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Festival Paella Catering in Longfield Hill
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Longfield Hill: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Seasonal markets
- Festivals
- Race days and sports events
Live festival paella catering in Longfield Hill
For event organisers in Longfield Hill
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Festival paella catering in Longfield Hill, cooked live
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. We cook giant-pan paella, seafood paella and vegan paella, and we’re often booked for sports club events and feeding crew and volunteers.
At a fête or field event near Longfield Hill, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
Longfield Hill: your questions answered
Is Longfield Hill too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come to Longfield Hill?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Longfield Hill is within our area and the rest of Kent. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Longfield Hill.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Do you do desserts?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the details, and we will reply with our availability and what we need.
Is live paella right for your event?
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot paella keeps crew going. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why book with us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- We cover Longfield Hill and the whole of Kent
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
Longfield Hill events: pitches and permissions
Longfield Hill is about 3 miles south of Northfleet, in Kent. We cook at events in gardens, halls and venues around Longfield Hill. Longfield Hill is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Longfield Hill to London (about 20 miles away).
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mildred? A paella pan draws people in. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Istead Rise Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 8 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in DA3, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Main Road, Nurstead Lane and Ryecroft or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. We also cook at events in New Barn (1 mile north-west), Hartley (1 mile west), Nash Street (1 mile north-east), Meopham (1 mile south-east) and Longfield (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles south-east), Dartford (6 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Stone Castle (4.5 miles north-west) and Gravesham Community Hospital (4 miles north). Not far away are Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include Longfield Academy (1.3 miles north-west)
Also near Longfield Hill
More for events in Longfield Hill
Who books festival paella catering in Longfield Hill?
It covers several diets with one trader.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Agricultural and county shows
- Food and music festivals
- Race days and sports events
Events in parks such as Rectory Meadow need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for.
Comparing caterers
- How bad weather is handled
- Staff numbers and hours
- Whether VAT is included
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
What affects the price in Longfield Hill
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many guests are eating
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- The date and rough timings
- The address or venue name
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can fill in our quote form.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
What happens on the day
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. Summer events in Longfield Hill have daylight until about 9:20pm 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.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up on time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
Read more
- 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