Kent · England
Festival Paella Catering in Kilndown
Looking for festival paella catering in Kilndown? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- School and charity events
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Planning an event in Kilndown?
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Festival paella catering in Kilndown, made fresh on the day
Nothing draws a festival crowd like a giant paella. People follow the smell, and portions are served quickly from the pan. We’re frequently asked to cater festivals and feeding crew and volunteers, with seafood paella, vegan paella and churros.
Near Kilndown, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
Also near Kilndown
Other catering in Kilndown
Occasions we cook for in Kilndown
It handles peak times well, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Seasonal markets
- Open days and community events
- Village fêtes
- School fairs and fundraisers
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Christ Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Before booking anyone
- Travel and parking costs
- Who provides the crockery
- The wet-weather plan
- What the caterer needs from your venue
How we price festival paella catering
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The paellas you choose
- How many courses
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Larger events normally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The address or venue name
- Expected numbers
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Kilndown? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, use our quote form.
The process
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. Summer events in Kilndown have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Read more
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Kilndown
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
Your questions about festival paella catering in Kilndown
Do you cater in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Is Kilndown close to London?
About 36 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Kilndown.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Can you feed our volunteers?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Book crew catering in advance
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Event catering near Kilndown
Kilndown is about 8 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Whether your event is in the middle of Kilndown or on the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Kilndown is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Kilndown to Brighton (about 30 miles away).
Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Kilndown, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in TN17, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Church Road, Beresford Close and Chicks Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. For events just outside Kilndown, we cover Riseden (1 mile north-east), Bedgebury Cross (1 mile east), Stonecrouch (1 mile south), Three Leg Cross (2 miles south) and Flimwell (3 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles north-west), Tonbridge (10 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north), Foley Park (14 miles north) and Paddock Wood (6 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Finchcocks Musical Museum (1 mile north) and Old Scotney Castle (0.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Bewl Water.
- 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