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Paella Catering for Allhallows-on-Sea events
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Allhallows-on-Sea. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Paella catering in Allhallows-on-Sea
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Paella catering in Allhallows-on-Sea, cooked live
Two or three pans side by side cover every guest: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Each is cooked separately. We cook black rice, seafood paella and mixed paella, and typical bookings are for fairs, fêtes and festivals and milestone birthday parties.
Somewhere as small as Allhallows-on-Sea, a garden or field is often the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we’ll plan for them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Dishes our guests love
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, rather than seafood. It is frequently the most popular pan at an event.
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Allhallows-on-Sea
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Plated meals need a kitchen and a bigger team. Live paella needs only a level, ventilated spot and permission to cook, and gives guests something to watch. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Why Allhallows-on-Sea hosts choose us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Drinks service on request
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Common questions in Allhallows-on-Sea
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of All Saints?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
What’s the nearest station to Allhallows-on-Sea for guests?
Chalkwell station, about 4.6 miles north of the centre.
Do you come to Allhallows-on-Sea?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Allhallows-on-Sea and the rest of Medway. To check your date, use our quote form.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Do you bring everything you need?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You provide a suitable spot and access.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
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.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Ensure each pan is labelled
- Count adults and children separately
- Tell us what else is being served
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we normally call guests over.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Perfect for your event in Allhallows-on-Sea
Outdoor events and live paella go together: cooked outside, served hot and shared.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Allhallows-on-Sea and Medway:
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Birthday celebrations
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of All Saints, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
What your quote should include
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Whether travel is included
- How late numbers can change
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Allhallows-on-Sea: venues, travel and local tips
Allhallows-on-Sea is in Medway. We bring paella catering to homes, gardens and venues in Allhallows-on-Sea and the surrounding area. Allhallows-on-Sea is one of 68 places in Medway where we cook. Our events stretch from Allhallows-on-Sea to Canterbury (23 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Allhallows Primary Academy, can book us as a food stall. For guests coming by train, Chalkwell station is about 4.6 miles away.
Anywhere in ME3, we can cook for your guests. Streets in the area include Avery Way, Queensway and Park End View, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Close by, we cover events in Allhallows (1 mile south-west), Lower Stoke (1 mile south-west), Middle Stoke (2 miles south-west), Stoke (2 miles south-west) and St Mary Hoo (3 miles west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Gillingham (8 miles south-west), Chatham (10 miles south-west), Rochester (9 miles south-west), Rainham (8 miles south), Strood (9 miles south-west) and Luton (9 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Chartwell Private Hospital (5.2 miles north) and Bay Museum (3.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Two Tree Island.
- Local pubs include Rose And Crown Public House (0.6 miles south-west)
The process
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Around midsummer it stays light in Allhallows-on-Sea until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening events are normally served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Give us a contact for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
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What else we do in Allhallows-on-Sea
- 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