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Funeral and Wake Catering in Covent Garden
Planning fish and chips for the wake in Covent Garden? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Remembrance gatherings
- Wakes at venues
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
Fresh fish and chips in Covent Garden
Working with your venue
Parks, greens and streets typically need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Funeral and wake catering in Covent Garden, cooked to order
Food is fried to order, so it is hot when people arrive, after a long, cold day. Typical bookings include a tribute meal and memorial gatherings, with gravy, pie and chips and sausage and chips.
In Covent Garden, a wake might be at home, a hall or a local pub. In London, the van needs off-road parking or a legal space nearby, which we can help you think through. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
- Area
- Covent Garden (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Events we cater in Covent Garden
There’s no kitchen work for anyone.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Covent Garden book the van for occasions like:
- Village hall wakes
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Pub wakes
- A wake at the family home
If relatives are coming by rail, there’s a station right in Covent Garden: London Charing Cross station.
What your quote should include
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- The deadline for final numbers
- VAT, if it applies
- Allergen information for each item
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
A pub or venue may cater a wake themselves. A van works where they don’t, or at home. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why book our van in Covent Garden
- No surprises in your quote
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Events in Covent Garden and across Greater London
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Nearby places to Covent Garden
What else we do in Covent Garden
Should I sort the food myself?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van cooks in front of your guests instead.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
Common questions in Covent Garden
Could you trade in Victoria Embankment Gardens?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is parking a problem for the van in Covent Garden?
It can be, so tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council suspension. We’ll work around it.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
How do we estimate numbers?
It’s hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Funeral directors can advise from experience.
What about guests who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Do you cover Covent Garden?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Covent Garden and across Greater London. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Can you cater a wake at short notice?
Contact us as soon as you can. We will let you know quickly.
Diets, allergies and planning
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
- Check the hall has an urn
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
- Choose a friend to be our contact
We park quietly before guests return from the service.
A table of photos helps people talk.
Step by step
You don’t need to do much on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your wake. The frying and serving are down to us. In winter, it’s dark in Covent Garden by about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- The family or funeral director sends us the date, place and numbers.
- We check the spot for the van and send a quote.
- Timings allow for the service and travel from it.
- We park discreetly and fry fresh as people arrive.
- When everyone has eaten, we clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure the van can get in
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
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What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
For anyone who doesn’t fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and children love it.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it’s especially welcome on a cold day.
Wakes in Covent Garden: venues and practical details
Covent Garden is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. For a wake in Covent Garden, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass in and around Covent Garden. We take the van to all 764 towns and villages in Greater London.
A club or hall near Covent Garden gives space for everyone and parking for the van, with the van in the car park. If the funeral is at a church such as Crown Court Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
This part of Greater London takes in W1F, W1D and W1T, and we can serve your wake anywhere in it. That could mean a wake at a home on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, as long as there is somewhere for the van. You will find Covent Garden on the A301 and A400, so it is easy for us to reach with the van. If your venue is just outside Covent Garden, we also cover Seven Dials (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile east), Adelphi (1 mile south), St Giles (1 mile north-west) and Clare Market (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include London Museum and Institute of Natural History (less than half a mile east) and Montfichet's Tower (0.9 miles east). Open spaces near Covent Garden include Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
- Local schools include London Nautical School (0.7 miles south-east) and Mercers' School (0.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Punch & Judy pub (within half a mile south-west)
- Other local spots include Liberty of the Savoy (less than half a mile south-east) and LSE Shaw Library (less than half a mile north-east)
Space, access and the venue
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- A spot near your guests
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
As a London location, Covent Garden is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Covent Garden
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- 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