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Fish and Chip Van Hire in Puddle Dock
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van turns food into part of your event in Puddle Dock.
- Company team days
- Visits to care homes and day centres
- Wakes and celebrations of life
Book the van in Puddle Dock
How our fish and chip van hire works in Puddle Dock
There’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. It needs a level, firm spot to park and a clear way in, which suits drives, yards, car parks and firm lawns. Popular choices include gravy, pie and chips and curry sauce, and typical bookings are for Fêtes, fairs and school events and wakes and celebrations of life.
Around Puddle Dock, most London bookings are at homes with a drive, workplaces with a car park, schools and halls. Parking is the main thing to plan, so tell us about driveways, parking bays or a council suspension when you ask for a quote. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
- Location
- Puddle Dock (RM14)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Puddle Dock questions
Can you serve after a service at Moor Lane Church?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with somewhere for the van. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
What’s the nearest station to Puddle Dock?
The closest is Upminster station, roughly 1.9 miles away.
Can the van come to Puddle Dock?
We do. We serve events in Puddle Dock and across Greater London. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
How do you handle allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Send us any allergies in writing.
When should we book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Is fish and chips enough as a meal?
It’s a full meal on its own. Many hosts add their own desserts or cake.
What happens when we hire the van?
The van parks at your venue, we fry fresh and serve from the hatch.
What’s on the menu?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For food that suits almost everyone, fish and chips from a van is hard to beat for your event in Puddle Dock. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
Why book our van in Puddle Dock
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Hot food handed straight over
- Classic food your guests already know
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
Read our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
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Looking after everyone
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Plan something for guests whose needs we can’t meet
- Let us know numbers for vegetarians and vegans
- Confirm allergies by email
- Add an allergy question to your invitations
Bins and napkins near the hatch make life easier for everyone.
Plan cover near the hatch if rain is possible.
What a fish and chip van costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- The day of the week
- Distance and any road charges
- How long we serve
- Cod, haddock or both
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Expected numbers
- The venue or postcode
Send us the date, the address or RM14 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. Just use our quote form.
What the van needs
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A short walk from the party
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- A clear area by the serving hatch
Puddle Dock is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about off-street space or permits.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Chips
- Curry sauce
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
About the food
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order.
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
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.
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. We’re happy to send a quote so you can compare.
How the day works
Nothing gathers a crowd like the smell of fish and chips. Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. Planning an evening event in Puddle Dock? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light by the hatch and the queue.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Before we arrive
- Clear the route for the van
- Give us a contact for the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
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Planning a chip van in Puddle Dock
Puddle Dock is in Greater London. People in Puddle Dock book us for all sorts of reasons, but it always starts the same way: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. We serve 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Puddle Dock to London (about 17 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Hare Hall (4.1 miles north-west). Estates like these tend to have strict rules for vans, so check before booking. Churches such as Moor Lane Church rarely have room for a van, but a hall or home close by normally does.
Wherever your event is in RM14, we can bring the van to you. We also bring the van to events in Cranham (1 mile west), North Ockendon (1 mile south), Upminster (2 miles west), Upminster Bridge (2 miles west) and Emerson Park (3 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Walthamstow (14 miles west), Orpington (15 miles south-west), Plaistow (12 miles west), Leyton (13 miles west), New Cross (15 miles south-west) and Romford (5 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (1.7 miles west) and Spire Hartswood Hospital (2.8 miles north). The countryside around Puddle Dock includes Cranham Brickfields.
- Nearby schools include Hall Mead School (1.4 miles west)
Working with your venue
Having the party at home? Send us a picture of the drive or the spot and the way in, and we’ll tell you honestly whether it works.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
- 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