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Festival Paella Catering in North Looe
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in North Looe: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Festivals
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Agricultural and county shows
Festival paella catering near North Looe
How our festival paella catering works in North Looe
One paella stall covers many diets: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That makes life easier for organisers. Popular choices include seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella, and we’re frequently booked for music and food festivals and agricultural and county shows.
Near North Looe, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Space, weather and the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but a few things matter:
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Trader information and site rules
- Clear information on power, water and waste
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
What happens on the day
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests generally gather round to watch while it cooks. Summer events in North Looe have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
Planning help
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why us?
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Sangria and bar staff available
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
DIY paella versus live catering
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Perfect for your event in North Looe
It suits outdoor events of all sizes.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Community events and open days
- Charity and school events
- Race days and sports events
- County and country shows
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Before booking anyone
- The deadline for final numbers
- Whether travel is included
- The wet-weather plan
- Payment terms and deposit
Nearby places to North Looe
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Planning for every diet
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Check allergen info is on display
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
North Looe questions
Can you cook in Priest Hill?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you trade at school fairs around North Looe?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Do you need water?
Send pitch details and we will confirm.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you cater in North Looe?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including North Looe and the rest of Surrey. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
How many different paellas?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Fairs, fêtes and events in North Looe
North Looe is about 1 mile east of Epsom, in Surrey. For an event in North Looe, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover 395 places across Surrey. You can also see our page for London, about 13 miles away.
Events in parks such as Priest Hill need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St John's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 7 miles of North Looe, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in KT17, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on Priest Hill Close and Reigate Road or the roads around them. We also cook at events in Epsom Downs (1 mile south), Nork (1 mile south-east), Epsom (1 mile west), Ewell (1 mile north-west) and Cheam (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Woking (15 miles west), Horley (11 miles south), Redhill (7 miles south-east), Egham (15 miles north-west), Reigate (7 miles south) and Walton-on-Thames (8 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Cockney Museum (2 miles north) and Epsom General Hospital (1.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near North Looe include Cuddington Meadows.
- Local schools include Glyn School (1 mile north-west) and Laine Theatre Arts (1.1 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Old Kings Head Public House (1 mile west)
- Other local spots include Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam (2.4 miles north-east)
- 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