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Care Home Fish and Chips in Inner Avenue
Treat your residents to fresh fish and chips at your care home visit in Inner Avenue. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Summer fêtes and open days
- Residents’ celebrations
- A monthly fish and chip day
A chip van near Inner Avenue
Care home fish and chips in Inner Avenue, cooked to order
For many residents, fish and chips brings back seaside trips and Friday nights. A van visit turns a meal into an event. We’re often asked to cater staff thank-you lunches at the home and seaside-themed afternoons, serving cod and chips, pie and chips and gravy.
Care homes around Inner Avenue are frequently in converted houses with a drive. Tell us about access. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
- Location
- Inner Avenue (SO14, SO15, SO17)
- County
- Southampton
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Looking after everyone
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Agree the plan with your kitchen and care team
- List residents’ diets, allergies and portion needs
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
What comes out of the fryer
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it goes out hot and crisp.
Sausage and chips
For anyone who doesn’t fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and it is a favourite with children.
For event organisers in Inner Avenue
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Nearby places to Inner Avenue
Also in Inner Avenue
Occasions we serve in Inner Avenue
It is easy to arrange and a plan for residents’ diets.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Residents’ celebrations
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Seaside days
If your residents have links with Saint Mary's, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit.
What to look for in a quote
- The cancellation terms
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether travel is included
- Payment terms and deposit
Why choose a fish and chip van in Inner Avenue?
A themed afternoon with a van feels like a day out, without leaving the home. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why Inner Avenue hosts choose us
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- No kitchen needed
- Classic food your residents already know
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Fish and chip days near Inner Avenue
Inner Avenue is about 1 mile west of Southampton, in Southampton. For care home visits in Inner Avenue, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We cover 40 places across Southampton.
Old photos of Netley Common can spark conversation during a van visit. Families coming by rail can use the station: St Denys station is about 0.6 miles away. Inner Avenue is within about 8 miles of the New Forest National Park. With the sea within about 2 miles, many residents will have memories of fish and chips on the seafront.
Wherever your care home visit is in SO14, SO15 and SO17, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can serve a care home visit on streets such as Alma Road, Rose Road and Lawn Road, wherever the van can park. We also bring the van to care home visits in Southampton (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile north-east), St Denys (1 mile north-east), Bitterne Manor (1 mile east) and St Mary's (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Thornhill (3 miles east), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Weston (3 miles south-east), Hounsdown (4 miles west) and Nursling (3 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Royal South Hants Hospital (under half a mile south-east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (0.8 miles south). Open spaces near Inner Avenue include Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include St Anne's Catholic School (under half a mile south-west) and St Mary's Independent School (1.4 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find The Guide Dog pub (less than half a mile east)
What affects the price in Inner Avenue
Your quote will be clear. The main things that affect it are:
- The date and time of year
- Parking and the way in
- How far we travel
- The menu and how many choices
A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Where the van would park
- A picture of where the van would go
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your care home visit in Inner Avenue, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Inner Avenue questions
What’s the nearest station to Inner Avenue?
St Denys station, about 0.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you come to venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What does the van need?
Not much: a drive, a car park, a yard or a firm lawn, that the van can reach easily. Send us a picture if you are not sure.
Can the van park on grass?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and we’ll advise.
Where will the van park?
Wherever suits the home, as long as it’s level and safe; we’ll check access.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Can you come every month?
Ask us about repeat dates when you enquire.
How long does set-up take?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, park on the agreed spot, and get on with frying and serving. For a summer visit in Inner Avenue, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden visits easy. In December, with dark by about 4:00pm, lunchtime is best.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
How to get a price
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we’ll quote on that. To start, use our quote form.
Related guides
Should I sort the food myself?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
- 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