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Funeral and Wake Catering for Forest Gate events
Planning fish and chips for the wake in Forest Gate? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your guests queue at the hatch.
- Family meals after the service
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
Funeral and wake catering for Forest Gate events
Allergies and dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To make it work smoothly:
- Make sure older relatives can sit
- Let someone else talk to us on the day
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Plan for a few extra people
Give us a contact for the day who is not a close family member.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
How our funeral and wake catering works in Forest Gate
Wakes are rarely planned months ahead, so contact us as soon as you can. Popular choices include haddock and chips, mushy peas and pie and chips, and we’re frequently booked for remembrance gatherings and gatherings at a village hall or club.
For a wake in Forest Gate, a hall or club with a car park is frequently simplest. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
- Area
- Forest Gate (E7, E15, E11)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Occasions we serve in Forest Gate
For some families, it was a favourite meal.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Forest Gate and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Village hall wakes
- Wakes at venues
Relatives driving in can use the A114 and A116 to reach Forest Gate.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- How many hours the van serves
- How much space the van takes up
- What the price includes, item by item
Forest Gate: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Forest Gate?
Forest Gate has its own station: Wanstead Park station.
Is parking a problem for the van in Forest Gate?
London parking needs planning: let us know about off-street space or permits. We’ll work around it.
Can you cook in the rain?
We carry on in the rain, because the fryers are inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Can the van park on grass?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a photo if you can.
Can you park on the road outside?
Only in a legal space, or with the council’s permission. Check with your council first.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Tell us about any coeliac guests and we’ll explain the options before you book.
How many people should we cater for?
Start with a rough number, and we’ll firm it up nearer the day.
After a funeral in Forest Gate
Forest Gate is about 6 miles north-east of London, in Greater London. For wakes in Forest Gate, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass in and around Forest Gate. Forest Gate is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. We serve events right across the region, from Forest Gate to London (6 miles away).
For a service at a church like A Radical Church, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. For family travelling by train, Forest Gate has its own station, Wanstead Park station.
This part of Greater London takes in E7, E15 and E11, and we can serve your wake anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Elm Road, Ash Road and Cary Road, and the van can serve a wake on any of them with a suitable parking spot. You will find Forest Gate on the A114 and A116, so it is easy for us to reach with the van. We also bring the van to wakes in Upton (1 mile south), Aldersbrook (1 mile north), Holloway Down (1 mile west), Plashet (1 mile south-east) and Little Ilford (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as London (6 miles south-west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (6 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Cann Hall (0.8 miles north-west) and Passmore Edwards Museum (0.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hollow Pond and Old Ford Island.
- Local schools include Forest Gate Community School (within half a mile west) and Tyndale Academy (0.6 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Hudson Bay pub (less than half a mile south)
Food your guests will love
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan.
Working with your venue
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll work through them with you.
Space, access and the venue
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. Here’s what we look for:
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
As a London location, Forest Gate is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
The process
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers, because the cooking happens inside the van. Guests will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. Late-December sunset in Forest Gate is about 3:50pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting near the van. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for family and friends.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Keep space clear for guests at the hatch
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
How to get a price
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can use our quote form.
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Takeaway run or book a van?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. 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.
How we price fish and chips for the wake
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Service time
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Parking and the way in
- The date and time of year
Most vans have a minimum charge, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
Details that help
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A picture of where the van would go
- The address or venue name
- Allergies and diets you know about
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
- 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