Hampshire · England
Funeral and wake catering in Egypt, Hampshire
Planning fish and chips for the wake in Egypt? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Wakes at church halls and clubs
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
Planning an event in Egypt?
Funeral and wake catering in Egypt, fried fresh
We keep it calm and simple. We park discreetly and serve when people are ready. For memorial gatherings and wakes at church halls and clubs, we’ll put together a menu of sausage and chips, gravy and mushy peas and more.
In a small place like Egypt, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. We keep the menu short: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
What a fish and chip van costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Distance and any road charges
- Numbers
- The menu and how many choices
- How long we serve
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A photo of the parking spot
- Where the van would park
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
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.
For event organisers in Egypt
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Food your guests will love
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it’s especially welcome on a cold day.
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
How it works
Expect a friendly, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, park on the agreed spot, and get on with frying and serving. In autumn and winter, it is dark early in Egypt; plan a lit path from the door to the van.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
Ask for a quote
Not sure of numbers yet? That is fine: tell us the basics about your wake, and we will quote on that. To start, use our quote form.
Planning help
Wakes in Egypt: venues and practical details
Egypt is about 7 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. Bookings in Egypt come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. We take the van to all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, the nearest station is Micheldever station, about 3.5 miles north-east.
Here we cover the SO21 postcode area. That could mean a wake at a home on Alexandria Road and Stockbridge Road East or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Close by, we cover wakes in Sutton Scotney (1 mile south-west), Hunton (1 mile east), Stoke Charity (1 mile south-east), Barton Stacey (2 miles north-west) and South Wonston (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (12 miles north-east), Winchester (7 miles south), Eastleigh (13 miles south), Andover (7 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south) and Alton (15 miles east).
- Nearby, you’ll find Coach And Horses pub (0.5 miles south-west)
Perfect for your wake in Egypt
There’s no kitchen work for anyone.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Egypt book the van for occasions like:
- Wakes at church halls and clubs
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Memorial gatherings
If the funeral is at a church such as Ebenezer Methodist Chapel, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When payment is due
- The van’s size and access needs
- How allergens are handled
Planning for dietary needs
Most events have a few guests with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Check the hall or venue allows a catering van
- Keep the serving time flexible
- Plan seating for older guests
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
Give us a contact for the day who is not a close family member.
Have napkins and bins ready.
Also in Egypt
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
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 typically simpler.
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
A pub or venue may cater a wake themselves. A van works at home or at a hall. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why us?
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- All the chip-shop extras
- We cover Egypt and the whole of Hampshire
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Egypt questions
Do you come out to small places like Egypt?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Egypt?
Micheldever station, about 3.5 miles north-east of the centre.
When do you arrive?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
Is there a non-fish option?
There is: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
How long will the queue be?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan to keep the queue moving.
How do we estimate numbers?
It is hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Your funeral director can help.
What does the van need?
Not much: a hard surface or firm, dry grass, that the van can reach easily. Send us a photo if you are not sure.
What if timings change?
We plan for delays. We’ll agree a serving time and stay flexible.
- 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