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Festival Paella Catering in Lower Stoke
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Lower Stoke and the surrounding area.
- Open days and community events
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Charity and school events
Live festival paella catering in Lower Stoke
About our festival paella catering in Lower Stoke
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. We cook seafood paella, giant-pan paella and vegan paella, and typical bookings are for christmas and farmers’ markets and agricultural and county shows.
Rural events near Lower Stoke can be a long way from food outlets, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Questions from Lower Stoke
Do you come out to small places like Lower Stoke?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Lower Stoke close to London?
About 32 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Lower Stoke.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
How much space do you need?
Less than you might think: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a photo.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
We can. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
Nearby places to Lower Stoke
Also in Lower Stoke
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Firm, level ground
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Clear information on power, water and waste
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Lower Stoke
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Seafood paella
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Give traders a single information pack
- Check allergen info is on display
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Extra pans for busy periods.
A closer look at the menu
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Occasions we cook for in Lower Stoke
Crew love a hot meal.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Lower Stoke and Medway:
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Sports club events
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Stoke Primary Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and parking costs
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want a trader that adds atmosphere, a paella pan delivers. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Fast service from the pan
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
How we price festival paella catering
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Parking and unloading
- Whether you need crockery
- The number of people
- Your choice of paellas
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 we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- What the venue already provides
- Roughly how many adults and children
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Lower Stoke? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
How it works
Here’s how the day normally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Evening events in Lower Stoke have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
How to prepare
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Give us a contact for the day
Get a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Running an event in Lower Stoke
Lower Stoke is in Medway. For an event in Lower Stoke, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Lower Stoke is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Festival paella catering in ME3 is planned around your venue and timings. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Brook Lane and Shepherds Way. For events just outside Lower Stoke, we cover Middle Stoke (1 mile south), Stoke (1 mile south-west), Allhallows (1 mile north), Allhallows-on-Sea (1 mile north-east) and North Street (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (6 miles south-west), Chatham (8 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (7 miles south), Strood (8 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south-west).
Green spaces nearby include Bishop Saltings.
- Nearby, you will find The Ship pub (within half a mile west)
- 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