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Paella Catering for Badgers Mount events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Badgers Mount: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Naming days and family parties
Live paella catering in Badgers Mount
Events we cater in Badgers Mount
It needs no kitchen, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Milestone birthday parties
- Festivals, fairs and school events
Nearby historic houses include Lullingstone Castle (2.5 miles north-east) and Down House (4.1 miles west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit and payment dates
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- A clear list of what’s included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
How our paella catering works in Badgers Mount
There is something generous about paella: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It turns a meal into an occasion. On the menu are black rice, seafood paella and vegan paella, and typical bookings are for wedding breakfasts and evening food and retirement celebrations.
In a hamlet or village like Badgers Mount, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
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Should I cook it myself?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Planning the cooking area
If a space isn’t suitable, we will tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
What paella catering costs
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Your choice of paellas
- Distance and access to the venue
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many courses
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The courses you’d like
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Anything your venue supplies
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
How it works
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. Around midsummer it stays light in Badgers Mount until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
How to get a price
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Badgers Mount? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, use our quote form.
Planning help
Is live paella right for your event?
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and the food sits out. Paella is cooked live and served hot. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Badgers Mount hosts choose us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Events in Badgers Mount and across Kent
Read How we price And The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Confirm allergies by email
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
Once the rice is in, it needs about 20 minutes, so we time it carefully. If timings shift, we adapt.
Sangria and bar staff can be added to serve drinks you provide.
Badgers Mount questions
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Margaret's Church?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
How much space do you need?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Which paella is most popular?
Most events choose two or three: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. Our menu lists the options.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
What happens if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We’ll talk it through before the day.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
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.
Live paella in Badgers Mount: local details
Badgers Mount is about 4 miles south-east of Orpington, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Badgers Mount, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Badgers Mount is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Badgers Mount to London (about 15 miles away).
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Margaret's Church, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Knockholt station, about 0.8 miles north-west. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Badgers Mount. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
Here we cover the TN14 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Your event could be at a home on Old London Road, Woodlands View and Orpington Bypass. Main roads around Badgers Mount include the A224, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. Close by, we cover events in Halstead (1 mile south-west), Bopeep (1 mile north), Maypole (1 mile north), Well Hill (1 mile north) and Sepham Heath (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Dartford (8 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north-east), Tonbridge (11 miles south-east) and Northfleet (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Otford Heritage Centre (3 miles south-east) and Lullingstone Castle (2.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Badgers Mount includes Downe Bank Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Green Street Green Primary School (2.5 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Cock Inn (0.8 miles south-west)
- 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