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Film Set Catering in Barking
Film set catering in Barking: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Crew lunches at base
- Seaside shoots
- Location shoots
A chip van near Barking
Perfect for your shoot in Barking
Crews love a chip van day, especially on long shoots.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We are often booked for:
- Fashion shoots on location
- Wrap celebrations
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Seaside shoots
Within reach of Barking are historic houses such as Eastbury Manor House (within half a mile east) and Valentines Mansion (2.9 miles north-west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the van will need a base agreed with the property.
What to look for in a quote
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- How allergens are handled
- VAT, if it applies
- A clear list of what’s included
Film set catering in Barking, cooked to order
Fried-to-order service suits a lunch break, with no kitchen needed on site. For seaside and period locations and live events and broadcasts, we will put together a menu of cod and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas and more.
In Barking, access to base can be tight, so send us the route and restrictions. You will know what’s included before you book: the date, the service time and the menu, with no surprises on the day.
- Where
- Barking (IG11, RM9, RM8, E6)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
We take allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Collect diets and allergies with crew details
- Put allergy details in writing
- Name a contact in the production office
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we cannot meet
Used oil leaves with the van.
Bins at base keep the location clean.
How the day works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Your crew can wander over to the hatch once service starts. On a winter shoot near Barking, the light goes by about 3:50pm, so a late lunch or wrap at base needs lighting. Summer shoots have daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we are done.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Planning help
More for events in Barking
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. 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 hold the date.
Before you choose a spot
We will be honest if a spot will not work, and help find another. What matters most:
- Agreement from the location manager and landowner
- Access checked by locations
- Away from the shooting area’s sound
As a London location, Barking is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Crew lunches
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
A chip van compared with other options
Ordering takeaway to a location is unreliable. A van cooks at the unit base. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Why Barking hosts choose us
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No kitchen needed
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Location catering around Barking
Barking is about 9 miles east of London, in Greater London. Bookings in Barking come in all shapes and sizes, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Barking is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our bookings stretch from Barking to London (9 miles away).
Crew coming by rail can use the station: Barking station, about 0.8 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
We take the van to shoots all over the IG11, RM9, RM8 and E6 postcode area and the streets around it. We can serve a shoot on streets such as Eastbury Square, London Road and Church Road, wherever the van can park. For shoots just outside Barking, we cover Loxford (1 mile north-west), Creekmouth (1 mile south), Wallend (1 mile west), East Ham (2 miles west) and Beckton (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as London (9 miles west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (9 miles west) and Shoreditch (8 miles west).
A little further out are Barking Community Hospital (less than half a mile north) and East End Women's Museum (0.9 miles west). The countryside around Barking includes Ripple Nature Reserve and Hollow Pond.
- Local schools include Greatfields School (0.5 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Barking Dog pub (0.8 miles north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include East Ham (1.8 miles west)
Your questions about a fish and chip van for the crew in Barking
Can the van park in Mayesbrook Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first.
What’s the nearest station to Barking?
The closest is Barking station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
What about crew who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
Can you cater for allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Send us any allergies in writing.
Can you feed visitors on set?
Yes. Let us know total numbers.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
What will the production need?
Productions vary, so send us the list.
Do we need to provide anything?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Mention any power or water available and we’ll confirm the rest.
Should I sort the food myself?
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is generally simpler.
A closer look at the menu
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
- 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