- £5m public liability insurance
- 5-star food hygiene
- Cooked fresh on site
Braintree district · CO9
Thai Catering in Halstead
Fresh Thai street food catering for Halstead: weddings, garden parties, work events and food van hire.
- 5.0 from 66 Google reviews
- 5-star food hygiene
- £5m insured
Local to you
Halstead
- District
- Braintree district
- Postcode
- CO9
- From our kitchen
- 20 miles, about 45 min
- We cover
- 31 places in this district
Thai catering in Halstead
Fan Thai Sticks brings a full Thai street food kitchen to your event in Halstead. 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.
Halstead is a market town in the Colne Valley with Gosfield Hall and its lake just to the west, and lots of rural venues around the Hedinghams.
North of the A120 the Braintree district rolls into the Colne Valley and the Hedinghams, some of the prettiest countryside in the county.
- Cooked fresh on site, no venue kitchen needed
- Our full menu, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes
- Travel to Halstead included in your quote
- 5-star food hygiene, £5m insured, 5.0 from 66 Google reviews
Local know-how
Hosting in Halstead
5,996 households in and around Halstead
Homes and gardens
57% detached or semi-detached
- Detached21%
- Semi-detached36%
- Terraced27%
- Flats16%
Getting there
About 45 minutes from our kitchen20 miles from Chelmsford, travel included
Chappel and Wakes Colne stationAbout 6 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 Halstead
The nearest station, Chappel and Wakes Colne, is about 6 miles away, so most guests arrive by car. Rural venues need a caterer who brings everything, and we arrive with our own gas, water containers and lighting.
Halstead has plenty of character, with 19% of its homes built before 1919. Older places usually have a church hall, a village hall or a historic pub that makes a characterful venue, and we check the rules on cooking and power in advance.
Venues we cook at around Halstead
From business parks, barn venues and castle and country house venues to a marquee in the garden, we adapt our set-up to your venue in Halstead. Local settings across the Braintree district include Gosfield Hall, Great Notley Country Park, Paycocke's House and Coggeshall Grange Barn and Finchingfield's green and windmill.
The drive from our kitchen is about 20 miles via the A120, A12 and A131, roughly 45 minutes, and travel is always included in your quote rather than added on later. For guests coming by train: Witham and Kelvedon are on the main line, with a branch line to Braintree.
Our full menu, cooked at your venue
Every dish on our menu is available for events in Halstead, cooked fresh on site. Crowd favourites include Royal Massaman Curry, Isaan Thai Green Curry, Gai Satay chicken skewers and Nok's hand-rolled spring rolls, 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 Halstead
Nearby
Also covering near Halstead
- Gosfield
- Colne Engaine
- Earls Colne
- Sible Hedingham
- Pebmarsh
- Castle Hedingham
- Stisted
- White Colne
- Bocking
- Coggeshall
Areas
More places in Braintree district
How it works
Booking catering in Halstead
- 01
Tell us about the event
Send the date, rough guest numbers and the venue or postcode in Halstead.
- 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 Halstead: FAQs
Travel to Halstead is included in every quote
Witham and Kelvedon are on the main line, with a branch line to Braintree
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 Halstead?
Yes. Halstead is about 20 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 Halstead?
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 Halstead 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 Halstead 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 Halstead?
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.
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.
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 Halstead?
Send us the date, rough guest numbers and the venue. We will come back with a menu and a full price, travel to Halstead included.
- No obligation
- Tasting sessions for weddings
- £5 million public liability insurance
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