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Festival Paella Catering in Forest Green
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Forest Green and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Open days
- County and country shows
- Charity and school events
Planning an event in Forest Green?
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Give traders a single information pack
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
How our festival paella catering works in Forest Green
We can trade as a stall or cook for crew, volunteers and VIP areas. For agricultural and county shows and music and food festivals, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and seafood paella for your guests.
At a fête or field event near Forest Green, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Step by step
The paella is cooked in huge, shallow pans over gas burners. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. For an evening event in Forest Green, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Fairs, fêtes and events in Forest Green
Forest Green is about 6 miles south-west of Dorking, in Surrey. Events in Forest Green are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Forest Green is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Forest Green to Guildford (about 10 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Ockley station, about 2.6 miles east. If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Hurtwood House, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 2 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
This part of Surrey takes in RH5, so your event can be anywhere in it. Your event could be at a home on Horsham Road and Ockley Road or the roads around them. For events just outside Forest Green, we cover Ockley (2 miles south-east), Abinger Bottom (2 miles north), Coldharbour (2 miles north-east), Friday Street (3 miles north) and Abinger Common (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (10 miles north-west), Woking (13 miles north-west), Epsom (13 miles north-east), Horley (10 miles east), Redhill (11 miles north-east) and Ewell (15 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Abinger Castle (2.9 miles north) and Mesolithic Museum (2.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Leith Hill and Vann Lake.
- Pubs nearby include The Parrot pub (within half a mile south)
Places near Forest Green
What else we do in Forest Green
Why choose festival paella catering in Forest Green?
It handles peak times well, because it’s served from big pans.
Whatever you are celebrating in Forest Green, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Race days and sports events
- Village fêtes
- Open days and community events
Events in parks such as Wallis Wood need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether travel is included
- When final numbers are due
- The venue requirements
- How each diet is kept separate
Is live paella right for your event?
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why book with us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Drinks service on request
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Fast service from the pan
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
FAQs for Forest Green
Do you come out to small places like Forest Green?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Forest Green close to London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we’ll let you know if we are available.
What documents can you send?
Tell us what the event needs and we’ll send it with our application.
What do you need at the pitch?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we’ll confirm what we need.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan for them.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
What affects the price in Forest Green
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Guest numbers
- The length of service
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The address or venue name
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. To start, use our quote form.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Flat, firm ground
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- 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