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Funeral and Wake Catering in Stalisfield
Fried to order and served hot: fish and chips for the wake in Stalisfield and the surrounding area.
- A wake at the family home
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
Funeral and wake catering for Stalisfield events
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Stalisfield
The wake can be at home, at a village hall or club, or at a venue with space outside, wherever the van can park. For wakes at church halls and clubs and remembrance gatherings, we can cook gravy, cod and chips and pie and chips for your guests.
In rural Stalisfield, home or the hall is usual, with the van in the yard or car park. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do before booking.
For event organisers in Stalisfield
Parks, greens and streets normally need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
The process
The van turns up at the agreed time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen. Once the oil is hot, the first portions go out at the time you asked for. In winter, it’s dark in Stalisfield by about 3:50pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting near the van. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- 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.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
How to prepare
- Share the timings for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Getting a price
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. We suggest:
- Make sure older relatives can sit
- Name a contact for the day who is not close family
- Allow a little extra
- Build in time for delays
Ensure older relatives can sit to eat.
Some families add a favourite dessert or cake.
Questions from Stalisfield
Could you trade in Spuckles and Kennelling Woods?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first.
Do you come out to small places like Stalisfield?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you have allergen information?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
Do you come to Stalisfield?
We do. We serve events in Stalisfield and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
What if we do not know numbers?
Start with a rough number, and we will plan with a little extra.
Can the wake be at home?
Frequently, yes. Send us a photo of the drive or the road outside.
About the food
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Stalisfield?
Next to a buffet, a van gives everyone a hot meal, and there is less waste when numbers are uncertain. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Why us?
- We cover Stalisfield and the whole of Kent
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- A quote that spells everything out
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
See how we price and the cost guide.
Towns and villages near Stalisfield
What else we do in Stalisfield
Who books funeral and wake catering in Stalisfield?
Nothing is wasted on an uncertain number of guests.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Stalisfield book the van for occasions like:
- Remembrance gatherings
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Life celebrations
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, the nearest station is Charing station, about 2.5 miles south.
Questions to ask before you book
- How many hours the van serves
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- When payment is due
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
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. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Planning the van’s spot
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We look for:
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- A spot near your guests
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
Wakes in Stalisfield: venues and practical details
Stalisfield is about 6 miles south-west of Preston, in Kent. We cover Stalisfield as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Stalisfield is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Stalisfield to Canterbury (12 miles away).
After a service at Church of St Mary, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone. Stalisfield is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area. Other places close to Stalisfield we cover include Stalisfield Green (1 mile west), The Valley (1 mile north), Stocker's Head (2 miles south), Charing Hill (2 miles south) and Throwley Forstal (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (12 miles west), Ashford (7 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (6 miles north-east).
A little further out are Newnham Castle (3 miles north).
- Local pubs include The Plough Inn (0.5 miles west)
- 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