Greater London · England
Taco Bar Hire for Chinatown events
From the first guest in the queue to the last, a taco station with slow-cooked fillings, salsas and guacamole makes the serving truck part of your event in Chinatown.
- Team lunches
- Retirement parties
- Garden parties
Planning an event in Chinatown?
How our taco bar hire works in Chinatown
We bring taco bars to events in and around Chinatown: from barns and marquees to gardens, halls and offices, wherever there is room for the table. We serve slow-cooked fillings kept hot, a build-your-own taco bar and burrito bowls, and it’s a good fit for barn and marquee parties and wedding meals.
In a London neighbourhood like Chinatown, a taco bar is handy when the truck can’t reach the garden or the room. We set up a station staffed by our team, where guests build their own tacos. We still have to unload nearby, so let us know about loading, permits and parking. Like all of Greater London, Chinatown is inside the ULEZ. We cater for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan guests, and we give allergen information for every dish.
- Where
- Chinatown (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Region
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free
- Numbers
- Usually around 50 to 400; ask us
- Also available
- Margaritas, Mexican beer, aguas frescas
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 28 October 2026
Chinatown: venues, access and set-up
Chinatown is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Give us the address of your event in Chinatown, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. Chinatown is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like St Anne's Church, a hall close by could host a staffed taco bar, with the venue’s permission. If people are travelling in by rail, Tottenham Court Road station is in Chinatown itself.
We serve at events all over the W1F, W1D and W1T postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your event is on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bruton Lane or a nearby road, we can bring taco bar hire there, given access. Chinatown sits on or near the A4 and A301, which makes travel to your event easy. If your venue is just outside Chinatown, we also cover Soho (1 mile north), St James's (1 mile south), West End (1 mile north-east), Seven Dials (1 mile north-east) and St Giles (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Kensington (3 miles west), Shoreditch (3 miles north-east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east) and Hampstead (4 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include St James Workhouse (under half a mile north-west) and Leverian collection (less than half a mile south-east). Not far away are Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
- Schools near Chinatown include LITE Regal International School (0.6 miles west) and Harris Westminster Sixth Form (0.8 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find Waxy O'Connor's pub (less than half a mile south-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include London Library (within half a mile south-west) and Westminster St James (under half a mile south-west)
How the day works
We arrive in good time before service, then set up and prepare everything. Guests come up to order when service opens. Daylight in Chinatown runs to about 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September. Let us know if an outdoor station will run after dark, and we’ll talk about lighting.
- Begin with the date and headcount.
- We plan fillings and toppings around your guests’ diets.
- Nearer the date, we confirm timings and the serving spot.
- The bar opens at the agreed time.
- Once service is over, we pack away.
How to prepare
- Measure any gates or arches on the way in
- Get the venue’s permission for us to park and serve
- Name one person we can ask on the day
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send you a clear quote and a suggested menu.
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Popular choices
Warm tortillas
Soft corn and flour tortillas, kept warm so there is always one ready. The corn ones suit gluten-free guests.
Guacamole
Guacamole made fresh, with lime and coriander.
What taco bar hire costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Timings and hours
- Parking and the route in
- The number of people
- Whether you need disposables
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed in your quote.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- What power and water the site has
- The address or venue name
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The date and rough timings
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. When you are ready, drop us a line using the enquiry form.
Working with your venue
For big numbers, we plan service to keep queues short, so everyone is served promptly. Tell us how long you have for food and drinks.
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.
Towns and villages near Chinatown
What else we do in Chinatown
Why choose taco bar hire in Chinatown?
The bar can go where a vehicle can’t, such as a courtyard, a barn or a hall, with the venue’s agreement.
Here are some of the events we cater around Chinatown:
- Wedding breakfasts
- Family get-togethers
- Evening receptions
- Team lunches
With the A4 and A301 nearby, getting the taco bar to Chinatown is simple for us.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- How many staff are serving, and for how long
- The venue requirements
- How late numbers can change
Chinatown questions
Our venue in Chinatown has no vehicle access: can we still have a taco bar?
Generally, if the venue agrees to a staffed station. We still need to park and unload nearby, so tell us about loading bays, permits or a parking suspension.
Which station should guests use for Chinatown?
Tottenham Court Road station, in Chinatown itself.
Do you bring plates and cutlery?
We confirm that with your quote. Let us know what the venue supplies and we’ll talk it through.
Is the taco bar staffed?
We set up and stay to keep the bar hot and stocked through service.
Do you do a taco bar?
Yes. A build-your-own taco bar can be served from the truck or a serving station, with fillings, salsas, guacamole and toppings.
What is a build-your-own taco bar?
Guests take a plate and fill their tortillas from the dishes on the bar. We run the bar from set-up to pack-down.
Can you cater in a back garden?
It depends on access. A drive or a spot nearby may work, with permission, if the garden itself is out of reach. Send us a photo and we will talk it through.
Do you have gluten-free options?
Yes, gluten-free options are available, using corn tortillas. Tell us about any coeliac guests before the event so we can talk through how their food is prepared.
DIY taco night or a caterer?
A DIY taco night is possible for a crowd, but it is 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.
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’ll do the serving.
Is taco bar hire right for your event?
Next to a hog roast or carvery, a taco bar caters for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free guests from one table. A food truck can be a practical alternative to plated catering, as there is no kitchen to hire. Ask us for a quote.
Why book with us
- A menu built around your guests
- Allergen-aware menus
- A quote that sets out what’s included
- Tacos, burritos and a drinks bar
Read our pricing and our guide to catering costs.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Include a dietary question on your invitations
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Pick the spot for the taco bar in advance
- Have anyone with a severe allergy speak to us first
We warm tortillas in batches and keep the fillings hot, so the bar stays fresh from the first plate to the last.
Our truck or trailer can serve later in the day, after the taco bar, quoted with the rest.
- 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