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Live paella catering in Clement Street, Kent
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Clement Street.
- Staff parties and work lunches
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
Paella catering in Clement Street
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.
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.
Paella catering for your event in Clement Street
There’s something generous about paella: giant pans, saffron colour and a toasted crust that everyone fights over. It turns a meal into an occasion. We cook seafood paella, vegetable paella and mixed paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater milestone birthday parties and garden parties and summer barbecues.
In a rural place like Clement Street, the setting does a lot of the work: a huge pan in a garden or field fits perfectly. Tell us about access and the ground. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it is ready.
About the dishes
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella isn’t an afterthought: peppers, artichokes and beans with saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, finished with lemon wedges. It is normally the most photographed pan.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Timings and hours
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Parking and unloading
- Whether you need crockery
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Clement Street, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll be honest if a space won’t work, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
FAQs for Clement Street
Could we have live paella in Dartford Heath?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
We are having a ceremony at Church of Saint Paul: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You provide a suitable spot and access.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Clement Street.
How much space do you need?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a picture if you are not sure.
Is halal food available?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
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?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Count adults and children separately
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
- Request clear labels at the serving table
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we time it carefully. If plans change, tell us and we’ll adjust.
Bread, salad and lemon go well alongside and suit guests who are not big rice eaters.
The process
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook while your guests chat. Planning an evening event in Clement Street? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- First, you send us your date, venue, numbers and diets.
- We suggest a menu and confirm a quote, including what’s included.
- On the day we arrive in good time, set up and start the stock.
- The rice cooks in full view, while tapas or canapés go round.
- It’s served straight from the pan, and we pack down afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Towns and villages near Clement Street
Also in Clement Street
Clement Street: venues, travel and local tips
Clement Street is about 2 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. Whether your event is in the middle of Clement Street or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 14 miles away.
For guests coming by train, Farningham Road station is about 1.3 miles away. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of Saint Paul, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. Clement Street is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Anywhere in BR8, we can cook for your guests. For events just outside Clement Street, we cover Hawley (1 mile north-east), Sutton at Hone (1 mile east), South Darenth (2 miles south-east), Darenth (2 miles east) and St Margarets (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south), Northfleet (6 miles east), Kings Hill (13 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (4 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Eynsford Castle (3 miles south) and West Hill Hospital (2.2 miles north). Not far away are Wansunt Pit.
- Local schools include Wilmington Academy (1.2 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Plough pub (1 mile north)
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Clement Street? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Is live paella right for your event?
Barbecues cook in batches, so food comes off in waves. Paella is ready all at once, so everyone eats together. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why book with us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Live cooking, not reheated food
Take a look at Our pricing Or The cost guide.
- 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