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Live paella catering in Cop Street, Kent
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Cop Street and the surrounding area.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Retirement celebrations
Paella catering near Cop Street
What paella catering costs
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How long we are needed on site
- Travel, parking and access
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The address or venue name
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, use our quote form.
Paella catering in Cop Street, made fresh on the day
Live paella works almost anywhere with a level, ventilated spot: a garden, marquee, barn, courtyard or field in and around Cop Street. For milestone birthday parties and retirement celebrations, we can cook vegan paella, mixed paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
Somewhere as small as Cop Street, a garden or field is often the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Space, weather and the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Menu ideas
- Vegetable paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Occasions we cook for in Cop Street
Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, so it suits all kinds of occasions. It also gives guests something to watch and talk about.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
- Community events and fairs
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Historic houses near Cop Street include Goodnestone Park (4.1 miles south-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
Before you book anyone
- The deadline for final numbers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- The wet-weather plan
- How long the team stays
For event organisers in Cop Street
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Cop Street? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
More for events in Cop Street
Is live paella right for your event?
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why Cop Street hosts choose us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Catering across Kent, including Cop Street
Read How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
How it works
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Evenings in Cop Street stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We suggest paellas and extras and send a clear 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.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, use our quote form.
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Your questions about paella catering in Cop Street
Is Cop Street close to London?
About 61 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Cop Street for guests?
Sandwich station, about 2.9 miles south-east of the centre.
Which paella is most popular?
It depends on your guests. A chicken or mixed paella is normally the most popular, alongside seafood and vegetable or vegan pans.
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.
How does live paella catering work?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook while everyone watches, and serve at the time you want.
How soon do we need to book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Ask about your date even if it’s soon.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
About the dishes
Seafood paella
A rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid, cooked until the rice is golden. It’s the pan people photograph.
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The traditional pan has chicken, flat green beans and butter beans.
Paella catering around Cop Street
Cop Street is about 6 miles south-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Events in Cop Street are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School, can book us as a food stall. If you’re celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Nicholas, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well.
This part of Kent takes in CT3, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. For events just outside Cop Street, we cover Weddington (1 mile south), Ash (1 mile south), Guilton (1 mile south-west), Coombe (1 mile south) and Durlock (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (9 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (6 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (8 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include White Mill (2.1 miles east). Not far away are Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Chequer Inn (0.8 miles south-west)
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Make sure each pan is labelled
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Plan seating for most guests: paella is easiest eaten sitting down
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter as the rice cooks.
- 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