Hampshire · England
Festival Paella Catering for Exton events
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Exton and Hampshire, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Race days and sports events
Festival paella catering in Exton
About our festival paella catering in Exton
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. We’re often asked to cater summer fairs and fêtes and farmers’ and Christmas markets, serving churros, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
At a fête or field event near Exton, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. You will know exactly what’s included before you book: the menu, the staff and any extras.
Exton events: pitches and permissions
Exton is about 7 miles north-west of Horndean, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in the SO32 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. Exton is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our events stretch from Exton to Southampton (12 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Meonstoke Church of England Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Here we cover the SO32 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Shoe Lane, Church Lane and Beacon Hill Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. Nearby, we also cater events in Corhampton (1 mile south), Meonstoke (1 mile south), Brockbridge (1 mile south), Droxford (2 miles south) and Soberton (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (12 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles west), Fareham (10 miles south) and Horndean (7 miles south-east).
Not far away are St Clair's Meadow and Beacon Hill.
- Nearby, you will find The Shoe Inn (within half a mile south-west)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
How we price festival paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
- Your choice of paellas
- Timings and hours
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The venue or postcode
- What the venue already provides
- The date and time of the event
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
About the dishes
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Provide seating near the food
Allergen details are available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
Places near Exton
Also in Exton
The process
The paella is cooked in giant, shallow pans over gas burners. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. Evening events in Exton have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
How to prepare
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
How to get a price
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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Occasions we cook for in Exton
It copes with peak times, thanks to big-batch cooking.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Exton and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Sports club events
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Agricultural and county shows
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul? A paella pan draws people in.
What your quote should include
- How bad weather is handled
- VAT, if it applies
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
What we need at the venue
We will be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Spacing from tents and other structures
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
Questions from Exton
How far is Exton from London?
About 57 miles from central London.
Is Exton too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers and we will reply with a price.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in a separate pan.
- 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