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Funeral and wake catering in Maidstone, Kent
Looking for fish and chips for the wake in Maidstone? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your guests queue at the hatch.
- A wake at the family home
- Gatherings after the committal
- Memorial gatherings
Fresh fish and chips in Maidstone
Funeral and wake catering in Maidstone, cooked to order
Food is fried to order, so it is hot when people arrive, after a long, cold day. On the menu are sausage and chips, cod and chips and pie and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater wakes at a pub or venue with outside space and family gatherings after a burial or cremation.
A local hall or club in Maidstone often suits a wake. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and service is quick once we’re up and running.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Maidstone?
Many wakes have sandwiches and cake. Hot food can be more welcome, especially in winter. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
What you get with us
- Hot food handed straight over
- All the chip-shop extras
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Everything cooked to order at your event
See how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Haddock and chips
Some people swear by haddock: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Nearby places to Maidstone
What else we do in Maidstone
After a funeral in Maidstone
Maidstone is about 31 miles south-east of London, in Kent. We serve wakes at drives, car parks, yards and venues around Maidstone. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Maidstone to Canterbury (24 miles away).
Relatives arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Maidstone West station, roughly 0.6 miles north-west of the centre. With the A20 and A26 nearby, it is easy for family travelling by car to reach Maidstone. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Maidstone; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Wherever your wake is in ME15, ME16, ME14 and ME17, we can fry fresh for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Square Hill Road, Arundel Square and Square Hill or a nearby road, we’ll bring the van to you. You’ll find Maidstone on the A20 and A26, so it is easy for us to reach with the van. Nearby, we also serve wakes in Tovil (1 mile west), Foley Park (1 mile north), Shepway (1 mile south-east), Penenden Heath (1 mile north) and Weavering (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west). Maidstone is one of the larger places we cover in Kent, with plenty of venues for wakes.
A little further out are Maidstone Carriage Museum (within half a mile north-west) and Oakwood Hospital (1.8 miles west). The countryside around Maidstone includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include Maidstone Grammar School (within half a mile south-east) and St Augustine Academy (1.2 miles west)
- Local pubs include Paper Makers Arms (under half a mile north)
DIY versus a fish and chip van
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
For event organisers in Maidstone
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Parks, greens and streets typically need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Planning for dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
- Plan seating for older guests
- Cater for a few more than you expect
- Check the hall or venue allows a catering van
We arrive in good time and park discreetly before guests return from the service.
A table of photos helps people talk.
The process
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your guests, and we agree exactly where before the day. Summer evenings in Maidstone stay light until about 9:15pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 3:50pm, so plan lighting near the door.
- It starts with the date, where the wake is and roughly how many.
- You get an access check and a quote, without fuss.
- We plan a flexible serving time around the service.
- On the day we set up quietly and serve when guests are ready.
- When everyone has eaten, we clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Keep space clear for guests at the hatch
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
Ask for a quote
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. To send them, use our quote form.
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Questions from Maidstone
Can the van park in River Len LNR?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
How far is Maidstone from London?
Roughly 31 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Maidstone.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Include children in your numbers.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for guests.
What about guests who don’t eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we will be honest about what’s possible.
What do we need to supply?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we will say what we need.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes, always. We fry to order in the van at your venue, then handed over hot from the hatch.
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- How easy the site is to reach
- Your choice of menu
- Service time
- The number of meals
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
Details that help
The more we know about your wake, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Where you’d like the van to go
- A picture of where the van would go
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Your date and serving time
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, 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.
Occasions we serve in Maidstone
There’s no kitchen work for anyone.
The van suits big events and small ones. Common bookings include:
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- A wake at the family home
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
If the funeral is at a church such as St Philip's Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Questions to ask before you book
- How much space the van takes up
- Any minimum charge
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- What happens if plans change
- 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