Medway · England
Festival Paella Catering in Capstone
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events turns food into part of your event in Capstone.
- Village fêtes
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Food and music festivals
Festival paella catering near Capstone
Festival paella catering in Capstone, cooked live
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. On the menu are giant-pan paella, vegan paella and churros, and typical bookings are for farmers’ and Christmas markets and food and music festivals.
A fête near Capstone might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we’ll plan for it. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
For planners, venues and organisers
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Evening events in Capstone have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Planning help
Events we cater in Capstone
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Open days and community events
- Sports club events
- Charity and school events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Hempstead Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Who provides the crockery
- The deposit and payment dates
- Travel and parking costs
Capstone questions
Is Capstone close to London?
About 30 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small places like Capstone?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, Medway included. See all areas.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
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.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
How we price festival paella catering
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The length of service
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- What the venue already provides
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and rough timings
- Expected numbers
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose live paella in Capstone?
Not every trader covers vegans. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Capstone
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Catering across Medway, including Capstone
Capstone events: pitches and permissions
Capstone is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. Tell us where your event in Capstone will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cover 68 places across Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as All Saints Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. If your event is in Darland Banks, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. Within about 8 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in ME7, we can cook for your guests. We also cook at events in Darland (1 mile north), Hale (1 mile north-west), Hempstead (1 mile south-east), Gillingham (1 mile north-east) and Chatham (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Peters Village (4 miles west) and Brompton (3 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (2.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Capstone includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
- Nearby schools include Chatham Grammar School for Girls (1.2 miles north-west) and The Robert Napier School (1.4 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Star pub (1 mile north)
- Other local spots include Chatham Free Library (1.9 miles north-west)
More for events in Capstone
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
It’s the giant pan people come to see.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Ensure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Check how many portions traders can serve
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch, following your trader pack.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
DIY paella versus live catering
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
- 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