Kent · England
Paella Catering in Chegworth
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Chegworth: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Big birthdays
Planning an event in Chegworth?
About our paella catering in Chegworth
Live paella catering means we bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients to your event and cook in front of your guests. When it is ready, it’s served straight from the pan. We cook vegetable paella, mixed paella and seafood paella, and we’re often booked for birthday celebrations and naming days and family parties.
In a rural place like Chegworth, the setting does a lot of the work: a giant pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated.
Why choose paella catering in Chegworth?
There is no kitchen needed, so it’s at home in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Big birthdays
- Retirement celebrations
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
Nearby historic houses include Leeds Castle (0.9 miles west) and Stoneacre (3.2 miles west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit and payment dates
- Travel and parking costs
- Staff numbers and hours
- Who provides the crockery
Catering for every guest
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Let us know about other food at the event
- Let us know if anyone has coeliac disease
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Give us separate numbers for children
You shouldn’t have to worry about the food on the day. We set up, cook and serve, and keep in touch with you or your venue about timings.
We can add sangria and bar staff to serve drinks you provide.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Dishes our guests love
Mixed paella
Chicken and seafood together, for guests who want a bit of everything.
Black rice
Black rice looks dramatic and tastes of the sea.
Also near Chegworth
Other catering in Chegworth
How we price paella catering
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- What the venue already provides
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Step by step
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. Evenings in Chegworth 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.
- On the day we cook live, timed around your event.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Get a quote
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Chegworth? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
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Chegworth questions
How far is Chegworth from London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station should guests use for Chegworth?
The closest is Harrietsham station, roughly 1 mile away.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Do you cover Chegworth?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Chegworth is within our area. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
What seafood can we have?
Tell us your preferences and we’ll suggest seafood options to suit your menu and budget. Premium options are available.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook while everyone watches, and serve at the time you want.
Chegworth: venues, travel and local tips
Chegworth is about 6 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater events at gardens, halls and venues around Chegworth and nearby villages. We cook in all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Chegworth to Canterbury (19 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Harrietsham Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For guests coming by train, Harrietsham station is about 1 mile away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Chegworth, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
We cover events in every part of the ME17 postcode area and the streets around it. For events just outside Chegworth, we cover Broomfield (1 mile west), Pollhill (1 mile south-east), Harrietsham (1 mile east), Kingswood (1 mile south-west) and Eyhorne Street (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (6 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (11 miles west).
A little further out are KIMS hospital (4.9 miles north-west) and Leeds Castle (0.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
- Local pubs include The Park Gate Inn (0.9 miles north-west)
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Chegworth
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
- 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