Hampshire · England
Festival Paella Catering for Frithend events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Frithend.
- Sports club events
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Open days
Live festival paella catering in Frithend
Running an event in Frithend
Frithend is about 4 miles south-west of Farnham, in Hampshire. Events in Frithend are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Frithend is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Frithend to Guildford (13 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Bentley (Hampshire) station, about 1.9 miles north-west. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Frithend, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Hampshire takes in GU35, so your event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include The Kilns and Frith End Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Frithend, we also cover Batt's Corner (1 mile north-east), Bucks Horn Oak (1 mile north), Dockenfield (1 mile east), Blacknest (1 mile north-west) and Sleaford (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (13 miles north-west), Farnborough (10 miles north), Fleet (8 miles north), Aldershot (7 miles north-east), Alton (5 miles west) and Petersfield (11 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Barley Pound (4 miles north) and Chase Community Hospital (3.5 miles south). Open spaces near Frithend include Deadwater Valley.
- Nearby, you will find The Halfway House (0.9 miles north)
About our festival paella catering in Frithend
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. For sports club events and summer fairs and fêtes, we will put together a menu of chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and vegan paella for your guests.
A fête near Frithend might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we will plan for it. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
For event organisers in Frithend
Organising a club, school or community event in Frithend? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Plan seating near the food area
- Schedule crew meals
We clear the pitch and leave it as we found it.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
What festival paella catering costs
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Guest numbers
- The length of service
- Parking and unloading
- Your choice of paellas
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and time of the event
- A photo of the space, if you can
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
Not every trader covers vegans. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Why Frithend hosts choose us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Events in Frithend and across Hampshire
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at Our pricing Or What paella catering costs.
Events we cater in Frithend
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Frithend book us for events such as:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Music and food festivals
- Open days
- Village fêtes
Running a fête for a church like The Church Of The Good Shepherd? A paella pan draws people in.
What your quote should include
- Space, access and power needs
- Payment terms and deposit
- When final numbers are due
- Allergen information for each dish
What’s in the pans
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Places near Frithend
What else we do in Frithend
Frithend questions
Which station should guests use for Frithend?
Bentley (Hampshire) station, about 1.9 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Frithend?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
What does festival paella catering cost?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
Is it really cooked live?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Can you cook indoors?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Frithend.
Can vegans eat at your stall?
Yes. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
Should I cook it myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
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 will do the cooking.
Step by step
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. Summer events in Frithend have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- 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.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Before we arrive
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Read more
- 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