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Festival Paella Catering for Seale events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Seale. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Music and food festivals
- Open days
- School fairs and fundraisers
Live festival paella catering in Seale
What affects the price in Seale
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Parking and unloading
- Whether you need crockery
- The paellas you choose
- Waiting and bar staff
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The address or venue name
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
Festival paella catering in Seale, made fresh on the day
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Whether it is community events and open days and village fêtes and summer fairs, we can cook giant-pan paella, seafood paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
A fête near Seale might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we’ll plan for it. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
Seale questions
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Seale?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Do you cater in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
What do you need at the pitch?
Send pitch details and we’ll confirm.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance so the paella is ready when you want it.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
Where do you cater?
We cater across London and the South East, Surrey included. Find your area.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
What we need at the venue
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Your trader pack and site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Tapas
Why choose live paella in Seale?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. A giant pan cooking in view sells itself. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Seale
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- We cover Seale and the whole of Surrey
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Running an event in Seale
Seale is about 3 miles south-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. Events in Seale are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Seale to Guildford (6 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Ash station is about 1.9 miles away. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Laurence? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 8 miles of Seale, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
We cook at events all over GU10 and the streets around it. Your event could be at a home on Elstead Road, School Hill and Wood Lane or the roads around them. For events just outside Seale, we cover Sandy Cross (1 mile west), Tongham (1 mile north-west), The Sands (1 mile south-west), Ash Green (1 mile north) and Ash (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Guildford (6 miles east), Woking (9 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Farnham (4 miles west), Frimley (6 miles north) and Haslemere (9 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Seale and Tongham (less than half a mile south-west) and Ash Museum (1.9 miles north). Not far away are Runfold Wood and Hog's Back.
- Schools near Seale include Ash Manor School (1.4 miles north-west) and The Connaught School (1.4 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Hart pub (1 mile north-west)
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Events we cater in Seale
It copes with peak times, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Seale:
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Sports club events
- Open days
- Agricultural and county shows
School fairs, for a school like St Paul's CofE Infant School & Nursery, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- The wet-weather plan
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How long the team stays
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
More for events in Seale
Step by step
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. At midsummer, events in Seale stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- 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.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Ask for a quote
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Seale? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, 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