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Festival Paella Catering in Monkton
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Monkton and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- School fairs and fundraisers
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Live festival paella catering in Monkton
Festival paella catering for your event in Monkton
We can trade as a stall or cook for crew, volunteers and VIP areas. We cook giant-pan paella, seafood paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are frequently booked for christmas and farmers’ markets and sports clubs and race days.
At a fête or field event near Monkton, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
For event organisers in Monkton
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Nearby places to Monkton
What else we do in Monkton
Catering for every guest
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
Allergen information is available at the stall.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
How we price festival paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The number of people
- Timings and hours
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Where the event is
- Anything your venue supplies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Roughly how many adults and children
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
FAQs for Monkton
What’s the nearest station to Monkton for guests?
Minster station, about 1.8 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Monkton close to London?
About 60 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How long does the paella take?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you so the paella is ready when you want it.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send your requirements and we’ll include them with our application.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Tell us how many are coming.
Why choose festival paella catering in Monkton?
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Monkton and Kent:
- Community events and open days
- Festivals
- Race days and sports events
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for each dish
- The deposit and payment dates
- If the price includes VAT
- Any travel, parking or access charges
How the day works
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. At midsummer, events in Monkton stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Check the venue allows live cooking
How to get a price
Planning festival paella catering in Monkton? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
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.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
What’s in the pans
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Monkton
Monkton is about 5 miles south-west of Margate, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Monkton, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Monkton is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Monkton to Canterbury (about 10 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Monkton Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Minster station, about 1.8 miles south-east. The coast is within about 6 miles of Monkton, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
For festival paella catering in CT12, we plan around your venue and timings. We can cater an event on streets such as Monkton Street, Collards Close and Seamark Close or the roads around them. Close by, we cover events in Hoo (1 mile east), St Nicholas at Wade (1 mile north-west), Sarre (2 miles west), East Stourmouth (2 miles south-west) and Westmarsh (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (10 miles south-west), Margate (5 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (6 miles east), Broadstairs (7 miles east) and Whitstable (11 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Powell-Cotton Museum (2.4 miles north-east) and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- A level pitch on firm ground
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- 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