Medway · England
Festival & event paella in Upper Bush, Medway
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Upper Bush and Medway, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- School and charity events
- Country shows
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
Live festival paella catering in Upper Bush
Festival paella catering in Upper Bush, cooked live
A paella stall covers several diets at once: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That simplifies your food line-up. Popular choices include giant-pan paella, vegan paella and churros, and we are regularly asked to cater open days and community events and food and music festivals.
For a village fête or field event near Upper Bush, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Community events around Upper Bush
Upper Bush is about 3 miles west of Rochester, in Medway. Whether your event is in the middle of Upper Bush or on the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Upper Bush is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway we cover. Our events stretch from Upper Bush to London (24 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Cuxton station, about 1.2 miles east. If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Cuxton Community Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Here we cover the ME2 postcode area. We also cook at events in Lower Bush (1 mile north-east), Cuxton (1 mile east), North Halling (1 mile south-east), Halling (2 miles south) and Cobham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Gillingham (6 miles east), Chatham (4 miles east), Rochester (3 miles east), Rainham (8 miles east), Luton (4 miles east) and Park Wood (7 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Rochester Castle (3 miles east) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.1 miles east). The countryside around Upper Bush includes Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
- Local schools include Strood Academy (2 miles north-east)
Occasions we cook for in Upper Bush
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Sports club events
- School and charity events
- Open days
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Michael and All Angels, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
What to look for in a quote
- The wet-weather plan
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Whether VAT is included
- Who provides the crockery
What affects the price in Upper Bush
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Parking and unloading
- The length of service
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many courses
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Where the event is
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- What the venue already provides
- A picture of where we’d cook
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Upper Bush? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, fill in our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Book crew catering in advance
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Upper Bush? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Menu ideas
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Churros
The process
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. At midsummer, events in Upper Bush stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- 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.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Planning help
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Why choose live paella in Upper Bush?
Not every trader covers vegans. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why Upper Bush hosts choose us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Live cooking, not reheated food
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Upper Bush
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Upper Bush?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Which station should guests use for Upper Bush?
Cuxton station, about 1.2 miles east of the centre.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Upper Bush.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Tell us about your event, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Places near Upper Bush
What else we do in Upper Bush
- 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