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Care Home Fish and Chips in Itchen Stoke
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Itchen Stoke and across Hampshire.
- Lunch clubs
- Visiting days
- Themed afternoons
Planning an event in Itchen Stoke?
Should I sort the food myself?
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.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.
About our care home fish and chips in Itchen Stoke
Some residents come out to the van; others watch from inside, and families are welcome too. Popular choices include cod and chips, mushy peas and haddock and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater residents’ birthdays and anniversaries and friday fish and chip treats.
Near Itchen Stoke, residents may not get out much, so a chip van visit is a special day. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, park up and set up, the oil comes up to temperature, and food goes out hot when you are ready to eat. In Itchen Stoke, 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.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep space clear for residents at the hatch
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Tell us when you want to eat
Ask for a quote
Each quote is put together for your care home visit. Start with your date, and we will check availability straight away.
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Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Itchen Stoke? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Towns and villages near Itchen Stoke
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Fish and chip days near Itchen Stoke
Itchen Stoke is about 5 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. In and around Itchen Stoke, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field. Itchen Stoke is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Itchen Stoke to Southampton (14 miles away).
If your residents have links with St Mary's Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Old photos of Winnall Moors can spark conversation during a van visit.
Here we cover the SO24 postcode area. Itchen Stoke is on the B3047, so it is easy for us to reach with the van. Other places close to Itchen Stoke we cover include Ovington (1 mile south-east), Itchen Abbas (1 mile west), Martyr Worthy (2 miles west), Temple Valley (3 miles south-west) and Easton (3 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Basingstoke (13 miles north), Winchester (5 miles south-west), Eastleigh (10 miles south-west), Andover (15 miles north-west), Horndean (15 miles south-east) and Chandler's Ford (11 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include St John's Rooms And Chapel (4.7 miles south-west) and Wolvesey Castle (4.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Itchen Stoke includes Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
- Nearby, you will find The Bush Inn (0.5 miles south-east)
Events we cater in Itchen Stoke
It is food residents know and enjoy.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Common bookings include:
- Retirement village events
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Lunch for the care team
- Day centre treats
Itchen Stoke is on or near the B3047, so access for the van is simple.
Comparing caterers
- Any minimum charge
- If the price includes VAT
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- When final numbers are due
Common questions in Itchen Stoke
How far is Itchen Stoke from London?
About 56 miles from central London.
Is Itchen Stoke too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What does the van need?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, near your residents, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Include children in your numbers.
Can everyone take part?
The home knows each resident best. Tell us about any diets and we will explain what we can offer; texture-modified meals should be prepared or advised on by your own team.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. Residents will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Do we need to provide anything?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll say what we need.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Of course. Add them to your numbers.
How we price a fish and chip van visit
These are the factors that matter most:
- Parking and the way in
- Whether a minimum applies
- Cod, haddock or both
- The number of meals
There is 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. We set everything out in your quote.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- A photo of the parking spot
- Your date and serving time
- Anything awkward about the way in
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. Just use our quote form.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Arrange texture-modified meals from your own kitchen
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- Plan portion sizes with us
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
We set up before the mealtime, quietly.
Old seaside postcards and photos spark conversation.
What the van needs
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We need:
- A route in without tight gates
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
- A level parking spot near the entrance
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
The menu, dish by dish
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal, especially in winter.
- 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