Hampshire · England
Festival Paella Catering in Nursted
Looking for festival paella catering in Nursted? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Festivals
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Festival paella catering near Nursted
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Festival paella catering in Nursted, made fresh on the day
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Portions are served in seconds. Whether it is feeding crew and volunteers and music and food festivals, we can cook giant-pan paella, vegan paella and churros and more.
For a village fête or field event near Nursted, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Running an event in Nursted
Nursted is about 2 miles south-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. We bring festival paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Nursted and the surrounding area. Nursted is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 21 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like The Petersfield School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 2 miles of Nursted, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Festival paella catering in GU31 is planned around your venue. If your venue is just outside Nursted, we also cover Buriton (2 miles west), Weston (2 miles west), Ramsdean (3 miles west), Chalton (4 miles south-west) and West Marden (5 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Havant (9 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south-west), Horndean (7 miles south-west), Alton (12 miles north), Waterlooville (9 miles south-west) and Purbrook (10 miles south-west).
A little further out are Clanfield Earthwork (3.8 miles south-west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (1.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Oakham Hill and Liss Riverside Railway Walk South.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. The smell normally draws people over. Summer events in Nursted have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Planning help
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Book crew catering in advance
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Plan seating near the food area
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What affects the price in Nursted
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Parking and unloading
- How many staff you need
- Whether you need crockery
- How long we’re needed on site
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Send us the date, your venue or GU31 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
About the dishes
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Towns and villages near Nursted
Also in Nursted
Nursted: your questions answered
Which station should guests use for Nursted?
Petersfield station, about 1.8 miles north-west of the centre.
Is Nursted too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you take everything away?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can vegans eat at your stall?
Yes. There is a vegan pan next to the others.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you so the paella is ready when you want it.
What if the weather’s bad?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will make a plan B with you.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
Occasions we cook for in Nursted
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Sports clubs and race days
- School and charity events
- Country shows
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Petersfield station, about 1.8 miles north-west.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- The deadline for final numbers
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- The wet-weather plan
Space, weather and the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Firm, level ground
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Menu ideas
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- 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