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Wedding Fish and Chip Van for Bow Common events
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van for your wedding in Bow Common and the surrounding area.
- Wedding after-parties
- Engagement parties
- Laid-back receptions
Book the van in Bow Common
How our wedding fish and chip van works in Bow Common
Once the fryers are on, guests find the van on their own. The queue becomes a place to catch up. For laid-back receptions and vow renewal parties, we’ll put together a menu of curry sauce, cod and chips and sausage and chips.
Couples in Bow Common frequently hold the reception at a local venue or at home. The van needs somewhere off the road to park, such as a yard, car park or drive. Plan this early with your venue. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer before booking.
- Area
- Bow Common (E14, E3, E1)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Extras
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, park the van and get the fryers going. Your guests can wander over to the hatch once service starts. In Bow Common, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:20pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September. A few lights by the hatch help guests and photos alike.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
Get a quote
Thinking about a fish and chip van for your wedding for your wedding in Bow Common? Send us the details and we’ll come back with a quote. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a fish and chip van in Bow Common?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, fish and chips is hot and fresh, and nothing has been out for hours. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why Bow Common hosts choose us
- A van that becomes part of the event
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
What affects the price in Bow Common
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- How easy the site is to reach
- Whether a minimum applies
- How far we travel
- The length of service
Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. It’s worth asking early.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Where the van would park
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The address or venue name
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Flag coeliac guests early
- Include the band, photographer and venue staff
- Have a back-up for guests with special diets
- Ask about dietary needs on the invitation
Your venue coordinator or a nominated friend can let us know if things run late, so the food is still fresh.
A little sign by the van tells guests what’s on.
Where the van can park in Bow Common
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
- A short walk from the party
- A clear area by the serving hatch
Bow Common 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 photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Evening fish and chips
- Curry sauce
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
What comes out of the fryer
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, great with chips and sausages.
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it goes out hot and crisp.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
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.
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.
Bow Common weddings: local tips
Bow Common is about 2 miles east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. Bow Common is well within our area, so your wedding just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Bow Common is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we bring the van.
If you want countryside in your photos, Lavender Pond isn’t far. It is worth telling train travellers that Limehouse station, about 0.8 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
Weddings anywhere in E14, E3 and E1 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. That could mean a wedding at a home on Market Way, Knapp Road and Thomas Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. If your venue is just outside Bow Common, we also cover Limehouse (1 mile west), Bromley (1 mile north-east), Mile End (1 mile north-west), Poplar (1 mile south) and Canary Wharf (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Walthamstow (5 miles north).
A little further out are Museum of the Book (0.5 miles south-west) and Tower of London (2.4 miles west). The countryside around Bow Common includes Tower Hill and Hollow Pond.
- Nearby schools include Stebon Primary School (under half a mile south-west) and Langdon Park Secondary School (0.5 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Widow's Son pub (under half a mile north-east)
- Other local spots include Holy Trinity (1.1 miles north-west)
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Bow Common questions
We are gathering after a service at All Hallows: can you come?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can the van park in Bartlett Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Does every evening guest need to eat?
That depends on your day. Many couples cater for most of the evening list.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we will say what we need.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you need. Give us your date, numbers and serving time and we’ll reply with a price.
What happens if it rains?
We cook inside the van, so rain doesn’t stop us. Guests will appreciate cover near the hatch.
- 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