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Taco Bar Hire for Chelsham events
From the first guest in the queue to the last, a taco bar where guests build their own tacos makes the serving truck part of your event in Chelsham.
- Milestone birthdays
- Evening receptions
- Engagement parties
Get a quote for taco bar hire in Chelsham
Taco bar hire in Chelsham, served fresh
Our taco bar travels to events across Chelsham and the surrounding area: marquees, barns, gardens, halls and workplaces. It suits anniversary parties and office lunches, with warm corn and flour tortillas, guacamole and burrito bowls.
Near Chelsham, a marquee or barn makes a good home for a taco bar. Our staff set up the station and run it through service. You can book food, drinks or both, so the food and drinks can come from one caterer.
What taco bar hire costs
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Adding food to drinks, or drinks to food
- Guest numbers
- The length of service
- Plates, napkins and cutlery
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Access for the truck or trailer, including gates and ground
- The venue or postcode
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Your date and when you want service to start
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send you a clear quote.
The process
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive and set up, service opens at the agreed time, and your guests are served fresh for the agreed time. From late May to late September, sunset in Chelsham moves from about 8:50pm to 7:05pm. Let us know if an outdoor station will run after dark, and we will talk about lighting.
- Get in touch with your date and headcount.
- We agree a menu that covers every diet.
- We fix timings with you and the venue.
- The bar opens at the agreed time.
- Once service is over, we pack away.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or low branches
- Check the venue is happy to have a truck or trailer on site
- Find out what power and water are available
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or CR6 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get menu ideas and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free included. To make it work smoothly:
- Check where our vehicle can unload
- Pick the spot for the taco bar in advance
- Have anyone with a severe allergy speak to us first
- Plan the taco bar around speeches and timings
If the schedule slips, tell us and we will hold everything hot until you are ready.
Our food truck or trailer can serve later in the day, after the taco bar.
Chelsham: your questions answered
How far is Chelsham from central London?
It is about 13 miles from central London, and inside the area we cover.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Mary the Virgin: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall with access for the truck or trailer. Service would be at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you plan for allergies?
Our menus are planned with allergies in mind, nut allergies included, and give allergen information for every dish. We keep options separate, but we cannot promise anything is completely allergen-free. Guests with severe allergies should talk to us before the event.
Can guests build their own tacos?
Yes. A build-your-own taco bar can be served from the truck or a serving station, with fillings, salsas and toppings to choose from. Read our taco bar guide.
How is the food prepared?
Fillings are slow-cooked in advance, then finished and kept hot on site. The tortillas are warmed on site, and the salsas and guacamole are made fresh.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, we do. The drinks bar can be added to food or booked on its own, with alcohol-free options such as aguas frescas. We’ll check the licensing for alcohol with you.
What food and drinks do you offer?
Mexican street food: tacos, taco bars, burritos, bowls, nachos and quesadillas, with salsas, guacamole and toppings. We also run a Mexican drinks bar.
How does a taco bar work?
Each guest builds tacos from the fillings, salsas and toppings laid out. We run the bar from set-up to pack-down.
Towns and villages near Chelsham
Other catering in Chelsham
Taco bars for events around Chelsham
Chelsham is about 3 miles north-east of Caterham, in Surrey. Give us the address of your event in Chelsham, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. We serve in 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages, wherever the truck or trailer can get in.
Thinking of a taco bar in Ledgers Wood? Catering in a public park usually needs the landowner’s permission, so check first. When the service is at a church such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, the taco bar would be set up at the reception venue rather than the church.
For taco bar hire in CR6, we plan around your venue and the route in and your guests. Local streets include Chelsham Common and Chelsham Road; for an event at home on any of them, tell us where the truck or trailer can park. Close by, we cover events in Farleigh (1 mile north), Warlingham (1 mile west), Hamsey Green (1 mile west), Fickleshole (1 mile north-east) and New Addington (2 miles north). We also cater in nearby towns such as Epsom (10 miles west), Horley (11 miles south-west), Redhill (8 miles south-west), Ewell (10 miles west), Reigate (9 miles south-west) and Caterham (3 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Warlingham Park Hospital (less than half a mile north) and East Surrey Museum (3 miles south-west). The countryside around Chelsham includes Hutchinson's Bank and Nore Hill.
- Local schools include Warlingham School (1.6 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Hare & Hounds pub (0.7 miles south-west)
Events we cater in Chelsham
It feels relaxed without being scruffy, with our staff keeping the table stocked and neat through your event.
A truck or trailer suits almost any gathering. In Chelsham, you could book us for events such as:
- Wedding meals
- Back-garden gatherings
- Evening receptions
- Christenings and family parties
Historic houses near Chelsham include Addington Palace (3 miles north) and Titsey Place (3.3 miles south-east). Historic venues often limit where vehicles can go, so ask whether a taco bar station could be set up inside while our food truck or trailer parks further off.
Questions to ask before you book
- How many staff are serving, and for how long
- The wet-weather plan
- Plates and napkins, or nothing at all
- Allergen information for each dish
A closer look at the menu
Salsas
Fresh salsas, from a mild tomato salsa to something hotter, made for your event.
Warm tortillas
Soft corn and flour tortillas, kept warm. Corn tortillas suit gluten-free guests.
DIY taco night versus a caterer
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 enjoy the party, let us serve.
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.
Planners, venues and businesses
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide the information the landowner or council asks for from us.
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if it is a good fit.
Is taco bar hire right for your event?
Compared with a hog roast or carvery, a taco bar handles vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free guests without separate plates. What’s on the menu makes a difference to the total, so tell us what you have in mind. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why book with us
- Menus chosen with you
- Events in Chelsham and across Surrey
- Everything served fresh from the hatch
- Fast service, even with a queue
Take a look at our prices page and 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