Kent · England
Festival Paella Catering in Detling
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Detling and the surrounding area.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Festivals
- Country shows
Festival paella catering for Detling events
Organising for someone else?
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Festival paella catering in Detling, cooked live
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and seafood paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater community events and open days and school fairs and fundraisers.
Near Detling, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hot-food stall is a big help. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
A closer look at the menu
Giant paella pans
It’s the huge pan people come to see.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Places near Detling
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How the day works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. At midsummer, events in Detling stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Leave space around the cooking area
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The number of people
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How many courses
- Timings and hours
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of where we’d cook
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.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Detling
Can you cook in The Larches?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
How far is Detling from London?
About 32 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Yes. Vegan paella is cooked in its own pan.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Detling
Detling is about 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Events in Detling are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Detling is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 22 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Martin of Tours Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Bearsted station is about 1.4 miles away. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Detling, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across ME14 and the streets around it. Local streets include The Street, Princes Way and Queens Way; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For events just outside Detling, we cover Thurnham (1 mile south-east), Grove Green (1 mile south-west), Harbourland (1 mile west), Weavering (2 miles south) and Bearsted (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Gravesend (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles south-west), Faversham (14 miles east) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find KIMS hospital (0.8 miles south-west) and The Mall Maidstone (2.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Detling Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Cock Horse pub (under half a mile north)
Why choose live paella in Detling?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. A huge pan cooking in view sells itself. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why us?
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Take a look at How we price And The cost guide.
Why choose festival paella catering in Detling?
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Charity and school events
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Country shows
- Food and music festivals
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Valley Park School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Before you book anyone
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- How long the team stays
- The wet-weather plan
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Check allergen info is on display
We clear the pitch and leave it as we found it.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes 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