England

Festival Paella Catering in Medway

Wherever you are in Medway, we can bring festival paella catering to your event. Contact us for a quote.

Planning an event in Medway?

Towns we cover in Medway

Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or tell us about your event for a quote.

Biggest towns in Medway

Also in Medway

Postcodes in Medway

Festival paella catering across Medway

We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, from arrival times to waste. We’re often asked to cater crew, volunteer and VIP catering and charity and school events, with seafood paella, churros and giant-pan paella.

When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event.

Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
At the end, we clear our pitch.

Pricing in Medway

Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can be a feast.

Why choose Love Paella

Paella cooked from scratch on site
Real theatre, not just catering
Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Fast service from the pan

Get a quote

A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.

Local landmarks in Gillingham

You’ll find us cooking near Chatham Free Library, The Robert Napier School and Featherby Junior School. Other local landmarks include The Robert Napier School (0.8 miles north-west), Ambley Wood (0.8 miles south), Holy Trinity Church (within half a mile north-east) and The Star pub (0.6 miles west). For guests coming by rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.

Fairs, fêtes and festivals across Medway

Across Medway, fairs, fêtes and markets happen in Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester and in 48 villages and hamlets. Paella suits town markets and village fêtes alike.

Gillingham: Running a fête for a church like Holy Trinity Church? A paella pan draws people in. Events in parks such as Ambley Wood need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. At midsummer, events in Gillingham stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.

Is live paella right for you?

Most stalls cook to order. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, so queues move quickly.

Comparing caterers

Any travel, parking or access charges
The venue requirements
Who provides the crockery
How long the team stays

Diets, allergies and planning

A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:

Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
Put all trader information in one pack
Feed crew and volunteers at set times
Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors

We cook in full view of visitors, and serve from the pan throughout the event.

Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.

The menu, dish by dish

Giant paella pans

A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.

Vegan paella

A proper vegan main, in its own pan.

DIY paella versus live catering

You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.

Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.

For planners, venues and organisers

If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.

Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.

Common questions in Medway

Can you do gluten-free paella?

We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.

How much is live paella catering?

The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we will send a quote.

Can you cater for crew and volunteers?

Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.

Can you serve drinks?

Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.

Do you need water?

Send pitch details and we will confirm.

Do you have the documents we need?

Share your trader requirements and we’ll respond.

Do you offer halal options?

Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.

Cooked live in giant pans at your event
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff

See the menu · How it works · Get a quote