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Festival Paella Catering in Longfield
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Longfield.
- Community events and open days
- Food and music festivals
- Feeding crew and volunteers
Planning an event in Longfield?
Festival paella catering for your event in Longfield
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. Whether it is crew, volunteer and VIP catering and open days, we’ll put together a menu of chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and giant-pan paella and more.
At a field event near Longfield, power and water may be limited; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Prices and what affects them
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How many staff you need
- Travel, parking and access
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of the space, if you can
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
How it works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. At midsummer, events in Longfield stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Ask for a quote
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Longfield? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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Occasions we cook for in Longfield
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Longfield, people book us for occasions like:
- Village fêtes
- Food and music festivals
- County and country shows
- Open days and community events
Events in parks such as Rectory Meadow need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for.
Comparing caterers
- What happens if it rains
- How long the team stays
- How late numbers can change
- What the price includes, item by item
Planning for every diet
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Check allergen info is on display
- Provide seating near the food
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We set up at the agreed time, following your trader pack.
Extra pans for busy periods.
Organising for someone else?
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Common questions in Longfield
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you trade at school fairs around Longfield?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, Kent included. See all areas.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your list.
What do you need at the venue?
Less than you might think: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.
How quickly can you serve?
It’s one of the quickest hot foods to serve, which suits busy periods.
Do you do crew catering?
Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Towns and villages near Longfield
Other catering in Longfield
Fairs, fêtes and events in Longfield
Longfield is about 3 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. From the centre of Longfield to the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cook in all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our events stretch from Longfield to London (about 19 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Longfield Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, Longfield station is in Longfield itself. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Longfield, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in DA3, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Station Road, Main Road and Ightham Close or a nearby road, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Longfield, we also cover Hartley (1 mile south), New Barn (1 mile east), Longfield Hill (1 mile south-east), New Ash Green (2 miles south) and Nash Street (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north-east), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-east).
A little further out are Darent Valley Hospital (3.3 miles north-west) and Stone Castle (3.4 miles north). The countryside around Longfield includes Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include Hartley Primary Academy (1 mile south)
- Nearby, you will find Railway Tavern (less than half a mile west)
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Room for our cooking and serving area
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
Menu ideas
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
What’s in the pans
Giant paella pans
It is the giant pan people come to see.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling, popular with families.
- 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