Hampshire · England
Festival Paella Catering for Mapledurwell events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Mapledurwell and across Hampshire.
- Sports clubs and race days
- Country shows
- Seasonal markets
Festival paella catering in Mapledurwell
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. For an evening event in Mapledurwell, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
Planning festival paella catering in Mapledurwell? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
Festival paella catering in Mapledurwell, cooked live
We can trade as a stall or cook for crew, volunteers and VIP areas. For open days and community events and school and charity events, we’ll put together a menu of giant-pan paella, vegan paella and seafood paella for your guests.
Rural events near Mapledurwell can be a long way from food outlets, so a hot-food stall is a big help. You’ll know exactly what’s included before you book: the menu, the staff and any extras.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why Mapledurwell hosts choose us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- A clear, itemised quote
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Towns and villages near Mapledurwell
What else we do in Mapledurwell
Mapledurwell questions
Do you come out to small places like Mapledurwell?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
How far is Mapledurwell from London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London.
Do you cater in Mapledurwell?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Mapledurwell and across Hampshire. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
What festival paella catering costs
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Waiting and bar staff
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Timings and hours
The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Anything your venue supplies
- Diets and allergies you know about
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Running an event in Mapledurwell
Mapledurwell is about 4 miles east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Tell us where your event in Mapledurwell will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Mapledurwell to Reading (13 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Hook station is about 2.6 miles away.
Here we cover the RG27 and RG25 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Canal Reach, Greywell Road and Frog Lane or the roads around them. For events just outside Mapledurwell, we cover Andwell (1 mile north), Water End (1 mile north), Old Basing (1 mile west), Lychpit (2 miles west) and Chineham (2 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (4 miles west), Farnborough (11 miles east), Fleet (8 miles east), Aldershot (11 miles east), Alton (8 miles south) and Yateley (9 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Basing House (1.6 miles west) and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (4.2 miles west). Not far away are The Mill Field and Dogmersfield Lake.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Book crew catering in advance
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
Allergen details are available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
What we need at the venue
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Spacing from tents and other structures
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Mapledurwell
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
A closer look at the menu
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Perfect for your event in Mapledurwell
One trader, many diets, which saves pitches.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Mapledurwell book us for events such as:
- Open days
- Country shows
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Sports club events
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St. Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Before you book anyone
- Payment terms and deposit
- How long the team stays
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Space, access and power needs
- 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