Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Passfield, Hampshire
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Passfield. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Sports club events
- School fairs and fundraisers
Planning an event in Passfield?
Events we cater in Passfield
Crew love a hot meal on a long day.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Sports clubs and race days
- Open days and community events
- Seasonal markets
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Liphook station, about 2.3 miles south-east.
Comparing caterers
- When payment is due
- Space, access and power needs
- If the price includes VAT
- How bad weather is handled
Festival paella catering for your event in Passfield
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. We cook churros, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella, and we are regularly asked to cater christmas and farmers’ markets and charity and school events.
At a field event near Passfield, power and water may be limited; let us know and we will plan for it. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Running an event in Passfield
Passfield is about 7 miles south-east of Alton, in Hampshire. Give us the address of your event in Passfield, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. Passfield is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 15 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Mill Chase Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 5 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Festival paella catering in GU30 is planned around your venue and your guests. Local streets include The Lyndons, Eleanor Close and Lynchborough Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Passfield, we also cover Conford (1 mile south-east), Weavers Down (1 mile south), Liphook (2 miles south-east), Woolmer (2 miles south-west) and Longmoor (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (14 miles north), Fleet (12 miles north), Horndean (15 miles south-west), Aldershot (11 miles north), Alton (7 miles north-west) and Petersfield (8 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Chase Community Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Passfield include Deadwater Valley and Wheeler's Down.
Also in Passfield
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many guests are eating
- Travel, parking and access
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Common questions in Passfield
What’s the nearest station to Passfield for guests?
The closest is Liphook station, roughly 2.3 miles away.
How far is Passfield from London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London.
Do you take everything away?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes, always. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about your event, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels.
Live paella or other catering?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so queues move quickly. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why us?
- A quote that spells everything out
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Catering across Hampshire, including Passfield
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
The process
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. At midsummer, events in Passfield stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Plan seating near the food area
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
We cook in full view of visitors, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
- 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