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Mexican catering in Emery Down, Hampshire
Book our truck or trailer for your event in Emery Down. We serve your guests straight from the truck.
- Christenings and family parties
- Milestone birthdays
- Summer garden parties
Mexican catering for Emery Down events
Catering for every guest
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Plan a vegan filling as well as a vegetarian one
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP
- Confirm allergies by email before the event
- Tell us about coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
On the day, we arrive in good time to park up and get ready. Someone from the venue just needs to point us to the agreed spot.
Burrito bowls are a good choice for anyone avoiding tortillas, and they’re easy to adapt for different diets.
How our Mexican catering works in Emery Down
With mobile Mexican catering, we bring the kitchen with us: we park our truck or trailer on site and serve hot food from it. No kitchen is needed on site. It works well for birthday parties and weddings, day or evening, serving fresh salsas and guacamole, a build-your-own taco bar and tacos.
In a rural place like Emery Down, access is the main thing to plan: the gate, the ground and the route from the lane. Power and water may be limited, so we confirm the arrangements with you. We prepare everything fresh for your event and serve it straight from our food truck or trailer, so guests get it at its best.
What affects the price in Emery Down
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Your choice of food and drinks
- Guest numbers
- Whether you add a drinks bar or food
- What the venue already provides
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.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- What you’d like on the menu
- What power and water the site has
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Diets and allergies you know about
Thinking about Mexican catering for your event in Emery Down? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
Is Mexican catering right for your event?
Sit-down meals need a kitchen, tables and more staff. A food truck or trailer is its own kitchen, so we need a suitable spot, access and the venue’s permission, with power and water confirmed when you book. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed in your quote.
Why book with us
- A menu built around your guests
- Set-up planned with you and your venue
- Everything served fresh from the hatch
- A clear quote
See how we price or the cost guide.
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What’s on the menu
Burritos and burrito bowls
A burrito is a meal in one. Bowls suit guests who want to skip the tortilla.
Quesadillas
Quesadillas are simple and comforting, and they go down well with children.
Can I do a taco night myself?
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.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up in the kitchen. Booking a caterer means you can relax with everyone else.
Where the truck can go in Emery Down
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A spot for a taco-bar serving table
- A clear area in front of the hatch for a queue
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Burritos
- Build-your-own taco bar
- Burrito bowls
- Tacos
- Quesadillas
- Loaded nachos
FAQs for Emery Down
Could you serve our guests after a service at Christ 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 will check the access.
Can you bring a truck or trailer to venues in the New Forest National Park?
We do, where the venue allows a catering vehicle. Lanes can be narrow and ground soft, so tell us how we’d get in.
When should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it’s soon.
Do you do a drinks bar?
You can add our drinks bar, with margaritas, Mexican beer, aguas frescas and soft drinks. We’ll talk licensing through with you before the day.
Do you need electricity?
Tell us what the site has, for instance a supply from the venue, and we’ll confirm the arrangements with your quote.
How much space do you need?
The main things are access and a level spot: a firm spot for the truck or trailer, room for a queue and, for a taco bar, space for a serving table. Send us a photo and tell us about gates, slopes and soft ground.
Do you provide allergen information for each dish?
Our menus are planned with allergies in mind, nut allergies included, and give allergen information for every dish. We plan carefully and keep options separate, though we can’t promise a dish is allergen-free. If a guest has a severe allergy, please talk to us before the event.
Can you come to a private house?
Yes, as long as there’s access and a level, firm spot. Send us a picture of the access and the space, and we’ll tell you honestly whether it works.
Planning a food truck in Emery Down
Emery Down is about 5 miles south-west of Totton, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in the SO43 area, we can bring the truck or trailer to you, as long as there’s access. Emery Down is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. We cater right across the region, from Emery Down to Southampton (about 9 miles away).
When the service is at a church such as Christ Church, the food typically happens elsewhere, at a field, hall or garden with room for the truck. For a fête or sports day at a school such as St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School, hot food from a truck or trailer saves the volunteers from cooking. With the New Forest National Park about a mile away at most, a rural setting is never far from Emery Down. Country lanes there can be narrow and verges soft, so tell us about the route in.
Here we cover the SO43 postcode area. Whether your event is on Garden Close, Northerwood Avenue and Silver Street or anywhere nearby, we can bring Mexican catering there, given access. Close by, we cover events in Lyndhurst (1 mile east), Balmerlawn (3 miles south), Ashurst (4 miles north-east), Brockenhurst (4 miles south) and Colbury (4 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastleigh (12 miles north-east), Totton (5 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north-east), Hedge End (13 miles east), Lymington (8 miles south) and Romsey (10 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Ashurst Hospital (3.1 miles north-east) and National Dairy Museum (3.9 miles east). Open spaces near Emery Down include Copythorne Common.
- Local pubs include The Swan Inn (less than half a mile south)
How the day works
We get there well before you want to serve, then set up and prepare everything. Guests come up to order when service opens. In Emery Down, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. For winter events, when it’s dark by about 4:00pm, plan lighting where guests queue and eat.
- Begin with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a suggested menu and a quote.
- Nearer the date, we go over the final plan.
- We serve hot food from our food truck or trailer at the agreed time.
- We pack away when service is over.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us what power and water the site has
- Give us a contact for the day
- Choose a level, firm spot for the truck or trailer
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send a quick message through our quote form.
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Events we cater in Emery Down
It handles mixed diets without fuss, because guests choose their own fillings and toppings. Vegetarian and vegan guests get a proper meal, not an afterthought.
Here are some of the events we cater around Emery Down:
- Summer garden parties
- Christenings and family parties
- Charity and school events
- Markets and community events
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 2.9 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before you book
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- VAT, if it applies
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How long the service runs
- 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