Greater London · England
Film and TV set catering in Totteridge, Greater London
Something for almost everyone: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Film set catering in Totteridge.
- Live events and broadcasts
- Stills shoots
- Crew morale days
Book the van in Totteridge
Film set catering for your shoot in Totteridge
A chip van is a popular crew treat on a long shoot, alongside regular catering. On the menu are cod and chips, haddock and chips and pie and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater crew lunches at base and wrap celebrations.
Shoots in Totteridge frequently use streets, yards and car parks as unit bases. The location manager will arrange the van’s spot, often with council permission. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
- Area
- Totteridge (N20, EN5)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Who books film set catering in Totteridge?
It lifts the crew.
Here are some of the occasions we serve in Totteridge and Greater London:
- Stills shoots
- Period dramas on location
- Ad shoots
- Wrap celebrations
Among the historic houses close to Totteridge are Wyllyotts Manor (4.2 miles north) and Heath Hall (4.4 miles south). 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
- Whether there is a minimum
- If the price includes VAT
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- What happens if plans change
Location catering around Totteridge
Totteridge is about 1 mile south-west of Barnet, in Greater London. Across the N20 area, we can bring the van to you. Totteridge is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Totteridge to London (10 miles away).
For cast and crew travelling by train, Oakleigh Park station, about 1.5 miles east, is the nearest station.
We serve shoots across N20 and EN5 and the streets around it. Local streets include Barnet Lane, Grange Avenue and Chestnut Lane; a shoot on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. For shoots just outside Totteridge, we cover Hadley (1 mile north), High Barnet (1 mile north), Arkley (2 miles north-west), Mill Hill (2 miles south-west) and Rowley Green (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south-east), City of Westminster (9 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south), St Pancras (8 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Barnet General Hospital (1.3 miles north-west) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Totteridge Green and Darland's Lake.
- Schools near Totteridge include St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (under half a mile south) and Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (1.2 miles north)
- Other local spots include Barnet Urban District (1 mile north)
What affects the price in Totteridge
Your quote will be clear. The main things that affect it are:
- How far we travel
- The minimum booking
- How many people are eating
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is often the best value.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs and allergies
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can use our quote form.
The process
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, which is why it tastes like it does at the seaside. Long summer days in Totteridge, with light until about 9:20pm, suit evening wraps outdoors.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Getting ready for the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your shoot, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.
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Totteridge questions
Could you trade in Brook Farm Open Space?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first.
What’s the nearest station to Totteridge?
The closest is Oakleigh Park station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
Do you bring everything you need?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
What if we only have street parking?
Only where it is legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Check with your council first.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Normally, if it is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Is there a non-fish option?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Is everything cooked fresh?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so it’s fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Totteridge.
Nearby places to Totteridge
What else we do in Totteridge
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Totteridge? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
What the van needs
Plenty of places work for the van, but a few things matter:
- A lit spot for dark mornings or evenings
- Access checked by locations
- Agreement from the location manager and landowner
Totteridge is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Crew lunches
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
A chip van compared with other options
Ordering takeaway to a location is unreliable. The van cooks on site. Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- All the chip-shop extras
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- A van that becomes part of the event
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it is what most people in the south ask for. We batter it and fry it to order.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it is on the menu.
Planning for dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Add an allergy question to crew forms
- Plan an alternative for anyone we cannot cater for
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Give us a contact for call-time changes
We take our used oil and waste with us.
Pre-orders from the crew help on tight breaks.
- 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