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Funeral and wake catering in Pratling Street, Kent
Fried to order and served hot: fish and chips for the wake in Pratling Street and the surrounding area.
- Wakes at home
- A tribute meal
- Anniversary memorials
Funeral and wake catering for Pratling Street events
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 typically the easier option.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the wake.
Funeral and wake catering in Pratling Street, cooked to order
Your funeral director or a family friend can deal with us directly. Typical bookings include anniversary memorials and wakes at venues, serving gravy, cod and chips and mushy peas.
Near Pratling Street, wakes are often at home or in the hall. Let us know about access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do before you book.
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
After a funeral in Pratling Street
Pratling Street is about 3 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your wake is in the middle of Pratling Street or on the outskirts, the service works the same way: fish and chips fried to order, served hot and quoted clearly. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Pratling Street to Canterbury (25 miles away).
After a service at Methodist Church Including Sunday School, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Pratling Street, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
We serve wakes across the ME20 postcode area. Local streets include Old Mill Lane, Pratling Street and St Michaels Close; a wake on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. For wakes just outside Pratling Street, we cover Forstal (1 mile south-west), Eccles (1 mile north-west), Burham (2 miles north-west), New Hythe (2 miles west) and Larkfield (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (14 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Fremlin Walk (2.4 miles south-east) and Allington Castle (1.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Pratling Street includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include Aylesford School (1.5 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Bush pub (0.6 miles west)
What a fish and chip van costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Whether a minimum applies
- Cod, haddock or both
- Numbers
- Parking and the way in
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Where you’d like the van to go
- The date and time of the event
- A photo of the space and the way in
Thinking about fish and chips for the wake for your wake in Pratling Street? Send us the details and we will reply with a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Other occasions in Pratling Street
Pratling Street questions
Do you come out to small places like Pratling Street?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can the van go to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Do you cover Pratling Street?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, and Pratling Street is within our area and the rest of Kent. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we’ll confirm what we need.
What’s on the menu?
Proper fish and chips, with sausages and pies for anyone who doesn’t want fish. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
When do you arrive?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
What if timings change?
Yes. We start when you are ready.
How fast is service?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
About the food
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and children love it.
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce and it is on the menu.
How it works
The first sign we’ve arrived is generally the smell, about the time the first guests wander across. From then on, people come up as they’re ready. In Pratling Street, it is dark by about 7:00pm in late September and 3:50pm in December, so a lit path to the van is a kindness to older guests.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- 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.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
How to prepare
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Make sure the van can get in
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, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a few guests with dietary needs. To look after them:
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
- Plan for a few extra people
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Ensure older relatives can sit
Make sure older relatives can sit to eat.
A table of photos helps people talk.
Space, access and the venue
We’ll agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
- A short walk from the party
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
A chip van compared with other options
Some venues offer wake menus. A van works at home or at a hall. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why book our van in Pratling Street
- A menu almost everyone likes
- All the chip-shop extras
- Bookings across Kent, including Pratling Street
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
Take a look at how we price or our guide to van hire costs.
- 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