Oxfordshire · England
Funeral and Wake Catering for Catslip events
From the first sizzle in the fryer to the last chip, fish and chips for the wake makes the food a highlight of your wake in Catslip.
- Wakes at home
- Wakes at venues
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
Book the van in Catslip
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
- Allow for the service running over
- Cater for a few more than you expect
When everyone has eaten, we pack up quietly.
Some families add a favourite dessert or cake.
Funeral and wake catering in Catslip, fried fresh
Sometimes fish and chips was the favourite meal of the person being remembered. For wakes at home and a tribute meal, we will put together a menu of sausage and chips, mushy peas and cod and chips.
For a wake near Catslip, a farmhouse or village hall often 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, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
- Area
- Catslip (RG9)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
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How it works
We need a level, firm place to park the van, near your guests, which we agree with you beforehand. In summer, a wake in Catslip has light until about 9:25pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting near the door.
- First, tell us about your wake.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a 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.
Preparing for the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Clear the route for the van
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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Should I sort the food myself?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is usually simpler.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the wake.
About the food
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it’s lovely with a pie.
A chip van compared with other options
For a simple, comforting meal at a wake, a chip van is a gentle choice in Catslip. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why us?
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Classic food your guests already know
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Hot food handed straight over
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Common questions in Catslip
Is Catslip close to London?
About 38 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Is Catslip 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.
Where do you take the van?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
What if we do not know numbers?
It is hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Funeral directors can advise from experience.
What can guests choose from?
Chip-shop favourites: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
How quickly can you come?
Get in touch as soon as you can. We’ll let you know quickly.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
What the van needs
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- A short walk from the party
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
Catslip: halls, homes and travel
Catslip is about 7 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. For wakes in Catslip, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. Catslip is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 9 miles away.
For a service at a church like Church of St Bartholomew, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Catslip, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Wherever your wake is in RG9, we can fry fresh for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. If your venue is just outside Catslip, we also cover Nettlebed (1 mile north-west), Highmoor (1 mile south-west), Highmoor Cross (1 mile south), Bix (2 miles south-east) and Middle Assendon (2 miles east). Further out, we also take the van to Didcot (12 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (4 miles south-east), Benson (6 miles north-west) and Chinnor (9 miles north).
Within reach you will find Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Sun Inn Public House (0.5 miles west)
What a fish and chip van costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- The length of service
- How far we travel
- The day of the week
- How many people are eating
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Expected numbers
- A picture of the parking spot
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A picture of the spot helps too. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
- 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