Kent · England
Funeral and Wake Catering for Grubb Street events
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: fish and chips for the wake in Grubb Street and the surrounding area.
- Wakes at venues
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
A chip van near Grubb Street
About our funeral and wake catering in Grubb Street
Food is fried to order, so it’s hot when people arrive. For gatherings at a village hall or club and wakes at venues, we can cook haddock and chips, pie and chips and gravy for your guests.
For a wake near Grubb Street, a farmhouse or village hall often works well, with the van in the yard or car park. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The date and time of year
- Your choice of menu
- How long we serve
- How many people are eating
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- A photo of the space and the way in
- The venue or postcode
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Rough numbers for adults and children
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Places near Grubb Street
Other occasions in Grubb Street
Working with your venue
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
Where the van can park in Grubb Street
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
Planning for dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. We suggest:
- Plan for a few extra people
- Allow for the service running over
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Choose a friend to be our contact
Afterwards, we leave quietly.
Some families add a favourite dessert or cake.
Should I sort the food myself?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it’s crisp.
After a funeral in Grubb Street
Grubb Street is about 3 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. In and around Grubb Street, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field, close to your guests. Grubb Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. You can also see our page for London, about 17 miles away.
For family travelling by train, the nearest station is Longfield station, about 1 mile south-east. Grubb Street is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Anywhere in DA2, we can bring the van to you. Nearby, we also serve wakes in Green Street Green (1 mile north), Westwood (1 mile north-east), St Margarets (1 mile west), South Darenth (1 mile west) and Bean (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (5 miles north-east), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-east).
A little further out are Stone Castle (2.6 miles north) and Darent Valley Hospital (2.3 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include Longfield Academy (1.2 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include Railway Tavern (0.9 miles south-east)
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Compared with a buffet, fish and chips is hot and simple, which helps when numbers are hard to predict. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We’ll tell you up front.
Why book our van in Grubb Street
- No kitchen needed
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- We cover Grubb Street and the whole of Kent
Read our pricing and what a fish and chip van costs.
Your questions about fish and chips for the wake in Grubb Street
Is Grubb Street close to London?
About 17 miles from central London.
Can you serve after a service at Church of Saint Mary Magdalene?
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 generally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can the van come to Grubb Street?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, and Grubb Street is within our area and the rest of Kent. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes, always. Everything is fried fresh in the van, and serve straight from the hatch.
How fast is service?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
Can someone else arrange it?
Yes, many families prefer that.
What do you bring?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
How do we estimate numbers?
It is hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Funeral directors can advise from experience.
Who books funeral and wake catering in Grubb Street?
Families choose fish and chips because it is comforting and familiar.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
For a service at a church like Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
What your quote should include
- How much space the van takes up
- VAT, if it applies
- How many hours the van serves
- The cancellation terms
Step by step
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. Late-December sunset in Grubb Street is about 3:50pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Before we arrive
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or DA2 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Read more
- 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