Kent · England
Taco Bar Hire for Highstead events
Book our food truck or trailer for your event in Highstead. We serve your guests straight from the truck, with a clear quote before booking.
- Back-garden gatherings
- Engagement parties
- Working lunches
Get a quote for taco bar hire in Highstead
Planning for every diet
Mixed diets are straightforward to plan for, because guests can choose what suits them. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Ensure one filling is vegan
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Count children separately
- Fit the bar into your running order
We warm tortillas in batches and keep the fillings hot.
Loaded nachos make a good starter while the bar is set up.
About our taco bar hire in Highstead
We can serve the taco bar next to the truck or trailer, or as a separate station. If the truck can’t get to the spot, we park close by, unload and carry the bar in, with the venue’s agreement. At birthday celebrations and company parties, we can serve slow-cooked fillings kept hot, a build-your-own taco bar and warm corn and flour tortillas for your guests.
In a hamlet or village like Highstead, a barn or marquee can shelter a taco bar from the weather. Our staff set up the station and run it through service. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Planning a taco bar in Highstead
Highstead is about 2 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. For taco bar hire in Highstead, we can serve in gardens, fields, venues, car parks and courtyards with access. Highstead is one of 922 places in Kent where we can bring taco bar hire. Our truck and trailer cover the area from Highstead to Canterbury (about 7 miles away).
Guests arriving without a car will want to know that Herne Bay station is about 2.7 miles away. Parks such as Bishopstone Cliffs typically need the owner’s agreement for catering, even without a truck on the grass, so ask before you plan. Highstead is within about 3 miles of the sea, so for a seaside taco bar we plan around the wind. A sheltered spot for the station helps, and seafront sites usually need permission.
We serve at events all over CT3 and CT6. For events just outside Highstead, we cover Hawthorn (1 mile north), Boyden Gate (1 mile south-east), Millbank (1 mile south-west), Old Tree (1 mile south) and Hillborough (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east), Whitstable (6 miles west) and Deal (13 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.6 miles west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Pubs nearby include Hog & Donkey pub (0.8 miles north-east)
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We’ll provide the information the landowner or council asks for from us.
What taco bar hire costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The length of service
- Parking and the route in
- Staff for serving and the bar
- Whether you need disposables
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for taco bar hire. A short lunch service for a team is a different job from a full wedding day. Your quote sets it all out.
What we need to know
These details help us quote quickly:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and time of the event
- What you’d like on the menu
- How we drive in and where we can park
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, menu ideas and access. When you’re ready, tell us about it on our contact page.
Should I do it myself?
A DIY taco night works well for a small group. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles allergen information for you.
You can host your own taco night for a crowd, but it takes planning. There are fillings to slow-cook, tortillas to keep warm and salsas to make. Our taco bar guide explains how.
How it works
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, let us know and we will adjust where we can. Evenings in Highstead stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm. After dusk, lights over the station help guests build their tacos.
- Send us the date, venue and numbers.
- We plan the fillings, salsas and toppings with you.
- We confirm the table spot and where we will unload.
- On the day, guests help themselves while we keep the bar stocked.
- When everyone has eaten, we pack up.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to park
- Tell us about narrow gates or low branches
- Ask the venue about power and water
Ask for a quote
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
Related guides
Taco bar hire or something else?
Compared with a hog roast or carvery, a taco bar caters for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free guests from one table. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can feel generous.
Why book Mobile Mexican Catering in Highstead
- Served fresh from our food truck or trailer
- Food and drinks from one caterer, if you want both
- Fast service, even with a queue
- Quoted for your event
Read how we price or our guide to catering costs.
Highstead: your questions answered
Can the taco bar go in a local hall rather than outside?
We can, as long as the venue agrees. The station needs room for a queue, and we need to park and unload close to the door.
What’s the nearest station to Highstead for guests?
Guests can use Herne Bay station, about 2.7 miles west of Highstead.
What’s on the menu?
Every menu is agreed with you. Fillings could include slow-cooked pork carnitas, chicken tinga, beef birria and vegan options such as spiced mushrooms or black beans. See our menu for ideas.
Is the food made fresh?
We cook to order in our truck or trailer kitchen, or serve from a taco bar. Slow-cooked fillings are prepared in advance and kept hot on site.
How big an event can you cater?
That depends on the menu and the service time, but our truck and trailer service typically suits around 50 to 400 guests. For anything outside that, ask us.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down and leave our area tidy. Tell us the venue’s rules on waste and clearing up and we will confirm the arrangements with your quote.
How much is a taco bar?
There is no price list, because no two events are the same. Send us your details and we will quote for your event. See what Mexican catering costs for background.
Do you provide allergen information for each dish?
Our menus are planned with allergies in mind, nut allergies included, with allergen information for every dish. We keep options separate, but we cannot promise anything is completely allergen-free. If a guest has a severe allergy, please talk to us before the event.
Why choose taco bar hire in Highstead?
The bar can go where a vehicle can’t, like a barn, courtyard or hall, if the venue agrees.
Big or small, a truck or trailer works well. Typical bookings include:
- Team lunches
- Wedding breakfasts
- Family get-togethers
- Birthday parties
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.
What your quote should include
- Travel and parking costs
- How bad weather is handled
- The deadline for final numbers
- Who provides plates and napkins
The menu, item by item
Hot fillings
A few fillings give guests plenty of choice, with at least one vegan. We agree them with you.
Vegan fillings
Spiced mushroom, or black bean and sweet potato.
Places near Highstead
What else we do in Highstead
- 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