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Festival & event paella in Halfway Street, Kent
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Halfway Street.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Race days and sports events
- Open days and community events
Festival paella catering near Halfway Street
Festival paella catering in Halfway Street, made fresh on the day
Because paella is cooked in big batches, it handles lunchtime rushes well. Each portion takes seconds to serve. We’re frequently asked to cater charity and school events and crew, volunteer and VIP catering, with chicken and chorizo paella, churros and giant-pan paella.
For a village fête or field event near Halfway Street, we can bring hot food 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.
Events we cater in Halfway Street
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Halfway Street and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Sports clubs and race days
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Festivals
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Andrew, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- The deadline for final numbers
- A clear list of what’s included
- How bad weather is handled
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How long we’re needed on site
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Your date and when you want to eat
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Halfway Street? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We clear the pitch and leave it as we found it.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
Planning the cooking area
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Halfway Street
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
Questions from Halfway Street
Which station should guests use for Halfway Street?
The closest is Shepherds Well station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about your event, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
Do you need water?
We’ll confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
We can. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests generally gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. Evening events in Halfway Street have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
How to prepare
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Ask for a quote
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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Event catering near Halfway Street
Halfway Street is about 4 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Halfway Street, and we will plan the journey and set-up. Halfway Street is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Halfway Street to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Shepherds Well station is about 0.6 miles away. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Halfway Street, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements. With the sea within about 6 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Here we cover the CT15 postcode area. For events just outside Halfway Street, we cover Sibertswold (1 mile north-east), Coldred (1 mile east), Lydden (1 mile south-east), Waldershare (2 miles east) and Eythorne (2 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (4 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (14 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (15 miles north-east).
A little further out are Buckland Hospital (4.5 miles south-east) and Dover Transport Museum (3.6 miles south-east).
- Local pubs include The Bricklayers' Arms (0.5 miles north-east)
Paella compared with other options
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What you get with us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Catering across Kent, including Halfway Street
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Take a look at Our pricing Or What paella catering costs.
Towns and villages near Halfway Street
Also in Halfway Street
- 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