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Festival Paella Catering in Lower Hartlip
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Lower Hartlip and Kent, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Race days and sports events
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Book festival paella catering in Lower Hartlip
Before you choose a spot
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Firm, level ground
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
Festival paella catering for your event in Lower Hartlip
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. For music and food festivals and seasonal markets, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and giant-pan paella.
For a village fête or field event near Lower Hartlip, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels for fish lovers.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
How we price festival paella catering
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How long we are needed on site
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
How it works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For an evening event in Lower Hartlip, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- We confirm what we will serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Share the running order, including any speeches
How to get a price
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Provide seating near the food
- Book crew catering in advance
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
We set up at the agreed time.
Larger pans for peak times.
Running an event in Lower Hartlip
Lower Hartlip is about 3 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Kent. Wherever your event is in the ME9 area, we can bring the pans to you. Lower Hartlip is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Michael? A paella pan draws people in. If your event is in Foxburrow Wood, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Lower Hartlip, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
We cover events in every part of the ME9 postcode area and the streets around it. From Lower Hartlip Road, Grainey Field and Old House Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Hartlip (1 mile west), Breach (1 mile north-east), Newington (1 mile east), Moor Street (1 mile north-west) and Meresborough (1 mile west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (4 miles east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Faversham (11 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (8 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Court Hall Museum (3.8 miles east) and Bayford Court (4.3 miles east). Not far away are Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
- Local schools include Leigh Academy Rainham (1.4 miles north-west)
Questions from Lower Hartlip
Can you cook in Foxburrow Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Is Lower Hartlip close to London?
About 34 miles from central London.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Do you have the documents we need?
Send us your list.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Can vegans eat at your stall?
Yes, always. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Organising for someone else?
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Lower Hartlip? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
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Who books festival paella catering in Lower Hartlip?
A paella stall draws people into the food area.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Lower Hartlip book us for events such as:
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Community events and open days
- Festivals
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and deposit
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Space, access and power needs
- 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