Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in East End, Hampshire
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events turns food into part of your event in East End.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Village fêtes
- Community events and open days
Live festival paella catering in East End
About our festival paella catering in East End
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. On the menu are giant-pan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are often booked for food and music festivals and sports clubs and race days.
For a village fête or field event near East End, we can bring hot food 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.
What festival paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Your choice of paellas
- Distance and access to the venue
- Guest numbers
- How many courses
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The venue or postcode
- Which courses you have in mind
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
About the dishes
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
East End: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like East End?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you cater in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
What does festival paella catering cost?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we’ll check availability.
Do you come to East End?
We do. We cook at events in East End and across Hampshire. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Events we cater in East End
Crew love a hot meal on a long day.
Here are some of the events we cook for around East End:
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Village fêtes
- Seasonal markets
- Country shows
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary? A paella pan draws people in.
What your quote should include
- When final numbers are due
- Travel and parking costs
- How each diet is kept separate
- The venue requirements
Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Also near East End
Other catering in East End
Organising for someone else?
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Step by step
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. For an evening event in East End, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- 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.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Name one person we can ask on the day
How to get a price
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in East End, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Planning the cooking area
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but a few things matter:
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Access for unloading at set-up
- A level pitch on firm ground
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Menu ideas
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
Fairs, fêtes and events in East End
East End is about 3 miles north-east of Lymington, in Hampshire. For festival paella catering in East End, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from East End to Southampton (11 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as South Baddesley Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, Lymington Pier station is about 2.3 miles away. Within about 4 miles is the New Forest National Park, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about 4 miles of East End, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
We cover events in every part of the SO41 postcode area. We can cater an event on streets such as Rowes Lane, Norleywood Road and Lymington Road or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater events in Norleywood (1 mile north-west), Thorns Beach (2 miles east), Hamstead (4 miles south-east), Cranmore (5 miles south) and Bouldnor (5 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Gosport (15 miles east), Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles north-east), Totton (10 miles north), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north) and Hedge End (13 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Yarmouth Castle (4.7 miles south) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (2.7 miles west). Not far away are Boldre Foreshore.
Why choose live paella in East End?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in East End
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
- 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