Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Red Rice, Hampshire
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Red Rice and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Sports club events
Festival paella catering in Red Rice
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently 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’ll work to it.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
How our festival paella catering works in Red Rice
Paella eats well from a bowl with a fork, standing up or sitting on the grass. We are often asked to cater music and food festivals and race days and sports events, serving vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella.
A fête near Red Rice might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we’ll plan for it. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels for fish lovers.
Who books festival paella catering in Red Rice?
It copes with peak times, thanks to big-batch cooking.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Red Rice and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Agricultural and county shows
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Charity and school events
- Open days and community events
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Andover station, about 2.6 miles north-east.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- Space, access and power needs
- Staff numbers and hours
- Who provides the crockery
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We clear the pitch and leave it as we found it.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. 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.
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Flat, firm ground
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Towns and villages near Red Rice
Other catering in Red Rice
Event catering near Red Rice
Red Rice is about 3 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. For festival paella catering in Red Rice, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Red Rice is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Red Rice to Southampton (about 19 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Redrice School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary the Virgin? A paella pan draws people in.
Festival paella catering in SP11 is planned around your venue and timings. Local streets include Red Rice Road and Fullerton Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. We also cook at events in Little Ann (1 mile north), Abbotts Ann (1 mile north-west), Anna Valley (1 mile north), Monxton (2 miles north-west) and Kentsboro (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (12 miles south-east), Andover (3 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-east), Romsey (13 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east) and Tidworth (8 miles north-west).
A little further out are Andover Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.8 miles north). Open spaces near Red Rice include Mill Lake and Quarley Hill.
- Nearby schools include Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles north-west) and John Hanson Community School (2 miles north)
Questions from Red Rice
Do you come out to small places like Red Rice?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Red Rice for guests?
The closest is Andover station, roughly 2.6 miles away.
Do you come to Red Rice?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Red Rice is within our area and the rest of Hampshire. For a quote, use our quote form.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
Do you cook inside?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it’s the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- How many staff you need
- How many guests are eating
- The paellas you choose
- Parking and unloading
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we hold the paella at the right stage so it’s still served fresh. For an evening event in Red Rice, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Ask for a quote
Planning festival paella catering in Red Rice? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, use our quote form.
Planning help
- 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