Slough · England
Festival Paella Catering for Farnham Royal events
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Farnham Royal: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- School and charity events
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Food and music festivals
Festival paella catering in Farnham Royal
Farnham Royal: your questions answered
How far is Farnham Royal from London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London.
Do you trade at school fairs around Farnham Royal?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Will there be long queues?
It’s one of the quickest hot foods to serve, which suits busy periods.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
How our festival paella catering works in Farnham Royal
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. We’re frequently asked to cater school and charity events and VIP and hospitality areas, serving seafood paella, churros and giant-pan paella.
At a field event near Farnham Royal, power and water may be limited; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Event catering near Farnham Royal
Farnham Royal is about 2 miles north of Slough, in Slough. Events in Farnham Royal are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in 31 places across Slough. Our events stretch from Farnham Royal to Reading (about 17 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, Burnham station is about 1.8 miles away.
Wherever your event is in SL2, we can bring festival paella catering to you. That could mean an event in a garden on Church Road, Sospel Court and Montague Close or the roads around them. We also cook at events in Britwell (1 mile south-west), East Burnham (1 mile north-west), Farnham Common (1 mile north), Egypt (1 mile north) and Slough (2 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Langley (4 miles south-east), Upton (3 miles south-east), Datchet (4 miles south-east), Ditton (4 miles south-east), Poyle (6 miles south-east) and Colnbrook (6 miles south-east).
A little further out are Windsor Castle (4 miles south) and Municipal Borough of Slough (2.3 miles south-east). Not far away are Burnham Beeches and Taplow Lake.
- Local schools include Beechwood School (0.5 miles south) and Caldicott School (0.7 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Crown Public House (less than half a mile south)
Catering for every guest
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Check allergen info is on display
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Schedule crew meals
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
We set up at the agreed time, following your trader pack.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot paella keeps crew going. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
See How we price Or The cost guide.
How we price festival paella catering
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The length of service
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and time of the event
- Anything your venue supplies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Where the event is
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Access for unloading at set-up
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
Menu ideas
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Nearby places to Farnham Royal
Also in Farnham Royal
For planners, venues and organisers
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
How the day works
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan when you are ready to eat. Evening events in Farnham Royal have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up on time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Ask for a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planning help
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
- 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