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Festival Paella Catering in Warmlake
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Warmlake and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- County and country shows
- Food and music festivals
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Live festival paella catering in Warmlake
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Spacing from tents and other structures
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
Festival paella catering in Warmlake, cooked live
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. We cook seafood paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we’re frequently booked for seasonal markets and village fêtes.
Rural events near Warmlake can be a long way from food outlets, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. You’ll know exactly what’s included before booking: the menu, the staff and any extras.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Warmlake
How far is Warmlake from London?
Roughly 35 miles from the centre of London.
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
Do you cover Warmlake?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Warmlake. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Will there be enough food?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Community events around Warmlake
Warmlake is about 4 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Events in Warmlake are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Warmlake is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 22 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Hollingbourne station is about 3.3 miles away. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Michael, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. Within about 4 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in ME17, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your event could be at a home on Warmlake Orchard, Oast Gardens and Maidstone Road. Nearby, we also cater events in Five Wents (1 mile north), Sutton Valence (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile north), Langley (1 mile north) and Chart Sutton (1 mile west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (4 miles north-west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are KIMS hospital (4.6 miles north) and The Dog Collar Museum (2.3 miles north-east).
- Local pubs include The Plough Inn (within half a mile north-west)
Places near Warmlake
What else we do in Warmlake
How we price festival paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How long we’re needed on site
- Guest numbers
- How many staff you need
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Catering for every guest
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Give traders a single information pack
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
Allergen information is available at the stall.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
Live paella or other catering?
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Why us?
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- A clear, itemised quote
- Catering across Kent, including Warmlake
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Giant paella pans
It’s the giant pan people come to see.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
The process
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. For an evening event in Warmlake, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or ME17 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Read more
- 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