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Festival Paella Catering for Bentley events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Bentley. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- School and charity events
- Food and music festivals
- VIP and hospitality areas
Festival paella catering near Bentley
Perfect for your event in Bentley
It brings theatre to the food court.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Bentley and Surrey:
- Village fêtes
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- School and charity events
- Seasonal markets
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if it rains
- Space, access and power needs
- Who provides the crockery
- When payment is due
Festival paella catering in Bentley, made fresh on the day
Festivals, fairs, markets and community events are all on our list in and around Bentley. We are often asked to cater country shows and school and charity events, serving chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and vegan paella.
For a village fête or field event near Bentley, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
Step by step
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For an evening event in Bentley, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
How to prepare
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Whether you need crockery
- Guest numbers
- Waiting and bar staff
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- The courses you’d like
- Where the event is
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Dietary needs and planning tips
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Ensure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Provide seating near the food
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Nearby places to Bentley
What else we do in Bentley
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Where we can cook in Bentley
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- Trader information and site rules
- Clear information on power, water and waste
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Bentley
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
Bentley events: pitches and permissions
Bentley is about 4 miles west of Farnham, in Surrey. For an event in Bentley, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Bentley. Bentley is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 14 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Bentley (Hampshire) station is about 0.8 miles away. School fairs, for a school like Bentley Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Festival paella catering in GU10 and GU34 is planned around your venue and timings. Local streets include Station Road, Broadlands Close and Eggars Field; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater events in Isington (1 mile south-west), Blacknest (1 mile south-east), Bucks Horn Oak (2 miles south-east), Holt Pound (2 miles east) and Binsted (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles east), Camberley (12 miles north-east), Farnham (4 miles east), Frimley (11 miles north-east), Haslemere (10 miles south-east) and Ash (8 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Barley Pound (1.7 miles north-east) and Chase Community Hospital (5.9 miles south). Open spaces near Bentley include Farnham Park and Holybourne Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Star Inn (less than half a mile south)
FAQs for Bentley
How far is Bentley from London?
Roughly 40 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Is Bentley too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What paperwork do you provide?
Share your trader requirements.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria, yes. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
- 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