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Festival Paella Catering in Wateringbury
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Wateringbury and across Kent.
- Open days
- Festivals
- Sports clubs and race days
Festival paella catering near Wateringbury
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Festival paella catering in Wateringbury, made fresh on the day
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, standing up or sitting on the grass. Whether it is sports club events and seasonal markets, we will put together a menu of chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and giant-pan paella for your guests.
At a field event near Wateringbury, power and water may be limited; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Your choice of paellas
- Guest numbers
- How many courses
- How long we’re needed on site
The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of where we’d cook
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. To start, use our quote form.
Also near Wateringbury
Other catering in Wateringbury
Organising for someone else?
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Why choose festival paella catering in Wateringbury?
It brings theatre to the food court.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Wateringbury book us for occasions like:
- Village fêtes
- County and country shows
- Open days
- School and charity events
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Wateringbury Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- How each diet is kept separate
- Payment terms and deposit
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- How late numbers can change
Common questions in Wateringbury
Is Wateringbury close to London?
About 28 miles from central London.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Wateringbury?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Do you need water?
We’ll confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Should we have more than one paella?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you cater in Wateringbury?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Wateringbury and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
Can you cook indoors?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Paella compared with other options
Food that sits in a hot cabinet isn’t much to look at. A huge pan cooking in view sells itself. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Wateringbury
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Catering across Kent, including Wateringbury
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Read How we price And The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Send traders one clear trader pack
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
The process
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. At midsummer, events in Wateringbury stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We set up on time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Have a level space ready for the pans
How to get a price
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, use our quote form.
Related guides
Wateringbury events: pitches and permissions
Wateringbury is about 5 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your event is in the middle of Wateringbury or on the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 28 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St John the Baptist, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Wateringbury has its own station, Wateringbury station.
Here we cover the ME18 postcode area. That could mean an event in a garden on Glebe Meadow, Allington Gardens and Hanbury Close. Other places close to Wateringbury for festival paella catering include Nettlestead (1 mile south-west), Red Hill (1 mile north-east), Teston (1 mile east), Kings Hill (1 mile north-west) and West Farleigh (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (7 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Oakwood Hospital (2.9 miles east) and Teapot Island (2.2 miles south).
- Pubs nearby include The Wateringbury pub (under half a mile east)
Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
- 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