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Festival Paella Catering for Barfrestone events
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Barfrestone and Kent, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
Live festival paella catering in Barfrestone
Questions from Barfrestone
Is Barfrestone too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Barfrestone for guests?
Shepherds Well station, about 1.3 miles south-west of the centre.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Yes. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Who clears up?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a photo if you are not sure.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Big batches and service from the pan keep things moving.
Festival paella catering in Barfrestone, cooked live
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, from arrival times to waste. Popular choices include seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella, and we are regularly asked to cater VIP and hospitality areas and village fêtes and summer fairs.
For a village fête or field event near Barfrestone, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
Where we can cook in Barfrestone
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Clear information on power, water and waste
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
The process
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time. For an evening event in Barfrestone, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Planning help
Also near Barfrestone
Other catering in Barfrestone
Event catering near Barfrestone
Barfrestone is about 5 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Events in Barfrestone are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in 922 places across Kent. Our events stretch from Barfrestone to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Shepherds Well station, about 1.3 miles south-west. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Nicholas, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. Within about 7 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cover events in every part of the CT15 postcode area. Close by, we cover events in Frogham (1 mile north-west), Elvington (1 mile east), Nonington (1 mile north-west), Snowdown (2 miles north-west) and Woolage Village (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (5 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Buckland Hospital (5.5 miles south-east).
Planners, venues and businesses
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Catering for every guest
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Give traders a single information pack
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Put picnic tables near the traders
Allergen details are available at the stall.
Extra pans for busy periods.
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice, cooking in full view.
How we price festival paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Parking and unloading
- The number of people
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The venue or postcode
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Events we cater in Barfrestone
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Country shows
- School and charity events
- Food and music festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When final numbers are due
- How long the team stays
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- 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