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Festival Paella Catering for Linton events
Planning festival paella catering in Linton? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- School and charity events
- Sports clubs and race days
- County and country shows
Live festival paella catering in Linton
Festival paella catering in Linton, cooked live
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. We’re often asked to cater food and music festivals and summer fairs and fêtes, with chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and seafood paella.
At a fête or field event near Linton, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. You’ll know exactly what’s included before you book: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose, with no surprises on the day.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Book crew catering in advance
- Send traders one clear trader pack
Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
Live paella or other catering?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why choose Love Paella in Linton
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Fast service from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
Read How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
DIY paella versus live catering
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
What festival paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many courses
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The address or venue name
- The courses you’d like
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Nearby places to Linton
Other catering in Linton
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
For event organisers in Linton
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Linton? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
How the day works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. Summer events in Linton have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Getting a price
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Linton
Do you trade at school fairs around Linton?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
What do you need at the pitch?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
What about pudding?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Linton
Linton is about 3 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Linton, and we will plan access and set-up. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Linton to Canterbury (about 25 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Cornwallis Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is East Farleigh station, about 2.8 miles north-west. Within about 7 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Festival paella catering in ME17 is planned around your venue. Your event could be at a home on Wheeler's Lane, Vicarage Fields and Linton Hill. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Boughton Green (1 mile north-east), Loose (1 mile north), Boughton Monchelsea (2 miles north-east), Wierton (2 miles east) and Park Wood (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles north), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Tonbridge (10 miles west) and Kings Hill (6 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (2.9 miles north) and The Mall Maidstone (3.9 miles north).
- Pubs nearby include The Bull Inn (less than half a mile north)
Who books festival paella catering in Linton?
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Linton and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Seasonal markets
- Sports clubs and race days
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Food and music festivals
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Nicholas Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
- What happens if it rains
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Allergen information for each dish
- VAT, if it applies
- 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