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Festival Paella Catering in Eastergate
Planning festival paella catering in Eastergate? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Open days and community events
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Food and music festivals
Live festival paella catering in Eastergate
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
How our festival paella catering works in Eastergate
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. For school and charity events and village fêtes, we will put together a menu of vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella.
A fête near Eastergate might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we will plan for it. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Eastergate (PO20)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
FAQs for Eastergate
What’s the nearest station to Eastergate for guests?
The closest is Barnham station, roughly 1 mile away.
Do you trade at school fairs around Eastergate?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What do you need at the pitch?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our 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 about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Events we cater in Eastergate
It brings theatre to the food court.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Eastergate, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Charity and school events
- Food and music festivals
- Open days and community events
Running a fête for a church like St George's Church? A paella pan draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- When final numbers are due
- Allergen information for each dish
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Payment terms and deposit
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask about peak-time capacity
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Extra pans for busy periods.
What affects the price in Eastergate
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- The number of people
- Waiting and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The courses you’d like
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Where the event is
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
What we need at the venue
We will be honest if a space won’t work. What matters most:
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Room for our cooking and serving area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Eastergate
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
Nearby places to Eastergate
Also in Eastergate
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Running an event in Eastergate
Eastergate is about 4 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Events in Eastergate are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Eastergate is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we cook. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 23 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Eastergate CofE Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Barnham station, about 1 mile south-east. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 7 miles of Eastergate, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements. The coast is within about 4 miles of Eastergate, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Anywhere in PO20, we can cook for your guests. From St Georges Walk, Highview Road and Critchmere Drive or a nearby road, we can cook there. Nearby, we also cater events in Westergate (1 mile west), Nyton (1 mile west), West Barnham (1 mile south-east), Fontwell (1 mile north) and Barnham (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (11 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south), Chichester (5 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles east) and Lancing (15 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.4 miles south) and Tote Copse Castle (1.5 miles west). Not far away are WWT Arundel.
- Schools near Eastergate include Ormiston Six Villages Academy (under half a mile west)
Is live paella right for your event?
Burger and hot dog stalls are familiar but similar. Paella adds something different. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Eastergate
- A clear, itemised quote
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Served hot, straight from the pan
The process
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it’s still served fresh. Summer events in Eastergate have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Have a level space ready for the pans
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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