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Festival & event paella in Hoath, Kent
Planning festival paella catering in Hoath? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Community events and open days
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
Festival paella catering near Hoath
About our festival paella catering in Hoath
Paella eats well from a bowl with a fork, on the move or on a picnic rug. Typical bookings include race days and sports events and festivals, serving churros, giant-pan paella and seafood paella.
For a village fête or field event near Hoath, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
DIY paella versus live catering
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 will do the cooking.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
The menu, dish by dish
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Paella compared with other options
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why Hoath hosts choose us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Events in Hoath and across Kent
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
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 while your guests chat. For an evening event in Hoath, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
How to get a price
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Hoath? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Event catering near Hoath
Hoath is about 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Hoath, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Hoath is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Hoath Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, Herne Bay station is about 2.9 miles away. The coast is within about 4 miles of Hoath, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
For festival paella catering in CT3, we plan around your venue and your guests. Local streets include Church Road, Marley Lane and Barn Close; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. For events just outside Hoath, we cover Maypole (1 mile north), Knave's Ash (1 mile west), Old Tree (1 mile north-east), Millbank (1 mile north) and Hollow Street (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (10 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (11 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles west).
A little further out are St Martins Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Schools near Hoath include Spires Academy (1.7 miles south-west)
Towns and villages near Hoath
Also in Hoath
Questions from Hoath
Do you come out to small places like Hoath?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Could we have live paella in Curtis Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Will there be long queues?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
What documents can you send?
Share your trader requirements and we will respond.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Why choose festival paella catering in Hoath?
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
In Hoath and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Race days and sports events
- Open days
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Running a fête for a church like Church of the Holy Cross? A paella pan draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- When payment is due
- Who provides the crockery
- How long the team stays
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Working with your venue
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
Organising a club, school or community event in Hoath? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Where we can cook in Hoath
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Clear information on power, water and waste
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Hoath
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Churros
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Plan seating near the food area
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
- 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