Kent · England
Festival Paella Catering for Finberry events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Finberry and across Kent.
- Seasonal markets
- Country shows
- Charity and school events
Festival paella catering in Finberry
Festival paella catering in Finberry, made fresh on the day
Few street foods pull a crowd like a giant paella pan. People follow the smell, and portions are served quickly from the pan. Typical bookings include VIP and hospitality areas and festivals, with vegan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella.
Rural events near Finberry can be a long way from food outlets, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Check allergen info is on display
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
Who books festival paella catering in Finberry?
It handles peak times well, because it is served from big pans.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Seasonal markets
- County and country shows
- Festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
For visitors coming by rail, Ashford International station is about 2 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How late numbers can change
- How each diet is kept separate
- Travel and parking costs
Towns and villages near Finberry
Also in Finberry
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Questions from Finberry
Can you cook in Ashford Green Corridors?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Which station should guests use for Finberry?
The closest is Ashford International station, roughly 2 miles away.
What do you need at the pitch?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan for them.
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, and we time it to your schedule.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Where we can cook in Finberry
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Room for our cooking and serving area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The number of people
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Expected numbers
- The date and time of the event
- Which courses you have in mind
- The address or venue name
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Finberry? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Running an event in Finberry
Finberry is about 2 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. Events in Finberry are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover 922 places in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
If your event is in Ashford Green Corridors, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. School fairs, for a school like Finberry Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Within about 5 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Wherever your event is in TN25, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Swift Avenue, Harrier Drive and Nuthatch Drive; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Finberry, we also cover Cheeseman's Green (1 mile south), South Willesborough (1 mile north), Park Farm (1 mile west), Newtown (1 mile north-west) and Kingsnorth (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (12 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north), Hythe (9 miles east), Davington (14 miles north) and Preston (13 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include William Harvey Hospital (1.9 miles north-east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (1.5 miles north-west). The countryside around Finberry includes Hatch Park.
- Nearby schools include John Wallis Academy (1.8 miles north-west)
Organising for someone else?
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
It’s the huge pan people come to see.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
What happens on the day
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. At midsummer, events in Finberry stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Planning help
- 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