Hampshire · England
Care Home Fish and Chips for Catisfield events
Care home fish and chips in Catisfield: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch.
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Seaside days
- Summer fêtes and open days
A chip van near Catisfield
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll work through them with you.
How our care home fish and chips works in Catisfield
The van parks in the car park, on the drive or on a firm lawn, away from emergency routes. Whether it’s friday fish and chip treats and lunch for the care team, we’ll put together a menu of gravy, cod and chips and pie and chips for your guests.
Care homes around Catisfield are often in converted houses with a drive. Let us know about the way in. We cook inside the van, right where your residents are, so the batter is still crisp when it is handed over.
What happens on the day
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, park up and set up, the oil comes up to temperature, and we serve hot from the hatch when you’re ready to eat. With darkness by about 4:00pm in December, winter van visits in Catisfield suit lunchtime, while summer visits can run into the evening, with light until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and you’ll get a clear price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Where the van can park in Catisfield
Every site is different, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- Firm, level ground close to the home
- Not blocking ambulance bays
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
Looking after everyone
Most events have a few residents with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- List residents’ diets, allergies and portion needs
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
We serve at the time the home chooses, around meals and medication.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
What a fish and chip van costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- How easy the site is to reach
- The minimum booking
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and how many choices
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Expected numbers
- Any dietary needs and allergies
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Catisfield questions
What about events near the coast?
Yes. The cooking is inside the van, so wind does not affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
How far is Catisfield from London?
Roughly 66 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
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.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Tell us about your care home visit and we will send a quote.
Can portions be smaller?
Tell us what you need and we’ll plan portion sizes with your team.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Include children in your numbers.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. We fry to order in the van at your venue, then handed over hot from the hatch.
Planning a van visit in Catisfield
Catisfield is about 1 mile west of Fareham, in Hampshire. Across the PO15 area, we will come to your venue, home or workplace. We serve all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 9 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Holly Hill Woodland Park may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. Some homes in Catisfield have links with a local church such as Church of St Peter, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. The coast is within about 4 miles, and a van visit brings back seaside memories.
Wherever your care home visit is in PO15 and PO14, we can fry fresh for your residents. Local streets include Mill Lane, Bradly Road and Harcourt Road; a care home visit on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Other places close to Catisfield we cover include Heathfield (1 mile east), Titchfield (1 mile west), Titchfield Park (1 mile north-west), Funtley (2 miles north-east) and Little Posbrook (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (4 miles south-east), Havant (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (10 miles north-east) and Totton (13 miles west).
A little further out are Fareham Shopping Centre (1.9 miles east) and Knowle Hospital (2.2 miles north). Open spaces near Catisfield include Holly Hill Woodland Park and Portsdown Hill.
- Nearby schools include The Henry Cort Community College (0.7 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Fishermans Arms (0.5 miles north-west)
What comes out of the fryer
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Fried to order in the van, it’s hot, crisp and generous.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is especially welcome on a cold day.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Towns and villages near Catisfield
Also in Catisfield
Occasions we serve in Catisfield
It’s easy to arrange and a plan for residents’ diets.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Open days for families
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Lunch clubs
Families coming by rail can use the station: Fareham station is about 1.3 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- The deposit and payment dates
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- When final numbers are due
- 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