Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Minley, Hampshire
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Minley: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Open days and community events
- Agricultural and county shows
- Feeding crew and volunteers
Live festival paella catering in Minley
How our festival paella catering works in Minley
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. We cook giant-pan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella, and we are regularly asked to cater feeding crew and volunteers and village fêtes.
Near Minley, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Step by step
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time. Summer events in Minley have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We set up on time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Tell us where to park and unload
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Also in Minley
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
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.
For event organisers in Minley
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.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
FAQs for Minley
How far is Minley from London?
Roughly 34 miles from the centre of London.
Is Minley too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Minley?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers and we’ll reply with a price.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
Who clears up?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a picture.
Will there be long queues?
It is one of the quickest hot foods to serve, ideal for peak times.
Occasions we cook for in Minley
It brings theatre to the food court.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Minley, people book us for events such as:
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Festivals
- Race days and sports events
- Open days and community events
Events in parks such as Ancells Farm Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for.
What your quote should include
- The wet-weather plan
- The deadline for final numbers
- How long the team stays
- If the price includes VAT
Community events around Minley
Minley is about 2 miles south of Yateley, in Hampshire. For festival paella catering in Minley, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Minley. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 11 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Frogmore Community College, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Andrew, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Here we cover the GU17 postcode area. Other places close to Minley for festival paella catering include Darby Green (1 mile north-east), Yateley (2 miles north), Little Sandhurst (3 miles north), Eversley Cross (3 miles north-west) and Hartfordbridge (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (13 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles south-east), Fleet (3 miles south), Aldershot (5 miles south-east), Alton (13 miles south-west) and Tadley (14 miles west).
A little further out are Staff College Museum (3.5 miles north-east) and Fleet Community Hospital (2.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Horseshoe Lake and Ancells Farm Nature Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Ely pub (0.5 miles north)
What’s in the pans
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Firm, level ground
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Room for our cooking and serving area
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Minley
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Churros
What festival paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The paellas you choose
- Whether you need crockery
- Parking and unloading
- The length of service
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and rough timings
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Send traders one clear trader pack
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
Larger pans for peak times.
- 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