- £5m public liability insurance
- 5-star food hygiene
- Cooked fresh on site

Tendring district · CO12
Thai Catering in Great Oakley
Authentic Thai street food cooked fresh on site in Great Oakley, for weddings, parties, office events and festivals.
- 5.0 from 66 Google reviews
- 5-star food hygiene
- £5m insured
Local to you
Great Oakley
- District
- Tendring district
- Postcode
- CO12
- From our kitchen
- 41 miles, about 80 min
- We cover
- 32 places in this district
Thai catering in Great Oakley
Fan Thai Sticks brings a full Thai street food kitchen to your event in Great Oakley. Chef Nok cooks everything fresh on site, Mihai and the team serve, and you choose from our whole menu, from Pad Thai and curries to satay, spring rolls and Mango Sticky Rice.
Great Oakley is a village in the Tendring district, near Harwich, about 41 miles east of our kitchen in Chelmsford.
Tendring is the Sunshine Coast of Essex, the peninsula between the Colne and the Stour with resorts at Clacton, Frinton and Walton.
- Cooked fresh on site, no venue kitchen needed
- Our full menu, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes
- Travel to Great Oakley included in your quote
- 5-star food hygiene, £5m insured, 5.0 from 66 Google reviews
Local know-how
Hosting in Great Oakley
443 households in and around Great Oakley
Homes and gardens
92% detached or semi-detached: a garden party is an easy option
- Detached51%
- Semi-detached41%
- Terraced7%
- Flats0%
Getting there
About 80 minutes from our kitchen41 miles from Chelmsford, travel included
Wrabness stationAbout 3 miles from the centre, handy for guests
No kitchen neededWe bring gas, cooking stations and serving kit
Housing figures: Census 2021 (ONS), Open Government Licence v3.0. Stations: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Planning your event in Great Oakley
Almost all homes in Great Oakley (92%) are detached or semi-detached, so most hosts have a garden or driveway to work with. That suits our street food set-up: a gazebo and cooking station on the lawn or patio, with guests helping themselves from the food station.
Great Oakley has plenty of character, with 23% of its homes built before 1919. Historic buildings often limit what can be cooked indoors, so we cook outside under our gazebo and serve inside.
Great Oakley has plenty of larger family homes, with room for a bigger guest list at home. In bigger houses we can serve indoors in the kitchen or conservatory and cook outside, keeping cooking smells out of the house.
Any venue in Great Oakley, indoors or out
Around Great Oakley we cook at seafront and beach venues, holiday parks and clubs, village halls and country houses. The Tendring district is also home to Clacton Pier, the Naze Tower at Walton, Frinton's Greensward and Harwich's Ha'penny Pier and old town.
The drive from our kitchen is about 41 miles via the A120 and A133, roughly 80 minutes, and travel is always included in your quote rather than added on later. For guests coming by train: the Sunshine Coast line serves Clacton and Walton, and the Mayflower line serves Manningtree and Harwich.
The whole menu travels with us
Every dish on our menu is available for events in Great Oakley, cooked fresh on site. Crowd favourites include Nok's hand-rolled spring rolls, Thai golden fish cakes, Som Tam green papaya salad and Veg Gun Peacemaker stir fry, and we build each menu around your guests, your budget and the style of your event, with mild versions for children and clear allergen labels on everything.
Our services in Great Oakley
Nearby
Also covering near Great Oakley
- Little Oakley
- Ramsey
- Wix
- Beaumont
- Thorpe-le-Soken
- Bradfield
- Tendring
- Kirby-le-Soken
- Weeley
- Dovercourt
How it works
Booking catering in Great Oakley
- 01
Tell us about the event
Send the date, rough guest numbers and the venue or postcode in Great Oakley.
- 02
Get a tailored quote
We reply with a menu and a full price per guest, travel included, usually the same day.
- 03
We cook on the day
Our team arrives with everything, cooks fresh on site and clears away afterwards.
Questions
Thai catering in Great Oakley: FAQs
Travel to Great Oakley is included in every quote
the Sunshine Coast line serves Clacton and Walton, and the Mayflower line serves Manningtree and Harwich
Can you cater for vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy needs?
Yes. Every menu includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes at no extra cost, halal chicken is available on request and every dish is labelled for the 14 major allergens. Mild versions are available for children.
What is included in the price?
Cooking fresh on site, serving, eco-friendly bamboo plates, cutlery and napkins, set-up, clear-down and travel. Standard service runs for two hours, and extra time can be added.
Do you cater in Great Oakley?
Yes. Great Oakley is about 41 miles from our kitchen in Chelmsford and we cater weddings, parties, office events and food van bookings there, with travel included in the quote.
How much does Thai catering cost in Great Oakley?
Packages start from £14 per guest for mains in eco-friendly boxes, £17 for a main and two spring rolls from hot food stations and £24 for full food stations with two staff. The quote for Great Oakley includes travel and shows the full price per guest. There is a minimum spend of £750, or £1,000 for the food truck.
Do venues in Great Oakley need a kitchen?
No. We bring our own cooking equipment, certified gas and serving stations, or cook from our food van, so barns, marquees, gardens, fields and halls without kitchens are all fine. We just need a reasonably flat spot close to where guests will eat.
How far ahead should I book for an event in Great Oakley?
Summer Saturdays and December dates book up months ahead, so get in touch as soon as you have a date. For weekday lunches and smaller parties, a couple of weeks is often enough. A 20% deposit secures the date.
Google reviews
What our clients say
Every one of our 66 Google reviews is five stars. A few of them, in our clients' own words:
“They tailored their menu to us completely, adding a curry dish that is meaningful to us, and making sure the starters were vegan so all our guests could enjoy them… Most of our guests commented on how much they loved the food.”
“I booked Mihai and Nok for my mum's 60th birthday… they adapted their starters into canapés style plates for our casual dining event. Everyone was raving about the food and we didn't have any guests going hungry!”
“All of our guests loved the Thai buffet and we had lots of comments on the high quality. Mihai and his team were discreet and cracked on using the facilities the hall had… brilliant with some of the more complex dietary requirements.”

Free quote · no obligation
Planning an event in Great Oakley?
Send us the date, rough guest numbers and the venue. We will come back with a menu and a full price, travel to Great Oakley included.
- No obligation
- Tasting sessions for weddings
- £5 million public liability insurance
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