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Festival Paella Catering in Monk Sherborne
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Monk Sherborne.
- School and charity events
- Seasonal markets
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Festival paella catering in Monk Sherborne
Planners, venues and businesses
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Organising a club, school or community event in Monk Sherborne? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
About our festival paella catering in Monk Sherborne
Few street foods pull a crowd like a huge paella pan. The sight and smell of it cooking brings people over, and portions are served quickly from the pan. On the menu are vegan paella, giant-pan paella and churros, and typical bookings are for summer fairs and fêtes and food and music festivals.
Near Monk Sherborne, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Occasions we cook for in Monk Sherborne
It feeds crew and volunteers well.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Monk Sherborne, people book us for occasions like:
- Food and music festivals
- Seasonal markets
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Sports club events
For visitors coming by rail, Basingstoke station is about 3.1 miles away.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Who provides the crockery
- The wet-weather plan
- When final numbers are due
FAQs for Monk Sherborne
Do you trade at school fairs around Monk Sherborne?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
What’s the nearest station to Monk Sherborne for guests?
Basingstoke station, about 3.1 miles south-east of the centre.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the details, and we’ll confirm availability and requirements.
Will there be enough food?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Can you cook in the rain?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
How it works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. Summer events in Monk Sherborne have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or RG26 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
About the dishes
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Running an event in Monk Sherborne
Monk Sherborne is about 3 miles north of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Events in Monk Sherborne are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover 683 places in Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from Monk Sherborne to Reading (12 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as The Priory Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of All Saints, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Wherever your event is in RG26, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include The Close, Ramsdell Road and Salters Heath Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Monk Sherborne for festival paella catering include Salters Heath (1 mile north-east), Charter Alley (1 mile north-west), Pamber End (1 mile north), Ramsdell (1 mile north-west) and West Heath (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (3 miles south), Fleet (13 miles east), Alton (13 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Tadley (3 miles north) and Hook (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Park Prewett Hospital (1.8 miles south) and Basing House (4.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Daneshill Park Woods.
- Schools near Monk Sherborne include Everest Community Academy (1.9 miles south-east)
Why choose live paella in Monk Sherborne?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why book with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Events in Monk Sherborne and across Hampshire
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Sangria and bar staff available
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
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Should I cook it myself?
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.
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.
How we price festival paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How many guests are eating
- Waiting and bar staff
- Travel, parking and access
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
- 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