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Mexican Street Food for The Sands events
Planning Mexican street food in The Sands? We arrive with our food truck or trailer and everything we need to serve, then serve your guests fresh on the day.
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Open-air performances
Planning an event in The Sands?
About our Mexican street food in The Sands
We agree a stall menu with you, perhaps chicken tinga, carnitas or birria, and a vegan filling like black beans. At food markets and feeding crew and volunteers, we can serve tacos, loaded nachos and quesadillas and more.
A fête near The Sands might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we’ll confirm the arrangements. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free included, with allergen information for everything we serve.
Before you choose a spot
Plenty of outdoor spaces and venues work for us, but a few things matter:
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- A pitch big enough for the truck or trailer and a queue
- Spacing from tents and other structures
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Should I do it myself?
Plenty of people try a DIY taco night at home. 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.
If you do it yourself, work out quantities first: see how many tacos per person. Keep tortillas warm in a covered basket, and label anything containing allergens.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How long we are needed on site
- The menu you choose
- Adding food to drinks, or drinks to food
- How many staff you need
The price depends on guest numbers, the menu and how long you’d like us to serve, along with extras and where your event is. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and rough timings
- Access for the truck or trailer, including gates and ground
- Where the event is
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Send us the date, your venue or GU10 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just tell us about it on our contact page.
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What happens on the day
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our truck or trailer, and serve without fuss. A December market in The Sands loses the light at about 3:55pm, so site lighting matters for traders and visitors alike. At midsummer, daylight lasts until roughly 9:20pm.
- We check your dates.
- We agree the menu and the pitch.
- We send the paperwork your event asks for.
- We are ready to serve as visitors arrive.
- We trade, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for us to park and serve
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, food or drinks or both, and the access. To send your details, drop us a line using the enquiry form.
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FAQs for The Sands
Do you come to events in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
We do, where the venue allows a catering vehicle. Lanes can be narrow and ground soft, so tell us how we’d get in.
Do you cater in villages like The Sands?
Yes, small places are no problem, given access. Let us know about access and parking for the truck or trailer.
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.
Can you do gluten-free food?
Yes, gluten-free options are available, made with corn tortillas. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can talk through how their food is prepared. See are corn tortillas gluten-free?
Do you take everything away?
Our area is packed away and left tidy. Tell us the venue’s rules on waste and clearing up and we will talk it through.
Can you bring margaritas?
It depends on the event’s licence. Tell us whether the event has a premises licence or a Temporary Event Notice.
Can we book you as a trader?
Send us the details, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
Do you cater in The Sands?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and The Sands is within our area and the rest of Surrey. To check your date, send a quick message through our quote form.
For event organisers in The Sands
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where vehicles can park, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Running an event in The Sands
The Sands is about 2 miles east of Farnham, in Surrey. Wherever your event is in the GU10 area, we’ll come to your venue or site. We cover 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages, wherever the truck or trailer can get in. Our truck and trailer cover the area from The Sands to Guildford (about 8 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Farnham station is about 2.3 miles away. Organisers looking at Crooksbury Hill as a site should start with the landowner, who sets the rules for traders and vehicles. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 7 miles of The Sands, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Mexican street food in GU10 is planned around your venue and access. Your event could be at a home on The Green, Binton Lane and Botany Hill or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside The Sands, we also cover Runfold (1 mile west), Sandy Cross (1 mile north), Compton (1 mile west), Seale (1 mile north-east) and Tongham (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (8 miles east), Woking (10 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (7 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (12 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Seale and Tongham (0.9 miles north-east) and Ash Museum (2.8 miles north). The countryside around The Sands includes Culverswell Hill and Runfold Wood.
Mexican street food or something else?
Hot-cabinet food lacks appeal. Our food is made to order. Extras, such as more dishes, extra drinks or a longer service, are quoted on request, so you choose what goes in.
Why book with us
- Food and drinks from one caterer, if you want both
- A quote that sets out what’s included
- Catering across Surrey, including The Sands
- A truck or trailer that comes to you
Take a look at our pricing or our guide to catering costs.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Share vehicle access times with traders
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Plan seating near the food area
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
We set up at the agreed time.
Loaded nachos for sharing.
Events we cater in The Sands
One trader, several diets, which saves pitches.
Almost any gathering can work with a truck or trailer. People in The Sands can book us for events such as:
- County and country shows
- Community events and open days
- Street food and farmers’ markets
- School and charity events
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as South Farnham School, a taco truck can be a crowd-pleaser.
Before booking anyone
- Where to see their hygiene rating
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- The wet-weather plan
- 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