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Funeral and wake catering in St Margarets, Greater London
Something for almost everyone: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Funeral and wake catering in St Margarets.
- Celebrations of life
- A wake at the family home
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
Planning an event in St Margarets?
How our funeral and wake catering works in St Margarets
It’s an informal meal, which suits a wake where people move around and talk. Whether it’s gatherings at home after a funeral and pub wakes, we’ll put together a menu of mushy peas, gravy and sausage and chips and more.
For a wake in St Margarets, a hall or club with a car park is often simplest. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
- Location
- St Margarets (TW1, TW7, TW9)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Working with your venue
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
After a funeral in St Margarets
St Margarets is about 1 mile north-east of Twickenham, in Greater London. For wakes in St Margarets, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. St Margarets is one of 764 places in Greater London where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is London, about 10 miles away.
St Margarets is on or near the A316 and A3004, handy for relatives driving in. If there is not room at home, a hall or club near St Margarets may suit, with the van in the car park.
We take the van to wakes all over TW1, TW7 and TW9 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Eve Road, Park Road and Crown Road, and the van can serve a wake on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Main roads around St Margarets include the A316 and A3004, so getting the van to your wake is simple. For wakes just outside St Margarets, we cover Isleworth (1 mile north-west), Richmond (1 mile east), Ivybridge (1 mile west), Eel Pie Island (1 mile south) and Twickenham (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (8 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Eel Pie Island Museum (0.8 miles south) and Treaty Centre (2 miles west). Within reach you’ll find Richmond Hill and Ham Lands.
- Nearby schools include Orleans Park School (0.7 miles south) and Kneller Hall Junior School (0.9 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Turks Head pub (within half a mile south-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth (1.5 miles north-west)
Why choose a fish and chip van in St Margarets?
A formal meal does not always suit. Fish and chips lets people mingle. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Events in St Margarets and across Greater London
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Hot food handed straight over
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
See our pricing or the cost guide.
How the day works
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. In St Margarets, it’s dark by about 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December, so a lit path to the van is a kindness to older guests.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for family and friends.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Make sure the van can get in
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will send a clear quote that says what’s included.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Nearby places to St Margarets
Also in St Margarets
Questions from St Margarets
Is parking a problem for the van in St Margarets?
London parking needs planning: let us know about off-street space or permits. We will work around it.
Can you serve after a service at All Souls?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with somewhere for the van. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
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.
Do you serve wakes at home?
Yes, with a suitable spot for the van.
What happens if it rains?
We carry on in the rain, because the cooking happens inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Can you cater a wake at short notice?
Contact us as soon as you can. We will tell you straight away whether we are available.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Where the van can park in St Margarets
Every site is different, so we ask about the spot and the way in when you contact us. In general, we need:
- A short walk from the party
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- Flat, firm ground for the van
St Margarets is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about off-street space or permits.
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in St Margarets
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer. To make it work smoothly:
- Funeral directors can help with numbers
- Ask the venue about the van
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
- Ensure older relatives can sit
We start when you give the word.
A quiet room away from the crowd is a kindness.
Who books funeral and wake catering in St Margarets?
Families choose fish and chips because it’s comforting and familiar.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Common bookings include:
- Village hall wakes
- A tribute meal
- Pub wakes
- Memorial events and anniversaries
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, St Margarets (London) station is in St Margarets itself.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- How allergens are handled
- What the price includes, item by item
- Any minimum charge
- 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