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Festival & event paella in Platt, Kent
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Platt. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- School and charity events
- Village fêtes
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Planning an event in Platt?
Festival paella catering for your event in Platt
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. On the menu are vegan paella, seafood paella and churros, and we are often booked for music and food festivals and agricultural and county shows.
Near Platt, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Check how many portions traders can serve
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe throughout the day.
Larger pans for peak times.
Platt events: pitches and permissions
Platt is about 6 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We bring festival paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Platt and the surrounding area. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 23 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 0.9 miles away. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. 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.
Wherever your event is in TN15, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on St Mary's Close, Grange Road and Platt Common. For events just outside Platt, we cover Comp (1 mile south-east), Borough Green (1 mile west), Crouch (1 mile south-west), Wrotham Heath (1 mile north-east) and Basted (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north) and Tonbridge (7 miles south).
A little further out are Ightham Court (1.8 miles west) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (under half a mile south-east).
- Schools near Platt include Wrotham School (1 mile north-west) and Wrotham School (1 mile north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Blue Anchor pub (less than half a mile west)
Perfect for your event in Platt
It covers several diets with one trader, which saves pitches.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Open days
- Village fêtes
- Feeding crew and volunteers
School fairs, for a school like Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- VAT, if it applies
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice, cooking in full view.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Prices and what affects them
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- How many guests are eating
- How long we are needed on site
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- The paellas you choose
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The address or venue name
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Before you choose a spot
We’ll be honest if a space won’t work. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Access for unloading at set-up
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
Nearby places to Platt
Other catering in Platt
What happens on the day
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. Evening events in Platt have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Ask for a quote
Planning festival paella catering in Platt? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Platt questions
Is Platt close to London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Platt?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we will let you know if we’re available.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Can you feed our volunteers?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
- 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