Medway · England
Funeral and Wake Catering for Middle Stoke events
We bring fish and chips for the wake across Middle Stoke and Medway, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Pub wakes
- Anniversary memorials
Fresh fish and chips in Middle Stoke
Planners, venues and businesses
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 are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
How our funeral and wake catering works in Middle Stoke
Sometimes fish and chips was the favourite meal of the person being remembered. We’re often asked to cater remembering a loved one’s favourite food and memorial events and anniversaries, serving haddock and chips, sausage and chips and cod and chips.
In a small place like Middle Stoke, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. You’ll know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Common questions in Middle Stoke
Is Middle Stoke close to London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you serve after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with somewhere for the van. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
What does the van need?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, near your guests, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Is the fish gluten-free?
No, not as standard: batter is usually made with wheat flour. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do before you book.
Can a friend deal with you?
Of course. We can work with whoever is helping you.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Usually, if it’s firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
How long does set-up take?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
What a fish and chip van costs
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- The date and time of year
- The number of meals
- The minimum booking
- How easy the site is to reach
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Where you’d like the van to go
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A picture of the spot helps too. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Should I sort the food myself?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is generally the easier option.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
About the food
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food, especially in winter.
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Fried to order in the van, it’s hot, crisp and generous.
How it works
We need a level, firm place to park the van, close to where people will eat, which we agree with you beforehand. Summer evenings in Middle Stoke stay light until about 9:20pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 3:50pm, so plan lighting near the door.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for family and friends.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the serving time
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
Ask for a quote
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will firm it up nearer the time. To start, fill in our quote form.
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What else we do in Middle Stoke
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Have chairs for those who need them
- Plan for a few extra people
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
- Build in time for delays
We arrive in good time and park discreetly.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
Events we cater in Middle Stoke
It works for everyone, from children to older relatives.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Middle Stoke and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Small family memorials
- Wakes at home
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
For a service at a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the price includes VAT
- How late numbers can change
- How many hours the van serves
- The van’s size and access needs
Wake catering near Middle Stoke
Middle Stoke is in Medway. For wakes in Middle Stoke, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. Middle Stoke is one of 68 places in Medway we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Anywhere in ME3, we can fry fresh for your guests. Streets in the area include Burrows Lane and Grain Road, and the van can serve a wake on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Close by, we cover wakes in Lower Stoke (1 mile north), Stoke (1 mile west), North Street (1 mile south-west), Allhallows (1 mile north) and St Mary Hoo (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (6 miles south-west), Chatham (8 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (8 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south-west).
Green spaces nearby include Bishop Saltings.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Nags Head pub (less than half a mile north)
- 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