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Film and TV set catering in Pizien Well, Kent
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Film set catering in Pizien Well.
- Crew lunches at base
- Ad shoots
- Period dramas on location
Film set catering for Pizien Well events
A chip van compared with other options
Wrap parties add up. A van makes a relaxed wrap. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why book with us
- We cover Pizien Well and the whole of Kent
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Classic food your crew already know
- All the chip-shop extras
Film set catering in Pizien Well, fried fresh
Seaside and period locations suit a fish and chip van perfectly. For stills shoots and commercials and music videos, we can cook pie and chips, cod and chips and sausage and chips.
Near Pizien Well, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so a van at base is a big help. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your shoot, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
Places near Pizien Well
What else we do in Pizien Well
A closer look at the menu
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips, perfect with gravy.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Events we cater in Pizien Well
It lifts the crew.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Stills shoots
- Ad shoots
- Seaside shoots
- Wrap celebrations
Pizien Well is about 27 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether there is a minimum
- The van’s size and access needs
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Update numbers if they change
- Agree how the base is left
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Plan an alternative for anyone we can’t cater for
After service, we pack up and get out of the way.
A quick pre-order speeds things up.
Planners, venues and businesses
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Pizien Well? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
Prices and what affects them
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Numbers
- The minimum booking
- Parking and the way in
There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Where the van would park
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A picture of where the van would go
- Roughly how many people, including children
Every quote is worked out for your event. Give us your date first, and we will check availability right away.
Questions from Pizien Well
What’s the nearest station to Pizien Well?
The closest is Wateringbury station, roughly 1 mile away.
How far is Pizien Well from London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What does the van need?
Less than you might think: a drive, a car park, a yard or a firm lawn, that the van can reach easily. If in doubt, send a photo.
Do you come to Pizien Well?
We do. Pizien Well is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll say what we need.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Can you work to the call sheet?
We can. Tell us the lunch time and a contact on the day, and we’ll work around changes where we can.
Can the van come to base?
Yes, wherever locations agree; we’ll check the route.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is usually simpler.
Step by step
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. Light in Pizien Well lasts until about 9:20pm at midsummer; for dawn calls or late wraps, plan lighting at base.
- It starts with the unit base, dates and numbers.
- We check the route and the unit base and send a price.
- Parking and arrival are agreed with locations.
- We serve hot from the hatch when lunch is called.
- We clear up and get out of the way.
How to prepare
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Let us know the serving time
Get a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your shoot, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Planning help
Crew catering near Pizien Well
Pizien Well is about 6 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. For a shoot in Pizien Well, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. Pizien Well is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 27 miles away.
For crew arriving by train, Wateringbury station, about 1 mile east, is the nearest station. Within reach of Pizien Well are historic houses such as Old Soar Manor (3.5 miles west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the van will need a base agreed with the property.
Here we cover the ME18 postcode area, and we can serve your shoot anywhere in it. Local streets include Pizien Well Road and Old Road; a shoot on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. For shoots just outside Pizien Well, we cover Mereworth (1 mile west), Kent Street (1 mile north-west), Herne Pound (1 mile north-west), West Peckham (2 miles west) and New Pound (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
A little further out are Leybourne Castle (3.6 miles north) and Teapot Island (2.4 miles south).
- Nearby, you will find The Railway pub (1 mile east)
- 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