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Care home fish and chip visits in Easton, Hampshire
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Easton? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Open days for families
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
Planning an event in Easton?
Care homes around Easton
Easton is about 3 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Bookings in Easton come in all shapes and sizes, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Easton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 13 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Winnall Moors may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. Visitors arriving by train should know that Winchester station is about 2.4 miles away.
Wherever your care home visit is in SO21, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your care home visit is on Easton Lane, Malthouse Close and Chapel Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the van to you. Neighbouring places where we serve care home visits include Abbots Worthy (1 mile north-west), Martyr Worthy (1 mile north-east), Kings Worthy (1 mile west), Itchen Abbas (2 miles east) and Winnall (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (14 miles north-east), Winchester (3 miles south-west), Eastleigh (9 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (15 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (9 miles south-west).
A little further out are Wolvesey Castle (2.4 miles south-west) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (2.3 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Cricketers Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
About our care home fish and chips in Easton
Monthly or seasonal visits become a highlight in the calendar. For lunch for the care team and lunch clubs, we will put together a menu of pie and chips, gravy and haddock and chips for your guests.
Rural care homes near Easton can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Also in Easton
Who books care home fish and chips in Easton?
Families enjoy joining in.
These are some of the bookings we take in Easton and Hampshire:
- Retirement village events
- Lunch clubs
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Residents’ celebrations
If your residents have links with Church of St Mary, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit.
What your quote should include
- The deadline for final numbers
- Whether VAT is included
- A clear list of what’s included
- What happens if plans change
The process
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. With darkness by about 4:00pm in December, winter van visits in Easton suit lunchtime.
- It starts with your date, numbers and mealtime.
- We check the parking spot and send a price.
- Portions and diets are planned with your care team.
- We serve hot from the hatch at the time the home chooses.
- Afterwards, we pack up quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Share the timings for the day
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A picture of the spot helps too. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it is on the menu.
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’s hard work. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Distance and any road charges
- Parking and the way in
- Numbers
- Service time
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- The date and time of the event
- Expected numbers
- Where the van would park
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
Send us the date, the address or SO21 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Easton? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
Compared with a takeaway delivery, a van serves hot food on site, so it isn’t lukewarm by the time it’s plated. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why book with us
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Events in Easton and across Hampshire
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
Easton: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Easton?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Which station is closest to Easton?
The closest is Winchester station, roughly 2.4 miles away.
What can residents choose from?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Do we need to provide anything?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we will confirm what we need.
Do you do residents’ portions?
We will plan portions with the home.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes, always. Everything is fried fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Can the van park on grass?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and we will advise.
What the van needs
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- With the serving side away from windows
- A route in without tight gates
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- 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