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Festival Paella Catering in Great Chart
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Great Chart and across Kent.
- School and charity events
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Open days
Planning an event in Great Chart?
Festival paella catering for your event in Great Chart
Because paella is cooked in big batches, it handles lunchtime rushes well. Each portion takes seconds to serve. For agricultural and county shows and community events and open days, we can cook giant-pan paella, churros and vegan paella.
At a fête or field event near Great Chart, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Events we cater in Great Chart
It handles peak times well, because it’s served from big pans.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Agricultural and county shows
- Charity and school events
- Food and music festivals
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
For visitors coming by rail, Ashford International station is about 1.8 miles away.
What your quote should include
- When payment is due
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- What happens if it rains
- How each diet is kept separate
Places near Great Chart
Other catering in Great Chart
Paella compared with other options
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. A giant pan cooking in view sells itself. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why Great Chart hosts choose us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Events in Great Chart and across Kent
- A quote that spells everything out
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Take a look at Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Provide seating near the food
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
Pans cook in full view, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Questions from Great Chart
Is Great Chart close to London?
About 47 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you cater in Great Chart?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Great Chart and the rest of Kent. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll make a plan B with you.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the details, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
Can you cook indoors?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Do you do crew catering?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
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. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
How the day works
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Summer events in Great Chart have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Getting a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
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What affects the price in Great Chart
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- The paellas you choose
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What to tell us
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Your date and when you want to eat
- What the venue already provides
- Diets and allergies you know about
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Fairs, fêtes and events in Great Chart
Great Chart is about 1 mile west of Ashford, in Kent. We bring festival paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Great Chart. Great Chart is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Great Chart to Canterbury (14 miles away).
If your event is in Ashford Community Woodland, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Great Chart, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
This part of Kent takes in TN23, so your event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include The Street, Toke Close and The Paddocks; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at events in Godinton (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (1 mile south-west), Stanhope (1 mile south-east), Ashford (1 mile east) and Fleeden (1 mile south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include County Square (1.6 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.5 miles east). Not far away are Orlestone Forest.
- Schools near Great Chart include John Wallis Academy (1.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Little Black Dog pub (under half a mile north-west)
- 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