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Food Truck Hire for Stede Quarter events
A food truck at your event, serving Mexican street food from the hatch in Stede Quarter, served fresh from our food truck or trailer, at your venue, garden or site.
- End-of-year parties
- Birthday parties
- Staff summer parties
Book food truck hire in Stede Quarter
How our food truck hire works in Stede Quarter
Food truck hire means our food truck or trailer is booked for your guests only. Unlike a stall at a festival or market, it’s a private hire, so we plan the menu and service times around you. It suits milestone birthdays and parties in venue grounds, serving vegan tacos, fresh salsas and guacamole and tacos from the hatch.
Near Stede Quarter, a hired food truck in a field or garden suits private parties and work away days alike. Guests queue at the hatch, so have some cover ready in case of rain. We serve from the hatch of our food truck or trailer, or from a serving station, and we plan the service around your numbers.
What affects the price in Stede Quarter
Contact us for a quote, which reflects:
- Travel, parking and access
- Food, drinks or both
- Timings and hours
- Your choice of food and drinks
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for food truck hire. A short lunch service for a team is a different job from a full wedding day. Your quote sets it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and allergy numbers
- The date and rough timings
- What power and water the site has
- Expected numbers
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.
What’s on the menu
Loaded nachos
Nachos are good for sharing between friends.
Tacos from the hatch
A taco is ideal food from a truck, and corn tortillas suit gluten-free guests.
Should I do it myself?
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.
For a small group, a taco night at home can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles allergen information for you.
Step by step
When we arrive, we park the truck or trailer in the agreed spot and set up. We are ready to serve at the agreed time, so everything runs to your schedule. December events in Stede Quarter lose the light at about 3:50pm, so ask the venue about outdoor lighting where we’ll park. At midsummer, sunset is around 9:15pm.
- Check our availability for your date.
- We agree a hatch menu and send 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.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level, firm spot for the truck or trailer
- Find out what power and water are available
- Tell us about narrow gates or low branches
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. When you’re ready, drop us a line using the enquiry form.
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For event organisers in Stede Quarter
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send what the landowner or council needs from us.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: vehicle access, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
What we need at the venue
We’ll agree the spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A parking suspension, where a street spot is needed
- A clear area for a queue at the hatch
- Firm, level ground or hardstanding where the truck or trailer can park
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Stede Quarter questions
Will you travel to a small place like Stede Quarter?
Yes, we cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates, ground and parking.
Can you bring your truck or trailer to Wattle Wood?
Only with permission from whoever runs the park, often the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide what they ask for from us.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down and leave our area tidy. Let us know the venue’s rules on waste and we will confirm the arrangements with your quote.
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, and the venue’s agreement. We confirm power and water with you for each booking.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Greater London, Kent and Medway, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
How many guests can the truck serve?
It depends on the event and how long service runs. Most bookings fall around 50 to 400 guests, so tell us your numbers.
How is private hire different from festival trading?
Private hire means we serve only your guests, with a menu and timings you agree with us. At festivals and markets we trade to the public; see our street food catering page.
Can you serve in the rain?
We can keep serving from the truck or trailer in the rain, but guests need somewhere covered to eat and drink, such as a marquee, gazebo or nearby building.
Places near Stede Quarter
What else we do in Stede Quarter
Hiring a food truck in Stede Quarter
Stede Quarter is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Tell us where your event in Stede Quarter will be, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. Stede Quarter is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we can bring food truck hire. Our nearest city page is Maidstone, about 12 miles away.
From central London, Stede Quarter is about 42 miles away. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Headcorn station, about 4 miles north-west. Hiring our food truck for an event near the High Weald National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Stede Quarter? Country lanes can be narrow and verges soft, so tell us about the route in.
This part of Kent takes in TN27, so your event can be anywhere in it. For events just outside Stede Quarter, we cover Woolpack Corner (1 mile south-west), Curteis' Corner (1 mile north-west), Biddenden (1 mile west), Standen (1 mile north-west) and Durrant Green (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Foley Park (13 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (13 miles west), Tenterden (3 miles south) and Bearsted (12 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Benenden Hospital (3.1 miles south-west) and Kent Firefighting Museum (2.9 miles north-west).
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Look into parking permissions if the truck cannot go off-road
- Check gate widths and any height limits
- Let us know who is coeliac
- Ask the venue about catering vehicles before you book
Running late? Tell us.
Ask about a second service later in the evening, quoted with the main booking.
Why choose food truck hire in Stede Quarter?
It feels informal but well looked after.
Here are some of the events we cater around Stede Quarter:
- Launch events
- Family reunions
- Birthday parties
- Leaving parties
Hoping to hire a food truck for a gathering in Wattle Wood? A catering vehicle in a public park typically needs the landowner’s permission.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff are serving, and for how long
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- The caterer’s food hygiene rating
- VAT, if it applies
- 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