Kent · England
Festival Paella Catering in East Hill
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in East Hill: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Seasonal markets
- Open days and community events
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Planning an event in East Hill?
Why choose festival paella catering in East Hill?
It suits outdoor events of all sizes.
These are some of the occasions we cater in East Hill and Kent:
- Race days and sports events
- County and country shows
- Open days
- Feeding crew and volunteers
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- How late numbers can change
- What happens if it rains
- The venue requirements
About our festival paella catering in East Hill
Few street foods pull a crowd like a huge paella pan. People follow the smell, and service from the pan is fast. We are often asked to cater VIP and hospitality areas and country shows, with giant-pan paella, churros and vegan paella.
For a village fête or field event near East Hill, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels.
Planners, venues and businesses
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Should I cook it myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Plan seating near the food area
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Book crew catering in advance
- Check allergen info is on display
Pans cook in full view, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Towns and villages near East Hill
Other catering in East Hill
East Hill: your questions answered
Which station should guests use for East Hill?
Shoreham (Kent) station, about 2.1 miles west of the centre.
How far is East Hill from London?
Roughly 18 miles from the centre of London.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. See all areas.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
How long do you need on site?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Live paella or other catering?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. A giant pan cooking in view sells itself. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Why us?
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Real theatre, not just catering
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
How we price festival paella catering
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many staff you need
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Which courses you have in mind
- Your date and when you want to eat
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Step by step
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. At midsummer, events in East Hill stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Tell us when you want to eat
Get a quote
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.
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Fairs, fêtes and events in East Hill
East Hill is about 5 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. For festival paella catering in East Hill, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. East Hill is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. Our events stretch from East Hill to London (18 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Shoreham (Kent) station is about 2.1 miles away. Events in parks such as Kemsing Down need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 3 miles of East Hill, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
For festival paella catering in TN15, we plan around your venue and timings. Local streets include Cherry Tree Grove, Ashen Grove Road and East Hill Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at events in Knatts Valley (1 mile south-east), Romney Street (1 mile south-west), West Kingsdown (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (1 mile north) and Woodlands (1 mile south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (7 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Sevenoaks Hospital (4 miles south-west) and Otford Heritage Centre (2.8 miles south-west).
- 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