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Food Truck Hire for Challock events
Planning food truck hire in Challock? We bring the truck or trailer, the ingredients and the kit, and look after your guests on the day.
- Launch events
- Private outdoor parties
- Big birthdays
Food truck hire in Challock
Food truck hire in Challock, served fresh
Guests walk up to the hatch, order and take their food away hot. It is simple, quick and sociable. Popular choices include tacos from the hatch, burrito bowls and quesadillas, which works well for engagements and anniversaries and christenings and family parties.
In a hamlet or village like Challock, our food truck or trailer can serve a private party or a team day in a field or garden. Guests order at the hatch, so plan a sheltered spot for the queue in case of rain. We arrive ready to serve, and clear our own area when service is finished.
Food truck hire or something else?
Plated catering needs a kitchen tent, waiting staff and set courses. A food truck arrives as a kitchen and serves from the hatch. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can feel generous.
What we offer in Challock
- Events in Challock and across Kent
- A menu agreed with you
- Service planned around your numbers
- Served fresh from our truck or trailer
Read how we price or what Mexican catering costs.
FAQs for Challock
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St Cosmas and St Damian: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall with access for the truck or trailer. We’d serve at the reception venue rather than at the church itself. Tell us where the reception will be.
Which station should guests use for Challock?
Wye station, about 3.3 miles south-east of the centre.
Do you cater in Challock?
Yes, we do. Challock is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Are plates and napkins included?
We confirm that with your quote. Tell us whether your venue has crockery or you’d prefer disposables.
How spicy is the food?
That’s your choice: we can keep the main dishes mild, with hotter salsas served separately. Read more about how spicy Mexican food is.
Where can the truck park?
Level, firm ground or hardstanding, access wide and high enough to drive in, and the venue’s permission. We confirm power and water when you book.
How long do you serve for?
We arrive in good time to set up before service. The length of service is agreed when you book, along with pack-down.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, we run a Mexican drinks bar, serving margaritas, Mexican beer, aguas frescas such as hibiscus and horchata, and soft drinks. Alcohol at an event may need a licence, such as a premises licence or a Temporary Event Notice, so we will check the licensing with you.
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day typically runs: we arrive and set up, service opens at the agreed time, and we serve your guests fresh for the agreed time. Planning a private evening event in Challock? Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June. After that, festoon lights or lamps near the truck help guests order.
- Ask us whether your date is available.
- You get a menu for the hatch and a quote.
- The spot and the way in are agreed in advance.
- We drive in, open the hatch and serve your guests.
- After service, we close up and leave the spot clear.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to park
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Plan a covered area for guests if rain is likely
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. Contact us for a quote: just send a quick message through our quote form.
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The menu, item by item
Tacos from the hatch
Warm tortillas filled to order and finished with salsa, with fillings such as carnitas, chicken tinga or spiced mushroom.
Burritos
A large flour tortilla rolled round rice, beans, a filling and toppings.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can check the date.
What affects the price in Challock
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Your choice of food and drinks
- The number of people
- Timings and hours
- Whether you need disposables
Extras, such as more dishes, extra drinks or a longer service, are quoted on request, so you choose what goes in.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- A photo of the space, if it is a garden or field
- What you’d like on the menu
- Gate widths, slopes and the ground
- The address or venue name
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send you a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Collect diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Confirm allergies with us in writing
- Plan a covered area for guests to eat
We keep allergen information for every dish at the hatch.
Nachos for sharing at the start are a good way to begin.
Perfect for your event in Challock
Nothing is needed from a venue kitchen, so gardens, fields and grounds all become options.
Big or small, a truck or trailer works well. Common bookings include:
- End-of-year parties
- Wedding receptions
- Private outdoor parties
- Staff appreciation days
When the service is at a church such as Church of St Cosmas and St Damian, the truck would serve at the reception venue rather than at the church.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit and payment dates
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Challock: parking, access and venues
Challock is about 5 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. For food truck hire in Challock, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and friendly service on the day. We cover 922 places in Kent, wherever the truck or trailer can get in. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 10 miles away.
If guests are travelling by rail, Wye station is about 3.3 miles away. Around Challock, historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (3.9 miles north) and Godinton House (4.5 miles south-west). Listed venues often control where vehicles go, so raise food truck hire at your first visit. Hiring our food truck for an event near the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Challock? Country lanes can be narrow and verges soft, so tell us about the route in.
For food truck hire in TN25, we plan around your venue and the route in. Streets in the area include Chapmans Close, Blind Lane and Old Clock House Green, and an event on any of them can work if the truck or trailer can park nearby. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Pested (1 mile north), Paddock (1 mile west), Stocker's Head (3 miles west), Badlesmere (3 miles north) and Throwley Forstal (3 miles north). We also cater in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (5 miles south), Canterbury (10 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-west), Whitstable (11 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.9 miles north-east) and William Harvey Hospital (5.6 miles south).
- Local schools include The Hayesbrook School (2.2 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Chequers pub (within half a mile south-west)
DIY taco night versus a caterer
Not sure whether to do it yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Contact us for a quote to compare.
Plenty of people try a DIY taco night at home. The usual problems are cold tortillas, running out of a popular filling and a host stuck at the stove. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us serve.
Places near Challock
What else we do in Challock
- Served from our truck or trailer at your venue, garden or event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options, with allergen information
- Tacos and taco bars, burritos, bowls, nachos and quesadillas
- Mexican drinks bar: margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas