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Festival & event paella in Twydall, Medway
Looking for festival paella catering in Twydall? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- School and charity events
- Open days
- Agricultural and county shows
Festival paella catering near Twydall
Festival paella catering for your event in Twydall
Nothing draws a festival crowd like a giant paella. The sight and smell of it cooking brings people over, and service from the pan is fast. Typical bookings include VIP and hospitality areas and christmas and farmers’ markets, serving chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and churros.
In Twydall, one trader covering most diets keeps it simple. Paella does exactly that. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated, and served the moment it is ready.
Paella compared with other options
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Why Twydall hosts choose us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- A clear, itemised quote
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Common questions in Twydall
Can you cook in Riverside Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
How far is Twydall from London?
About 31 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Where do you cater?
We cover London and the South East, including Medway. See all areas.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the details, and we’ll confirm availability and requirements.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Planning the cooking area
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Twydall
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Churros
The process
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For an evening event in Twydall, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- 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
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Ask for a quote
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
If you are 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 keeps things simple.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
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Other catering in Twydall
About the dishes
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling, popular with families.
What affects the price in Twydall
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- The length of service
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What to tell us
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Expected numbers
- The address or venue name
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Plan seating near the food area
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch, following your trader pack.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
Running an event in Twydall
Twydall is about 1 mile east of Gillingham, in Medway. Tell us where your event in Twydall will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cover 68 places in Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 22 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Holy Trinity Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. If your event is in Riverside Country Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 8 miles of Twydall, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the ME8 and ME7 postcode area. Streets in the area include Pump Lane, Blean Road and Herne Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Twydall sits on or near the A2, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Gillingham (1 mile west), Lower Twydall (1 mile north), Grange (1 mile north), Wigmore (1 mile south) and Darland (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Chatham (3 miles south-west), Rochester (4 miles west), Strood (5 miles west), Lordswood (3 miles south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north) and Chatham Waterfront (3 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Twydall has plenty of venues and gardens for events.
A little further out are Upnor Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.7 miles west). Not far away are Bishop Saltings and Boxley Hills.
- Local schools include Rainham Mark Grammar School (0.5 miles south-east) and Howard School (0.8 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Three Mariners pub (0.9 miles east)
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
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