Open days and fairs
Fast street food menu
from £14 per guest
- Pad thai
- Green curry with jasmine rice
- Vegan stir fry
- Served from the van or stations
- £5m public liability insurance
- 5-star food hygiene
- Cooked fresh on site
Events & festivals
Event and festival catering with Thai street food
Thai street food for festivals, open days, sports clubs and community events, served fast from a self-contained set-up for up to 450 guests.
- From £14 per guest
- 100 to 450 guests
- Full event paperwork
- 5.0 from 66 Google reviews
Feeding a crowd is a different job from feeding a dinner party. The food has to be ready in volume, the queue has to move, and the set-up has to cope with a field, a car park or a sports hall. Our event catering has done it at open-air events for over 300 people, school boarding houses, parish celebrations of 150 and club award nights.
We are based in Chelmsford and cover the whole of England, with most events in Essex, London, Hertfordshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Kent. Travel and logistics are planned around the size and location of your event.
- Up to five guests served a minute
- Self-contained, own certified gas
- Insurance, hygiene and risk paperwork ready
- Street food menus with vegan options
Quick answer
How much does event catering cost?
When the organiser pays per guest, our event catering starts at £14 per guest for street food mains, £17 for a main with two spring rolls and £24 for food stations with starters and staff. Feeding 300 people at an open day starts at about £4,200, and large or repeat events are discounted.
See prices and examplesEvents we cater
- Festivals, fairs and outdoor events
- Sports club socials, award evenings and race days
- School, college and university events
- Community, parish and charity events
- Open days, fun days and family days for councils and companies
Street food catering that keeps the queue moving
We serve from hot food stations or the food van with a short, popular menu designed for speed: two or three mains with jasmine rice or noodles, spring rolls and satay. At full speed we serve up to five guests a minute, around 300 an hour. Food is cooked in batches through service so it is always fresh and hot, never left sitting.
A self-contained set-up for fields and car parks
Most event sites have no kitchen, and many have no power near the pitch. We bring our own cooking equipment and certified gas, and plan vehicle access, position and any power or water needs with the organiser well before the day.
Compliance for event organisers
Event organisers and safety officers get everything they need from us: 5-star food hygiene rating, £5 million public liability insurance, gas safety certificate, PAT testing, fire safety equipment, risk assessments and allergen information.
Event catering across England
Most of our events are within a couple of hours of Chelmsford, but we travel further for larger bookings. Tell us the postcode, the date and the expected numbers and we will confirm availability and include travel in the quote.
Sample menus
Thai event catering menus
Every menu is built around your event. These are the combinations clients ask for most, with the starting price for each.
Club and award nights
Event food stations
from £24 per guest
- Spring rolls and chicken satay
- Two mains of your choice
- Jasmine rice and noodles
- Staff on every station
VIP and sponsor areas
Hospitality canapés
from £2 per canapé
- Chicken satay
- Mini spring rolls
- Golden fish cakes
- Handed round by our team
Dishes our clients choose most
All cooked fresh on site by chef Nok. Tap a dish for ingredients, allergens and photos.
Prices
How much does Thai event catering cost?
Event catering is priced per guest:
| Street food mains | from £14 per guest |
|---|---|
| Main plus two spring rolls | from £17 per guest |
| Food stations with starters and staff | from £24 per guest |
| Hospitality canapés | from £2 each |
Large and repeat events are discounted. Invoicing available.
Examples
What it costs in practice
Guide prices for the food, worked out from our published per-guest prices.
- 150guestsClub social with spring rolls150 × £17 per guestfrom£2,550
- 300guestsOpen day street food300 × £14 per guestfrom£4,200
- 450guestsFamily day for a large employer450 × £14 per guestfrom£6,300
How it works
From first message to empty plates
- 1
Tell us about your event
Date, venue, rough guest numbers and the kind of food you like. A quick form or a phone call is enough.
- 2
Get a tailored quote and menu
Mihai sends a quote with menu suggestions and answers your questions. Tasting sessions are available for weddings.
- 3
Lock in your date
A deposit secures the date. We confirm final numbers, dietary needs and timings with you and your venue nearer the time.
- 4
Enjoy the day
We arrive early, cook everything fresh on site, serve your guests and clear away. You just enjoy the food.
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:
“We ran an event at Patch Chelmsford in which Mihai & Nok catered for. The event felt even better for the quality of the food. You could not fault the communication of the team.”
“Fanthaisticks attended our open air event for over 300 people… so many people took the time to find me to tell how lovely and fresh the food was.”
“An outstanding evening of food for our school boarders. The Pad Thai and Massaman Curry were delicious and the Mango Sticky Rice, a dessert most had never tried before, went down a real treat.”
Why choose us
Why book us for events & festivals
A small, family-run Thai kitchen with the paperwork, kit and experience of a big caterer.
Cooked by a Thai chef
Chef Nok cooks the dishes she grew up with: massaman, green curry, som tam and mango sticky rice, made the proper way.
Cooked on site, served hot
Nothing is reheated from yesterday. The woks and food stations go up at your venue and food comes off them hot.
Every diet at one table
Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free versions at no extra cost, and every dish labelled for the 14 allergens.
No venue kitchen needed
We bring the kitchen, or cook from our horse-box food van. Marquees, barns, gardens and fields are all fine.
Paperwork in order
5-star food hygiene, £5m public liability insurance, gas safety and PAT certificates, risk assessments on request.
One team, start to finish
Mihai plans your menu with you and is there on the day. Our Google reviews mention him again and again.
Areas we cover
Thai event catering near you
Type your town or postcode to see Thai event catering in your area. From our kitchen in Chelmsford we cover every Essex town and village, all 33 London boroughs and the counties around them.
- 310
- Essex towns and villages
- 33
- London boroughs
- 115
- London neighbourhoods
- ChelmsfordCM1
- ColchesterCO1
- Southend-on-SeaSS1
- BasildonSS14
- BrentwoodCM15
- BillericayCM12
- BraintreeCM7
- WithamCM8
- MaldonCM9
- HarlowCM20
- Saffron WaldenCB10
- Great DunmowCM6
- RayleighSS6
- EppingCM16
- London
- Bishop's StortfordCM23
All of Essex and London
Essex London
Questions
Events & festivals: your questions answered
Something else on your mind? Call 07301 975263 or send us your event details.
What is the largest event you can cater?
We cater events of up to 450 guests. For bigger events we are happy to talk about serving alongside other traders.
Can you work in a field with no facilities?
Yes. Our set-up is self-contained, with our own gas and cooking equipment. We will plan access, vehicle position and any power or water needs with you beforehand.
Do you trade at public events where guests pay individually?
Our main service is catering where the organiser pays per guest. For public events and festivals, get in touch with your expected numbers and we will discuss options.
What documents can you provide for event organisers?
We provide our public liability insurance certificate, food hygiene rating, gas safety certificate, PAT test records, risk assessment and allergen information.
Can you cater for vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy needs?
Yes. Every menu has 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. Tell us about allergies when you book; because we cook in shared facilities, we cannot promise a dish is completely free of any allergen.
How do I book, and what deposit do you need?
Send us your date, rough guest numbers and venue and we reply with a tailored quote, valid for 24 hours. A 20% non-refundable deposit secures dates booked at least two months ahead, and bookings within four weeks of the event are paid in full. We take bank transfer, cards, cash and cheque, and companies can pay on invoice.
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Let's talk about your event
Send the date, rough numbers and the venue. Mihai will come back to you with a tailored quote and menu ideas.
- No obligation
- Tasting sessions for weddings
- £5 million public liability insurance
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Based in Chelmsford, Essex. Catering across Essex, London and the South East.