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Festival & event paella in Stone Cross, Kent
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Stone Cross. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Charity and school events
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Festivals
Festival paella catering in Stone Cross
Festival paella catering in Stone Cross, cooked live
Nothing draws a festival crowd like a huge paella. The sight and smell of it cooking brings people over, and portions are served quickly from the pan. Whether it is school and charity events and village fêtes and summer fairs, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, churros and seafood paella.
For a village fête or field event near Stone Cross, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Should I cook it myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book 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 process
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. Evening events in Stone Cross have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Tell us when you want to eat
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Paella compared with other options
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why us?
- A clear, itemised quote
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Occasions we cook for in Stone Cross
Crew love a hot meal.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Stone Cross book us for events such as:
- Sports club events
- Festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- County and country shows
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Fordcombe Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- The venue requirements
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- How late numbers can change
Places near Stone Cross
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The menu, dish by dish
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels.
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Provide seating near the food
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Schedule crew meals
Allergen details are available at the stall.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Event catering near Stone Cross
Stone Cross is about 4 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. For an event in Stone Cross, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our events stretch from Stone Cross to Brighton (about 24 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Ashurst Kent station, about 1 mile west. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Martin of Tours? A paella pan draws people in. Within about 7 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across the TN3 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Ashurst Road and Groombridge Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Nearby, we also cater events in Ashurst (1 mile west), Fordcombe (1 mile north), Groombridge (1 mile south), Walter's Green (1 mile north-west) and Teasley Mead (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Sevenoaks (10 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles east), Tonbridge (7 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (10 miles east) and Southborough (4 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (3.7 miles east) and Bolebroke Castle (3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find Chafford Arms (0.9 miles north)
Common questions in Stone Cross
Do you come out to small places like Stone Cross?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Stone Cross for guests?
Ashurst Kent station, about 1 mile west of the centre.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it is cooked separately.
Will there be long queues?
Service from the pan is fast, which suits busy periods.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about your event, and we will confirm availability and requirements.
Organising for someone else?
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.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Parking and unloading
- Timings and hours
- Waiting and bar staff
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
There’s 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.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- The date and rough timings
- The address or venue name
- Expected numbers
- The courses you’d like
Planning festival paella catering in Stone Cross? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, use our quote form.
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
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