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Party Fish and Chip Van in Lullingstone
We bring a fish and chip van for your party to Lullingstone and nearby, frying fresh at your venue.
- Birthday parties
- Street parties and neighbourhood events
- Summer garden parties
Party fish and chip van in Lullingstone
Party fish and chip van in Lullingstone, cooked to order
You don’t need to hire a hall: a chip van on the drive turns your home into the venue. We serve haddock and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater retirement parties and family celebrations after a christening.
Near Lullingstone, parties are frequently in gardens or fields. Tell us about lanes and parking, and we’ll handle the rest. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your party, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask about dietary needs on the invitation
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Count children separately
- Ensure the van can park legally
Have bins and napkins by the van.
Bunting and festoon lights by the van make it part of the party.
Perfect for your party in Lullingstone
Fresh food beats a tired buffet.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Street parties and neighbourhood events
- Summer garden parties
- Children’s parties
- Naming days and christenings
Nearby historic houses include Lullingstone Castle (under half a mile east). If you are hiring a historic venue for a big birthday, check its rules on catering vans first.
Comparing caterers
- When payment is due
- The cancellation terms
- Any minimum charge
- How much space the van takes up
Also near Lullingstone
Other occasions in Lullingstone
How it works
When we arrive, we park up on the agreed spot, set up and heat the fryers. Then everything is fried to order, so we time it to your schedule. Sunset in Lullingstone is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June. If the party runs past dark, the queue and the path to the van need light.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
How to get a price
Planning a fish and chip van for your party in Lullingstone? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Lullingstone parties: what to know
Lullingstone is about 3 miles south of Swanley, in Kent. We park up at drives, car parks, yards and venues around Lullingstone and nearby villages. Lullingstone is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Lullingstone to London (16 miles away).
Thinking of using Raspberry Hall Park? Parks normally need the owner’s permission, often the council’s, before a catering van can park or trade. After a christening at a church like Church of Saint Botolph, a chip van at home is an easy way to feed family and friends. Lullingstone is within about 2 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so many gardens around here have a great outlook.
Wherever your party is in DA4, we can fry fresh for your guests. If your venue is just outside Lullingstone, we also cover Shoreham (2 miles south), Well Hill (2 miles west), Crockenhill (2 miles north-west), Maypole (2 miles west) and Bopeep (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Dartford (6 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north-east), Tonbridge (12 miles south), Northfleet (8 miles north-east) and Swanley (3 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Lullingstone Castle (under half a mile east) and Orpington Hospital (4.2 miles west). Open spaces near Lullingstone include The Warren.
- Local pubs include The Malt Shovel pub (1 mile north-east)
What a fish and chip van costs
We will give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How far we travel
- Cod, haddock or both
- Whether a minimum applies
- Parking and the way in
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Where you’d like the van to go
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Where the event is
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
About the food
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. It is the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is generally the easier option.
Lullingstone questions
Is Lullingstone too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Can the van park in Raspberry Hall Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
What do you need at the house?
Let us know about power and water at the house, and we will confirm what we need.
Do you bring everything you need?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
What does the van need?
Not much: a hard surface or firm, dry grass, with a clear way in. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.
Do you take everything away?
We clear the van’s area after service. Let us know about bins for guests.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. Guests will appreciate cover near the hatch.
What can guests choose from?
Chip-shop favourites: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Compared with cooking a barbecue yourself, a chip van means nobody is stuck at the grill. Larger groups generally cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why Lullingstone hosts choose us
- Events in Lullingstone and across Kent
- A menu almost everyone likes
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
Read how we price and the cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a facilities manager or an organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Organising a club, school or community event in Lullingstone? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
- 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