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How Much Does A Vintage Fish And Chip Van Hire Cost?

The Hungry Plaice • June 30, 2020
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You Have Decided To Book A Vintage Fish And Chip Van For your Wedding But How Much Will This Cost?


Hiring A Food Van For Your Wedding Can Work Out Cheaper Than Other Types Of Wedding Caterers So You Can Save Some £s On Your Wedding Budget But You Dont Need To Compromise On Quality

How Much Will A Vintage Fish And Chip Van Hire Cost For My Wedding?

The average cost of Catering at a Wedding in 2019 was around £3887 according to Hitched.com, but it is difficult to work out what that means with the varying sizes of Weddings so think of it this way the Food and Drink is the third largest spend after the Venue and Honeymoon.

Based on a Wedding of 100 people that works out to around £40 per head so it can be eye watering amounts that is being spent on this part of the day!

The choices you make for your Catering are so important because this affects every single guest and you will want to make it memorable and get it right.

Wedding Catering can take many forms your venue may supply a sit down meal as part of their package as well as the evening buffet they might restrict you to a pre-approved list of suppliers these types of Wedding Catering can work out expensive if you cannot get a more competitive quote elsewhere.

If you have the flexibility on choice it gives you the opportunity to consider a wide range of options for your special day and you can look at how ways of reducing your spend and keeping your costs down. 

You may wish to incorporate some of your favourite food choices presented in a variety of ways such as Standard Sit Down Meals, Wedding Grazing Tables, Wedding Food Stations and Wedding Food Vans.

If you wanted to choose something really memorable for any part of your Wedding Catering you could opt for a Vintage Fish and Chip Van Hire to make your day as special as you are.

At The Hungry Plaice we can supply you and your guests with Traditional Hand Battered Fish and Chips, Freshly Cooked and served on site and we can guarantee that this would work out cheaper than the £40 per head worked out above.

We do not publish prices on our website as we provide personalised quotes and prices will depend upon the Date and Time of Service, Venue Location and the Number of Guests, we may also be able to offer better prices where we are already booked in the local area.

If you would like a quote please email us with more details of your Wedding at hello@the-hungryplaice.uk or complete the contact form below.

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