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Food Truck Hire in Lodge Lees
A food truck at your event, serving Mexican street food from the hatch in Lodge Lees, served fresh from our food truck or trailer, wherever your event is.
- Family celebrations
- Wedding evening food
- Private parties in fields and grounds
Get a quote for food truck hire in Lodge Lees
Organising for someone else?
For larger events, we plan serving points around your timings, so guests are looked after quickly. Tell us how long you have for food and drinks.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We will provide the information the landowner or council asks for from us.
Food truck hire for your event in Lodge Lees
We serve when you want us to: a set lunch hour, an evening slot or a few hours through a party. Let us know your running order. On the menu are tacos from the hatch, quesadillas and fresh salsas and guacamole, and it is a good fit for client hospitality and end-of-year celebrations.
In a hamlet or village like Lodge Lees, 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 cater for vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free guests, with allergen information for everything we serve.
Planning food truck hire around Lodge Lees
Lodge Lees is about 7 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. We cater events at homes, gardens and venues in Lodge Lees and nearby villages. We cater in 922 places in Kent, wherever the truck or trailer can get in. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
Around Lodge Lees, historic houses include Acrise Place (3.4 miles south). If you’re hiring a historic venue, check early whether it allows a catering vehicle on site. Colleagues or friends without a car may like to know that Shepherds Well station is about 3 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Lodge Lees, with country venues and gardens where a hired food truck could serve. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules on vehicles, so check with yours.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it with access for the truck or trailer. For events just outside Lodge Lees, we cover Denton (1 mile east), Breach (1 mile west), Wootton (1 mile south-east), Shelvin (1 mile east) and Selsted (2 miles south). We also cater in nearby towns such as Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles north-east) and Whitstable (13 miles north-west).
The countryside around Lodge Lees includes Cheriton Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Jackdaw Inn (within half a mile south-east)
Other catering in Lodge Lees
What affects the price in Lodge Lees
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- Parking and the route in
- Guest numbers
- What’s on the menu
- Whether you add a drinks bar or food
Extras, such as more dishes, extra drinks or a longer service, are quoted on request, so you choose what goes in.
Details that help
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and allergy numbers
- A picture of where we’d park
- Gate widths, slopes and the ground
- The date and time of the event
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Who books food truck hire in Lodge Lees?
Guests can come back to the hatch when they’re ready.
Almost any gathering can work with a truck or trailer. People in Lodge Lees can book us for occasions like:
- Retirement parties
- Anniversary celebrations
- Private outdoor parties
- Birthday parties
Parks such as Jumping Downs generally need permission for vehicles and catering, so a garden or hired venue is often simpler.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- Space, access, power and water needs
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether plates, napkins and cutlery are included
Planning the serving area
We’ll agree the spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Enough width and height on the route in
- Power and water details confirmed in advance
- A flat parking spot on firm ground or hardstanding
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Tacos
- Mexican drinks bar
- Loaded nachos
- Burritos
- Burrito bowls
- Quesadillas
How it works
We need a level, firm spot we can drive the truck or trailer onto, and we agree power and water arrangements before the day. A photo of the space helps. By late September, it is dark in Lodge Lees at around 7:00pm, so evening service from the truck may run past dusk. A late-May event keeps its light until roughly 8:45pm.
- Share your plans for the event.
- Together we plan dishes that cover your guests’ diets.
- We check power, water and timings with the venue.
- Service runs at the times you choose.
- Once service ends, we tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Find out what power and water are available
- Let us know the timings for the day
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Send allergy details in writing
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Measure gates and look for low branches on the way in
- Ask the venue about catering vehicles before booking
Guests come to the hatch, order and wait a short moment for hot food.
Ask us about evening food later on, quoted with the main booking.
Can I do a taco night myself?
Not sure whether to do it yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Running your own drinks table is one option, but someone still has to mix, pour and keep an eye on it all evening. See our margarita bar guide.
Why choose food truck hire in Lodge Lees?
A hog roast suits meat eaters well, but tacos and bowls make vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free guests easier to feed. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: serving hours, staff, disposables, travel and VAT. Contact us for a quote and we’ll set out what’s included.
Why book with us
- Set-up planned with you and your venue
- Menus chosen with you
- Served fresh from our food truck or trailer
- Tacos, burritos and a drinks bar
Read how we price or what Mexican catering costs.
Lodge Lees: your questions answered
Do you hire out your food truck for parties in places like Lodge Lees?
Yes, depending on the date. For a private or work event in a village or hamlet, the main thing is access: tell us about the lane, the gate and the ground.
Will you travel to a small place like Lodge Lees?
Yes, small places are no problem, given access. Tell us about lanes, gates, ground and parking.
What do you need at the venue?
A level, firm spot for the truck or trailer, with access wide and high enough to drive in, plus the venue’s permission. Power and water arrangements are confirmed with each booking.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, we offer 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’ll talk licensing through with you.
Is food truck hire good for weddings?
Wedding food from a truck feels relaxed and sociable, especially in the evening. We will check access and timings with your venue.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Greater London, Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire, including Lodge Lees.
How much does food truck hire cost?
Each hire is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, location and timings. For a price, fill in our quote form.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
- 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