Isle of Wight · England
Funeral and Wake Catering in Shide
Looking for fish and chips for the wake in Shide? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your guests queue at the hatch.
- Gatherings after the committal
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Village hall wakes
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A closer look at the menu
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal, especially in winter.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and children love it.
How our funeral and wake catering works in Shide
Wakes are rarely planned months ahead, so contact us as soon as you can. For scattering of ashes gatherings and a favourite meal in someone’s memory, we will put together a menu of sausage and chips, haddock and chips and gravy.
Around Shide, wakes are often at the village hall, a pub or home. Let us know where the van can go. We cook inside the van, right where your guests are, so the batter is still crisp when it is handed over.
- Where
- Shide (PO30)
- County
- Isle of Wight
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
For event organisers in Shide
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll work through them with you.
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.
What a fish and chip van costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Access and parking
- Cod, haddock or both
- Service time
- The date and time of year
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so tell us exactly where your wake is.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The date and time of the event
- Where you’d like the van to go
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
After a funeral in Shide
Shide is about 1 mile south-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Tell us where your wake in Shide will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up before the day. We cover 125 places across the Isle of Wight, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Shide to Southampton (about 16 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St. John the Baptist, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. Shide is within about 5 miles of the sea.
Here we cover the PO30 postcode area, and we can serve your wake anywhere in it. Your wake could be at a house on Pan Lane, Ash Road and Dairy Lane, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. You will find Shide on the A3020, which makes the journey straightforward. For wakes just outside Shide, we cover Newport (1 mile north-west), Blackwater (1 mile south), Downend (2 miles east), Merstone (3 miles south-east) and Rookley (3 miles south). Further out, we also take the van to Ryde (6 miles east), Cowes (5 miles north), Sandown (6 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (4 miles north). If your wake is somewhere remote, let us know early and we will plan the trip.
Other landmarks nearby include St Mary's Hospital (1.3 miles north) and Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile west). Green spaces nearby include Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Island Innovation VI Form Campus (within half a mile north) and Christ The King College (0.8 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Cranbourne Arms Public House (within half a mile north-west)
Also in Shide
Perfect for your wake in Shide
It needs no kitchen at the hall or home.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Typical bookings include:
- Celebrations of life
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Pub wakes
Shide is on or near the A3020, handy for relatives driving in.
Comparing caterers
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- The deposit and payment dates
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
- Plan seating for older guests
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Plan for a few extra people
We serve when people are ready, not to a rigid schedule.
A tea table run by a friend is a comfort.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Preparing food yourself adds to a hard day. A van takes that off your hands. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why Shide hosts choose us
- We cover Shide and the whole of the Isle of Wight
- A quote that spells everything out
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
How the day works
Nothing gathers a crowd like the smell of fish and chips. Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. In winter, it’s dark in Shide by about 4:00pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting near the van. In summer, there is daylight until about 9:20pm.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Share the timings for the day
- Plan where the queue will stand
How to get a price
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your wake, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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Should I sort the food myself?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your guests instead.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the wake.
FAQs for Shide
Can you serve near the sea around Shide?
Yes, of course. The cooking is inside the van, so wind does not affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
Can the van park in Seaclose Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, the Isle of Wight included. See all areas.
What happens if it rains?
We cook inside the van, so rain doesn’t stop us. Guests will appreciate cover near the hatch.
How many people should we cater for?
It is hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Funeral directors can advise from experience.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear the van’s area after service. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
How long are you on site?
We get there in good time to set up. We will agree arrival and serving times with you so food is ready when you want it.
What if the service runs late?
Of course. We serve when people are ready.
- 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