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Wedding Mexican catering in South Alkham, Kent
Planning wedding Mexican catering in South Alkham? We bring the truck or trailer, the ingredients and the kit, then serve your guests fresh on the day.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Engagement celebrations
- Rustic barn weddings
Wedding Mexican catering near South Alkham
Wedding Mexican catering for your wedding in South Alkham
A food truck can make a colourful backdrop for photos, and guests enjoy seeing their food served fresh. On the menu are a taco bar for the wedding breakfast, fresh guacamole and salsas and loaded nachos, and it suits weddings with lots of dietary needs and blessings and vow renewals.
Rural weddings around South Alkham have a charm of their own, and tacos served from a truck in a field add to it. Plan access, ground and cover in case of rain. Guests are served from our food truck or trailer, or from a serving table nearby, and we plan the service around your numbers.
Where the truck can go in South Alkham
We’ll agree the spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A sensible distance from buildings and neighbours
- Hardstanding or firm, level ground to park on
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and the access, and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in South Alkham
- Evening tacos
- Nachos to share
- Burritos and bowls
- Guacamole and salsas
- Taco bar wedding breakfast
- Margarita bar
Catering for every guest
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Ask whether your venue allows food trucks
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Think about a covered space for wet weather
- Connect us with your coordinator
Evening food is served at the agreed time, such as after the cake is cut.
Include your suppliers in the numbers.
About the menu
Loaded nachos
A tray of nachos is easy to share.
Quesadillas
Quesadillas suit children and cautious eaters.
What happens on the day
The truck or trailer needs a level, firm spot with access to drive in, with power and water arrangements agreed beforehand. Send us a picture of the space if you’re unsure. A winter wedding in South Alkham gets dark early, at about 3:50pm in December, so evening guests will be queuing in the dark. Ask your venue what outdoor lighting it has near where we will park.
- First, we check availability for your date.
- You choose the fillings, sides and extras.
- We confirm access and the serving spot with your coordinator.
- Food is served from the taco bar or the hatch.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Plan a covered area for guests if rain is likely
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Tell us when you want service to start
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to tell us about it on our contact page. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll suggest a menu to suit.
Planning help
What wedding Mexican catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- What the venue already provides
- The length of service
- Staff for serving and the bar
- Adding food to drinks, or drinks to food
Larger events can cost less per head, because the set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- What you’d like on the menu
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The date and time of the event
Send us the date, your venue or CT15 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Getting married in South Alkham?
South Alkham is about 4 miles west of Dover, in Kent. Weddings in South Alkham are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and friendly service on the day. We cater in 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages, wherever the truck or trailer can get in. Our truck and trailer cover the area from South Alkham to Canterbury (12 miles away).
Wedding guests without a car will want to know that the nearest station is Kearsney station, about 2.8 miles north-east. For outdoor photos, Sugar Loaf Hill is close by. A rural reception could be within reach, as the Kent Downs National Landscape is no more than about 5 miles from South Alkham. Firm ground and a clear way in matter more than the view for a food truck. A wedding by the sea is possible from South Alkham, with the coast within about 4 miles. Seafront venues may need permission for vehicles, and we plan for the breeze.
We serve at weddings all over the CT15 postcode area. Your wedding could be at a home on Meggett Lane and Alkham Valley Road or the roads around them. Close by, we cover weddings in Alkham (1 mile north-east), Drellingore (1 mile south-west), Chalksole Green (1 mile north), Ewell Minnis (1 mile north-east) and Wolverton (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (15 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-west), Dover (4 miles east), Folkestone (4 miles south-west), Deal (10 miles north-east) and Hythe (7 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Folkestone Castle (3.2 miles south-west) and Crabble Corn Mill (3.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Dover Western Heights and Sugar Loaf Hill.
Nearby places to South Alkham
Other catering in South Alkham
Who books wedding Mexican catering in South Alkham?
Mexican food suits couples who want a relaxed, generous meal, and because guests talk about it afterwards.
Whatever you are celebrating in South Alkham, our truck or trailer can be the centre of it. We can cater:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Close to South Alkham are historic houses such as Acrise Place (3.5 miles west). A listed house can make a beautiful backdrop, but many have firm rules on vehicles, so raise the food truck with them at your first visit.
What your quote should include
- Whether travel is included
- How bad weather is handled
- A food hygiene rating you can check
- Space, access, power and water needs
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: vehicle access, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
DIY taco night or a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up in the kitchen. Booking a caterer means you can relax with everyone else.
For a small group, a taco night at home can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles allergen information for you.
Questions from South Alkham
Do you come to events 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.
Which station is closest to South Alkham?
Guests can use Kearsney station, about 2.8 miles north-east of South Alkham.
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 do a wedding bar?
Yes, we have a drinks bar, with bar staff serving your guests. Your venue’s licence or a Temporary Event Notice will be needed for alcohol, and we will check that with you.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, we offer gluten-free options, using corn tortillas. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can talk through how their food is prepared. See are corn tortillas gluten-free?
Is there a minimum number of guests?
Truck and trailer service normally suits around 50 to 400 guests. Festivals can be bigger, and smaller parties are quoted case by case. Tell us your numbers.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, they’re part of the planning from the start. Let us know how many vegetarian and vegan guests to expect, and we’ll keep their options separate.
Can guests build their own tacos?
Yes, a taco bar is one of the ways we serve. Tell us about your space and numbers and we’ll recommend how to serve.
- 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