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Taco Bar Hire in Charing
We bring build-your-own tacos, run by our staff at your event to Charing and across Kent, with options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free guests.
- Wedding evening food
- Leaving and retirement parties
- Back-garden gatherings
Taco bar hire for Charing events
How our taco bar hire works in Charing
Our staff set up the taco bar and look after it through service: keeping the fillings hot, warming tortillas and topping up the bowls. Your hosts can stay with their guests. For summer garden parties and wedding meals, we will put together a menu of guacamole, a build-your-own taco bar and burrito bowls and more.
In a smaller place like Charing, a taco bar in your garden or a local hall keeps things simple. We set up and run the station, and guests choose their own fillings and toppings. Let us know about the drive and parking. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan included. To make it work smoothly:
- Put allergies in writing for us
- Ask the venue where we can park to unload
- Make sure guests have somewhere to sit
- Put guests with serious allergies in touch with us early
After the last plate, we take the bar down.
Ask us whether a second station would help with big numbers.
Step by step
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, tell us and we will adjust the start of service where we can. Evenings in Charing stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm. Once it gets dark, guests need to see what they’re adding to their tacos.
- Tell us the date, the venue, how many guests and any diets.
- We plan the fillings and toppings with you and quote for them.
- Together we fix the spot for the taco bar and a nearby place for our vehicle.
- We set out warm tortillas, hot fillings, salsas and toppings, and guests help themselves.
- Once guests have eaten, we take down the bar and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Tell us about narrow gates or low branches
- Plan a covered area for guests if rain is likely
Getting a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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FAQs for Charing
Can you bring a truck or trailer to venues in the Kent Downs 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.
Is Charing close to London?
It’s about 43 miles from central London, and inside the area we cover.
Do you give allergen information?
Yes, and it helps to hear about allergies when you book. Under UK rules, caterers must give information on 14 allergens, and we do that for every dish (Food Standards Agency guidance). Anyone with a severe allergy should speak to us before the event.
Can you do dairy-free food?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need dairy-free food, and we will plan the menu around them.
What does taco bar hire cost?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we will reply with a quote.
Is the taco bar staffed?
Our staff set up the bar, keep the fillings hot and top up the dishes.
What food and drinks do you offer?
Mexican street food: tacos and build-your-own taco bars, burritos, burrito bowls, nachos and quesadillas, with salsas, guacamole and toppings. A drinks bar is available too, with margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas.
Are plates and napkins included?
Ask us when you enquire. Let us know what you already have, and we’ll set out plates, napkins and cutlery in your quote.
Should I do it myself?
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.
Some hosts like to do it themselves. Common snags are cold tortillas, uneven quantities and the host missing the party. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us serve.
Taco bar hire in Charing: local tips
Charing is about 6 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in TN27, we can bring the truck or trailer to you. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, wherever the truck or trailer can get in. Our truck and trailer cover the area from Charing to Maidstone (12 miles away).
Thinking of a taco bar in Spuckles and Kennelling Woods? Catering in a public park usually needs the landowner’s permission, so check first. Historic houses near Charing include Godinton House (3.9 miles south-east) and Belmont House and Gardens (4.7 miles north-east). Estates and listed houses set their own rules for caterers, so check where a taco bar station and our vehicle would be permitted before booking. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Charing, with barns and country venues that could host a taco bar. Where vehicles cannot reach the room, the station can be set up there with the venue’s agreement, but we still need to unload close by.
This part of Kent takes in TN27, and we can cater your event anywhere in it with access for the truck or trailer. Your event could be at a home on The High Street, Market Place and Station Road or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater events in Charing Heath (1 mile west), Cold Harbour (2 miles north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles west), Stonebridge Green (2 miles west) and Lenham Forstal (3 miles west). We also cater in nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles west), Ashford (6 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Coldbridge Castle (4.3 miles west).
- Nearby, you’ll find King's Head Public House (under half a mile north-east)
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Also in Charing
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where vehicles can park, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Occasions we cater for in Charing
A taco bar feeds a crowd steadily, which suits a wedding breakfast or a lunch break.
Big or small, a truck or trailer works well. Typical bookings include:
- Wedding day food
- Marquee parties
- Evening receptions
- Retirement parties
After a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, a taco bar at a hall or garden nearby lets guests build their own tacos.
Questions to ask before you book
- When payment is due
- What happens if it rains
- Whether VAT is included
- How many staff are serving, and for how long
What we need at the venue
We serve from a truck or trailer, so the spot needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Cover overhead if the bar is outdoors
- Room for guests to queue along the table
- A spot next to the truck or trailer when both are booked
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Pickled onions and toppings
- Vegan fillings
- Tortilla chips
- Two to four fillings
- Salsas and guacamole
- Corn and flour tortillas
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Whether you add a drinks bar or food
- How many guests we’re serving
- How long we are needed on site
- Distance and access to the venue
Pricing depends on the event. A simple party menu and a full wedding day are very different jobs. Contact us for a quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Expected numbers
- What you’d like on the menu
- Where the event is
- A picture of where we’d park
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send you a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Taco bar hire or something else?
Pizza is a safe choice, but a taco bar gives guests more say over what they eat. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: serving hours, staff, disposables, travel and VAT. Contact us for a quote and we will set out what’s included.
Why book Mobile Mexican Catering in Charing
- Menus for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free guests
- We cover Charing and the whole of Kent
- Quoted for your event
- A truck or trailer that comes to you
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
- 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