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The pizza van

A Citroën van, an oven, two hours of pizza.

A 1972 Citroën H van with a wood-fired oven in the back, for weddings, birthdays, works dos and fêtes within reach of Pontypridd. It needs no power for the oven, cooks the whole board to order, and draws a crowd as soon as the fire is lit.

A vintage corrugated Citroën H van painted dark charcoal with a wood-fired oven glowing inside the open side hatch, parked on a lawn at an evening garden party, festoon lights overhead

Next free Saturday Saturday 21 November 2026 Ask for it

Packages

Three ways to have the van, priced by the head.

The party

40 to 79 guests

£14 a head

Two hours of pizza from the whole board, two of us cooking, boxes and boards, napkins and bins, travel within fifteen miles.

The big do

80 to 100 guests

£13 a head

The same, with a third person serving and a third hour of pizza if the evening runs on, at no extra cost.

The wedding

100 guests or more

£12 a head

Pizza as the evening food after the speeches, a garlic bread course for the tables, and a dessert calzone for the top table.

Children under twelve half price. Travel included within 15 miles of Pontypridd, then £1 a mile each way. A twenty-five percent deposit holds the date; the rest is due a week before.

The diary

Saturdays already taken.

Weekdays and Sundays are usually free; ring Carys on 07700 900 970.

  • Saturday 7 NovemberBooked: a wedding at Llancaiach Fawr
  • Saturday 14 NovemberBooked: a sixtieth in Treharris
  • Saturday 28 NovemberBooked: a works party in Caerphilly
  • Saturday 5 DecemberBooked: the Pontypridd lights switch-on
  • Saturday 12 DecemberBooked: a wedding at the Miskin Arms
  • Saturday 19 DecemberBooked: a Christmas market in Llantrisant

What we need from the venue

A flat pitch and somewhere to eat.

A flat pitch

About six metres by three, firm enough for a car, within forty metres of where people will eat, and clear of overhanging trees, because the chimney sparks.

An hour and a half

We arrive ninety minutes before service to set up and get the oven to four hundred and fifty degrees, and leave about an hour after, with the ashes.

The paperwork

Food hygiene rated five, public liability cover of five million pounds, gas-free oven, and a fire blanket and extinguisher on board. Venues get the certificates a month before.

Every diet

Vegan and gluten-free pizzas are cooked on the night with their own peel; send us the numbers a week before and we bring enough of each.

Questions about the van

How much space does the van need?

A flat pitch of about six metres by three, firm enough for a car, within forty metres of where people will eat, and away from overhanging trees, because the chimney sparks. The oven needs no power; the lights run from a battery.

What if it rains?

The oven does not mind. We bring a gazebo for the queue. Most weddings in Wales have rain somewhere in the day and we have not lost a service to it yet.

Want the van on your Saturday?

Send the date, the place and the number of guests on the form and Carys rings back within a day to talk it through and hold the date.

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