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Paella Catering in Boughton Monchelsea
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event across Boughton Monchelsea and Kent, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Paella catering near Boughton Monchelsea
How our paella catering works in Boughton Monchelsea
You can keep it simple or build a full menu: just paella, or paella with tapas, desserts and drinks. We’ll recommend what fits your event. For weddings, from canapés to evening food and christenings and family gatherings, we can cook paella Valenciana, black rice and vegan paella for your guests.
In a hamlet or village like Boughton Monchelsea, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
What happens on the day
We get there well before serving, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. Around midsummer it stays light in Boughton Monchelsea until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening events are usually served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- First, tell us 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.
How to prepare
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Tell us what else is being served
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Sangria and bar staff can be added to serve drinks you provide.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Boughton Monchelsea? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It’s the pan people photograph.
Mixed paella
Mixed paella brings meat and seafood together.
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Boughton Monchelsea: your questions answered
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Peter?
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. Send us the reception address.
How far is Boughton Monchelsea from London?
About 33 miles from central London.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Which paellas suit our guests?
Two or three is usual: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. Our menu lists the options.
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 take the right care.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Does paella work for big events?
It’s ideal. Large pans and fast service from the pan make it well suited to crowds.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Cold buffets are easy but forgettable, and food can sit out for a while. Paella is cooked in front of your guests and served hot. Larger events typically cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why us?
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
See Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Catering an event in Boughton Monchelsea
Boughton Monchelsea is about 2 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. For an event in Boughton Monchelsea, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Boughton Monchelsea is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. Our events stretch from Boughton Monchelsea to Canterbury (24 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Stoneacre (2.2 miles north-east) and Leeds Castle (4.2 miles east). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Boughton Monchelsea Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Boughton Monchelsea, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Ewin Close, Robson Chase and Barton Drive; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Boughton Monchelsea sits on or near the B2163, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. If your venue is just outside Boughton Monchelsea, we also cover Boughton Green (1 mile west), Park Wood (1 mile north-east), Loose (1 mile north-west), Wierton (1 mile south-east) and Shepway (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles west) and Kings Hill (6 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include The Mall Maidstone (2.8 miles north) and Oakwood Hospital (3.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Detling Hill.
- Schools near Boughton Monchelsea include Cornwallis Academy (0.9 miles west) and Senacre Technology College (1.3 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Curious Eatery pub (under half a mile west)
Who books paella catering in Boughton Monchelsea?
People book live paella because it’s food and entertainment at once. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food itself is hot and plentiful.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Boughton Monchelsea and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Festivals, fairs and school events
- Anniversary celebrations
- Naming days and family parties
- Birthday celebrations
For guests coming by train, East Farleigh station is about 2.7 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- What happens if it rains
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- What the price includes, item by item
- VAT, if it applies
Where we can cook in Boughton Monchelsea
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Mixed paella
- Vegetable paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- 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