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Festival Paella Catering in Godstone
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Godstone: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Sports club events
- Open days and community events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Planning an event in Godstone?
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Plan seating near the food area
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Check allergen info is on display
Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Larger pans for peak times.
Festival paella catering in Godstone, made fresh on the day
Paella eats well from a bowl with a fork, standing up or sitting on the grass. For summer fairs and fêtes and open days, we can cook seafood paella, giant-pan paella and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
For a village fête or field event near Godstone, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated.
Live paella or other catering?
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free options. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why us?
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Godstone? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
How it works
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. Summer events in Godstone have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs 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.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
DIY paella versus live catering
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. 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.
FAQs for Godstone
Is Godstone too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Which station should guests use for Godstone?
Godstone station, about 2.2 miles south of the centre.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
Do you need water?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
Do you come to Godstone?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Godstone and across Surrey. Send us your date to check availability.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
The menu, dish by dish
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Who books festival paella catering in Godstone?
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Open days and community events
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Festivals
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Events in parks such as Bay Pond need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Space, access and power needs
- The wet-weather plan
- Allergen information for each dish
How we price festival paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Guest numbers
- Travel, parking and access
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The courses you’d like
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The date and rough timings
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Event catering near Godstone
Godstone is about 3 miles south of Caterham, in Surrey. Whether your event is in the middle of Godstone or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Godstone to London (about 17 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Godstone station is about 2.2 miles away. School fairs, for a school like Godstone Village School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
This part of Surrey takes in RH9, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Court Road and Godstone Green Road. We also cook at events in Tyler's Green (1 mile north), Church Town (1 mile east), Bletchingley (2 miles west), Tandridge (2 miles south-east) and South Godstone (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Epsom (11 miles north-west), Horley (7 miles south-west), Redhill (4 miles west), Ewell (11 miles north-west), Reigate (6 miles west) and Caterham (3 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Caterham Dene Hospital (2.5 miles north) and Bletchingley Castle (1.9 miles west). The countryside around Godstone includes Mercers Lake and Bay Pond.
- Local pubs include The Hare And Hounds Public House (under half a mile south-west)
Towns and villages near Godstone
Also in Godstone
- 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