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Funeral and wake catering in Oakleigh Park, Greater London

Something for almost everyone: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Book fish and chips for the wake in Oakleigh Park.

Wakes at venues
Family meals after the service
Gatherings after scattering ashes

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Funeral and wake catering for Oakleigh Park events

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What affects the price in Oakleigh Park

Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:

Distance and any road charges
Any minimum charge
Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
Service time

A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.

Details that help

Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:

Where you’d like the van to go
The venue or postcode
Roughly how many people, including children
How to get in: gates, lanes and ground

A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A picture of the spot helps too. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.

About our funeral and wake catering in Oakleigh Park

It is an informal meal, which suits a wake where people move around and talk. We serve haddock and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas, and we are regularly asked to cater wakes at church halls and clubs and anniversary memorials.

Wakes in Oakleigh Park are often at home, a church hall or a pub with a yard. We need somewhere the van can park legally and safely, which we can help you think through. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm.

Area: Oakleigh Park (N20, N12, EN4)
Region: Greater London
On the menu: Fish and chips, sausages, pies
On the side: Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
Price: Ask us for a quote
Page updated: 24 October 2026

Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?

Making food yourself for a wake is a lot to take on. We do the cooking. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.

Why Oakleigh Park hosts choose us

Classic food your guests already know
No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
We cover Oakleigh Park and the whole of Greater London
Served hot, straight from the hatch

See our pricing and the cost guide.

Questions from Oakleigh Park

Can you serve after a service at Church of St John?

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 usually elsewhere. Send us the address.

Is parking a problem for the van in Oakleigh Park?

It can be, so tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council suspension. We’ll work around it.

Which areas do you serve?

London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Oakleigh Park.

Do you take everything away?

We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. It helps to have bins near the hatch.

How much does fish and chips for the wake cost in Oakleigh Park?

It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your wake and we will send a quote.

What if we only have street parking?

Only where it is legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Check with your council first.

What if the weather’s bad?

We carry on in the rain, because the fryers are inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.

Do we need to provide equipment?

The van comes fully equipped to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.

What comes out of the fryer

Sausage and chips

For anyone who does not fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and children love it.

Haddock and chips

Some people swear by haddock: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Ask us about offering haddock alongside or instead of cod.

Allergies and dietary needs

Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:

Allow for the service running over
Let us know of any allergies
Check the hall or venue allows a catering van
Let someone else talk to us on the day

We start when you give the word, not to a rigid schedule.

Somewhere quiet to sit helps some guests.

For event organisers in Oakleigh Park

Parks, greens and streets usually need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.

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.

What happens on the day

Expect a friendly, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and get on with frying and serving. Late-December sunset in Oakleigh Park is about 3:55pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting near the van. In summer, there is daylight until about 9:20pm.

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.
A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for family and friends.
Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.

Before we arrive

Make sure the van can get in
Have a level parking spot ready
Give us your final numbers and allergies

Getting a price

Planning fish and chips for the wake in Oakleigh Park? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with a quote. Just use our quote form.

Tell us about your event

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Funeral wake catering: a simple guide

Arranging a wake in Oakleigh Park

Oakleigh Park is about 2 miles south-east of Barnet, in Greater London. People in Oakleigh Park book us for all sorts of reasons, but the plan is always the same: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. We take the van to all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Oakleigh Park to London (9 miles away).

For a service at a church like Church of St John, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Oakleigh Park station, about 0.8 miles north, is the nearest station.

Here we cover the N20, N12 and EN4 postcode area. Streets in the area include High Road, Swan Lane and Green Road, and the van can serve a wake on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Main roads around Oakleigh Park include the A1000, which makes travel to your wake easy. For wakes just outside Oakleigh Park, we cover Whetstone (1 mile east), North Finchley (1 mile south), Woodside Park (1 mile south-west), East Barnet (1 mile north-east) and Brunswick Park (1 mile east). Further out, we also take the van to London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-east).

Well-known places in the area include Grand Arcade (0.9 miles south) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (0.9 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Barfield Allotments Nature Park and Highgate Hill.

Local schools include Finchley Catholic High School (0.5 miles south-west) and Woodhouse College (1 mile south)
Nearby, you’ll find Three Horseshoes pub (under half a mile north-west)
Other local spots include East Barnet Urban District (1.3 miles north)

Before you choose a spot

No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:

Somewhere close to where people will eat
Room in front of the hatch for a queue
A level, firm spot the van can drive onto

Oakleigh Park is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about off-street space or permits.

If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.

Popular choices

Pie and chips
Sausage and chips
Mushy peas
Haddock and chips
Cod and chips
Gravy

See the full menu

DIY versus a fish and chip van

Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.

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.