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Funeral and wake catering in Bucks Horn Oak, Surrey
Funeral and wake catering in Bucks Horn Oak: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Life celebrations
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
- Memorial events and anniversaries
Book the van in Bucks Horn Oak
Who books funeral and wake catering in Bucks Horn Oak?
For some families, it was a favourite meal.
In Bucks Horn Oak and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Wakes at church halls and clubs
- A tribute meal
- Family meals after the service
- Memorial events and anniversaries
After a service at Saint James, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
What your quote should include
- How many hours the van serves
- When payment is due
- The cancellation terms
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Funeral and wake catering in Bucks Horn Oak, cooked to order
We serve wakes at homes, halls, clubs and venues, wherever the van can park. We serve gravy, mushy peas and haddock and chips, and typical bookings are for wakes at home and anniversary memorials.
For a wake near Bucks Horn Oak, a farmhouse or village hall frequently works well, with the van in the yard or car park. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
Questions from Bucks Horn Oak
Do you come out to small places like Bucks Horn Oak?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you come to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac guests when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
Can you cater for allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Send us any allergies in writing.
Is there a non-fish option?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we will tell you what we can offer.
How many people should we cater for?
Give us your best estimate, and we will firm it up nearer the day.
Can the van come to Bucks Horn Oak?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Bucks Horn Oak is within our area. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
How long does set-up take?
We get there in good time to set up. We will agree arrival and serving times with you.
Working with your venue
Parks, greens and streets typically need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
The menu, dish by dish
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, great with chips and sausages.
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it is what most people in the south ask for. It is battered and fried to order, so it is crisp when it reaches you.
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- How long we serve
- Whether a minimum applies
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Numbers
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- A photo of the parking spot
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will come back with a clear quote.
Step by step
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, which we agree with you beforehand. Summer evenings in Bucks Horn Oak stay light until about 9:20pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 4:00pm.
- First, tell us about your wake.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- We cook to order on the day for family and friends.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Give us a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Still finalising the details? No problem: tell us the basics about your wake, and we will quote on that. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
A formal meal does not always suit. Fish and chips lets people mingle. Most vans have a minimum charge, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We will tell you up front.
Why us?
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- All the chip-shop extras
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
Read our pricing or our guide to van hire costs.
Bucks Horn Oak: halls, homes and travel
Bucks Horn Oak is about 4 miles south-west of Farnham, in Surrey. Bucks Horn Oak is well within our area, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Bucks Horn Oak is one of 395 places in Surrey where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 13 miles away.
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Bentley (Hampshire) station is about 1.1 miles away. Bucks Horn Oak is within about 7 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Wakes anywhere in GU10 start with a parking spot for the van. From Forest View and Oakleigh Close or anywhere nearby, we will bring the van to you. If your venue is just outside Bucks Horn Oak, we also cover Blacknest (1 mile west), Frithend (1 mile south), Batt's Corner (1 mile south-east), Holt Pound (1 mile north-east) and Dockenfield (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (13 miles north-east), Camberley (12 miles north-east), Farnham (4 miles north-east), Frimley (11 miles north-east), Haslemere (8 miles south-east) and Ash (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Barley Pound (3 miles north) and Chase Community Hospital (4.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Farnham Heath.
- Pubs nearby include The Halfway House (under half a mile south-east)
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Make sure older relatives can sit
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
- Allow a little extra
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
We arrive in good time and park discreetly.
Have napkins and bins ready.
Nearby places to Bucks Horn Oak
Other occasions in Bucks Horn Oak
- 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