Hampshire · England
Care Home Fish and Chips in Blackfield
We bring a fish and chip van visit across Blackfield and Hampshire, frying fresh at your venue.
- Open days for families
- Care staff treats
- Friday fish and chip treats
Book the van in Blackfield
How we price a fish and chip van visit
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, depending on:
- How many people are eating
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Your choice of menu
- The date and time of year
Larger groups normally cost less per head, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
These details help us quote quickly:
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The address or venue name
- A photo of the space and the way in
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
How our care home fish and chips works in Blackfield
Care homes, retirement housing and day centres all book visits, for one-off events and regular visits. We’re often asked to cater lunch for the care team and visiting days, serving mushy peas, gravy and sausage and chips.
Around Blackfield, homes often have a drive and garden. Let us know about the way in. You’ll know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Common questions in Blackfield
Do you come to venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Blackfield?
The closest is Hamble station, roughly 4.1 miles away.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. Residents will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Where can the van park?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Do you fry it on site?
It is. We cook inside the van, so food is cooked there and then, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
We will agree portion sizes with your kitchen or care team.
Can residents with special diets join in?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen, following their care plans.
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Agree the plan with your kitchen and care team
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Arrange texture-modified meals from your own kitchen
Room service goes up covered and hot.
A regular date gives everyone something to look forward to.
Takeaway run or book a van?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is typically simpler.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your residents instead.
About the food
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who does not want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Care home visits in Blackfield
Blackfield is about 3 miles south-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. We park up at drives, car parks, yards and venues around Blackfield. Blackfield is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Blackfield to Southampton (about 7 miles away).
If your residents have links with St Francis, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Mercury Marshes is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Blackfield is within about 4 miles of the New Forest National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. The coast is within about 4 miles, and a van visit brings back seaside memories.
For care home visits in SO45, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. Local streets include Newlands Copse, St Michaels Close and Dark Lane; a care home visit on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. If your venue is just outside Blackfield, we also cover Langley (1 mile south), Roughdown (1 mile west), Holbury (1 mile north-west), Fawley (1 mile north-east) and Stonehills (1 mile north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Gosport (9 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (8 miles east), Totton (9 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north) and Hedge End (7 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (3.8 miles west) and Coldeast (5.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Mercury Marshes.
- Schools near Blackfield include The New Forest Academy (1.6 miles north-west)
A chip van compared with other options
Activities are important; a van visit is both. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
Why book with us
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Events in Blackfield and across Hampshire
- Quick service from the hatch
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Step by step
Service is quick: everything is handed over hot from the hatch, and people can eat where they like. When service is finished, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy. In Blackfield, the garden season runs from late May, with light until about 8:55pm, to late September, around 7:10pm; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Have a level parking spot ready
Getting a price
Planning a fish and chip van visit in Blackfield? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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Who books care home fish and chips in Blackfield?
It gives staff a break from the kitchen for the main meal.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In Blackfield, people book us for occasions like:
- Lunch clubs
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Care home summer fairs
- Friday fish and chip treats
Families coming by rail can use the station: Hamble station, about 4.1 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
Before booking anyone
- How many hours the van serves
- Allergen information for each item
- Whether VAT is included
- When payment is due
What the van needs
Every site is different, so we ask about the spot and the way in before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- Not blocking ambulance bays
- A route in without tight gates
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
Nearby places to Blackfield
Other occasions in Blackfield
- Fried fresh to order in the van at your event
- Cod, haddock and chips, sausages and pies
- The van comes to you: homes, venues, workplaces and fields
- Served at the time you choose, from the hatch