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Festival Paella Catering for East Malling events
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across East Malling and Kent, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Country shows
Festival paella catering near East Malling
Before you choose a spot
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in East Malling
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
Festival paella catering in East Malling, made fresh on the day
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. We are often asked to cater open days and community events and christmas and farmers’ markets, with giant-pan paella, churros and vegan paella.
Summer fairs around East Malling are frequently run by volunteers, so a self-sufficient trader makes life easier. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Working with your venue
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’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Why choose festival paella catering in East Malling?
It handles peak times well, because it’s served from big pans.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Seasonal markets
- Open days and community events
- County and country shows
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St James, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
- How bad weather is handled
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deadline for final numbers
About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
How we price festival paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
- Guest numbers
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Anything your venue supplies
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Schedule crew meals
Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
How it works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. Evening events in East Malling have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- We confirm what we will serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in East Malling, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Paella compared with other options
Burger stalls are common. Paella adds something different in a food line-up. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What you get with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Events in East Malling and across Kent
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Event catering near East Malling
East Malling is about 4 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. For an event in East Malling, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. East Malling is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from East Malling to London (about 27 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is East Malling station, about 0.7 miles south-east. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as St James the Great Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Anywhere in ME19, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your event is on High Street, Chapman Way and Lister Close or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Nearby, we also cater events in Well Street (1 mile south), Ditton (1 mile east), West Malling (1 mile west), Aylesford (2 miles east) and Kings Hill (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north).
A little further out are Leybourne Castle (0.9 miles north-west) and Fremlin Walk (3.9 miles east). Open spaces near East Malling include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
- Local schools include The Malling School (within half a mile south) and The Malling School (under half a mile south)
- Local pubs include The Rising Sun pub (under half a mile south)
Questions from East Malling
Is East Malling close to London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to East Malling for guests?
The closest is East Malling station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a picture.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Is the paella gluten-free?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
- 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