Medway · England
Wedding fish and chip van in Middle Stoke, Medway
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for your wedding in Middle Stoke and the surrounding area.
- Garden and marquee receptions
- Vow renewal parties
- Laid-back receptions
Book the van in Middle Stoke
Organising for someone else?
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Wedding fish and chip van in Middle Stoke, cooked to order
A fish and chip van is one of the most popular choices for evening wedding food. By nine o’clock, guests are hungry again, and hot fish and chips hits the spot. We serve mushy peas, curry sauce and cod and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater vow renewals and anniversaries and day-after gatherings.
A wedding in a small place like Middle Stoke often means a field, a barn or a family garden. A chip van is made for that: no kitchen, just firm ground nearby. Let us know about access and ground. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your wedding, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
What a fish and chip van costs
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, because of:
- How long we serve
- Whether a minimum applies
- How easy the site is to reach
- The menu and how many choices
There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. We set everything out in your quote.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- The date and time of the event
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The venue or postcode
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
FAQs for Middle Stoke
Is Middle Stoke too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Middle Stoke close to London?
About 32 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Will guests take photos at the van?
Lots of couples ask for a picture at the van. If you’d rather not, we will park out of shot where possible.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Tell us about coeliac guests when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
Do we need to provide anything?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we will say what we need.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. We’ll agree arrival and serving times with you so food is ready when you want it.
Do you do anything other than fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Is there something for children?
Of course. Children generally love sausage and chips. Include children in your numbers.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Middle Stoke
Middle Stoke is in Medway. We cover Middle Stoke as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Middle Stoke is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Middle Stoke to Canterbury (23 miles away).
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Bishop Saltings.
Here we cover the ME3 postcode area. Local streets include Burrows Lane and Grain Road; a wedding on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. If your venue is just outside Middle Stoke, we also cover Lower Stoke (1 mile north), Stoke (1 mile west), North Street (1 mile south-west), Allhallows (1 mile north) and St Mary Hoo (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also take the van to Gillingham (6 miles south-west), Chatham (8 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (8 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south-west).
The countryside around Middle Stoke includes Bishop Saltings.
- Pubs nearby include The Nags Head pub (within half a mile north)
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger guests and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
Haddock and chips
Some people swear by haddock: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Should I sort the food myself?
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. A van is designed for exactly this.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
Towns and villages near Middle Stoke
What else we do in Middle Stoke
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we park up on the agreed spot, set up and heat the fryers. Once we are hot, we cook to order, so we time it to your schedule. In Middle Stoke, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the van look lovely in the photos.
- First, tell us about your wedding.
- 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 your guests.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Plan where the queue will stand
Getting a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Why choose a fish and chip van in Middle Stoke?
For evening food with a bit of fun, a chip van is hard to beat. The date matters too: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. Ask about your date early.
Why us?
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Bookings across Medway, including Middle Stoke
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
Take a look at our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Talk to us about evening numbers
- Have a back-up for guests with special diets
Sending tables up in turn keeps the queue short.
A little sign by the van tells guests what’s on.
What the van needs
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the hatch
- Evening fish and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- 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