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Festival Paella Catering in Farleigh Green
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Farleigh Green: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests.
- Charity and school events
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
Planning an event in Farleigh Green?
What we need at the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
About our festival paella catering in Farleigh Green
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. We are often asked to cater feeding crew and volunteers and sports club events, serving giant-pan paella, churros and seafood paella.
Rural events near Farleigh Green can be a long way from food outlets, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
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The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Community events around Farleigh Green
Farleigh Green is about 3 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Events in Farleigh Green are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 27 miles away.
Events in parks such as Quarry Wood need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. Running a fête for a church like All Saints Church? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 8 miles of Farleigh Green, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Wherever your event is in ME15, we can bring festival paella catering to you. Nearby, we also cater events in Hoppers Corner (1 mile north), West Farleigh (1 mile west), Kettle Corner (1 mile north-east), Barming Heath (1 mile north) and East Farleigh (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (3 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (9 miles south-west).
A little further out are Fremlin Walk (3 miles north-east) and Allington Castle (3.7 miles north-east).
- Nearby schools include Oakwood Park Grammar School (2.1 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Tickled Trout pub (0.5 miles west)
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
How the day works
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell typically draws people over. For an evening event in Farleigh Green, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Ask for a quote
Planning festival paella catering in Farleigh Green? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, fill in our quote form.
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Farleigh Green: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Farleigh Green?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you trade at school fairs around Farleigh Green?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll talk it through before the day.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
How we price festival paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- How long we are needed on site
- Travel, parking and access
- Waiting and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
Larger events normally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and time of the event
- Which courses you have in mind
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Schedule crew meals
- Check allergen info is on display
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Ask about peak-time capacity
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch, following your trader pack.
Larger pans for peak times.
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. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
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 will do the cooking.
Who books festival paella catering in Farleigh Green?
It suits outdoor events of all sizes.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Race days and sports events
- Community events and open days
- Food and music festivals
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
School fairs, for a school like East Farleigh Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
What to look for in a quote
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Who provides the crockery
- When final numbers are due
- The venue requirements
- 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