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

Weddings · Corporate · Parties · Food truck
Authentic Thai catering cooked fresh across Essex, London & England
Thai street food for weddings, office events and parties, cooked at your venue by chef Nok and served by Mihai and the team. From 20 guests to 450, from £14 per guest, with travel included wherever you are in England.
- No venue kitchen needed
- Vegan & gluten-free
- £5m insured


Swasdee, we're Fan Thai Sticks
A family-run Thai kitchen from Chelmsford
Fan Thai Sticks started as a food truck with a simple idea: bring real Thai street food to events in Essex, cooked the way it is in Thailand. Chef Nok runs the kitchen with the recipes she grew up with; her husband Mihai plans every event and is there on the day to make sure it runs smoothly.
Since then we have catered more than 500 events: weddings, office lunches, birthday parties, school events and festivals, from back gardens in Danbury to offices in London. We have fried more than 100,000 spring rolls along the way.
- spring rolls
- 100K+
- spring rolls
- litres of coconut milk
- 5K+
- litres of coconut milk
- guests at one event
- 450
- guests at one event
What we do
Catering for every kind of event
from £20 ppThai Wedding Catering
Canapés for the drinks reception, a Thai wedding breakfast from food stations or sharing platters, and an evening food van, cooked fresh on site.
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from £14 ppCorporate Event Catering
Thai food stations for conferences, launches, staff parties and client events, with invoicing, allergen labels and service sized to your timetable.
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from £14 ppThai Food Truck Hire
Hire our horse-box food van to cook Thai street food in front of your guests at weddings, garden parties, school fairs and festivals.
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from £14 ppPrivate Party Catering
Thai street food for garden parties, anniversaries, christenings and family celebrations at home or in a hired hall, with set-up and clear-down included.
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from £17 ppChristmas Party Catering
A Thai Christmas party instead of another turkey dinner: hot curries, noodles and canapés served at your office, home or hired venue in November and December.
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from £2 eachThai Canapé Catering
Bite-sized Thai canapés for drinks receptions, gallery openings and networking evenings, handed round by our team or set out on platters.
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Why people book Fan Thai Sticks
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.
Signature dishes
The dishes everyone goes back for

Sukhumvit Pad Thai

Royal Massaman Curry

Isaan Thai Green Curry

Nok's Hand-Rolled Spring Rolls

Chicken Satay (Gai Satay)

Mango Sticky Rice
Prices
Clear prices, per guest
Easy-Peasy
from £14 / guest
Main dishes served in eco-friendly boxes with cutlery. Chicken or tofu, prawns £1.50 extra.
Office lunches and drop-off events
Thai Me Up
from £17 / guest
Any main dish plus two spring rolls, served hot from warm food stations. Plates and cutlery included.
Lunch events and team days
Nirvana Food Stations
from £24 / guest
Spring rolls, chicken satay and two mains of your choice, Thai tapas style, with two staff for two hours.
Weddings, parties and evening events
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.”
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Our work
Real events, real photos
Weddings in barns and tipis, office lunches, garden parties and festivals. Every photo here is from one of our own events.






Areas we cover
Thai catering from Essex to every corner of England
- 310
- Essex towns and villages
- 33
- London boroughs
- 47
- English counties
Our main areas
- Essex
- London
- Kent
- Surrey
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Suffolk
- Norfolk
- Buckinghamshire
- Derbyshire
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Leicester
- Winchester
Essex, close to our kitchen
Every county and town we coverOur main areas The rest of England, for larger events
Questions
Thai catering, answered
How much does Thai catering cost per guest?
Packages start at £14 per guest for mains served in eco-friendly boxes, £17 for a main and two spring rolls served hot from food stations, and £24 for Thai tapas-style food stations with spring rolls, chicken satay, two mains and two staff. Canapés start at £2 each and private chef dinners at £35 per guest. Every quote is tailored to your numbers, menu and venue, with travel included.
Is there a minimum order?
Yes. There is a minimum spend of £750 for buffet and food station catering and £1,000 for food truck hire. Private chef dinner parties for 6 to 12 guests are quoted on their own.
What is included in the price?
Cooking fresh on site, serving, eco-friendly bamboo plates and bowls, cutlery and napkins, set-up and clear-down, and travel. Standard service runs for two hours; extra time is £120 per hour for two staff. Waste disposal and generator hire are available as extras.
Do you need a kitchen at the venue?
No. We bring our own cooking equipment and certified gas, or cook from our horse-box food van, so marquees, tipis, barns, gardens and fields all work. If the venue has a kitchen, we are happy to use it and leave it clean.
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.
How far ahead should I book?
Summer Saturdays and December evenings go first, often months ahead, so get in touch as soon as you have a date. Weekday and smaller events can often be arranged within a couple of weeks, and we can sometimes help at short notice. Final numbers and details are confirmed four weeks before the event.
Which areas do you cover?
From our kitchen in Chelmsford we cover every town and village in Essex and all 33 London boroughs, and regularly cater in Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Derbyshire, and in Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Winchester. For larger events we travel anywhere in England. Travel is always worked into your quote.
Is the food authentic Thai?
Yes. Chef Nok cooks the dishes she grew up with, from massaman and green curry to som tam and mango sticky rice, fresh at your venue rather than reheated.

Free quote · no obligation
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
Based in Chelmsford, Essex. Catering across Essex, London and all of England.













