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Festival & event paella in Southfleet, Kent
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Southfleet. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Race days and sports events
- School fairs and fundraisers
Festival paella catering in Southfleet
Paella compared with other options
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, so queues move quickly. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What you get with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- We cover Southfleet and the whole of Kent
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Festival paella catering in Southfleet, cooked live
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. Typical bookings include VIP and hospitality areas and summer fairs and fêtes, with giant-pan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella.
Near Southfleet, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Should I cook it myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Common questions in Southfleet
Can you cook in Longfield Chalk Bank?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
What’s the nearest station to Southfleet for guests?
Longfield station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Do you need power?
We’ll confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Southfleet?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
What festival paella catering costs
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- How many staff you need
- Distance and access to the venue
- The number of people
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Which courses you have in mind
- 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
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Also near Southfleet
Other catering in Southfleet
Space, weather and the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Spacing from tents and other structures
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
Step by step
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you’re free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. Summer events in Southfleet have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- 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
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Give us a contact for the day
Get a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Related guides
Event catering near Southfleet
Southfleet is about 2 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Southfleet, and we’ll plan access and set-up before the day. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Southfleet to London (19 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Nicholas, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Longfield station is about 1.5 miles away.
We cover events in every part of DA13 and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Red Street, Gloxinia Road and Brakefield Road or the roads around them. For events just outside Southfleet, we cover Hook Green (1 mile south-west), Northfleet Green (1 mile east), Betsham (1 mile north-west), Painters Ash (1 mile north-east) and Springhead (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Swanley (7 miles west).
A little further out are Gravesham Community Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and Bluewater (2.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Southfleet include Sawyers Lake.
- Local schools include Northfleet School for Girls (1.3 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Black Lion pub (under half a mile south-west)
Why choose festival paella catering in Southfleet?
It brings theatre to the food court.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Southfleet and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Food and music festivals
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Agricultural and county shows
If your event is in Longfield Chalk Bank, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork.
Before booking anyone
- Who provides the crockery
- How each diet is kept separate
- The wet-weather plan
- VAT, if it applies
- 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