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Live paella catering in Bay View, Kent
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Bay View.
- Christenings and family gatherings
- Garden get-togethers
- Anniversary celebrations
Planning an event in Bay View?
Paella compared with other options
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why us?
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Sangria and bar staff available
- A quote that spells everything out
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Paella catering for your event in Bay View
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We will recommend what fits your event. We are frequently asked to cater naming days and family parties and retirement celebrations, with black rice, mixed paella and seafood paella.
In a rural place like Bay View, the setting does plenty of the work: a paella cooking in a garden or field feels right at home. Tell us about access and the ground. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Tell us how many children are coming
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Have seats for most of your guests
Once everyone is fed, we clear our cooking area, quietly and quickly.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
How it works
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Evenings in Bay View stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or ME12 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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What affects the price in Bay View
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
- How long we are needed on site
- The number of people
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The address or venue name
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Bay View
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Paella catering around Bay View
Bay View is about 4 miles east of Minster, in Kent. We cook at events in gardens, halls and venues around Bay View and nearby villages. Bay View is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Bay View to Canterbury (about 11 miles away).
Paella catering in ME12 is planned around your venue and your guests. Your event could be at a home on Mustards Road, Warden View Gardens and Danes Drive or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater events in Uplees (4 miles south), Oare (5 miles south), Conyer (5 miles south-west), Teynham Street (5 miles south-west) and The Brents (5 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles south-west), Whitstable (7 miles south-east), Faversham (6 miles south), Herne Bay (10 miles east) and Minster (4 miles west).
Should I cook it myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Working with your venue
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Occasions we cook for in Bay View
It needs no kitchen, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Bay View, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Milestone birthday parties
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Summer garden parties
Comparing caterers
- Travel and parking costs
- When final numbers are due
- Whether VAT is included
- How bad weather is handled
Your questions about paella catering in Bay View
How far is Bay View from London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Bay View?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you cover Bay View?
We do. Bay View is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
What happens if it rains?
Rain does not stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We’ll talk it through before the day.
Can you cook indoors?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
- 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