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Festival Paella Catering for Lingfield events
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Lingfield and Surrey, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Food and music festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Community events and open days
Book festival paella catering in Lingfield
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
About our festival paella catering in Lingfield
We can trade as a stall or cook for crew, volunteers and VIP areas. Typical bookings include community events and open days and agricultural and county shows, serving chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and vegan paella.
Around Lingfield, a fête or summer fair suits a huge paella pan. Send us the pitch and access details. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Parking and unloading
- How many courses
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- Expected numbers
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Where the event is
- Your date and when you want to eat
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Also near Lingfield
Also in Lingfield
Live paella or other catering?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet isn’t much to look at. Paella cooking in full 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.
What you get with us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
For event organisers in Lingfield
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
What happens on the day
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. At midsummer, events in Lingfield stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
How to prepare
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Tell us when you want to eat
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, your venue or RH7 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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What we need at the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Room for our cooking and serving area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Lingfield
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
Questions from Lingfield
Can you cook at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Could we have live paella in Centenary Fields?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about your event, and we’ll confirm availability and requirements.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, including Surrey. Find your area.
How many paellas should we have?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
We set up at the agreed time.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Community events around Lingfield
Lingfield is about 3 miles north of East Grinstead, in Surrey. Tell us where your event in Lingfield will be, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Lingfield is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our events stretch from Lingfield to London (23 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Lingfield Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For visitors coming by rail, Lingfield has its own station, Lingfield station. Within about 6 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cook at events all over the RH7 postcode area and the streets around it. Your event could be at a home on High Street, Station Road and Old School Place. For events just outside Lingfield, we cover Lingfield Common (1 mile north-west), Felcourt (1 mile south), Dormansland (1 mile south-east), Newchapel (2 miles south-west) and Dormans Park (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Horley (7 miles west), Redhill (8 miles north-west), Reigate (9 miles north-west), Caterham (8 miles north-west), Dorking (14 miles west) and Oxted (5 miles north).
A little further out are Queen Victoria Hospital (2.9 miles south) and Haxted Watermill Museum (2.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Hedgecourt Lake.
- Nearby schools include Lingfield College (0.7 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Star pub (less than half a mile east)
Events we cater in Lingfield
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area and serves them fast.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Race days and sports events
- Festivals
- Agricultural and county shows
If your event is in Centenary Fields, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for each dish
- The wet-weather plan
- What the price includes, item by item
- The venue requirements
- 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