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Film Set Catering for Pootings events
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Film set catering in Pootings.
- Lunch at the unit base
- Crew morale days
- Location filming
Fresh fish and chips in Pootings
Film set catering in Pootings, fried fresh
On a long job, a chip van day is a morale boost, alongside regular catering. Whether it is photo shoots and unit base lunches, we will put together a menu of haddock and chips, mushy peas and sausage and chips and more.
Near Pootings, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so a van at base is a big help. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed.
Events we cater in Pootings
It is quick to serve within a lunch break.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In Pootings, people book us for occasions like:
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Wrap parties
- Location shoots
- Ad shoots
Within reach of Pootings are historic houses such as Chartwell (1.4 miles north) and Quebec House (3 miles north). Period locations like these generally keep vehicles well away from the house, so agree the base early.
What your quote should include
- When payment is due
- A clear list of what’s included
- The deadline for final numbers
- Travel, tolls and road charges
FAQs for Pootings
Do you come out to small places like Pootings?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Pootings from London?
About 20 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What do you bring?
Everything is cooked in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site and we will confirm what we need.
Can the van park on grass?
It depends on the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a picture if you can.
Is there a non-fish option?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Pootings.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Do you take everything away?
The pitch is left as we found it. Bins for crew are worth planning.
Should I sort the food myself?
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 cooks in front of your crew instead.
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger crew and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it’s a favourite in colder months.
What affects the price in Pootings
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The minimum booking
- The number of meals
- Distance and any road charges
- The day of the week
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. Your quote spells it all out.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The address or venue name
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Pootings
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Crew catering near Pootings
Pootings is about 6 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We park up at drives, car parks, yards and venues around Pootings and nearby villages. We take the van to all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Pootings to London (about 20 miles away).
Crew coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Edenbridge station, about 1.4 miles south-west. Pootings is roughly 20 miles from central London.
Anywhere in TN8, we can fry fresh for your crew. If your venue is just outside Pootings, we also cover Four Elms (1 mile south-east), Crockham Hill (1 mile north-west), Puddledock (1 mile north-east), Mowshurst (1 mile south) and Marlpit Hill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also take the van to Sevenoaks (6 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-east), Tonbridge (9 miles east), Swanley (13 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles east) and Paddock Wood (14 miles east).
A little further out are Tandridge Priory (3.1 miles north-west) and Haxted Watermill Museum (3.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Pootings includes Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and get on with frying and serving. Daylight is short on winter shoots near Pootings: sunset is about 3:55pm, so lunch at base is often in daylight but a wrap meal isn’t.
- It starts with the unit base, dates and numbers.
- You get an access check and a quote.
- Parking and arrival are agreed with locations.
- We cook to order through the crew’s lunch break.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the unit base clean.
How to prepare
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
How to get a price
Planning a fish and chip van for the crew in Pootings? Send us the details and we will reply with a clear price. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
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Other occasions in Pootings
Planning for dietary needs
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Flag any coeliac crew
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Agree how the base is left
- Update numbers if they change
Tell us if supporting artists are eating.
Cover near the hatch helps on wet days.
A chip van compared with other options
Next to a sandwich lunch, a chip van gives the crew a proper hot meal. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
What you get with us
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Quick service from the hatch
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- All the chip-shop extras
Read how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
- 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