Hospitality · free template

Food Truck Event Booking Form

Take private and corporate truck bookings with headcount, power and site access.

A ready-to-use restaurants & hospitality form for restaurants, hotels and venues: 22 questions, 4 pages, 4 conditional rules.

Questions
22
Pages
4
Layouts
classic · card
Conditional rules
4
Typical time
5 min
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This is the real form. Answer it to test the 4 conditional rules — nothing is sent or stored.

Page 1 of 4Your event

Book our truck for your event

1 question is hidden by conditional logic right now — change an answer above to reveal it.

What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

Happy with it? Take a copy into your workspace — every question, rule and setting comes with it.

Who this template is for

Food Truck Event Booking Form is built for restaurants, hotels and venues who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests.

  • Restaurants, hotels and venues working in restaurants & hospitality.
  • Teams who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are guests and diners — the form asks them 22 questions across 4 screens.
  • Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 12 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
  • It captures a phone number for urgent follow-up.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • It captures a full postal address.
  • It allows multiple selections without free text.
  • It captures a numeric value you can filter and sort on.
  • Conditional logic hides 4 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Food Truck Event Booking Form lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  5. 5Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 4 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features advanced show logic: if “Who is paying?” is Host pays for all guests, the form dynamically exposes “Budget per guest”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Who is paying?” is Guests pay at the window, the form dynamically exposes “Is there a minimum spend guarantee?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Is mains power available on site?” is No, the form dynamically exposes “Is a generator permitted at this location?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Event type” is Wedding, the form dynamically exposes “Is a late-night service required?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • All 4 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

Private events are where a food truck makes its margin, and the enquiry has to capture the things that decide whether an event is profitable: guest count, service window, whether the host is buying for guests or guests are paying at the window, and the site itself. Trucks need a level surface, a footprint of roughly 30 by 12 feet with the awning out, clearance to run a generator or a 30-amp hookup, and permission to park where the food is served — so the form asks about surface, clearance, power, and whether a permit or venue approval is already in place. Menu preferences and dietary requirements are collected up front because prep volume is decided days ahead, not on the morning. Date, arrival time and service window separate setup from service, which is how you avoid the classic mistake of quoting three hours and working six.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Your event

  • Event typerequired
  • Event daterequired
  • Service start timerequired
  • Service window lengthrequired
  • Expected guest countrequired
  • Is a late-night service required?

Page 2 — Food and payment

  • Who is paying?required
  • Budget per guest
  • Is there a minimum spend guarantee?
  • Dietary requirements to cover
  • Menu preferences

Page 3 — The site

  • Event address
  • Surface where the truck will parkrequired
  • Is there space for a 30ft by 12ft footprint?required
  • Is mains power available on site?required
  • Is a generator permitted at this location?
  • Is a permit or venue approval already in place?required

Page 4 — Your details

  • Your namerequired
  • Email addressrequired
  • Best phone number
  • Company or organisation
  • Anything else we should know?

22 questions in total.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 4 conditional rules, grouped into 4 behaviours driven by 3 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Who is paying?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Who is paying?” is Host pays for all guests, the form reveals “Budget per guest”.

  • Reveals questions

    If “Who is paying?” is Guests pay at the window, the form reveals “Is there a minimum spend guarantee?”.

Driven by “Is mains power available on site?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Is mains power available on site?” is No, the form reveals “Is a generator permitted at this location?”.

Driven by “Event type

  • Reveals questions

    If “Event type” is Wedding, the form reveals “Is a late-night service required?”.

Set it up step by step

  1. 1

    Set your minimums

    Add your minimum spend and travel radius to the confirmation reply so enquiries outside them are declined in one message.

  2. 2

    Keep every site question

    Surface, footprint and power are the three reasons a booked truck cannot serve; none of them are visible from a photo of the venue.

  3. 3

    Quote setup separately

    Price arrival, setup and breakdown as their own line so a two-hour service is not sold as a two-hour day.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Quoting per head without confirming who is paying.
  • Assuming a venue allows generators — many do not after 10pm.
  • Taking a wedding booking without asking about a late-night second service.

What it pairs with

Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.

What to do with the responses

Send a written quote with the service window, minimum spend and a deposit request; hold the date only once the deposit clears.

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Frequently asked questions

How far ahead should events be booked?

Corporate lunches often book two to three weeks out; weddings and festivals book six to twelve months ahead. Keep the date field required so you can see season pressure in your inbox.

Should I ask for a deposit?

Yes. A non-refundable deposit of 20 to 50 per cent is standard for private events because a cancelled Saturday cannot be resold at short notice.

Can I use this for festival applications?

It works as a first-contact form, but festivals usually run their own vendor application with insurance and permit uploads attached.

Why ask about the parking surface?

A loaded truck on soft grass after rain is a recovery vehicle waiting to happen, and many trucks cannot level their fryers on a slope.

Is the Food Truck Event Booking Form template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Food Truck Event Booking Form on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Food Truck Event Booking Form template ask for?

It asks 22 questions across 4 pages, 12 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Food Truck Event Booking Form form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this restaurants & hospitality form work?

4 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Who is paying?” is Host pays for all guests, the form dynamically exposes “Budget per guest”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Who is paying?” is Guests pay at the window, the form dynamically exposes “Is there a minimum spend guarantee?”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Is mains power available on site?” is No, the form dynamically exposes “Is a generator permitted at this location?”. Otherwise that question never appears. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Food Truck Event Booking Form form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Food Truck Event Booking Form form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

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