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Taco caterers in Shiplake Cross: Mexican street food
Fresh, colourful and made to share: Mexican street-food catering from our truck or trailer: tacos, taco bars, burritos, bowls and nachos in Shiplake Cross and the surrounding area.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Garden get-togethers
Mexican catering near Shiplake Cross
Mexican catering for your event in Shiplake Cross
The menu starts with tacos: warm tortillas with your choice of fillings, plus fresh salsas, guacamole and toppings. Burritos, burrito bowls, loaded nachos and quesadillas can sit alongside them. On the menu are a build-your-own taco bar, tacos and fresh salsas and guacamole, and it suits garden parties and leaving dos and retirement parties.
Somewhere like Shiplake Cross, a field or garden is often the setting. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Everything is prepared fresh for your event and served from our truck or trailer.
- Area
- Shiplake Cross (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free
- Numbers
- Typically around 50 to 400 guests; tell us yours
- Add-ons
- Drinks bar, nachos to share
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 28 October 2026
What affects the price in Shiplake Cross
We quote for your event, and the price is based on:
- What’s on the menu
- Travel, parking and access
- How many guests we’re serving
- What the venue already provides
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Expected numbers
- The date and time of the event
- What power and water the site has
- Gate widths, slopes and the ground
Send us the date, your venue or RG9 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get menu ideas and a price. To get started, tell us about it on our contact page.
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: vehicle access, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Why choose Mexican catering in Shiplake Cross?
Food is cooked to order and served hot, instead of waiting on a buffet.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Shiplake Cross, the serving truck can be a highlight. We are happy to cater:
- Fundraisers and school events
- Company summer parties
- Garden parties
- Leaving dos and retirement parties
By rail: Shiplake station is about 1.1 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and deposit
- Where to see their hygiene rating
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if it rains
A closer look at the menu
Quesadillas
Tortillas filled with melted cheese and a filling, toasted until crisp.
Build-your-own taco bar
A serving table of fillings, salsas and toppings, with tortillas kept warm. Everyone builds their own.
Planning the serving area
We serve from a truck or trailer, so where we park matters. Here’s what we look for:
- A clear area in front of the hatch for a queue
- Power and water, which we confirm with you for each booking
- A sensible distance from buildings and neighbours
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we offer
- Burrito bowls
- Loaded nachos
- Build-your-own taco bar
- Quesadillas
- Tacos
- Burritos
Shiplake Cross questions
Do you come out to small places like Shiplake Cross?
Yes, we cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking for the truck or trailer.
How far is Shiplake Cross from London?
Roughly 35 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it.
Do you have options for kids?
Yes, children are easy to plan for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan the menu with them in mind.
Can you set up at our venue?
Tell us about the venue and the way in, and we will check it works. Space for a queue and, if you choose one, a taco-bar table helps too.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Greater London, Kent and Medway, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
Do you have vegan options?
Yes, and we plan them in from the start. Let us know how many vegetarian and vegan guests to expect, and we’ll keep their options separate.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your event and menu. Timings are agreed in advance to suit your day.
DIY taco night or a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up in the kitchen. With a caterer, you get the food and drinks without the work.
Some hosts like to do it themselves. The usual problems are cold tortillas, running out of a popular filling and a host stuck at the stove. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the serving.
Towns and villages near Shiplake Cross
Other catering in Shiplake Cross
The process
Service is quick and friendly: guests are served at the hatch or a serving station, so a crowd is looked after quickly. Afterwards we clear our area. Evenings in Shiplake Cross stay light until about 9:25pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm. For anything running past sunset, think about lights near the hatch.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and how many.
- We come back with menu ideas and a quote.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and arrangements.
- At the agreed time, service starts from the truck or trailer.
- When you’re done, we pack away.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Tell us when you want service to start
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to park
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. To start, tell us about it on our contact page.
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Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Put guests with severe allergies in touch with us early
- Plan somewhere covered for guests to eat if it rains
- Include at least one vegan filling
- Check that your venue allows outside caterers and vehicles
Once everyone has eaten, we tidy up and pack away, leaving the space as we found it.
Margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas can be added from our drinks bar.
Mexican catering around Shiplake Cross
Shiplake Cross is about 3 miles north-east of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Events in Shiplake Cross are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and friendly service on the day. Shiplake Cross is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we can bring Mexican catering.
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Shiplake Church of England School, a taco truck can be a crowd-pleaser. Guests leaving a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul after a christening could walk over to a nearby garden where the tacos are ready.
Mexican catering in RG9 is planned around your venue and access and your guests. Local streets include Memorial Avenue, Plowden Way and Orchard Close; for an event at home on any of them, tell us where the truck or trailer can park. For events just outside Shiplake Cross, we cover Binfield Heath (1 mile west), Harpsden (1 mile north), Harpsden Bottom (2 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (2 miles north) and Sonning Common (4 miles west). Larger places within reach include Benson (12 miles north-west), Chinnor (14 miles north), Tilehurst (6 miles south-west), Wallingford (12 miles north-west), Little Heath (7 miles south-west) and Oakley (14 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (4.3 miles south-west) and Frazer Nash Archives (2 miles north). Open spaces near Shiplake Cross include Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Local schools include Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (1.5 miles south-east) and The Piggott School (1.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Plough pub (less than half a mile south-east)
- 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