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Festival Paella Catering in Palmarsh
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Palmarsh.
- VIP and hospitality areas
- School and charity events
- Open days and community events
Live festival paella catering in Palmarsh
How our festival paella catering works in Palmarsh
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. We cook giant-pan paella, seafood paella and churros, and typical bookings are for crew, volunteer and VIP catering and school fairs and fundraisers.
Summer fairs around Palmarsh are frequently run by volunteers, so a trader who brings everything and needs little help is a bonus. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Paella compared with other options
Food that sits in a hot cabinet isn’t much to look at. A huge pan cooking in view sells itself. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why book with us
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Catering across Kent, including Palmarsh
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Questions from Palmarsh
How far is Palmarsh from London?
About 58 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Could we have live paella in Brockhill Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Palmarsh?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it is short notice, it is worth asking.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Events we cater in Palmarsh
A paella stall draws people into the food area.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Palmarsh and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Food and music festivals
- Open days and community events
- Agricultural and county shows
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Sandling station, about 2 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- Space, access and power needs
- Allergen information for each dish
- Staff numbers and hours
- Who provides the crockery
How we price festival paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How many courses
- Guest numbers
- The length of service
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Anything your venue supplies
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
Planning for every diet
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
Should I cook it 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 larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Palmarsh events: pitches and permissions
Palmarsh is about 2 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. Anywhere in CT21, we’ll come to your venue or garden. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. We cook right across the region, from Palmarsh to Canterbury (about 15 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Palmarsh Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. If your event is in Brockhill Country Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. Within about 7 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about 2 miles of Palmarsh, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Festival paella catering in CT21 is planned around your venue and timings. Streets in the area include Nickolls Road, Blackman Road and Burmarsh Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. For events just outside Palmarsh, we cover West Hythe (1 mile north-west), Pedlinge (1 mile north), Lympne (1 mile north-west), Berwick (1 mile north-west) and Hythe (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (10 miles north-west), Canterbury (15 miles north), Dover (12 miles north-east), Folkestone (5 miles east), Tower Hamlets (12 miles north-east) and Hawkinge (6 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Hythe Museum (1.6 miles east) and Lympne Castle (1.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Tolsford Hill.
- Schools near Palmarsh include Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (1.5 miles north-east)
Also in Palmarsh
The process
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. For an evening event in Palmarsh, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- We confirm what we will serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
How to prepare
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Getting a price
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your event, and we will make suggestions. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Read more
- 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