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Festival & event paella in Capel, Surrey
Looking for festival paella catering in Capel? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Music and food festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Charity and school events
Festival paella catering for Capel events
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Festival paella catering in Capel, made fresh on the day
Nothing draws a festival crowd like a giant paella. The sight and smell of it cooking brings people over, and service from the pan is fast. We’re often asked to cater country shows and farmers’ and Christmas markets, serving churros, giant-pan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
At a fête or field event near Capel, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
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For event organisers in Capel
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 repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Catering for every guest
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Check allergen info is on display
- Put picnic tables near the traders
Crew meals are served at set times.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Capel
Which station should guests use for Capel?
Ockley station, about 0.6 miles west of the centre.
Is Capel too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
How many different paellas?
Normally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Surrey included. Find your area.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send your requirements and we will include them with our application.
How it works
The paella is cooked in giant, shallow pans over gas burners. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. Summer events in Capel have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can use our quote form.
Planning help
Where we can cook in Capel
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Vehicle access before and after the event
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Capel
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Live paella or other catering?
For a stall that adds atmosphere, paella is a strong choice. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Why us?
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Catering across Surrey, including Capel
Community events around Capel
Capel is about 5 miles south of Dorking, in Surrey. From the centre of Capel to the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. We cook right across the region, from Capel to Guildford (about 13 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Ockley station is about 0.6 miles away. Running a fête for a church like Church of St John the Baptist? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Capel, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in RH5, we can cook for your guests. Whether your event is on The Street, Laundry Way and Bakers Way or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. For events just outside Capel, we cover Ockley (2 miles west), Beare Green (2 miles north), Paynes Green (2 miles south-west), Kingsfold (2 miles south) and Holmwood Corner (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (13 miles north-west), Epsom (13 miles north), Horley (7 miles east), Redhill (9 miles north-east), Ewell (14 miles north) and Reigate (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are Horsham Hospital (5.6 miles south). Open spaces near Capel include Leith Hill and Warnham LNR.
Events we cater in Capel
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Capel and Surrey:
- Village fêtes
- Seasonal markets
- Charity and school events
- Sports clubs and race days
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Scott Broadwood CofE Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- If the price includes VAT
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How long the team stays
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- 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