Kent · England
Festival Paella Catering in Thong
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Thong. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Music and food festivals
- Community events and open days
- Village fêtes
Planning an event in Thong?
Events we cater in Thong
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Thong, people book us for events such as:
- Open days and community events
- Country shows
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Sports club events
If your event is in Shorne Woods Country Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork.
Before booking anyone
- The deposit and payment dates
- Allergen information for each dish
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Whether VAT is included
Festival paella catering in Thong, made fresh on the day
A paella stall covers several diets at once: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That simplifies your food line-up. Typical bookings include christmas and farmers’ markets and crew, volunteer and VIP catering, with churros, giant-pan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
For a village fête or field event near Thong, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Thong
Is Thong too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Is Thong close to London?
Roughly 22 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you cater in Thong?
We do. Thong is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
What documents can you send?
Send your requirements and we’ll include them with our application.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Catering for every guest
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Schedule crew meals
- Send traders one clear trader pack
We set up at the agreed time.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
Prices and what affects them
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The length of service
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- What the venue already provides
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many adults and children
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
How it works
We get there well before serving, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. At midsummer, events in Thong stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Name one person we can ask on the day
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Other catering in Thong
For event organisers in Thong
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Thong
Thong is about 2 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Thong, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. Thong is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Thong to London (about 22 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Riverview Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
This part of Kent takes in DA12. If your venue is just outside Thong, we also cover Upper Ifield (1 mile east), Shorne Ridgeway (1 mile east), Shorne (1 mile east), Chalk (1 mile north) and Higham (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (8 miles west), Sevenoaks (13 miles south-west), Northfleet (3 miles north-west) and Swanley (10 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Rochester Castle (4.5 miles east) and Gravesham Museum (2.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Thong includes Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
- Schools near Thong include Thamesview School (0.9 miles north)
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Firm, level ground
- Vehicle access before and after the event
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
Live paella or other catering?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet isn’t much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why book with us
- Events in Thong and across Kent
- Drinks service on request
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
- 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