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Live paella catering in Beltring, Kent
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Beltring.
- Retirement celebrations
- Community events and fairs
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
Paella catering in Beltring
How our paella catering works in Beltring
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. When it’s ready, it is served straight from the pan. Whether it’s engagement and anniversary parties and fairs, fêtes and festivals, we’ll put together a menu of paella Valenciana, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella and more.
Somewhere like Beltring, a field or garden is frequently the perfect setting. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
DIY paella versus live catering
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
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.
Planning live paella in Beltring
Beltring is about 5 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Across the TN12 area, we can cook for your guests. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Beltring to London (30 miles away).
For guests coming by train, Beltring station is in Beltring itself. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like East Peckham Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Wherever your event is in TN12, we can cook for your guests. For events just outside Beltring, we cover Branbridges (1 mile north), Snoll Hatch (1 mile north-west), East Peckham (1 mile north-west), Hale Street (1 mile north) and Little Mill (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (11 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south-west), Tonbridge (5 miles west), Kings Hill (5 miles north) and Foley Park (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find The Hop Farm Museum (0.5 miles south) and Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Beltring includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Local schools include Mascalls School (2.4 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find Blue Bell Public House (under half a mile west)
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Occasions we cook for in Beltring
It needs no kitchen, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
In Beltring and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Birthday celebrations
- Summer garden parties
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Engagement and anniversary parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as St Mary, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
Comparing caterers
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella adds colour, smell and theatre. Larger events typically cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why us?
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- We cover Beltring and the whole of Kent
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Confirm allergies by email
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
Need plates or staff? We can provide them.
Other catering in Beltring
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Prices and what affects them
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Waiting and bar staff
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many guests are eating
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
What we need to know
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The courses you’d like
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Send us the date, your venue or TN12 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Beltring: your questions answered
Is Beltring close to London?
Roughly 30 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the nearest station to Beltring for guests?
Beltring has its own station: Beltring station.
How does live paella catering work?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook in front of your guests, and serve when you’re ready to eat.
How many different paellas?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Which paella is most popular?
It depends on your guests. Chicken and mixed paellas tend to go first, with seafood and vegetable pans alongside.
What happens on the day
From set-up to serving, we look after the food, so you are free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. In Beltring, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning help
- 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