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Festival & event paella in West End, Surrey
Planning festival paella catering in West End? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Sports clubs and race days
- Festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
Planning an event in West End?
How our festival paella catering works in West End
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Typical bookings include sports clubs and race days and summer fairs and fêtes, with churros, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella.
For events in a place like West End, one hot-food trader that suits most diets makes life easy. A paella stall does that. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
How it works
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. Summer events in West End have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Share the running order, including any speeches
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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Dietary needs and planning tips
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Provide seating near the food
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
We keep our pitch tidy and safe throughout the day.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The paellas you choose
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Expected numbers
- The courses you’d like
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Tell us about your event in West End, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Nearby places to West End
Other catering in West End
Perfect for your event in West End
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
In West End and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Food and music festivals
- Charity and school events
- Sports club events
For visitors coming by rail, Brookwood station is about 2.4 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Why choose live paella in West End?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Community events around West End
West End is about 3 miles north-west of Woking, in Surrey. For an event in West End, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. West End is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cook. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 7 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Holy Trinity, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. School fairs, for a school like Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Wherever your event is in GU24, we can cook for your guests. Your event could be at a home on High Street, Church Road and Sefton Close. If your venue is just outside West End, we also cover Lucas Green (1 mile south-west), Donkey Town (1 mile west), Penny Pot (1 mile east), Bisley (1 mile south) and Castle Green (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (7 miles south-east), Woking (3 miles south-east), Camberley (4 miles west), Farnham (11 miles south-west), Egham (7 miles north-east) and Walton-on-Thames (10 miles east).
A little further out are Chobham Museum (1.6 miles north-east) and Brookwood Hospital (1.8 miles south-east). Not far away are Brookwood Lye.
- Schools near West End include Gordon's School (0.5 miles north-west)
What we need at the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- The event’s site rules and timings
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
A closer look at the menu
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
FAQs for West End
Which station should guests use for West End?
Brookwood station, about 2.4 miles south of the centre.
Is West End close to London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Service from the pan is fast, which suits busy periods.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including West End.
How long does the paella take?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
- 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