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Paella Catering in Brasted
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Brasted.
- Big birthdays
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Family celebrations and christenings
Paella catering near Brasted
Paella catering for your event in Brasted
Paella is generous food: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It makes the food an event in itself. Popular choices include black rice, chicken and chorizo paella and vegan paella, and we’re frequently booked for christenings and family gatherings and weddings and evening receptions.
Gardens in London can be narrow, but a level spot away from fences and trees is normally all we need. For an event in Brasted, tell us where we can park to unload. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Area
- Brasted (TN16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
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.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Your questions about paella catering in Brasted
Is parking a problem for events in Brasted?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Martin?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Two or three is usual: a mixed or chicken paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. See the sample menu.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Can you serve drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
How long does the paella take?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you so the paella is ready when you want it.
What happens with live paella?
We bring everything needed to cook on site, cook while everyone watches, and serve when you’re ready to eat.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, including Greater London. Find your area.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
With a barbecue, food comes in waves. Paella is cooked as one big dish and served together. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Why Brasted hosts choose us
- We cover Brasted and the whole of Greater London
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- A quote that spells everything out
- Sangria and bar staff available
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Tell us what else is being served
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
Let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving, which is when we generally call guests over.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal, or serve your own cake.
Paella catering around Brasted
Brasted is about 3 miles west of Sevenoaks, in Greater London. For an event in Brasted, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Brasted is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook. Our events stretch from Brasted to London (18 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Combe Bank School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Historic houses near Brasted include Quebec House (1.5 miles south-west) and Chartwell (2.5 miles south-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early. Brasted is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and country venues and gardens there suit live paella perfectly. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
We cover events in every part of TN16 and the streets around it. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Station Road and Watermill Close or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Brasted, we also cover Sundridge (1 mile east), Brasted Chart (1 mile south), Chipstead (2 miles east), Chevening (2 miles north-east) and Bessels Green (2 miles east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Orpington (7 miles north), New Cross (15 miles north-west), Thornton Heath (13 miles north-west), Croydon (11 miles north-west), East Dulwich (15 miles north-west) and Plumstead (15 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Sevenoaks Museum (3.8 miles east) and Tandridge Priory (3.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Hart pub (within half a mile east)
More for events in Brasted
The process
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. In Brasted, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening events are typically served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and how many.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or TN16 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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What affects the price in Brasted
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- How many staff you need
- How long we are needed on site
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and time of the event
Still deciding on the menu? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Occasions we cook for in Brasted
There’s no kitchen needed, so it is at home in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Anniversary celebrations
- Garden get-togethers
- Retirement celebrations
- Big birthdays
For guests coming by train, Dunton Green station is about 3.1 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- A clear list of what’s included
- Travel and parking costs
- Whether VAT is included
- The deadline for final numbers
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
As a London location, Brasted is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
Planners, venues and businesses
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
- 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