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Funeral and wake catering in Stede Quarter, Kent
We bring fish and chips for the wake across Stede Quarter and Kent, frying fresh at your venue.
- Small family memorials
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Remembrance gatherings
Funeral and wake catering in Stede Quarter
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Let us know of any allergies
- Build in time for delays
- Plan seating for older guests
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
We arrive in good time and park discreetly.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
How our funeral and wake catering works in Stede Quarter
We understand that timings on the day can move, so we stay flexible. Popular choices include cod and chips, haddock and chips and pie and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater anniversary memorials and family meals after the service.
In rural Stede Quarter, home or the hall is usual. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
Who books funeral and wake catering in Stede Quarter?
It is warm, simple food that almost everyone enjoys.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Stede Quarter and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Village hall wakes
- Remembrance gatherings
- Celebrations of life
For family travelling by train, Headcorn station is about 4 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Allergen information for each item
- The cancellation terms
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
How it works
You do not need to do much on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your wake. The frying and serving are down to us. Summer evenings in Stede Quarter stay light until about 9:15pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 3:50pm.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear 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.
Before we arrive
- Share the timings for the day
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Name one person we can call on the day
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
How we price fish and chips for the wake
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- How many people are eating
- Any minimum charge
- The date and time of year
- Parking and the way in
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your wake, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Where the van would park
- The address or venue name
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Allergies and diets you know about
Still finalising the details? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will quote on that. To start, use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Common questions in Stede Quarter
Do you come out to small places like Stede Quarter?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Stede Quarter?
The closest is Headcorn station, roughly 4 miles away.
What food do you serve?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Can a friend deal with you?
Yes. We can work with whoever is helping you.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. Timings are agreed in advance.
Can you cater for allergies?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Tell us about allergies in advance.
What happens if it rains?
The weather does not stop the van, because the fryers are inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Wakes in Stede Quarter: venues and practical details
Stede Quarter is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. People in Stede Quarter book us for all sorts of reasons, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Stede Quarter is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Stede Quarter to Canterbury (about 21 miles away).
The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Stede Quarter; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
For wakes in TN27, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many guests. Neighbouring places where we serve wakes include Woolpack Corner (1 mile south-west), Curteis' Corner (1 mile north-west), Biddenden (1 mile west), Standen (1 mile north-west) and Durrant Green (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (12 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Foley Park (13 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (13 miles west), Tenterden (3 miles south) and Bearsted (12 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Benenden Hospital (3.1 miles south-west) and Kent Firefighting Museum (2.9 miles north-west).
DIY versus a fish and chip van
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is generally the easier option.
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.
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Places near Stede Quarter
More for events in Stede Quarter
Where the van can park in Stede Quarter
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Stede Quarter
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- 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