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Taco bar hire in Stanford, Kent
A build-your-own taco bar with warm tortillas, fillings, salsas and toppings in Stanford, served from our food truck or trailer, wherever your event is.
- Company parties
- Wedding meals
- Family celebrations
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Perfect for your event in Stanford
It looks generous: salsas, guacamole and toppings laid out together.
A truck or trailer works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Team socials
- Engagement parties
- Birthday celebrations
- Leaving and retirement parties
If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like All Saints Church, a hall close by could host a staffed taco bar, with the venue’s permission.
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How our taco bar hire works in Stanford
With a taco bar, everything is laid out in one place: tortillas kept warm, fillings kept hot, and bowls of salsa, guacamole and toppings. Each guest takes a plate and fills it their way. At wedding meals and barn parties, we’ll put together a menu of warm corn and flour tortillas, pickled onions and toppings and a build-your-own taco bar.
Near Stanford, a taco bar next to the truck in a field or garden works well. Tell us about gates, ground and the distance from the lane, and we’ll confirm power and water with you. We serve from the hatch of our truck or trailer, or from a serving station, and we plan service so the queue keeps moving.
Common questions in Stanford
Could you serve in Sandling Park?
It depends on the park’s owner, who would need to agree to a catering vehicle on site. Ask them first; if they say yes, we’ll send what they need from us.
How far is Stanford from central London?
It’s about 56 miles from central London, and inside the area we cover.
How many guests can you serve?
Truck and trailer service normally suits around 50 to 400 guests. Smaller parties are quoted case by case, and festivals can be larger. Tell us your numbers.
What’s on the menu?
Mexican street food and drinks: tacos, taco bars, burritos, bowls, nachos and quesadillas, plus salsas, guacamole and toppings. We also run a Mexican drinks bar.
Do you have gluten-free options?
Yes, with corn tortillas. Corn is naturally gluten-free, though some sauces and toppings can contain gluten, so we plan gluten-free dishes carefully and give allergen information.
Is a taco bar right for a wedding?
The taco bar can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. Timings are agreed with you and your venue, and guests build their own plates.
Can you set up where a truck can’t get in?
The bar can stand on its own, away from the truck or trailer. We still need to park our vehicle nearby to unload, and the venue’s agreement.
Is the food made fresh?
Food is cooked to order in our food truck or trailer, or served from a build-your-own taco bar. Slow-cooked fillings are prepared in advance and kept hot on site.
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Should I do it myself?
Doing it yourself? Start with the quantities: our guide to how many tacos per person helps. Keep tortillas warm in a covered basket, and label dishes for guests with allergies.
Plenty of people try a DIY taco night at home. Common snags are cold tortillas, uneven quantities and the host missing the party. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the serving.
Taco bar hire or something else?
A taco bar and a truck serve the same food in different ways. At the hatch, we make each order; at the taco bar, guests do the building. Your choice of food and drinks affects the price, so share your ideas with us. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Why us?
- Menus for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free guests
- A menu agreed with you
- Catering across Kent, including Stanford
- Quick, friendly service from the hatch
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Agree the serving spot with your venue early
- Count children separately
- Put allergies in writing for us
- Flag any guest with coeliac disease
We arrive with time to unload and set the bar up before guests eat.
Ask us about plates, napkins and cutlery and we’ll set out the options in your quote.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we position the truck or trailer and get the serving area ready. We’re ready to serve at the agreed time, planned around your event. A December taco bar in Stanford will be in the dark from about 3:50pm, so set the station up where the lighting is good. In late June, the light holds until around 9:15pm.
- Contact us with your 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
- Have level hardstanding or firm ground ready
- Give us a contact for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get menu ideas and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
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What taco bar hire costs
Pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Staff for serving and the bar
- Timings and hours
- Guest numbers
- Parking and the route in
The price depends on guest numbers, the menu and how long you’d like us to serve, plus any add-ons and the location. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Access for the truck or trailer, including gates and ground
- The date and time of the event
- What power and water the site has
- Diets and allergies you know about
Planning taco bar hire in Stanford? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
The menu, item by item
Hot fillings
Slow-cooked fillings kept hot on the bar, perhaps chicken tinga, birria or carnitas.
Guacamole
Freshly made guacamole with lime.
Before you choose a spot
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- A flat spot for the taco-bar station
- Space beside the truck or trailer if you’re booking both
- Space for a line of guests at the bar
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Salsas and guacamole
- Vegan fillings
- Tortilla chips
- Pickled onions and toppings
- Corn and flour tortillas
- Two to four fillings
Planning a taco bar in Stanford
Stanford is about 3 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Events in Stanford are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and fresh service on the day. Stanford is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 12 miles away.
Historic houses near Stanford include Westenhanger Castle (0.6 miles south-west) and Acrise Place (4.8 miles north-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, ask early whether a staffed taco bar is allowed and where we could unload. Thinking of a taco bar in Sandling Park? Catering in a public park generally needs the landowner’s permission, so check first. Venues in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Stanford, sometimes have strict rules about catering and vehicles. Check with yours where a taco bar station and our truck or trailer could go. Stanford 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 typically need permission.
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it with access for the truck or trailer. Streets in the area include Stone Street and Kennett Lane, and an event on any of them can work if the truck or trailer can park nearby. If your venue is just outside Stanford, we also cover Postling (1 mile north-east), Sellindge (2 miles west), Moorstock (2 miles north-west), Skeete (2 miles north-east) and Woodland (2 miles north-east). We also cater in nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (6 miles east), Hythe (3 miles south-east) and Tower Hamlets (11 miles east).
A little further out are Hythe Museum (2.9 miles south-east) and Royal Victoria Hospital (5.8 miles east). The countryside around Stanford includes Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
- 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