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Food Truck Hire in Poplar
From the first guest in the queue to the last, a Mexican food truck serving tacos and burritos at your event makes the serving truck part of your event in Poplar.
- Engagement parties
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Weddings
Planning an event in Poplar?
Perfect for your event in Poplar
The truck becomes the place guests gather, and the hatch draws people over.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- End-of-year parties
- Parties in venue grounds
- Client events and product launches
- Family reunions
If you’re celebrating after a ceremony at a church like St Peter's Church, our truck or trailer can be waiting at the reception spot.
What your quote should include
- How each diet is kept separate
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if it rains
- Travel and parking costs
Food truck hire in Poplar, served fresh
Truck and trailer service usually suits around 50 to 400 guests. Smaller gatherings are looked at case by case. At engagement parties and winter staff parties, we’ll put together a menu of vegan tacos, fresh salsas and guacamole and loaded nachos and more.
Hiring a food truck in Poplar starts with where it can park. A drive, a courtyard or a car park can all work, with permission, and some streets may need a parking suspension from the council. Like all of Greater London, Poplar is inside the ULEZ. Food and drinks can be booked together or separately, so one caterer can cover more of the day.
- Where
- Poplar (E14, SE16, E22)
- County
- Greater London
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free
- Guest numbers
- Normally around 50 to 400; ask us
- Add-ons
- Drinks bar, nachos to share
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 28 October 2026
Where the truck can go in Poplar
The route in matters as much as the spot itself. We need:
- Arrangements for power and water, agreed when you book
- Parking arrangements if we’re not on private land
- A flat parking spot on firm ground or hardstanding
London streets around Poplar can be narrow and busy, and all of Greater London sits inside the ULEZ. Tell us about loading, permits and any parking suspension when you enquire.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and the access, and we’ll advise.
Why choose food truck hire in Poplar?
Booking several street food trucks means juggling several suppliers. One truck with tacos, burritos and nachos is one booking to manage. Your choice of food and drinks affects the price, so tell us what you have in mind. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why us?
- Allergen-aware menus
- Catering across Greater London, including Poplar
- Tacos, burritos and a drinks bar
- Quick, friendly service from the hatch
Read our pricing and our guide to catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Flag any coeliac guests
- Confirm the venue accepts outside caterers and vehicles
- Look into parking permissions if the truck cannot go off-road
- Agree service times with us
Wet weather does not close the hatch, but guests will want a covered area to eat.
Add a build-your-own taco bar beside the truck.
The process
A typical event goes like this: we arrive and set up, service opens at the agreed time, and your guests are served fresh until service ends. Planning a private evening event in Poplar? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June. Once it is dark, some lighting near the hatch makes ordering easier.
- First come the basics: date, location, numbers and diets.
- We check availability and send a menu and a quote for hiring the truck or trailer.
- We confirm the parking spot, access, power and water with you or the venue.
- We arrive, open the hatch and cook to order for your guests.
- Once guests are fed, we clear our area and head off.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a marquee or gazebo ready in case of rain
- Tell us about narrow gates or low branches
- Ask the venue about power and water
Getting a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, send a quick message through our quote form.
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Food truck hire in Poplar: local tips
Poplar is about 2 miles south-west of Plaistow, in Greater London. For food truck hire in Poplar, we can park up at venues, fields, drives and courtyards in and around Poplar. Poplar is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we can bring food truck hire.
With the A102 and A1261 nearby, getting our truck or trailer to Poplar is straightforward. Parks such as Bartlett Park generally need permission for vehicles and catering, so a garden or hired venue is often simpler.
Here we cover the E14, SE16 and E22 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it with access for the truck or trailer. Streets in the area include Market Way, Castor Lane and Dockyard Lane, and an event on any of them can work if the truck or trailer can park nearby. Poplar sits on or near the A102 and A1261, so getting the truck or trailer to your event is simple. If your venue is just outside Poplar, we also cover London Docklands (1 mile south), Canary Wharf (1 mile south-west), Heron Quays (1 mile south-west), Coldharbour (1 mile south-east) and Blackwall (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Poplar Hospital (0.6 miles north-east) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Lavender Pond and St. James's Park Lake.
- Schools near Poplar include Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School (within half a mile north) and Langdon Park Secondary School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Ledger Building pub (less than half a mile west)
- Other local spots include Holy Trinity (1.8 miles north-west)
Planners, venues and businesses
For larger events, we plan serving points around your timings, so guests are looked after quickly. Let us know how long the break is.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
More for events in Poplar
What’s on the menu
Salsas and guacamole
Guacamole and a choice of salsas, freshly made.
Burrito bowls
Bowls suit anyone skipping tortillas, and they’re easy to adapt.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- The number of people
- What the venue already provides
- Your choice of food and drinks
- Serving staff
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the length of service, plus any add-ons and the location. Every event gets its own quote.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether you’d like food, drinks or both
- Your date and when you want service to start
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of where we’d park
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 tell us about it on our contact page.
Poplar questions
Can we hire your food truck for an event at home in Poplar?
A drive, a courtyard or a suspended bay can all work, depending on your street. We also need room for guests to queue at the hatch, and the ULEZ covers all of Greater London.
Could you serve our guests after a service at St Peter's Church?
Yes. The church itself isn’t where we’d set up, but a hall, field or garden close by with room for the truck or trailer can work well. Let us know the reception address and we’ll check the access.
Is the truck suitable for a large group?
That depends on your timings and the event. Most bookings fall around 50 to 400 guests, so tell us your numbers.
What space does the truck need?
Tell us where you’d like the truck, and we will check it works. There’s more in our space and power guide.
Can you come to a private house?
Yes, if the truck or trailer can get in and park on level, firm ground. Tell us about the drive, gates and any slopes, and we’ll tell you honestly whether it works.
Do you cook on site?
We slow-cook fillings ahead, then finish them and keep them hot at your event. Tortillas are warmed on site, and salsas and guacamole are made fresh.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Greater London included. See all areas.
Do you provide plates and napkins?
That is confirmed with each quote. Let us know what the venue supplies and we will talk it through.
- 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