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Food truck caterers in Upper Hartfield
Mobile Mexican Catering brings food truck hire with tacos, burritos, bowls and nachos to Upper Hartfield and across East Sussex, catering for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan guests.
- End-of-year parties
- Engagement parties
- Private parties in fields and grounds
Food truck hire near Upper Hartfield
Should I do it myself?
If you do it yourself, work out quantities first: our guide to how many tacos per person helps. Keep warmed tortillas covered, and label dishes for guests with allergies.
Weighing up a DIY taco night against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Contact us for a quote to compare.
Food truck hire for your event in Upper Hartfield
Service is planned around your timings: a set lunch hour, an evening slot or a few hours through a party. Tell us when guests should eat and we’ll plan around it. It works well for leaving dos and retirements and wedding receptions, with loaded nachos, vegan tacos and tacos from the hatch.
For a rural spot like Upper Hartfield, 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 serve from the hatch of our food truck or trailer, or from a serving station, and we plan the service around your numbers.
- Location
- Upper Hartfield (TN7)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free
- Guest numbers
- Around 50 to 400 is usual; ask about yours
- Add-ons
- Drinks bar, nachos to share
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 28 October 2026
Food truck hire in Upper Hartfield: local tips
Upper Hartfield is about 5 miles north-west of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Anywhere in TN7, we can serve your guests, as long as there’s access. We cover all 289 towns and villages in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our truck and trailer cover the area from Upper Hartfield to Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles away).
Rail travellers will be glad to hear that Ashurst Kent station is about 3.7 miles away. Roughly 29 miles separate Upper Hartfield from central London, close enough for a London team’s away day. Hiring our food truck for an event near the High Weald National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Upper Hartfield? Country lanes can be narrow and verges soft, so tell us about the route in.
For food truck hire in TN7, we plan around your venue and the route in and timings. Streets in the area include Parrock Lane, Cat Street and Gallipot Hill, and an event on any of them can work if the truck or trailer can park nearby. Close by, we cover events in Coleman's Hatch (1 mile south-west), Forest Row (2 miles west), Wych Cross (3 miles south-west), Duddleswell (4 miles south) and Chelwood Gate (4 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Lewes (15 miles south), Crowborough (5 miles south-east), Uckfield (9 miles south), South Malling (15 miles south), Heathfield (11 miles south-east) and Cliffe (15 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Bolebroke Castle (2 miles north-east) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.2 miles south-east).
The menu, item by item
Salsas and guacamole
Guests can add salsa and guacamole to taste, from mild to hot.
Tacos from the hatch
Tacos are quick to serve and easy to eat standing up, and corn tortillas suit gluten-free guests.
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Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Confirm allergies with us in writing
- Share your running order
- Guests with serious allergies should contact us first
- Let us know who is coeliac
Guests come to the hatch, order and wait a short moment for hot food.
A taco-bar station can sit next to the truck.
Events we cater in Upper Hartfield
Nothing is needed from a venue kitchen, which opens up gardens, fields and car parks with the venue’s agreement.
Here are some of the events we cater in Upper Hartfield and East Sussex:
- Private parties in fields and grounds
- Staff appreciation days
- Client events and product launches
- Weddings
Nearby historic houses include Bassetts Manor (1.9 miles north) and Hammerwood Park (2.9 miles north-west). Listed venues often control where vehicles go, so raise food truck hire at your first visit.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- How long the service runs
- The wet-weather plan
- Space, access, power and water needs
For event organisers in Upper Hartfield
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Upper Hartfield? Service from a truck or trailer is quick, even for a crowd, and the menu can suit most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We will provide the information the landowner or council asks for from us.
How it compares
Cooking yourself saves on catering but costs you the day. Hire the truck and the cooking is ours. Access, parking and the distance to your venue can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed in your quote.
Why book Mobile Mexican Catering in Upper Hartfield
- Set-up planned with you and your venue
- A menu agreed with you
- Catering across East Sussex, including Upper Hartfield
- Fast service, even with a queue
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
Step by step
Service is quick and friendly: we serve from the hatch or a serving station, so a crowd is looked after quickly. Afterwards we clear our area. Late-September events in Upper Hartfield see sunset at about 7:05pm, so evening service from the truck may run past dusk. A late-May event keeps its light until roughly 8:50pm.
- 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.
- Where the truck or trailer will stand, the route in, and power and water are all agreed in advance.
- We arrive, open the hatch and cook to order for your guests.
- When service ends, we pack up and leave the spot clear.
How to prepare
- Tell us about narrow gates or low branches
- Give us a contact for the day
- Plan a covered area for guests if rain is likely
Getting a price
To get a price, just tell us about it on our contact page. Tell us about your event in Upper Hartfield, and we will suggest a menu to suit.
Planning help
What we need at the venue
The route in matters as much as the spot itself. We need:
- A clear area for a queue at the hatch
- The venue’s or landowner’s permission for a food truck
- Enough width and height on the route in
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Burrito bowls
- Tacos
- Burritos
- Mexican drinks bar
- Loaded nachos
- Quesadillas
Upper Hartfield: your questions answered
Can you bring a truck or trailer to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and catering, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Upper Hartfield for guests?
Guests can use Ashurst Kent station, about 3.7 miles north-east of Upper Hartfield.
What do you serve?
Every menu is agreed with you. Fillings might include chicken tinga, pork carnitas, al pastor-style pork and vegan options like black beans. Our sample menu has more ideas.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, East Sussex included. See all areas.
What does it cost to hire the truck?
We don’t publish set prices, because each hire is different. Tell us your plans and we will quote for your event. Our food truck hire guide explains what affects the cost.
Can we have a build-your-own taco bar?
We can. We can set up a build-your-own taco bar, served from the truck or a serving table, with fillings, salsas, guacamole and toppings. Read our taco bar guide.
What if the weather’s bad?
We can keep serving from the truck or trailer in the rain, but your guests will want somewhere covered, like a marquee or gazebo.
Can you plan for allergies?
Our menus are planned with allergies in mind, nut allergies included, with allergen information for every dish. We keep options separate, but we can’t promise anything is completely allergen-free. Guests with severe allergies should talk to us before the event.
- 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