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Festival & event paella in Plaxtol, Kent
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Plaxtol: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Music and food festivals
Planning an event in Plaxtol?
Plaxtol questions
How far is Plaxtol from London?
About 24 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Plaxtol?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
Do you cater in Plaxtol?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Plaxtol is within our area and the rest of Kent. For a quote, use our quote form.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
How many different paellas?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
How our festival paella catering works in Plaxtol
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Whether it’s county and country shows and open days and community events, we can cook churros, seafood paella and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
At a fête or field event near Plaxtol, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling.
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice.
Perfect for your event in Plaxtol
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Country shows
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Food and music festivals
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Plaxtol Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
What your quote should include
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
Why choose live paella in Plaxtol?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why us?
- A clear, itemised quote
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Drinks service on request
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
The process
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. Summer events in Plaxtol have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Before we arrive
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Plan cover in case of rain
Getting a price
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
Planning help
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Community events around Plaxtol
Plaxtol is about 4 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Anywhere in TN15, we can bring the pans to you. We cover 922 places in Kent. Our nearest city page is London, about 24 miles away.
Events in parks such as Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for. For visitors coming by rail, Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 2.4 miles away. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 8 miles of Plaxtol, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in TN15. From The Street, St Hildas and Long Mill Lane or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Plaxtol, we also cover Dunk's Green (1 mile south), Roughway (1 mile south-east), Claygate Cross (1 mile north), Crouch (1 mile north) and Basted (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (4 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Ightham Court (2.6 miles north) and Sevenoaks Hospital (5.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Plaxtol include Barden Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Kentish Rifleman Public House (0.7 miles south)
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Also near Plaxtol
What else we do in Plaxtol
What festival paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The number of people
- Travel, parking and access
- Waiting and bar staff
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Expected numbers
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Anything your venue supplies
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Plaxtol, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
- 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