Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Twyford, Hampshire
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Twyford: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Charity and school events
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- VIP and hospitality areas
Planning an event in Twyford?
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
About our festival paella catering in Twyford
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Each portion takes seconds to serve. Whether it’s agricultural and county shows and open days and community events, we can cook chicken and chorizo paella, churros and giant-pan paella for your guests.
Near Twyford, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Plan seating near the food area
We clear the pitch and leave it as we found it.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
Twyford: your questions answered
Can you cook in St. Cross Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Is Twyford close to London?
About 62 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Will there be long queues?
It is one of the quickest hot foods to serve, ideal for peak times.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Is halal food available?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
Can vegans eat at your stall?
Yes. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organising a club, school or community event in Twyford? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
How it works
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so even a long queue moves. When service is finished, we pack down. Summer events in Twyford have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- 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
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Get a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Read more
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Perfect for your event in Twyford
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
In Twyford and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- County and country shows
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Festivals
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary? A paella pan draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- When payment is due
- What happens if it rains
- When final numbers are due
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Timings and hours
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Distance and access to the venue
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Which courses you have in mind
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, use our quote form.
Community events around Twyford
Twyford is about 3 miles south of Winchester, in Hampshire. For festival paella catering in Twyford, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cook in all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Twyford to Southampton (about 8 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. If your event is in St. Cross Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork.
Anywhere in SO21, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include High Street, Roman Road and The Crescent, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Being close to the B3335, Twyford is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also cater events in Shawford (1 mile north-west), South Down (1 mile west), Compton (1 mile west), Otterbourne (1 mile south-west) and St Cross (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (3 miles north), Eastleigh (4 miles south), Fareham (13 miles south-east), Andover (15 miles north-west), Horndean (15 miles south-east) and Totton (11 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Wolvesey Castle (2.8 miles north) and The Gurkha Museum (2.6 miles north). The countryside around Twyford includes Twyford Down and Hockley Meadows.
- Nearby, you’ll find Phoenix Inn (within half a mile south-west)
Places near Twyford
Also in Twyford
Live paella or other catering?
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot paella keeps crew going. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why us?
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Fast service from the pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read How we price Or 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