After the last group, we pack up.
Tell the team in advance: it’s half the fun.
Food your guests will love
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
A chip van compared with other options
Ordering takeaway for a whole site is slow and the food arrives cold. The van cooks on site. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why Yopps Green hosts choose us
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No surprises in your quote
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
Read how we price or our guide to van hire costs.
How the day works
Service is quick: food goes from the fryer to the hatch. When service is finished, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy. Lunchtime bookings in Yopps Green are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit spot. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Ensure the van can get in
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
Not sure of numbers yet? That is fine: tell us the basics about your staff event, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
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FAQs for Yopps Green
Can the van park in Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you come to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Give us your numbers and service window, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
Can you feed staff across different shifts?
Tell us the shift and break times and we’ll plan service around them.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Is grass a problem?
It depends on the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and we’ll advise.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it’s fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
What about staff who don’t eat fish?
There is: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Space, access and the venue
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We look for:
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Staff lunches
Nearby places to Yopps Green
More for events in Yopps Green
Should I sort the food myself?
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
What affects the price in Yopps Green
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Your choice of menu
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Any minimum charge
Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What to tell us
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies and diets you know about
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Roughly how many people, including children
It is easy to get a price: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will come back with a clear quote.
Workplace catering around Yopps Green
Yopps Green is about 5 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. For staff events in Yopps Green, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. We serve events right across the region, from Yopps Green to London (about 23 miles away).
For staff and visitors coming by train, the nearest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2 miles north. Yopps Green is about 23 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
For staff events in TN15, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many staff. Streets in the area include Sheet Hill and Yopps Green, and the van can serve a staff event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Other places close to Yopps Green we cover include Sheet Hill (1 mile north-west), Ivy Hatch (1 mile west), Ightham (1 mile north-west), Shipbourne (1 mile south) and Oldbury (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
A little further out are Ightham Court (2.1 miles north) and Sevenoaks Hospital (4.6 miles west).
- Local schools include Wrotham School (2.5 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Plough Public House (0.9 miles north-east)
Planners, venues and businesses
Parks, greens and streets usually need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
- 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