Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Ashford, Hampshire
Looking for festival paella catering in Ashford? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Sports clubs and race days
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Festival paella catering in Ashford
Festival paella catering in Ashford, cooked live
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. Typical bookings include music and food festivals and race days and sports events, serving vegan paella, seafood paella and churros.
Near Ashford, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hot-food stall is a big help. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it is ready.
Why choose live paella in Ashford?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. A huge pan cooking in view sells itself. The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book with us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- A clear, itemised quote
- Catering across Hampshire, including Ashford
- Fast service from the pan
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
FAQs for Ashford
Do you trade at school fairs around Ashford?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Do you come out to small places like Ashford?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
What if the weather’s bad?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll talk it through before the day.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Can you cook indoors?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
How it works
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests normally gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. Summer events in Ashford have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 4:05pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Schedule crew meals
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Plan seating near the food area
We cook in full view of visitors, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Where we can cook in Ashford
If a space isn’t suitable, we will tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Ashford
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
Also near Ashford
What else we do in Ashford
Perfect for your event in Ashford
It copes with peak times, because it is served from big pans.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Festivals
- Village fêtes
- Open days
Running a fête for a church like Sandleheath Village Hall? A paella pan draws people in.
What your quote should include
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How late numbers can change
- Space, access and power needs
- VAT, if it applies
Event catering near Ashford
Ashford is in Hampshire. Tell us where your event in Ashford will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cater in 683 places across Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from Ashford to Southampton (about 18 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Fordingbridge Junior School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Anywhere in SP6, we can cook for your guests. Local streets include Station Road, Rookwood Gardens and Ashford Close; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Ashford for festival paella catering include Sandleheath (1 mile west), Alderholt (2 miles south-west), Damerham (2 miles north-west), Rockbourne (3 miles north-west) and Broxhill (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (15 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Ashley (14 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (2.1 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.7 miles east). Open spaces near Ashford include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Local schools include The Burgate School and Sixth Form (1 mile north-east)
- Local pubs include The Ship Inn (0.6 miles east)
DIY paella versus live catering
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
- 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