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Event caterers in Nine Elms: Mexican street food
Mobile Mexican Catering brings a taco truck for markets, fêtes and festivals to Nine Elms and across Greater London, catering for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan guests.
- Sports clubs and race days
- County and country shows
- Community events and open days
Mexican street food near Nine Elms
About our Mexican street food in Nine Elms
We follow your site rules, including arrival times and waste arrangements. Popular choices include quesadillas, loaded nachos and burrito bowls, and it is a good fit for village fêtes and summer fairs and street food and farmers’ markets.
In Nine Elms, a taco truck suits street parties and school fairs, once the road closure or site permission is in place. We plan the timings around your day, so service starts when you want it.
- Location
- Nine Elms (SW1V, SW8, SW11)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free
- Guests
- Typically around 50 to 400 guests; tell us yours
- Also available
- Margaritas, Mexican beer, aguas frescas
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 28 October 2026
Step by step
When service finishes, we pack up and leave our area tidy. Set-up and pack-down times are agreed with you and the venue. Evening events in Nine Elms have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; beyond that, ask the organiser how the site will be lit.
- You send us the event, the dates and the pitch details.
- You get our stall menu, what we need at the pitch and the paperwork you request.
- On the day, we arrive in the set-up window and get ready to trade.
- We serve from the hatch through the trading times you set.
- We pack away and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have level hardstanding or firm ground ready
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Plan a covered area for guests if rain is likely
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or SW1V postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Nine Elms: your questions answered
Where would you park in Nine Elms?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. A parking suspension may be needed, and the whole of Greater London is inside the ULEZ.
Which station should guests use for Nine Elms?
Battersea Park station, in Nine Elms itself.
Do you need water?
We will confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Do you need electricity?
It depends on the event and the set-up, so we confirm power and water arrangements with each booking. Tell us what’s available at your venue.
What access do you need?
Level, firm ground or hardstanding for the truck or trailer, and a route in it can fit through, and the venue’s agreement. We confirm power and water with you for each booking.
Is the food very hot?
The food can be kept mild, and hotter salsas go on the side for guests who like heat.
How is the food prepared?
Food is cooked to order in our food truck or trailer, or served from a build-your-own taco bar. Slow-cooked fillings are prepared in advance and kept hot on site.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Greater London, Kent and Medway, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, including Nine Elms.
Running an event in Nine Elms
Nine Elms is about 1 mile south of Victoria, in Greater London. Events in Nine Elms are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and friendly service on the day. We serve in 764 places across Greater London, wherever the truck or trailer can get in.
Thanks to the A3212 and A3216, we can bring the truck or trailer to Nine Elms without fuss. A school such as St Gabriel's CofE Primary School running a summer fair could book a taco truck.
Wherever your event is in SW1V, SW8 and SW11, we can bring the truck or trailer to your guests. That could mean an event at a home with a drive on Cupar Road, Ponton Road and Macduff Road. With the A3212 and A3216 close by, Nine Elms is easy for us to reach with the truck or trailer for your event. If your venue is just outside Nine Elms, we also cover Pimlico (1 mile north-east), Victoria (1 mile north), South Lambeth (1 mile east), Chelsea (1 mile north-west) and Kennington (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Kensington (3 miles north-west), St Pancras (3 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (9 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Westminster St Margaret and St John (1.3 miles north) and Harrods (1.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Battersea Park Lake and Campden Hill.
- Local schools include Pimlico Academy (0.5 miles north-east) and Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The King William IV pub (under half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include Lambeth Palace Library (1.6 miles north-east)
How we price Mexican street food
Pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Adding food to drinks, or drinks to food
- The menu you choose
- How many guests we’re serving
- The length of service
The cost per head can fall as numbers rise, because the set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- What you’d like on the menu
- The address or venue name
- A picture of where we’d park
- Access for the truck or trailer, including gates and ground
Thinking about Mexican street food for your event in Nine Elms? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just drop us a line using the enquiry form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: vehicle access, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
For larger events, we plan serving points around your timings, so everyone is served promptly. Tell us how long you have for food and drinks.
Events we cater in Nine Elms
A taco truck brings people into the food area.
We cater all kinds of occasions in Nine Elms and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Outdoor screenings
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Sports club events
- School fairs and fundraisers
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as All Saints, a taco truck adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if it rains
- Whether travel is included
- Plates and napkins, or nothing at all
- Where to see their hygiene rating
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we park and serve. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- A pitch big enough for the truck or trailer and a queue
- A level pitch on firm ground
Nine Elms is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which covers all of Greater London, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits, a driveway or whether a parking suspension is needed.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and the access, and we’ll advise.
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What else we do in Nine Elms
Mexican street food or something else?
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free visitors. Our menu includes vegan and gluten-free options. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why us?
- Every guest catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free included
- Quoted for your event
- Everything served fresh from the hatch
- Book food, drinks or both
DIY taco night or a caterer?
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.
A DIY taco night is possible for a crowd, but it’s more work than it looks. There are fillings to slow-cook, tortillas to keep warm and salsas to make. Read our guide to taco bars.
Catering for every guest
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Give traders a single information pack
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
We keep our pitch tidy and safe throughout the day.
Nachos for groups.
- 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