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Fish and Chip Van for Events in Reading
Wherever you are in Reading, we can bring fish and chip van for events to your event. Tell us your date for a quote.
Planning an event in Reading?
Where we cater in Reading
A fish and chip van for festivals, fêtes, school fairs, sports days and community events. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or ask us for a quote.
Main towns
How fish and chip van for events works in Reading
We can trade to the public or feed your volunteers. On the menu are haddock and chips, curry sauce and chips, and we’re often booked for crew and volunteer catering and country shows.
A typical booking goes like this: the van arrives and we set up, the fryers heat up, and food goes out hot when you’re ready to eat.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your visitors.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Pricing in Reading
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why book our van
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Something for visitors to gather round
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A picture of the spot helps too. To send your details, use our quote form.
Landmarks near Caversham
We park up for events around Eldon Square, Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre and Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School and the streets around them. You’ll also find The Hill Primary School (within half a mile north-east), Grace Church (less than half a mile east) and The White Horse pub (under half a mile north). The nearest railway station is Reading station, roughly 1.3 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Berkshire Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Broad Street Mall (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Sonning Hill.
Event catering across Reading
In Reading’s villages, events may have limited power and water, while events in Caversham, Norcot and West Reading need quick service. A chip van handles both.
Caversham: Events in parks such as Eldon Square need permission from the council or landowner, and the van needs a firm route onto the pitch. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Grace Church, a chip van adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Summer events in Caversham have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
Who books fish and chip van for events?
It suits almost every visitor.
In Reading and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Agricultural and country shows
- Fundraisers
- Sports tournaments
- Festivals
Space, access and the venue
We will be honest if a spot won’t work, and help find another. The main points are:
- The landowner’s or organiser’s permission for the van
- A hard-standing or firm grass pitch
- A wet-weather pitch on hard standing
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Cold food stalls are fine on a hot day, but hot food is a draw when it is cool.
Comparing caterers
- How much space the van takes up
- Any minimum charge
- When payment is due
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Plan bins near food stalls
- Set a time for helpers’ food
- Plan something for visitors we cannot cater for
- Tell us about the pitch
If we’re feeding volunteers, agree a time that suits the schedule.
Tables and seating nearby help families eat.
What comes out of the fryer
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
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.
Common questions in Reading
Can the van come to our fair?
Tell us the date and pitch details and we will check.
What food do you serve?
Proper fish and chips, with sausages and pies for anyone who doesn’t want fish. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many children, and we’ll include them in the plan.
What do you need on the pitch?
A firm pitch with space for a queue. Tell us about power and water.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and we’ll advise.
What about visitors who do not eat fish?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we will say what we need.
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- 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