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Paella Catering in Broad Tenterden
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Broad Tenterden: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Milestone birthday parties
- Company summer parties
- Anniversary celebrations
Live paella catering in Broad Tenterden
Why live cooking beats a buffet
With a barbecue, food comes in waves. Paella is ready all at once, so everyone eats together. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why us?
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- A clear, itemised quote
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
Read How we price And The cost guide.
About our paella catering in Broad Tenterden
A couple of different pans covers everyone: meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan paellas. Each is cooked separately. For milestone birthday parties and staff parties and work lunches, we’ll put together a menu of seafood paella, vegetable paella and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
In a rural place like Broad Tenterden, the setting does plenty of the work: a giant pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
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Your questions about paella catering in Broad Tenterden
Could we have live paella in Turners Field?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
How far is Broad Tenterden from London?
Roughly 46 miles from the centre of London.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
What is live paella catering?
We cook from scratch at your venue in big pans, in front of your guests, and serve straight from the pan.
Can paella be the only main course?
It is a full meal on its own. Tapas and desserts can be added if you like.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Broad Tenterden.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Paella catering around Broad Tenterden
Broad Tenterden is about 9 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. For an event in Broad Tenterden, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Broad Tenterden is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Historic houses near Broad Tenterden include Smallhythe Place (1.6 miles south). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Tenterden Church of England Junior School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Broad Tenterden, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
We cover events in every part of TN30. That could mean an event in a garden on Smallhythe Road and Small Hythe Road or the roads around them. Other places close to Broad Tenterden for paella catering include Tenterden (1 mile north), Small Hythe (1 mile south), St Michaels (2 miles north), Strood (2 miles west) and Parkgate (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (15 miles north-west), Bearsted (15 miles north), Park Wood (14 miles north-west), Kennington (11 miles north-east) and New Romney (12 miles south-east).
A little further out are Benenden Hospital (3.8 miles north-west) and Tenterden and District Museum (0.7 miles north-west).
- Nearby schools include Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Vine Inn (0.6 miles north-west)
The menu, dish by dish
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella is not an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron.
Paella Valenciana
Paella Valenciana is the original: chicken, beans and saffron, rather than seafood. It’s frequently the most popular pan at an event.
Who books paella catering in Broad Tenterden?
Few dishes cope with mixed diets like paella, because each version is cooked in its own pan. Everyone gets the same kind of meal.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Birthday celebrations
- Naming days and family parties
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Parish Church of St Mildred, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
What your quote should include
- How long the team stays
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Travel and parking costs
Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Mention any other courses or food
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we serve when guests are ready.
Bread, salad and lemon wedges make the meal go further and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- How long we are needed on site
- Your choice of paellas
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Whether you need crockery
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- What the venue already provides
- The venue or postcode
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Diets and allergies you know about
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, use our quote form.
What happens on the day
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. Around midsummer it stays light in Broad Tenterden until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- Timings, access and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- We serve from the pan, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
How to get a price
Planning paella catering in Broad Tenterden? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
- 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