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Festival & event paella in Ladwell, Hampshire
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Ladwell.
- Country shows
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Feeding crew and volunteers
Live festival paella catering in Ladwell
Festival paella catering in Ladwell, cooked live
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Each portion takes seconds to serve. Typical bookings include feeding crew and volunteers and open days and community events, serving chicken and chorizo paella, churros and seafood paella.
At a fête or field event near Ladwell, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. The paella is served straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it’s ready.
What festival paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The number of people
- Parking and unloading
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Ladwell, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For an evening event in Ladwell, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us a contact for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Getting a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
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Ladwell questions
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Ladwell?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Is Ladwell too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we will let you know if we’re available.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Firm, level ground
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
Running an event in Ladwell
Ladwell is about 2 miles north of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. For an event in Ladwell, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Ladwell. Ladwell is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Ladwell to Southampton (about 7 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Chandlers Ford station, about 2 miles south. Running a fête for a church like Church of All Saints? A paella pan draws people in.
We cater events across SO21. We also cook at events in Hursley (1 mile north), Otterbourne (2 miles east), Compton (2 miles east), South Down (2 miles east) and Oliver's Battery (3 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (5 miles north-east), Eastleigh (4 miles south-east), Fareham (14 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles north), Totton (8 miles south-west) and Hedge End (8 miles south-east).
A little further out are Winchester Castle (4.6 miles north-east) and Romsey Community Hospital (4.2 miles west). The countryside around Ladwell includes Flexford Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Ladwell include Thornden School (1.8 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Dolphin Inn (0.8 miles north)
Towns and villages near Ladwell
Also in Ladwell
The menu, dish by dish
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice, cooking in full view.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so queues move quickly. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What you get with us
- Events in Ladwell and across Hampshire
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at How we price Or The cost guide.
Working with your venue
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Hosting a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Why choose festival paella catering in Ladwell?
A paella stall draws people into the food area.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Ladwell:
- Open days and community events
- Village fêtes
- Charity and school events
- Festivals
School fairs, for a school like John Keble Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
What to look for in a quote
- Space, access and power needs
- VAT, if it applies
- How late numbers can change
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- 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