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Wedding Fish and Chip Van in St Giles
Treat your guests to fresh fish and chips at your wedding in St Giles. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Evening wedding food
- Rustic farm weddings
- Weddings with a seaside feel
Planning an event in St Giles?
For planners, venues and organisers
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Wedding fish and chip van in St Giles, cooked to order
Evening guests may have come straight from work, and day guests ate hours ago. Hot food fried to order looks after both. We’re frequently asked to cater coastal-themed receptions and vow renewal parties, serving haddock and chips, cod and chips and curry sauce.
Couples in St Giles often hold the reception at a local venue or at home. We need off-road parking near the reception. Plan this early with your venue. Everything is fried fresh at your wedding, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
- Area
- St Giles (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Is a fish and chip van right for your wedding?
A hog roast is a classic for weddings, but it is pork only. A chip van offers fish, sausages and pies. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We’ll send you a quote.
Why St Giles hosts choose us
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Bookings across Greater London, including St Giles
- A menu almost everyone likes
- A quote that spells everything out
Read our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
Looking after everyone
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To get it right:
- Include the band, photographer and venue staff
- Not every evening guest eats: ask us how many to plan for
- Have a back-up for guests with special diets
- Name a friend or coordinator as our contact
Evening food normally goes out between about 8pm and 9:30pm, after the first dance.
A little sign by the van tells guests what’s on.
Should I sort the food myself?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
How the day works
You don’t need to do much on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your wedding. The frying and serving are down to us. In St Giles, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm, so evening food at about 8:30pm is in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- We check the venue and the date, then send a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We set up during the reception and start frying at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we clear our spot and leave you to the party.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Tell us when you want to eat
Ask for a quote
Each quote is put together for your wedding. Give us your date first, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning help
St Giles weddings: local tips
St Giles is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. For weddings in St Giles, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass in and around St Giles. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Marrying at Soho Baptist Chapel? A reception at a garden, barn or hall close by gives the van somewhere to park for the evening. Nearby historic houses include Benjamin Franklin House (0.5 miles south) and Burlington House (0.7 miles south-west). Grand venues like these usually set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
We take the van to weddings all over the W1F, W1D and W1T postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your wedding is on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. St Giles is on the A301 and A400, which makes the journey straightforward. We also bring the van to weddings in Seven Dials (1 mile south), West End (1 mile south-west), Soho (1 mile south-west), Covent Garden (1 mile south-east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Comedy (less than half a mile north-east) and Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (less than half a mile north-east). Open spaces near St Giles include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
- Nearby schools include Mercers' School (0.8 miles east) and London Nautical School (1 mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Crown pub (within half a mile south)
- Local facilities include LSE Shaw Library (less than half a mile east)
Also near St Giles
What else we do in St Giles
How we price a fish and chip van for your wedding
We will give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- The length of service
- How many people are eating
- How easy the site is to reach
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Allergies and diets you know about
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- Rough numbers for adults and children
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but there are a few things to check:
- A spot near your guests
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- A clear area by the serving hatch
St Giles 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 in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Cod and chips
- Evening fish and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
Why choose wedding fish and chip van in St Giles?
A chip van brings a relaxed, fun feel to the evening. The hatch becomes a meeting point.
In St Giles and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Evening food for day and evening guests
- Vow renewal parties
- Weddings with a seaside feel
- Marquee and garden weddings
Guests coming by rail will want to know that St Giles has its own station, Tottenham Court Road station.
Questions to ask before you book
- Payment terms and deposit
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- If the price includes VAT
- What the van needs: space, access, power
Questions from St Giles
We are gathering after a service at Soho Baptist Chapel: can you come?
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 typically elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
What’s the nearest station to St Giles?
Tottenham Court Road station, in St Giles itself.
What if the weather’s bad?
We carry on in the rain, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
Is there a non-fish option?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Where will the van go at our venue?
Typically, with the venue’s agreement and firm ground. We will check access with you and the venue.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, that’s what most couples book us for. We will agree a serving time around your running order.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
- 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