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Festival Paella Catering in Selsted
Looking for festival paella catering in Selsted? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Music and food festivals
- Open days and community events
- Race days and sports events
Festival paella catering near Selsted
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Festival paella catering in Selsted, cooked live
A paella stall covers several diets at once: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That makes life easier for organisers. Whether it’s country shows and village fêtes, we can cook seafood paella, vegan paella and giant-pan paella.
At a field event near Selsted, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Selsted? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Selsted: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Selsted?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Which station should guests use for Selsted?
The closest is Shepherds Well station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
Do you cook inside?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we will let you know if we are available.
Is there a vegan option?
Absolutely. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Why choose live paella in Selsted?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet isn’t much to look at. A giant pan cooking in view sells itself. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why Selsted hosts choose us
- Drinks service on request
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Events in Selsted and across Kent
- No hidden extras in your quote
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Provide seating near the food
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Check allergen info is on display
- Send traders one clear trader pack
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Room for our cooking and serving area
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
The process
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. At midsummer, events in Selsted stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
How to prepare
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Nearby places to Selsted
More for events in Selsted
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Expected numbers
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The address or venue name
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
Event catering near Selsted
Selsted is about 5 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Selsted, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Selsted is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Selsted to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Selsted Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Selsted, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules. With the sea within about 6 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
We cover events in every part of CT15. If your venue is just outside Selsted, we also cover Swingfield Minnis (1 mile south), Wootton (1 mile north), Denton (2 miles north), Lodge Lees (2 miles north) and Shelvin (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles north-west) and Deal (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (5 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4.2 miles south). The countryside around Selsted includes Cheriton Hill.
- 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