Hampshire · England
Care Home Fish and Chips in Overton
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Book a fish and chip van visit in Overton.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
Book the van in Overton
Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Care home fish and chips in Overton, fried fresh
A regular visit gives everyone something to look forward to in the calendar. We serve cod and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas, and we’re regularly asked to cater day centre treats and staff thank-you lunches at the home.
For a care home in a place like Overton, a chip van visit is a real treat. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what we can do before booking.
How the day works
We arrive on time, parks where we agreed. Once the oil is hot, the first portions go out right on schedule. December visits in Overton are best at lunchtime, as it’s dark by about 4:00pm, while summer visits can run into the evening, with light until about 9:25pm.
- 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.
- On the day we set up and fry fresh, serving at the agreed time.
- We clear up and leave the car park as we found it.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Keep space clear for residents at the hatch
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
Ask for a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can use our quote form.
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Takeaway run or book a van?
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.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
What a fish and chip van costs
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- The date and time of year
- The minimum booking
- Access and parking
- Your choice of menu
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The date and time of the event
- Allergies and diets you know about
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers, timings and travel. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Count families who are joining in
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Organise staff to carry food in
Room service goes up covered and hot.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
Care home visits in Overton
Overton is about 7 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Wherever your care home visit is in the RG25 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. We cover all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Overton to Reading (about 19 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Overton station, about 0.8 miles north, is the nearest station.
Care home visits anywhere in RG25 start with a parking spot for the van. Your care home visit could be at a house on High Street, Station Road and London Road or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. If your venue is just outside Overton, we also cover Southington (1 mile west), Quidhampton (1 mile north), Laverstoke (2 miles south-west), Freefolk (2 miles west) and Deane (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Basingstoke (7 miles east), Winchester (13 miles south), Andover (10 miles west), Alton (14 miles south-east), Tadley (9 miles north-east) and Hook (14 miles east).
- Local pubs include The Greyhound pub (under half a mile south)
Questions from Overton
Which station is closest to Overton?
The closest is Overton station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
How far is Overton from London?
About 53 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you park on the road outside?
Only where it is legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Ask your council early.
What about residents who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
What does it cost to hire the van?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Tell us about your care home visit and we will send a quote.
Do you offer repeat visits?
We are happy to talk about repeat visits.
Which areas do you serve?
We take the van across London and the South East, Hampshire included. See all areas.
Where should the van go?
Wherever suits the home, as long as it’s level and safe.
A closer look at the menu
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it is lovely with a pie.
Towns and villages near Overton
Also in Overton
Planning the van’s spot
Every site is different, so we will ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- With the serving side away from windows
- A level parking spot near the entrance
- Away from emergency access
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
For a lovely, simple occasion, a fish and chip van visit is a great choice. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Bookings across Hampshire, including Overton
- Hot food handed straight over
- 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