Buckinghamshire · England
Funeral and Wake Catering for Thorney events
Funeral and wake catering in Thorney: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, then handed over hot from the hatch.
- Wakes at venues
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Memorial gatherings
Funeral and wake catering for Thorney events
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Build in time for delays
- Allow a little extra
- Name a contact for the day who is not close family
- Have chairs for those who need them
We start when you give the word.
Have napkins and bins ready.
Funeral and wake catering in Thorney, fried fresh
Services frequently run over, so we stay flexible. On the menu are pie and chips, sausage and chips and gravy, and we’re regularly asked to cater a favourite meal in someone’s memory and gatherings at home after a funeral.
In rural Thorney, home or the hall is usual. The menu is short on purpose: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
- Location
- Thorney (SL0)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
What happens on the day
There’s very little for you to do on the day: point us to the spot and get on with your wake. We handle the cooking and serving. In winter, it’s dark in Thorney by about 3:55pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting near the van. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- We start with a few details about your wake.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for family and friends.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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For event organisers in Thorney
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Questions from Thorney
How far is Thorney from London?
Roughly 17 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you serve after a service at St. Leonard's?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with somewhere for the van. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can you cook in the rain?
We carry on in the rain, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
What if the service runs late?
Of course. We serve when people are ready.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Let us know and we’ll tell you what we can do.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Which areas do you serve?
We take the van across London and the South East, including Buckinghamshire. See all areas.
Can you come to the house?
Yes, with a suitable spot for the van.
What comes out of the fryer
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Fried to order in the van, it is hot, crisp and generous.
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
A sit-down meal can feel formal. A van keeps it relaxed. The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
Read our pricing and our guide to van hire costs.
After a funeral in Thorney
Thorney is about 3 miles south-west of Hillingdon, in Buckinghamshire. Bookings in Thorney come in all shapes and sizes, but the plan is always the same: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. We cover all 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Thorney to London (about 17 miles away).
For family travelling by train, Iver station, about 0.7 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
We cover wakes in every part of SL0. If your venue is just outside Thorney, we also cover West Drayton (1 mile east), Yiewsley (1 mile north-east), Cowley (2 miles north), Uxbridge (3 miles north) and Hillingdon (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also take the van to High Wycombe (14 miles north-west), Chesham (15 miles north), Marlow (13 miles west), Amersham (13 miles north), Beaconsfield (10 miles north-west) and Chalfont St Peter (8 miles north).
Nearby you will also find The Pavilions (3 miles north) and Hillingdon Hospital (2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Uxbridge Moor and Staines Reservoirs.
- Local schools include Stockley Academy (1.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The North Star pub (within half a mile west)
Space, access and the venue
We will be honest if a spot will not work, and help find another. What matters most:
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- A spot near your guests
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
Towns and villages near Thorney
More for events in Thorney
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Perfect for your wake in Thorney
It needs no kitchen at the hall or home.
These are some of the bookings we take around Thorney:
- Pub wakes
- Life celebrations
- Gatherings after the committal
- Village hall wakes
If the funeral is at a church such as St. Leonard's, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Before you book anyone
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- The deposit and payment dates
- Allergen information for each item
- If the price includes VAT
- 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