- £5m public liability insurance
- 5-star food hygiene
- Cooked fresh on site
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Catering services across Essex, London and England
Weddings, office lunches, birthday parties, Christmas parties and festivals. Authentic Thai street food cooked fresh on site across Essex, London and all of England.
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- Cooked fresh on site
- Rated 5.0 on Google
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Or message us on WhatsAppFan Thai Sticks is a family-run catering company based in Chelmsford, and our food is authentic Thai street food. Chef Nok cooks the recipes she grew up with, fresh on site at your venue, and Mihai looks after the planning and the day itself. We bring our own kitchen, so we cater in marquees, barns, gardens, offices and halls with no venue kitchen needed.
Whether you need wedding catering, a buffet for a party, corporate catering for a conference or outdoor catering for a summer event, the food is the same authentic Thai street food: satay and spring rolls, massaman and green curry, pad thai and mango sticky rice, served from buffet-style food stations, sharing platters or as canapés, with vegan, gluten-free and halal options on every menu. Choose the service that fits your event below to see sample menus, prices per guest, worked cost examples and answers to the questions people ask us most.
Weddings & celebrations
from £20 ppWedding Catering
Canapés for the drinks reception, a Thai wedding breakfast from food stations or sharing platters, and evening street food, cooked fresh on site.
View servicefrom £14 ppBirthday Party Catering
Thai food for 18ths, 30ths, 40ths, 50ths and 60ths: canapé-style starters, a choice of curries and noodles, and mango sticky rice instead of a second cake.
View servicefrom £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 £35 ppPrivate Chef Dinner Parties
A private Thai chef in your kitchen for a multi-course dinner for up to 12, with the cooking, serving and washing up done for you.
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from £2 eachCanapé Catering
Bite-sized Thai canapés for drinks receptions, gallery openings and networking evenings, handed round by our team or set out on platters.
View serviceWork & corporate
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 ppOffice Lunch Catering
Hot Thai lunches delivered to your office in eco-friendly boxes or served from warm food stations, for team lunches, training days and monthly socials.
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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.
View serviceStreet food & big events
from £14 ppEvent & Outdoor Catering
High-volume Thai street food for festivals, open days, sports events and outdoor events of up to 450 guests, cooked fresh under our own gazebo.
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from £14 ppVegan Catering
A fully plant-based Thai menu for weddings and parties, with tofu pad thai, vegan massaman, spring rolls and mango sticky rice, so nobody gets the token option.
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Simple per-guest pricing
Easy-Peasy
from £14 / guest
A main dish per guest from two options of your choice, in eco-friendly containers with cutlery. Chicken or tofu included, prawns £1.50 extra. Indoors or outdoors.
Office lunches and drop-off events
Thai Me Up
from £17 / guest
A main dish per guest from two options of your choice, plus two homemade spring rolls. Indoors or outdoors.
Lunches and services for over 100 guests
Nirvana
from £24 / guest
Spring rolls, chicken satay and one main of your choice, on bamboo plates with cutlery, served by two members of staff.
Evening and indoor events, weddings and parties
We cater for up to 450 guests. All quotes are bespoke. Ask for yours
Why choose us
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, and outdoors we cook under our own gazebo. 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.
Google reviews
What our clients say
We're rated 5.0 on Google. A few of our reviews, 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.”
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.
Questions
Catering questions we hear most
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 spring rolls, chicken satay and one main of your choice on bamboo plates, served by two members of 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.
Do you only cook Thai food?
Yes. We are a catering company that specialises in Thai street food, and that is what makes our events different from a standard buffet. Every menu has mild dishes such as massaman curry, pad thai and chicken satay that suit guests who have never tried Thai food, chilli is always served on the side, and children love the noodles and spring rolls.
Is there a minimum order?
Yes. There is a minimum spend of £750 for buffet and food station catering. 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.
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.
Can we try the food before we book?
Yes. Tastings are available, especially for weddings. They are paid, and the cost comes off your final invoice if you go ahead.
Do you need a kitchen at the venue?
No. We bring our own cooking equipment and certified gas, and outdoors we cook under our own gazebo, 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.
How many guests can you cater for?
From about 20 guests up to 450 at one event, serving up to five guests a minute from our food stations. Private chef dinners are for 6 to 12.
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.
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Send the date, rough numbers and the venue. Mihai will come back to you with a tailored quote and menu ideas.
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- Tasting sessions for weddings
- £5 million public liability insurance
Based in Chelmsford, Essex. Catering across Essex, London and all of England.