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Care home fish and chip visits in Highfield, Southampton
Planning a fish and chip van visit in Highfield? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Care staff treats
- Seaside-themed afternoons
A chip van near Highfield
What comes out of the fryer
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it’s especially welcome on a cold day.
Care home fish and chips in Highfield, fried fresh
Smaller portions and plates with cutlery suit many residents, and we plan that with you. Typical bookings include care staff treats and seaside days, serving sausage and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
Around Highfield, homes frequently have a drive and garden. Tell us about access. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
- Where
- Highfield (SO17, SO16, SO14)
- Region
- Southampton
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Organising a club, school or community event in Highfield? 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.
Where the van can park in Highfield
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- A level parking spot near the entrance
- Away from emergency access
- Close to the garden or entrance
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Highfield
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
Fish and chip days near Highfield
Highfield is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. Wherever your care home visit is in the SO17 area, we can fry fresh for your residents. We take the van to 40 places in Southampton.
Residents who remember days out at Netley Common may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Highfield Church, is a good occasion for a van visit. With the sea within about 3 miles, many residents will have memories of fish and chips on the seafront.
We cover care home visits in every part of the SO17, SO16 and SO14 postcode area and the streets around it. From Winn Road, Nile Road and The Avenue or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Being close to the A3035, Highfield is easy for us to reach. Other places close to Highfield we cover include Bassett (1 mile north-west), Shirley (2 miles west), Lordswood (2 miles north-west), Freemantle (2 miles south-west) and Coxford (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Sholing (3 miles south-east), Woolston (3 miles south), Eling (4 miles west) and Rownhams (3 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Royal South Hants Hospital (1.2 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.7 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Netley Common.
- Schools near Highfield include Richard Taunton Sixth Form College (0.8 miles west) and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (1.4 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Cowherds Inn (0.5 miles south-west)
How the day works
Nothing gathers a crowd like the smell of fish and chips. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, and chips are fried in batches through service. For a summer visit in Highfield, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden visits easy. In winter, dark by about 4:00pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Before we arrive
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Clear the route for the van
How to get a price
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Highfield
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Numbers
- Your choice of menu
- The minimum booking
- How easy the site is to reach
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. Ask us what applies to your care home visit.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where the van would go
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary needs, with numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Highfield?
It gives staff a break from the kitchen.
These are some of the bookings we take around Highfield:
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Lunch for the care team
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
The A3035 make Highfield a simple journey for the van.
Comparing caterers
- Whether there’s a minimum
- The cancellation terms
- How allergens are handled
- When final numbers are due
Common questions in Highfield
What’s the nearest station to Highfield?
St Denys station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Highfield close to London?
Roughly 69 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you park at the home?
In the car park or on the drive, away from ambulance routes.
Do you do residents’ portions?
We will plan portions with the home.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Do you have allergen information?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
What do we need to supply?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we will confirm what we need.
Are visitors included?
Of course. Add them to your numbers.
Should I sort the food myself?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. 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. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it’s crisp.
Nearby places to Highfield
Other occasions in Highfield
A chip van compared with other options
Activities are important; a van visit is both. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why us?
- No kitchen needed
- Quick service from the hatch
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Classic food your residents already know
- 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