Kent · England
Food Truck Hire for Keycol events
A food truck at your event, serving Mexican street food from the hatch in Keycol, served fresh from our food truck or trailer, wherever your event is.
- Retirement parties
- Garden parties
- Company away days
Planning an event in Keycol?
FAQs for Keycol
How far is Keycol from central London?
It is about 35 miles from central London, and inside the area we cover.
Do you hire out your food truck for parties in places like Keycol?
Yes, as long as we’re available on the date and can get the truck or trailer in. Let us know about access and where we’d park.
Do you provide allergen information for each dish?
We plan allergen-aware menus, including for nut allergies, with allergen information for every dish. We keep options separate, but we cannot promise anything is completely allergen-free. If a guest has a severe allergy, please talk to us before the event.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. Mild dishes, quesadillas and nachos can be part of the menu. Tell us how many children are coming.
How is the food prepared?
Fillings are slow-cooked in advance, then finished and kept hot on site. The tortillas are warmed on site, and the salsas and guacamole are made fresh.
What space does the truck need?
Level, firm ground or hardstanding, access wide and high enough to drive in, and the venue’s permission. Power and water are confirmed with each booking.
What access do you need?
A level, firm spot for the truck or trailer, with access wide and high enough to drive in, and the venue’s agreement. Power and water arrangements are confirmed with each booking.
How does private food truck hire work?
Our truck or trailer comes to your venue and serves your guests from the hatch. It’s a private booking for your guests only.
About our food truck hire in Keycol
Pair the truck with our Mexican drinks bar with margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas. A build-your-own taco bar can sit beside the truck too. At launch events and leaving parties, we will put together a menu of loaded nachos, burrito bowls and burritos and more.
For a rural spot like Keycol, food truck hire needs a little planning: gate widths, soft ground and the route from the road all matter. We confirm power and water arrangements with you. We turn up ready to serve, and tidy our own area afterwards.
Perfect for your event in Keycol
Food comes from the hatch hot, one order at a time, not left standing on a buffet.
Whatever the occasion, the serving truck can be a highlight. We can cater:
- Winter staff parties
- Family celebrations
- Launch events
- Weddings
After a service at a church such as Church of St Bartholomew, a hired food truck at a garden, field or venue nearby can feed everyone.
What your quote should include
- Who provides plates and napkins
- The deadline for final numbers
- A clear list of what’s included
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where vehicles can park, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planning for every diet
A Mexican menu is easy to plan for mixed diets, because options can be kept separate. A few tips:
- Ask guests with severe allergies to speak to us beforehand
- Walk the access route and note narrow gaps
- Email us any allergies
- Look into parking permissions if the truck cannot go off-road
If your timings move, let us know, and we will work around it.
Loaded nachos to share while the first orders cook are a good way to begin.
The process
We arrive in good time before service, then set up and prepare everything. Guests come up to order when service opens. Late-September events in Keycol see sunset at about 7:00pm, so evening service from the truck may run past dusk. A late-May event keeps its light until roughly 8:50pm.
- Ask us whether your date is available.
- You get a menu for the hatch and a quote.
- We confirm the parking spot and the route in.
- On the day, guests order at the hatch and we cook to order.
- After service, we close up and leave the spot clear.
How to prepare
- Tell us what power and water the site has
- Choose a level, firm spot for the truck or trailer
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send a quick message through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest a menu to suit.
Planning help
How it compares
A private hire is not the same as a festival stall. At a festival we trade to the public; when you hire us, we serve only your guests, on your timings. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, staff, plates and napkins, travel and VAT. Contact us for a quote and we’ll set out what’s included.
Why book with us
- A clear quote
- A plan agreed before the day
- Book food, drinks or both
- Allergen-aware menus
See how we price and the cost guide.
Keycol: parking, access and venues
Keycol is about 2 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Across the ME9 area, we will come to your venue or site, as long as there is access. Keycol is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Maidstone, about 9 miles away.
If guests are travelling by rail, the nearest station is Newington station, about 1.1 miles west. No room on the drive? A hired hall or sports club near Keycol with parking may suit the truck or trailer. Hiring our food truck for an event near the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Keycol? Country lanes can be narrow and verges soft, so tell us about the route in.
We cater events across ME9. From Rooks View, Hill Farm View and Rook Lane or a nearby road, we’ll plan where to park and serve. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Bobbing (1 mile east), Chestnut Street (1 mile south), Newington (1 mile west), Danaway (1 mile south-west) and Oad Street (2 miles south). We also cater in nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (9 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (13 miles south-west).
A little further out are Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.8 miles east) and Bayford Court (2.3 miles east).
- Nearby schools include Westlands School (1 mile south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find George Inn (1 mile west)
The menu, item by item
Loaded nachos
Crisp chips loaded with toppings, salsa and guacamole.
Tacos from the hatch
A taco is ideal food from a truck.
Where the truck can go in Keycol
Plenty of outdoor spaces and venues work for us, but there are a few things to check:
- Parking arrangements if we’re not on private land
- Power and water details confirmed in advance
- Seating or standing room near the truck
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Should I do it myself?
A DIY taco night is possible for a crowd, but it is more work than it looks. There are fillings to slow-cook, tortillas to keep warm and salsas to make. Read our guide to taco bars.
For a small group, a taco night at home can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, with allergen information for every dish.
Other catering in Keycol
- 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