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Wedding Fish and Chip Van in Portfield
Wedding fish and chip van in Portfield: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch.
- Evening food for day and evening guests
- Relaxed, informal receptions
- Marquee and garden weddings
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Portfield: your questions answered
What about events near the coast?
Yes, of course. Wind does not affect the fryers, but plan a sheltered spot for the queue.
What’s the nearest station to Portfield?
The closest is Chichester station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
What food do you serve?
Fish and chips, of course, with sausages and pies for anyone who doesn’t want fish. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
Which areas do you serve?
We take the van across London and the South East, including West Sussex. See all areas.
What about guests who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we will tell you what we can offer.
How much does a fish and chip van for your wedding cost in Portfield?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we will confirm what we need.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Peak dates go quickly, so get in touch early.
Wedding fish and chip van in Portfield, cooked to order
A fish and chip van is one of the most popular choices for evening wedding food. Hours after the wedding breakfast, guests are ready to eat again, and hot fish and chips hits the spot. Typical bookings include coastal-themed receptions and informal weddings, serving curry sauce, sausage and chips and haddock and chips.
For a smaller place like Portfield, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We need level, firm ground and a way in. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer before booking.
- Area
- Portfield (PO19, PO20, PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Formal evening food costs more and slows the party down. A van keeps it relaxed, and guests eat where they like. Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. Ask about your date early.
What you get with us
- A clear quote before you book
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- No kitchen needed
Looking after everyone
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Ensure we have someone to call on the day
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Cater for most, not all, of the evening guest list
- Ask your venue about catering vans first
If speeches or dances run over, we simply start a little later, so the food is still fresh.
Ask your band or DJ to tell guests the van is open.
Also near Portfield
Other occasions in Portfield
For event organisers in Portfield
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Portfield? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Getting married in Portfield?
Portfield is about 1 mile east of Chichester, in West Sussex. For weddings in Portfield, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields. We take the van to 371 places across West Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 28 miles away.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that the nearest station is Chichester station, about 0.9 miles west. Couples marrying at local churches such as St George's often hold the reception nearby, with the van parked by the marquee or hall. The sea is within about 6 miles, perfect for a seaside-themed wedding. We’ll think about shelter from sea breezes.
We serve weddings across PO19, PO20 and PO18 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Kent Road, York Road and Spur Road, and the van can serve a wedding on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Main roads around Portfield include the A259 and A285, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Other places close to Portfield we cover include Chichester (1 mile west), Westhampnett (1 mile north-east), Shopwyke (1 mile east), Maudlin (1 mile north-east) and North Mundham (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (7 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west), Rustington (11 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles north-east).
A little further out are The Chichester City Museum (0.6 miles west) and Chichester Castle (0.6 miles west). Within reach you’ll find Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Stoke Down.
- Nearby schools include Chichester High School For Girls (0.8 miles south-west) and The Prebendal School (0.9 miles west)
- Local pubs include The East Gate Public House (0.5 miles west)
The process
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, park on the agreed spot, and get on with frying and serving. Golden-hour photos in Portfield at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- We check the venue and the date, then send a quote.
- We agree arrival and serving times with you and your venue.
- On the day we set up in good time and fry fresh at the agreed time.
- We pack up quietly once everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Name one person we can call on the day
How to get a price
Each quote is put together for your wedding. Start with your date, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planning help
What comes out of the fryer
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it’s lovely with a pie.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, because of:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Parking and the way in
- Whether a minimum applies
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest how to make it work. A short menu is frequently the best value.
What we need to know
These details help us quote quickly:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The date and time of the event
Thinking about a fish and chip van for your wedding for your wedding in Portfield? Send us the details and we’ll come back with a quote. Just use our quote form.
What the van needs
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but a few things matter:
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- Flat, firm ground for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Portfield
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Evening fish and chips
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and you get to enjoy the day.
- 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