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Festival & event paella in Rogate, Hampshire
Planning festival paella catering in Rogate? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Festivals
- Open days
Festival paella catering near Rogate
For event organisers in Rogate
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
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.
About our festival paella catering in Rogate
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. For agricultural and county shows and race days and sports events, we can cook seafood paella, giant-pan paella and churros for your guests.
For a village fête or field event near Rogate, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
What’s in the pans
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Giant paella pans
The giant pan is the star.
Paella compared with other options
Burger stalls are common. A paella pan stands out. Larger events typically cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- No hidden extras in your quote
Take a look at How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Towns and villages near Rogate
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What happens on the day
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. For an evening event in Rogate, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Ask for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
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What festival paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The number of people
- How many staff you need
- Your choice of paellas
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The date and rough timings
- Where the event is
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Rogate? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Rogate events: pitches and permissions
Rogate is about 4 miles east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Tell us where your event in Rogate will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up. Rogate is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Liss station, about 3.2 miles north-west. Running a fête for a church like The Parish Church of St Bartholomew? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 3 miles of Rogate, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the GU31 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. From Red House Court, Habin Hill and Parsonage Estate or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Borden (1 mile north-east), Trotton Marsh (2 miles north-east), Hill Brow (2 miles north-west), Chithurst (2 miles east) and Durford Wood (2 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Havant (12 miles south-west), Horndean (10 miles south-west), Alton (11 miles north-west), Waterlooville (12 miles south-west), Petersfield (4 miles west) and Purbrook (12 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Bear Museum (3.7 miles west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (4 miles west). Not far away are Iping and Stedham Commons and Wheeler's Down.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Provide seating near the food
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Book crew catering in advance
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
Extra pans for busy periods.
Rogate questions
What’s the nearest station to Rogate for guests?
The closest is Liss station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Rogate?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We will talk it through before the day.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Rogate.
Occasions we cook for in Rogate
It copes with peak times, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Rogate, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Open days
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- School and charity events
- Festivals
School fairs, for a school like Rogate CofE Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Questions to ask before you book
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- A clear list of what’s included
- How each diet is kept separate
- When payment is due
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
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.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
- 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