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Funeral and Wake Catering for Warden events
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, fish and chips for the wake turns food into part of your wake in Warden.
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Memorial gatherings
Fresh fish and chips in Warden
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.
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it’s especially welcome on a cold day.
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Warden
We serve wakes at homes, halls, clubs and venues, wherever the van can park. Whether it’s village hall wakes and gatherings at home after a funeral, we can cook cod and chips, gravy and pie and chips.
In rural Warden, home or the hall is usual. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
For a simple, comforting meal at a wake, a chip van is a gentle choice in Warden. 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
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Classic food your guests already know
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- The minimum booking
- Parking and the way in
- Cod, haddock or both
- The date and time of year
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
What we need to know
The more we know about your wake, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The venue or postcode
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
We will be honest if a spot will not work. The main points are:
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- Flat, firm ground for the van
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
Planning for dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
- Name a contact for the day who is not close family
- Mention allergies you know about
- Check the hall or venue allows a catering van
Allow time for travel from the service, crematorium or burial ground.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
How it works
Changes on the day are fine: we’ll adjust start times and pace. In summer, a wake in Warden has light until about 9:15pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 3:50pm.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- 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
- Make sure the van can get in
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will send a clear quote that says what’s included.
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Who books funeral and wake catering in Warden?
Nothing is wasted on an uncertain number of guests.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Wakes at home
- Memorial gatherings
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
What to look for in a quote
- VAT, if it applies
- The cancellation terms
- When final numbers are due
- When payment is due
After a funeral in Warden
Warden is about 4 miles east of Minster, in Kent. For a wake in Warden, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. We take the van to all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Warden to Canterbury (12 miles away).
We cover wakes in every part of the ME12 postcode area. That could mean a wake at a home on Melody Close, Imperial Drive and Waterside View, wherever the van can park. For wakes just outside Warden, we cover Bay View (1 mile south-west), Mud Row (1 mile west), Leysdown-on-Sea (1 mile south-east), Eastchurch (2 miles west) and Minster (4 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Canterbury (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles south-west), Whitstable (7 miles south-east), Faversham (6 miles south), Herne Bay (10 miles east) and Davington (6 miles south).
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 solves that by cooking on site.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is generally simpler.
Places near Warden
Also in Warden
Your questions about fish and chips for the wake in Warden
Is Warden too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Warden from London?
About 44 miles from central London.
Where do you take the van?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. See all areas.
Is short notice a problem?
Get in touch as soon as you can. We will tell you straight away whether we are available.
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.
Is everything cooked fresh?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Is there something for children?
Of course. Children normally love sausage and chips. Tell us how many are coming.
Do you do anything other than fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we will tell you what we can offer.
- 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