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Funeral and Wake Catering in Chazey Heath
We bring fish and chips for the wake across Chazey Heath and Reading, frying fresh at your venue.
- A tribute meal
- Memorial gatherings
- Wakes at venues
A chip van near Chazey Heath
About our funeral and wake catering in Chazey Heath
The wake can be at home, at a village hall or club, or at a venue with space outside. For remembering a loved one’s favourite food and small family memorials, we can cook sausage and chips, cod and chips and pie and chips for your guests.
For a wake near Chazey Heath, a farmhouse or village hall often works well, with the van in the yard or car park. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do before you book.
Questions from Chazey Heath
Do you come out to small places like Chazey Heath?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you serve after a service at Church of St John the Baptist?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
How long are you on site?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. Timings are agreed in advance so food is ready when you want it.
What do we need to supply?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we will say what we need.
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.
How much space do you need?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your guests, and space for a queue. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
We quote for each booking, so the price fits what you need. Give us your date, numbers and serving time and we’ll reply with a price.
How fast is service?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. We will talk it through when we quote.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
For warm food after a funeral, fish and chips from a van works well. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
What you get with us
- A clear quote before booking
- No kitchen needed
- Classic food your guests already know
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
What a fish and chip van costs
The same numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Numbers
- Whether a minimum applies
- Parking and the way in
- Service time
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Where the van would park
- A picture of the parking spot
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Rough numbers for adults and children
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. To send them, use our quote form.
Perfect for your wake in Chazey Heath
It’s one less thing to organise.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Chazey Heath, people book us for events such as:
- Wakes at home
- Wakes at venues
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
- Celebrations of life
Relatives arriving by train should know that Tilehurst station, about 1.9 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- Payment terms and deposit
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if plans change
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it’s especially welcome on a cold day.
Curry sauce
Some people won’t eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
Places near Chazey Heath
What else we do in Chazey Heath
Should I sort the food myself?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Working with your venue
Parks, greens and streets generally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
The process
We need a level, firm place to park the van, close to where people will eat, which we agree with you beforehand. Summer evenings in Chazey Heath stay light until about 9:25pm, but in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we are done.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Give us a contact for the day
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Wake catering near Chazey Heath
Chazey Heath is about 2 miles north-west of Caversham, in Reading. Chazey Heath is well within our area, so your wake just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Chazey Heath is one of 34 places in Reading we cover.
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St John the Baptist, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
We take the van to wakes all over the RG4 postcode area and the streets around it. We can serve a wake on streets such as Rokeby Drive and Chazey Close or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere for the van. Other places close to Chazey Heath we cover include Trench Green (1 mile west), Mapledurham (2 miles west), Purley on Thames (2 miles south-west), Norcot (3 miles south-west) and Tilehurst (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover West Reading (3 miles south), Shinfield (6 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (9 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south), Whitley Wood (6 miles south) and Fords Farm (4 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Battle Hospital (2.4 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (2.4 miles south). The countryside around Chazey Heath includes Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
- Schools near Chazey Heath include Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (1.4 miles south-east) and The Warwick School (1.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Pack Saddle pub (within half a mile south)
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
- Allow for the service running over
- Choose a friend to be our contact
- Ask the venue about the van
A friend or the funeral director can be our contact.
Some families add a favourite dessert or cake.
- 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